[intuition897]

Chloe, tell hubby cool his jets a bit. It won't fall off. Seriously, shame on him for trying to pressure you into something that obviously makes you feel uncomfortable. I would tell him, from the bottom of your heart, how his attitude towards swinging makes you feel. Perhaps that would prompt him to share his true motivations with you. This sounds scary, but I'm sure you will find that his intentions are good ones. Build on that.

I dunno, I liked the diamond necklace analogy. I'd take it a step in a different direction though. Let's say your husband was this gorgeous strand of pearls. You fell in love with it the moment you saw it. You wore it everyday and the pearls gained more lustre from being worn every day. Eventually putting on the pearls every morning became second nature and you thought nothing of it. They were so comfortable to wear and you felt naked without them. Imagine some day another woman, a friend of yours, noticed this beautiful strand of pearls. She remarked at how lovely they were, glanced at them all the time... Feeling generous, you hesitantly let her try them on. You see how beautiful they make her feel, you know exactly what she is feeling, you see how lovely they look on her neck. But she gives them back to you because they do not belong to her. She tells you you're a lucky woman to have such a thing of beauty around your neck, and suddenly you realize just how right she is. You fall in love with the pearls all over again.