I’m a stay at home mom with a young baby. My husband works long hours, leaves at 5 AM, and when he’s home, he’s helping with the baby until he crashes around 9 PM. We get no help at night or on weekends.
Our baby goes to bed late (9–10 PM) no matter what we try, so weekends are mostly my husband catching up on sleep. Between the baby’s schedule and his exhaustion, there’s just no opportunity for intimacy.
I love my husband and I’m not looking outside the marriage, but my sex drive is still high and the lack of physical connection is really getting to me. I feel lonely during the day and at night and it has been going for too long. How do I cope with or suppress these feelings when sex just isn’t realistically possible right now?