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July 26, 2005, 1:09 pm PDT

kelly

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Thank you for the support too - I agree that he needs new friends - there is a remote chance that we may move backupstate again, and I do not want to go back there - ever. That is where his "best" friend lives, the one who wanted him to go to a strip club the last time he was here. Ever since we moved away I have felt like that I have my husband back. He used to spend every Sunday playing golf, and every Thursday night at Happy Hour with this guy. Didwe have a regular date night? No. I felt like that his friend got more quality time with my husband than I did. We had just had a baby, and I was the "built-in" babysitter so that he could go out and have fun. We've been away for almost 5 years, and I can't stand the thought of moving back and beingcloser to his friend. I don't want to insult my husband, because I know he would take it that way, but I know I need to talk to him about it. We definitely need to set boundaries. I am trying to find moments that I can approach him when he will listen to me and actually hear what I have to say instead of having"knee-jerk" reaction of being defensive. Thanks again for the support-

Write him a letter. I do this all the time. A letter gives him time to digest your thoughts and prepare his response; no more knee-jerk response. Give him the letter and then leave the house and go out with a girlfriend. A little space and time away from you will help him to be a bit more grown-up in his reaction.
 


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