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Q: What do you do when you hit bumps along the way?
asked by: Tasha1133 on September 8th, 2009
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Hi I've been on this site for a month or so and I previously told you all of the issues me and my husband have been going through.

For those who haven't read my posts before, my husband and I went through a rough patch when we had infidelity and trust issues that came between us, it has been a year since and we have been working this out, and so far, we have had our ups and downs along the way especially when things that happened in the past have been brought up.

Anyway to get to the point, a couple of days ago, we had a weepy confrontation, nothing new in terms of what it was about but i guess it was just old stuff that was brought up again. We got over that and things have been alright since, but i am bothered by my husband's behavior this morning.

Last night, I was working from home on my computer and It was late when i finally finished what i was doing, I found my H, outside sitting on the sofa, making his lesson plans (hes a professor) and i came over, i apologized for taking longer than i thought i would and for ignoring him, and although i knew he was a little annoyed my apology seemed to fix things and he put away his stuff and cuddled. One thing led to another and we eventually ended up having really really great sex (twice) and I fell asleep in my husbands arms.

(Hes an insomniac so he probably fell asleep much later than me if not at all I'm not sure) But what was so shocking was that in the middle of the night he tried to instigate another round of sex, and i think (its a little fuzzy, i'm quite a heavy sleeper) i said no.

this morning he woke me up with breakfast in bed and he even drove me to work, but something wasn't right, he said not a word to me and he was just plain giving me the cold shoulder. You see my H is a very lively person, and silence such as this usually means something is wrong where he is concerned. And i asked him if he got upset because I refused him in teh middle of the night. He says its not that. but I can sense this dark cloud over us, something isnt right and I canot for the life of me figure it out.

I hope some of you could shed light on me because i'm just feeling really uneasy, like waiting for a storm to hit, but i cant figure out what could have brought it on.

I got an IM from him on my pc saying
"Hope you're okay. gonna try and grab a bit of sleep . will be leaving for School later. thinking of coming back later tonight but not really sure."

(He usually stays over night at the teachers housing at the uni on Tuesdays and Thursdays because the campus is an hour away from where we live and his classes are at 7 in the morning the next day.) so there is nothing unusual about this)

my reply:

"I'm ok, I wish you weren't so cold and nonchalant this morning. Doesn't make me feel good about starting off my day at all. feels like there's a dark cloud. But anyway,yes, try and get some sleep. I'm around all day so you can buzz me anytime and I'll just be around tonight too if you decide to come home"

"ok i need to sleep now."

and that was our recent exchange, i know maybe to some its nothing but this is just so unlike our normal convo's even after we've had a fight were sweeter and more expressive than this.

I dunno what I'm looking for but maybe i just needed to let it out.
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deteragram
replied on September 11th, 2009
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Your husband is the only person that can ease or confirm your worries. The next time you two get a little time together you need to discuss what is bothering him.
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Tasha1133
replied on September 14th, 2009
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It’s about someone in my past that I had a former affair with (years before I met him). when we got together, I never mentioned anything to my husband about it because the other guy was a mutual friend (well more from my circle than his, but they constantly brushed shoulders because they were both in the academe) at the time i thought the best thing to do was not tell him about the other guy because it was in the past and i thought his not knowing would make it less awkward. Later on he found out and understandably got upset, i realized it was the wrong decision, to keep it from him but I never meant deception and it was honestly a decision made out of what I thought would be best for us and him. My husband felt that I betrayed his trust and that I had fooled him, and he had a hard time getting over it but this was about a year ago, and although I know he has never completely gotten over it, because it does seem to come back from time to time, suddenly about two weeks ago it has resurrected with a vengeance. He seems to be remembering it all the time and he just lapses into silences and unlike before, nothing each of us say to each other can seem to help us, everything we say and do to try and set things right make it worse. Its hard because I love him, and I know he feels the same way about me, and I'm sure wed both like this to end, but I also think neither of us know how.
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deteragram
replied on September 15th, 2009
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I think you two need to go to counseling together. It is obvious that the communication between the two of you is nonexistent so maybe a therapist could help you to discuss and deal with this. Do you think he would be willing to go?
Also, did you properly deal with this when he first learned of the affair- sit down and discuss it, honestly answer any questions he had...? Or did he find out, get angry, you two argued a few times and it was never really dealt with?
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Tasha1133
replied on September 15th, 2009
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yes, he is willing to get counseling, i proposed this to him, and although he wasn't sold out on the idea, he said, he'd e willing to go if it can make things better.

