swedish

If she is being honest with you and it is self-image issues, this probably went hand in hand with feeling self-conscious about being naked and over time led to a reduction in sex drive because thinking about it brings back the stress of being naked, self-conscious, etc which can overrule the desire for the good feelings one gets from sex. Many women do not physically 'need' sex the way men do. I know my husband goes about 3 days until I can tell by his mood...he needs it...which is the only 3 days that aren't good for me each month...so I figure he doesn't have his period and just please him orally. I love sex...but I don't get irritable when I go without it...horny maybe but not annoyed/short tempered. It's just different, but I get that about him. I can't speak for all women, but it is definitely a difference between my husband and me. On the other hand, for me, the more sex I have, the more I want it. It can be out of sight, out of mind in a way but when the pleasure from it is fresh in the mind, I think about it more often...my husband is different...he thinks about it whether we have it or not and then wants to act on it. 8 months is way too long for her to say "I don't want to" with no further discussion. It sounds as though she's giving you the honest answer...don't know that there's anything to fix here other than getting her to the point that she wants an orgasm more than she cares about how she looks at the moment.