Dear Eric: Twenty years ago, I married a man who took care of me and my kids. He tells me he loves me, brings me flowers and supports me.

The problem is, he doesn’t want to be physical with me, and it is tearing me apart. I am not asking to go to the moon; I am simply asking for some physical TLC. I have asked, cried, you name it. I don’t want to twist his arm to show me some love.

I tell him I am lonely, can we get a dog for some companionship, and his reply is always no, they are too much work. So, he gets what he wants out of life, while I suffer each night being alone on my side of the bed.

Do I just sit there and spend the rest of my life crying each night, or do I leave him so I can have a chance at finding someone else to hold me at night? – Lonely At Night

Dear Night: You do

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