Loveless marriage
Wife and I have grown apart over many years and feel more like house mates / strangers than a couple. Really concerned about how the accompanying isolation and hopelessness are affecting my long-term health. Anyone else in this situation and have any recommendations, other than couples therapy which doesn’t seem to work well at this juncture?
Thanks much.
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@londonex
Interesting to come across this article about loneliness in marriage - part of the modern epidemic of loneliness. I hope all these comments have given you much to think about in your particular circumstances 🙏❤️🩹
Unless you believe in reincarnation (I wish I did but I don’t) this life is what we have 🙏❤️🩹
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/loneliness-marriage-staying-connected_n_67adfc5be4b0d5971dbd5f56
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Dear @londonex
Marriage is hard; even per day. In 1982, as a 27 year-young man; I was married; and still here for the last 42 years. It’s still hard. I has a brain-I jury accident in 2012. I lost 80% of my brain-use like my knowledge or professional usage. A couple 2 weeks ago, he and me had as so made and feel down my head by trying to hold down. That’s not good. I went to a hospital that, thankfully, was ok.
Well, my families NEVER used marriage. My dad & mom was married until that day of my marriage. After that, they ended of thier marriage.
Three weeks ago, after my falling down in my head, her and me used a pro-users online so we use know of our marriage. What’s good or bad of what we can do.
Know, it’s every 2 weeks a day 1-hour with pro-her and talk of what we a did. Know we get better than before and seeing if what we did over decades ago. The type of love, kids, families, and today.
Thx,
Greg D. @greg1956
I got married for the second time after many years of single life. I met the most amazing and beautiful woman I had ever met. We got married and boom , three weeks in she over dosed on pills and booze. Attempts continued , after 10 months she was gone. Walked out the door. After the fact she is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder plus other demons from her past. I feel that I was betrayed in every way from this person . After the attempts on her life it put me into deep depression that I am still struggling to get the proper help. Meds are great but so far nothing has worked for me. Also trying to figure out how and what to do to rid my heart from this marriage.
I’m sorry for your pain and loss, it’s very traumatic to go through this, so many feelings are involved from pain, anger and even betrayal. I know that you must be feeling lost and hurt trying to figure out what to do next. I think that perhaps joining a therapy group with people that have experienced this kind of trauma, it’s very helpful to find comfort in numbers, if you prefer one on one therapy it’s also a good choice. It’s a good start to reaching out here for answers, you are looking for support and that’s a good start, it will take time to feel better but eventually you’ll get there, don’t give up hope because it’s a strong emotion, good luck with your recovery.
Try having a conversation about: What do you need to feel loved? And both of you answer that question.
Physical: Hugs, kisses, sex
Emotional: I like to be told often that I'm loved.
What you do for me,