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hopeful
March 16, 2007, 9:55 am PDT

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I know it's not that cut & dry but statistically I'm at a disadvantage. There's not much I'm not telling you but of course there's always 2 sides to every story. Thats why I wrote her complaints down like I did. So everyone can get a feel of my situation. Like I said before, I planned on getting a job here soon because I see no need to me to be home while both my kids go to school. I thought if that was her main problem with me then she could see the "light at the end of the tunel". I've had problems keeping jobs in the past (although I was laid off the last one and they uit paying for my college tuition) and I'm beginning to think depression is a factor. I've suffered from depression since I was abused as a child but I feel I haven't let it affect my marriage (though I am open to the possibility that my judgement is clouded in that regard). I just don't see why she's ending a marriage without finding out the problem. She is open to the possibility that maybe it's her that she's unhappy with but she still won't change her mind and figure that part out first.

 

As for the cookign and cleaning I do most of it however there are things she does that she won't let me do. I don't do laundry because she's anal about the way clothes are folded. It drives her crazy so she does that. And since I can't fold them I wait to do laundry until she gets home so they dont' sit there and get wrinkled. She does sometimes cook because she is a far better cook than me. But never when she works...only on the days off. when she works I usually had dinner ready for her whe she got out of the shower. As far as cleaning I did that work. We both do the shopping together cause we feel like we actually get out of the house. 

I am so sorry you are going through this stuff. Your poor kids. Anyway: I was wondering that it sounds like to me your wife is harboring alot of past resentment on you. All the things that she didnt like about you in the past she stuffed inside herself and now is harboring all of that resentment and maybe because of the bad things from the past she cant forgive you.

I was in a verbally abusive marriage with a somewhat controlling man and although we tried to work it out and he got better I still had all of those bad memories and resentments that I stopped loving my ex and there was nothing else left. My emotions were shut down and I was damged emotionally from all that crap so I had to move on. Its dreadful but two people cant stay together if there is no love or anything. If I were you and I am not and your wife goes through with the divorce then all you can do is be the best parents you can and co-parent and dont have any hate for each other. By the way; I dont want to ask; but could she have a boyfriend? So sorry!!!

 


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