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Message Subject I'm DONE with Marriage...
Poster Handle Anonymous Coward
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12 years isn't exactly "going the distance."

Considering all those things you mentioned that never even happened, it doesn't really sound like the relationship is damaged beyond recognition, I mean really. It sounds like far worse could be the case.

There are always times in a relationship when we feel like we fall out of love. That's why love is more than is what is required to make a relationship last.

Unfortunately, in western society in particular, people have this unrealistic fantasy, movie-version idea about what marriage is supposed to look like, and all that lovey-dovey crap. But real love involves doing, and not just feeling...it involves sticking though the shit, even when we feel like we want to strangle a person. It's getting through the hard times, because ANYBODY can get through the easy times. It's being there even when we don't want to be. And your character will grow all the more just for doing it.

Imagine if a real tragedy happened to one of you, like an accident or a disfigurement, or if one of you got sick...would you abandon the relationship as a result? This is no different, in that you are both being confronted with a crisis in the relationship. And one, or both of you, are sick (emotionally, relationally, etc.) and it's affecting your relationship with each other.

There's obviously a huge communication problem in your relationship. You may want to consider couples counseling to at least hash some of these things out.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 6313471


Yep, there's definitely a huge communication problem right now. It wasn't always like that, but there is now.

I was always against marriage counseling, etc.

But now that I find myself in this situation, I'm more than willing to try it, and see if it works for us.
 Quoting: Blue Dwarf


Try it. The worse case scenario is it ends but you get to know yourself better. But maybe counseling can save her from making a big mistake and get herself back into reality. Maybe she is having a midlife crises like many men have when they leave their wives for younger women and get a sports car. And then they realize they still aren't happy.

I knew a guy who before getting married a second time went to marriage counseling FIRST with his girlfriend because he was so scared of having problems again. They have been married now for 12 years, work together and have a child and are very happy.

And people do change with time and communication is the key. So is being able to adapt.
 
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