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My (33M) Wife (31F) of 1 year admitted she settled for me. Should I stay? (by Sparky)

 Sparky (0)  (29 / M-F / Massachusetts)
17-Nov-19 3:15 am
My (33M) Wife (31F) of 1 year admitted she settled for me. Should I stay?

Sorry for any grammatical errors, English is not my first language
I should start off by saying that I love my wife to death, we've been a couple for 5 years and I would truly do anything for her. However, I've always felt like I put much more into the relationship than she does (dates, sex, affection, money, ETC) and whenever I tried to talk with her about she'd say that she was just "comfortable" and that it was acceptable since I'm the "man". I grew up in a conservative household and this sentiment didn't exactly stray very far from what I was taught as a boy, so I just dealt with it.
To paint a better picture; my wife never initiates sex, never pays for dates, doesn't initiate much affection, never compliments me, and doesn't really buy me gifts. Now I'm no Adonis, I am an average guy who is in relatively good shape with average features, but it still would be nice to feel like an Adonis from time to time--especially from your own wife. As I've been doing a lot of reflecting the past couple months I've realized how much this actually bothers me.
Well, it eventually culminated in me sitting my wife down and explaining to her that I do not feel attractive/wanted, and I wanted to know why she won't put in much effort into our relationship. She tried to explain it off with her usual excuse, but it didn't sit right with me so pushed further and kept persisting. After a while of badgering she broke and finally admitted she settled for me when choosing a partner. She said that the reason she picked me was that I seemed like nice man with a stable job who could've been a good husband. She also admitted that she never found me particularly physically attractive, but emotionally we "clicked". As she was sitting there explaining this to me I felt very hurt and even used, I couldn't believe my own wife did not find me attractive. When she finished I told her that I had to leave and went to have a few drinks on my own.
I haven't spoken much to my wife in days, my heart and my head are still in shock I suppose and I am still very angry. The thing is I still love my wife and want her to be happy, she's a good woman at heart and I hate to see her hurt, but I don't want to have a relationship where I feel unwanted.
TL;DR: Felt unwanted in relationship, spoke to my wife. Wife says she settled for me and I'm having mixed feelings.
Edit: I should mention that I do take care of myself to the best of my ability, I exercise, groom regularly, and dress nice. I also help around the house while working more hours to pay for the house.
Edit 2: Just a brief update, I think in my reflection time I've come to realize that even if we talked about this and she started expressing affection for me I still think I'd be unhappy--mostly because it would feel disingenuous and fake. As if she was only doing because she has to and I asked her to. This isn't looking good.


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