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Q: Hurt And Confused About Looming Divorce.
asked by: heybear on January 2nd, 2007
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My wife of 32 years recently began acting badly towards me, so badly in fact that I finally came right out and asked her what was going on. She told me that she still loves me and cares for me but that she wasn't in love with me. My first thought then was that there was someone else in the picture, but she swears up and down that there is not. She just said that she is mixed up mentally and confused and she is not in love with me. When I ask her if she wants a divorce she will not answer me she just says she doesn't know. She is going to therapy and has been for three weeks. I asked her if we should go to couples therapy and she asked her therapist who said no, they said that they need to work on her feelings first.
Of course she has distanced herself completely from me physically and is pretty much giving me the feeling that she wants the divorce just that she doesn't want to make the decision. She has even told me that I need to go out and find someone that will make me happy and treat me better than she is me. Yet she will call me many times a week to ask about goings on in my life and is concerned about me. When I tell her that this means she cares for me she says yes, I never said I didn't care for you just that i'm not in love with you. (she even says she loves me).
I tell her that two people that care for one another and love one another even if one isn't in love with the other one shouldn't just jump into a divorce. She says alot of people that care for each other get a divorce.

I'm very hurt and confused, I really am beginning to think divorce is the only answer but would like any other opinions and help if anyone out there can think of anything. I'd really like to keep this marriage together if at all possible.
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littlesqueaks replied on January 2nd, 2007
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If she is seeing a therapyst to sort out her feelings maybe you should do the same for your self. Your suggestion for the couples therapy was a good one but I don't understand why the therapyst said no. Divorce his hard for either couple more so on the one that is not for it. But both do suffer from it in their own way. Your wife will always have care and concern for you nothing changes that except anger or deception in a divorce situation. The two of you need to be open and honest with eachother because if you divorce with burning questions of why, how and what caused the feelings that your wife is haveing it will effect future relationships and possile resentment to your wife if you two do happen to divorce. Also gaining the answeres to your question of what may have caused her to losing the loveing feeling may also be the answer on how to regain your relationship and keep your marriage. You just need to get her to open up to you and be honest. Sorry about your pain I know the feeling of having the same occurence from my ex and I hope I have been of some help good luck
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raven53 replied on February 2nd, 2007
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This is going to be hard, but there is a very good chance your wife is seeing someone else. She is using the therapist as an excuse, and that's why you can't go with her. The excuses she is giving you are very common of someone who is having an affair. I sincerely hope that is not the case for you, but I have gone through this same thing, and the diologue and stories I got were identical to what your wife is saying. In researching, I found this to be the case 99% of the time. It's amazing how many people actually go through this, and get all the same lies and stories. Just remember.. A marriage doesn't develope problems unless there is something or someone infiltrating it, whether it be drinking, gambling or adultry, but there is always a reason why one partner "suddenly falls out of love or gets confused", and it's rarely the other partner's fault. Sad to say, but true. Good luck.
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justwoundering replied on February 2nd, 2007
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I went through the same situation with my first wife.The whole I love you but not inlove with you is a way of distancing herself from youwithout totally leaving you.People who are inlove for many years find themselves in a day to day routine without even knowing it.You have to break the routine and surprise her make her think that young speratic man she fell for is emerging again get her intrest back .It in a nut shell you have just lost her intrest not her yet spark her intrest again.
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Color of Paper replied on February 2nd, 2007
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Hey there. I wouldnt jump to any conclusions. It seems like you guys have moved far but fast. Seems like there is already a huge gap in the communication area. If shes holding back this much somethings going on with her that doesnt involve you.

This might be a good time to take that break. When I was 6 my parrents "split" up. It wrecked havoc though the house but just the next day everyone was fine. They told us this wasnt a for sure thing...Just a trail because things arent going so well.

Take time with your feelings. Therapy might be a good options.

Remeber these are the times you need to pay most attentiont to whats good for you...Its easy to get lost in emotions and throw everything out the window.

Stay up and home things turn out for the best...Alwasy remeber this is a place to come if you want some talk ^_^
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