Because he did that, and has assured me we are a team at other times, like when my mother died, I know that we are. Intimacy is a big part of the second marriage. Many women feel that they cannot really be intimate with a man who they do not trust or consider a best friend. The second wife is then satisfied and content with the connection. I am so completely involved with my husband, in every way.
Intimacy is an expression of that involvement, that closeness.
The second wife is the second chance for her husband. Second wives should never forget that whatever the difficulties, however insurmountable they seem, they, as second wives, offer their husbands hope and happiness. The second wife brings security and love for the second half, the second go round. I moved mountains to be his wife. And it was worth it, for both of us.