True. In the end though, some relationships are just doomed. As I said, i think its 100% the couples issue. We as humans tend to like to look outside for whyA few things here fore me....
How long have they been friends compared to how long have husband and wife been together?
How many other line stepping incidents have happened before (OP only mentioned the staring at the booty)?
To be honest, this situation is probably a lot deeper than what has been mentioned.
The wife's insecurity, the husband's attraction to the "friend," the lack of intimacy between husband a wife, the gratification from the sexual tension from the friend.
One, if not both; of these relationships will more than likely come to an end.
something is wrong. If @Goddess_Godiva never threw him inappropriate attention, and the husband isn't out trying to find that feeling from other women, it
could be him not being attracted to his wife anymore, or something traumatic that happened to the husband that is killing his passion with the wife. Afterall, she did gain
20(that she admitted to) pounds. Also, the raging erection could have been just bad timing.
Maybe he gets erections just fine watching porn or looking at beautiful women outside of the home?
If it simply didn't work at all, this would be time to see a doctor. Im guessing they didn't explore all options, he stopped trying, and she gained weight, making the situation
worse.
@Goddess_Godiva at best is the spark for real conversation and solutions, at worse a scapegoat for the wife and a point of contention for the husband. It is their
problem, not hers.