Should I still fight the fight.
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Should I still fight the fight.
| Wed, 11-19-2008 - 3:37pm |
I've been popping on this board off and on for a couple of years basically with the same issues with my relationship. Without writing out everything out here again... I've been seeing a counselor and he want me to basically draw a line in the sand. I'm certain this will cause a divorce but I'm too the point I almost giving up anyway. So I decided to write this out, because she responds better then a verbal conversation. This is what I wrote so far...
I need to talk. Before I say anything I need you to understand I haven't stopped loving you and since our divorce talk I do see the little things you are doing to try to improve things, hopefully so do you.

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A couple of things that I see I would do is to go into detail the things that you see your spouse doing differently to improve the relationship.
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Thanks...I'll add that.
If you wanted to see my(our) issues do a search for my name my_privacy
I went back looking at some of your other posts...
I see you are a touchy/feely person but are you sure that your wife's love language is gifts of service?
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I changed it to this...
I need to talk. Before I say anything I need you to understand I haven’t stopped loving you and I do see the little things you are doing to try to improve things, such as the occasional kiss or wearing of your wedding ring when you went out with your friend, or increasing your medication but I guess I’m frustrated because I see you spinning in a downward pattern and there is nothing I can do to help you. And I want to carry you through this, so you don’t have this pain or uncertainty any more, but you barely let me in anymore…
Open, honest communication is the basis of all healthy relationships. This is a tool that many couples do not have. Your wife needs to understand that although she may be trying on her own, the real effort that has to be made is to sit down and open up to another - to be willing to listen to the other's needs and wants and to find of ways of satisfying both partners. Because your pattern has been going on for so long, it seems as if the relationship needs a good, well trained marriage counselor to work with both of you in communicating your needs and finding ways to fulfill them. Personal therapy is excellent, but often the relationship needs special attention, help, tools of its own. Suggest that to her. Let her know you love her and want things to work, but it takes more than love. It takes mutual understanding and cooperation to work through differences.
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This is her reply...
Well I don't know what to say except if I go see the doc she will only tell me to double up on the meds which I can do on my own.
I know I should be doing this in person but she shuts down when we get into these talks.... This is what I wrote..
I’m not miserable, I’m frustrated and mostly lonely. I miss you hun. I don’t want to leave you, I love you. If I wanted to leave I wouldn’t be fighting so hard to try to make things work. But I’ve done all that I can do, you need to help yourself.
Sounds good to me....
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