If your husband does not show affection it can leave you feeling neglected and alone. Affection is an important part of any marriage and when a wife no longer gets that type of attention from her husband she can start feeling as though her future will be loveless. It certainly doesn’t have to be this way. If your husband isn’t as affectionate as you’d like, you can actually help change that. Most women don’t realize that they hold a great deal of influence when it comes to how their husband treats them. You can make him not only more affectionate, but in the process you can get him to love you more as well.

The first thing you must do if your husband does not show affection the way you want him to is determine why that is. If he was more affectionate at one time and now that’s changed, that’s a red flag that his feelings for you have likely changed too. Sometimes in a marriage there’s an ongoing conflict that starts to undermine the foundation of the relationship. Over time it will affect how one or both partners feel about each other. If your husband and you have been struggling with something and you just can’t seem to find a resolution, you need to focus on doing that. He may resent you because you won’t compromise or see his side of the issue. If it goes ignored it could lead to more serious problems between the two of you so work on finding a way to get it off the table now.

Another reason why your husband doesn’t show affection anymore may have more to do with how you treat him than you realize. When a woman has to face the day-to-day struggles of life including raising children, managing a household and balancing her career, it can take its toll. It’s not unusual for a wife to take out the stress she’s experiencing on her husband. This can manifest itself in many ways including her being less affectionate, more critical or just nagging him more than she used to. Once this happens, the husband will withdraw emotionally and his attitude towards the woman he married will change. If you’ve been guilty of allowing this to happen in your marriage, you have the power to change it beginning today. Tell and show your husband just how much you really appreciate him. Let him see that you love him and value him more than anyone else. If he feels closer to you emotionally, he’ll start to show it again.