Response on Marital Obligations
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Question
Is there an obligation of marital intimacy when the wife only desires affection, and is it appropriate since it leads to arousal?
Answer
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This fulfills the mitzvah of marital intimacy.
It is permitted even if it leads to arousal, as it is done for the sake of a mitzvah.
Source
See Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 184, Sif 10
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