It boggles my mind that so many marriages can go on for years and years without the partners honestly speaking up about what matters to them. What's the point of such a partnership if you give up any chance for intimacy? It's such a safe, warm, and wonderful place to know that you can share the worst of what you are, and your partner still cares about you and still wants to be with you.
I say the risk is worth it. Otherwise, I might as well replace the husband with a dog.
Agreed. Without open communication, what is the point?