We've been together for eight years and have two DCs (4 and 2), and I've realised over the last year or two I've been feeling differently about DP. I know things change over time but I'm worried I just don't find him attractive any more. Not just physically, although he has put on quite a bit of weight (but so have I!) but I think if that was the only thing I wouldn't be too bothered. Its more things like laughing together, having things in common, etc.
We used to both have quite a few friends and see them quite a lot. When we were together with friends he was really charming and funny and that is partly what attracted me to him. Obviously now with DCs we go out much less often, but I still see my friends, sometimes during the day with the DCs or sometimes pop round in the evening. But DP seems to have lost touch with all his friends and has no inclination to do anything apart from sit in front of the television or computer in the evening.
We only seem to talk to each other about mundane things about the DCs or the house or work. And he likes to have a complain about random things, e.g. reality TV shows, people who go shopping
, politicians, etc.
We just don't have any fun. If we do have a night off from the DCs we don't seem to have anything to say to each other. Even if we have a few drinks DP normally wants to go home quite early and seems bored.
Our sex life isn't great - think the last time we did it was about 3 or 4 weeks ago, and it actually made me feel a bit sad, because once it was finished there was no cuddling or talking, he just got up and went to play on his iPhone.
We've talked about it (I've not said directly that I'm not sure I fancy him, but generally about the state of our relationship), which is difficult because he's not very communicative any more, but he says he doesn't think there's a problem and he's quite happy.
Has anyone else felt like this and got through it? And how??