In my opinion, it’s a privilege to meet my companion’s needs. Developing a pleasing attitude and service-driven mindset demonstrates my willingness to address his concerns with a welcoming spirit. His desire is not a duty, hardship, or begrudging task. It’s a physical confirmation of his delight and preference for my touch and comfort.
Through our intimacy I affirm his desirability and sate his need for release in the arms of the one he loves and trusts.. Our engagement is his respite from the demands and expectations the world throws his way. In our time of togetherness he is free to give of himself without repressing awkwardness or vulnerability. My acceptance tells him he’s okay as-is.
That mindset isn’t borne in the marriage bed. It begins with our commitment to do him good all of our days and become wise tenders of the garden we’ve been placed beside. Whatever we plant and nourish will bring forth fruit. We must consider if our seeds are beneficial to both or not.
If we want him to anticipate his homecoming with joyful expectation. If we yearn to be the apple of his eye. We must be willing to dispense the respect and admiration he craves. In spite of his imperfections. We must use our intuition and gentleness to calm the storm and provide the resting place he lacks.
And if we’re wise, we’ll grasp the value our otherness provides. We’ll see the impact of our essence and the response it evokes within him. And we’ll stoke it again and again. In time, we’ll view our service as an offering to the Holy One and marvel at the oneness we’ve wrought through constancy and selflessness.