My wife and i do love each other but…

Brian B.

My wife and i do love each other but…

We have been together for 12 years now, it’s been one hella bumpy road almost the entire time. Truth is if we didnt have children i woulda been gone, but we have 3 beautiful children which are the center of my everything i cant hardly look at them with out wanting to tear up.She is not from where we live I am and she used to threaten to take my kids away and she put me through living hell unless i did things how she wanted things. She used to hold my kids over my head and threaten to leave and take them etc. Now we kinda just deal with each other, of course we care for each other we have children and 12 years together idk when the passion/love faded but It’s gotten to the point that we dont talk to each other we dont touch each other and frankly seems like we just dont like each other. She has isolated me from my family and friends b/c noone can stand to be around her. And I’ve gotten to the point of unhappines to which i don’t even know who the hell I am anymore. sorry so long I could go on for pages and pages but you get the jist of it. I’ve tried to leave but I can not stay away from my kids and noway I could be a single father IF I could get custody at all. I just can’t do this anymore :( Now I’ve been unemployed for almost 4 months and we are losing everything which isnt helping matters any. I have signed up for the Navy to better my life for the future thing is I don’t think i want her in it :(

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Anonymous #
9 months ago (3 minutes after post)

hey, my suggestion is watch “fireproof” movie together. it’s really have been so eye-opening for a lot of my friends’ marriages and myself. i watch it 3 times already and still have new perceptions added to me every time i watch it. could change your marriage.

Donknightl 1 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (6 minutes after post)

Ok,
First rule is…
Talk!

Talk with your wife about your problems
you fears
why you love her…
why you want you kids to be around you, (I sure they want you to be around them right?)
Tell her how you have been feeling and stressed out….

Really talk to her…
And listen to how she feels…

Ask if there is any way for this to work out….

Don’t just sit around depressed about it though… becasue that will not solve anything…,
ANd I’m sure if you re-evaluate you skills you’ll find another job soon, that will help alot I’m sure!

JUST DON”T GIVE UP!
For your kids, for your wife… and for yourself.

God Bless!

NikAngelo 3 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (7 minutes after post)

“Not giving up” is a failed ideology in this case. If you cannot handle it, if you do not WANT to handle it, you shouldn’t have to.

My parents divorced when I was 8 years old. I am not sure how old your children are, but believe me, it was worse for me to see my parents fight than it was to see them apart.

If you really feel the need to separate, you should. You need to do what makes you happy. What I mean is, do what would not only make you happy, but would be easiest on your children (which I assume would make you happy).

Advice in case you need to separate: My parents stayed close by. No parent was alienated and the split was almost even. If you REALLY want what is best for your kids, and it involves separation, try to maintain courtesy around one another for the sake of your children.

What happens happens. I am sorry that the marriage does not seem to be working. At the last, make sure you do what is best for your children, AND for yourself. Good luck.

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Brian B. 1 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (10 minutes after post)

Oh im not giving up I joined the Navy to give me and my kids a future, I just cant fit her in a succesful life shes a downer refuses to work expects me to be the bread winner and super dad every **** thing thats not how it should be.

Brian B. 1 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (10 minutes after post)

and we never fight in front of the kids we are very good team when it comes to the kids just not “us”

Brian B. 1 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (12 minutes after post)

and if we divorce, her and my kids will be over 1000 miles away :( I dont want to watch my kids grow up in pictures

NikAngelo 3 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (29 minutes after post)

Jesus Christ. What is with families and moving to the opposite corners of the earth?

Dude. Do what you feel is best. Strong like bull. You’ll pull through.

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Brian B. 1 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (36 minutes after post)

lol thx nik

NikAngelo 3 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (51 minutes after post)

Caring is an expendable resource. People simply need to realize that.

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Brian B. 1 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (8 hours, 1 minute after post)

so… my wife basically hacks into my account on here and has asked me to leave because i talk to others including females. And for what i posted here. YAY :(
Can’t win, I give she wins.

Brian B. 1 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (14 hours, 18 minutes after post)

keeps getting better and better. I did some research and found that if i have custody of my kids I can not continue joining the Navy, so basically i have to give up my kids in order to have a shot at giving them a future. So distraught right now :/ I have to do it to ensure i can give them a future, this sucks something awefull.

NikAngelo 3 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (15 hours, 49 minutes after post)

Wow…

Ok. You do what is best for your children. It sounds like that is very important to you. If that means divorce so that you don’t fight in front of your kids, then that needs to be done. If it means staying together at the expense of your happiness, while I wouldn’t recommend it sometimes that is what is best.

I am sorry to hear that the marriage didn’t work. I never liked the idea of marriage anyway. All it seems to do is breed fellow contempt. And it sounds like your wife has a lot about her to dislike.

Do what you have to do. I only hope that your choice allows you happiness.

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Brian B. 1 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (23 hours, 20 minutes after post)

your awesome Nik lol I am just having a hard time concentrating on what i need to do for the future with all this BS going on in my present :/

NikAngelo 3 #
An Unknown Location | 9 months ago (1 day after post)

Strong like bull. What happens happens.

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An Unknown Location | 2 months, 3 weeks ago (6 months, 1 week after post)

hey hey

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