Acknowledge her feelings about it and yet at the same time, you must tell your truth. This must be done, ideally, in the presence of a therapist. Do you think your wife might be willing to enter into therapy in order to heal the marriage, state your intentions and mutually affirm your respective needs?

If she won't agree to therapy, here are some suggestions:

There is a book called Consciously Loving by Hendricks

There are also some great resources on Monika Hoyt's youtube channel.



Wishing you the best.