And yes, when he found out we didn't fight. we sat down and i explained and apologized. I told him everything from start to finish, answered ever single question, sometimes twice or thrice over. there hast been a lack of discussion. I think (think) that he is really just having a hard time letting go of the pain, but i am now getting frustrated about old dirt being brought up because its destroying us and it should have stopped being an issue ages ago. (i wouldn't mind insights, do you think i am wrong to want and assume this? Am i even making sense?)
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deteragram
replied on September 16th, 2009
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I'm a little confused. When you say you had an affair with someone else (years before you met your husband) do you mean the other person was married? Or do you simply mean that you had a relationship or fling with a single man? I assumed that your husband had some trust issues with you because of your past affair. But if this was simply a sexual relationship with another man, I fail to see why your hubby would be in pain or have any issues with it. Did you lead your husband to believe that he was your first or something?
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Tasha1133
replied on September 17th, 2009
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sorry, not affair. i mean i had a lover (and yes we were both single at the time). No i did not lead my husband to believe he was my first. he knew i wasn't a virgin, i just never told him about the other guy because i thought it would be awkward (the other guy and him know each other and they are both in the academe, my husband is a professor).
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Tasha1133
replied on September 17th, 2009
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I have planned to surprise him tonight I am taking him to a concert and then I will be bringing him back to the place where we had our first dance. I dunno if it will help but I'm hoping it will.

Its high time The moping stopped, I need to DO something. and From now on i will hopefully if he see's that he'll appreciate it and we can work on this together, with a mutual goal.
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deteragram
replied on September 18th, 2009
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I'm sorry I am late in getting back to you. I guess I am stumped. It just seems as if your husband has a big problem with jealousy. Sure, it would be awkward if I found out that my partner had been intimate with a co- worker but I would not cry and hold it against them.
I hope that things improve soon.
Good luck.
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Tasha1133
replied on September 20th, 2009
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he has always been deeply sensitive since i met him, and what may not be a big thing to most people can affect him greatly, i was fine with this, (i still am when it comes to other aspects of his sensitivity)but THIS ISSUE is hard for me.

I would also like to report that the weekend went well. we didn't have any fights and we even went to watch a concert Friday night, I bought him flowers and a teddy bear, which i know is usually unconventional for a woman but, it seemed to work great, he found it really sweet and it seemed to set the mood for the weekend.

I dunno if things will just gradually work things out. but I'm hopping it does. I love him, and i want this to work.
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ayurcliniq_munnar
replied on September 22nd, 2009
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Tasha1133 wrote:
I have planned to surprise him tonight I am taking him to a concert and then I will be bringing him back to the place where we had our first dance. I dunno if it will help but I'm hoping it will.

Its high time The moping stopped, I need to DO something. and From now on i will hopefully if he see's that he'll appreciate it and we can work on this together, with a mutual goal.


here..you came to the solution! lol

I hope you really DID SOMETHING as u said! lol

hav your move first! apologise for refusing..explaining reasons in a pleasant manner!
never took and prolong this as a serious issue!

YOu just do what you refused in an xllant manner pleasing ur partner
and forget that past...
definitely something will comeover this.

hav great days!
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Tasha1133
replied on September 22nd, 2009
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thank you. things are good, so far. will continue to keep working on it. =)
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ayurcliniq_munnar
replied on October 14th, 2009
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wish u all the best.
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