Originally Posted by fresnelly

The easiest thing you can do at this point is back off on sex for awhile, say two-three weeks without pushing for it. Give her that rest she needs after a long day. Just remember that it's still important to be intimate in other ways: shoulder rubs, hugs, bum squeezes, simple compliments, making her coffee etc...

If you neglect this sort of day to day intimacy, her feelings of low self esteem will really take hold.

I'm now reminded of the advice of a much wiser man than me who said that for Women, Sex comes as a result of intimacy, whereas for Men, Sex IS a form of intimacy. Take that for what it's worth.