No Intimacy Here!!!!
My husband and I have not been intimate in a long time. He is an alcoholic, and it has caused severe problems in our relationship. He sleeps downstairs on the couch, while I sleep upstairs on a king-size water bed. Before "David" moved in, I already had my boxer Rusty. He was 2 years old, and always slept on the bed with me. When David moved in, he kicked Rusty off of the bed, and no longer let him up there for any reason. Rusty got back at him by chewing the plastic off of his caps, and tearing up his tennis shoes. Rusty and David have always been very jealous of each other. As the years went by, when David and I started fighting, Rusty would be triumphant and pounce on my bed, snuggling close to me as if he had won. Now I have 4 boxers, and David sleeps on the couch. Rusty is now 100 lbs, and sleeps right on me, hogging the covers and farting and snoring. Sometimes I will wake up to find all 4 boxers on the bed, the smallest one weighing in at 70 lbs. I have not the heart to kick Rusty off the bed, he has been with me through thick and thin, and we have spent 9 years together. I love him more than anything else in this world. Although I wake up sore and stiff, I still cannot boot my best friend off the bed. My boxers all love me, and they want to be with me, and I cannot bear to punish them for wanting to sleep with me. Since there is no intimacy, what is wrong with snuggling up with 4 boxers, and mabye a cat or two??? I live way out in the sticks, and am alone alot, so it is very comforting to have them there with me. Boxers are human creatures, they feel and love more than any other animal I know. Therefore, since they are my children, I have to tolerate the stiff neck and back!!!!