For six years, he believed he had a passionate marriage. The kind where chemistry came easily and intimacy felt effortless. Then they had a baby.
Two years later, he was ready to walk away.
A 34 year old husband recently admitted he told his 32 year old wife he wanted a divorce because their sex life was no longer what it used to be. Before parenthood, he described their relationship as electric. They traveled. They flirted. They had spontaneous afternoon sex just because they could. He felt desired. Chosen.
After pregnancy and childbirth, everything shifted. Not overnight, but steadily. Sex became scheduled. Less frequent. Sometimes it happened, but it felt to him like an obligation rather than desire. When she said she was tired, he heard rejection. When she said she was overwhelmed, he heard excuses.
After two years of what he saw as stagnation, he told her he could not live like this anymore.
He gave her an ultimatum.
Here is how that landed.
![[Reddit User] − I feel we are missing huge pieces of info here. There is not a single line which mentions what he has done to improve his wife’s state...](https://dailyhighlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/wp-editor-1772198065262-22.webp "He Asked for a Divorce Over Intimacy. Then the Internet Asked About His Child.")
![[Reddit User] − The fact that you show no remorse for leaving your child (and in fact don't talk about your child at all) says to me that fatherhood isn't...](https://dailyhighlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/wp-editor-1772198072490-29.webp "He Asked for a Divorce Over Intimacy. Then the Internet Asked About His Child.")
