Husband doesnt pay me enough attention, What should I do??

I'm 22 and my husband is 23. We've been married since Jan. 2005 and have dated a couple of years before getting married. while i was finishing university, i would travel back and forth between canada and croatia (where he was permanently) and then i sponsored him once we got married and we've been in canada since November 2005. our sex life has deteriorated just before we came to canada, and we started having communication problems last summer. in the last 10 months, we’ve been having sex only a couple of times a month, as opposed to having it every day, more times a day prior to marriage. i am a very intelligent and attractive person, and i find that a lot of guys are attracted to me and approach me, even when i am with my husband. he used to get jealous, and sometimes still does, but now doesn’t seem to be bothered by it much. i do not know why my husband will not initiate sex? i have spoken to him numerous times about this, stating that i am the one who always initiates it and since I’ve stopped initiating, the sex stopped. just tonight, we're lying in bed and he's kissing my stomach and caressing me, and then he stops and slowly drifts asleep (every time it ends up with him sleeping). i am so frustrated with him and have told him that he needs to do something about this because our relationship is falling apart. we argue about his obsession with the internet because i believe he spends too much time on forums and looking at cars (ignoring me). i feel as if i am not getting any attention from him and we don't do anything together anymore except take occasional trips to the store/mall. a month ago i said that i have had it and that i believe that we made a mistake and that he should leave. he got so scared and told me that he will prove to me how much he loves me and he will cut down on the internet. he said he doesnt know what he would do without me, but i dont think that it's fully getting into his head. we talk, yet nothing has changed. we're going back to croatia in july for a month and a half. if things dont start changing by then, i am thinking about telling him not to come back to canada with me. i am very scared of this because i still love him, but i am losing interest because he is not paying attention to me or showing his love. I do so many things for him, yet I feel as if he’s not putting any effort into our relationship. During the day and even before I go to sleep, I find myself thinking about other guys, past boyfriends, and if I made a mistake. I feel unloved and unwanted and go to sleep teary eyed and sad every night.

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