After An Affair, We Lived As Strangers For Eighteen Years—Until One Doctor’s Visit

admitted, my voice small and ashamed. “It’s been eighteen years since we… since my husband last touched me. Is that why I’m sick? Is that what’s causing whatever you found?”

“Not exactly.” Dr. Evans turned the monitor so I could see the screen. “Long-term lack of intimacy does have documented health effects, yes, but that’s not what concerns me here.continue reading …