Response on Marital Obligations
Question
Is there an obligation of marital intimacy when the wife only desires affection, and is it appropriate since it leads to arousal?
Answer
Hello
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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