Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 11 Location: 4135 NORTHGATE BLVD.
He Does Not Even Want to Settle the Problem Posted: 01-19-07 04:39am
I don't know what to do. We have been
married almost 15 years and have a
fourteen year old son. I love my husband
with all my heart, and yes, we have had
issues. Things came to a terrible head
these last few days and he says he doesn't
even want to work on it at all. The only
hope he sees is divorce. He says that he
knows that there is always hope and that
anything is possible, he just doesn't see
it changing. He is not really willing to
work on it at all. Part of our issues
were sexual and I have been working some
of that out recently. However, he says
that even then he doesn't feel any real
"connection". I don't want to push him
further away, do I keep working on the
things I know I have "failed" to meet for
him (especially the sexual aspects)? Is
there an opportunity to build that "love
bank" back by doing so over time? It is
not just that issue, but also that is one
of the biggest. We don't spend much time
together, but that is partially a symptom
of the lost love. He is still here for
now and due to our son, I believe will
stay awhile, but I know I need to act to
recover this if there really is any hope.
Please help. I just need to know if
anyone has ever had a shut down partner
and were able to bring back those feelings
without a lot of help from them until they
start to feel love again. He says he
cares, just not much more than a friend
and mainly only because I am the mother of
his child. I do know that a lot of that
is due to hurt over things in our past
that we always just pushed down and never
really discussed. I would greatly welcome
any advice. One more thing, he does say
that he enjoys the sexual acts more even
though there is no connection. His
statement was "i enjoyed it, but that is
all, nothing is fixed."
help!!
My question still is - especially when now
he has at least took the time to fill out
the questionnaire even though he says he
doesn't care to work on it - does this
mean deep down he would still like it to
survive or was he just trying to get his
point across like about the sex or
whatever? I feel like even in that case
if he took the time to fill out the
questionnaire he at least has to have some
desire to fix it despite his protests and
his lack of feelings right now. He did
still call me "dear" several times this
morning and actually stick around before
work and discuss plans he has with a
friend for their joint birthdays (a yearly
thing) and he did plan it for a time we
would be at church - he doesn't attend
with us.
Advice please!!!
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darren95al
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 11 Location: 4135 NORTHGATE BLVD.
He Does Not Even Want to Settle the Problem Posted: 01-19-07 06:36am
Hi, my husband & I have been separated
for 17 months. M 23 yrs (1) 10 yr old
son. We are now friends again. It took
us 4.5 months to sleep together again.
Sex, care & I have gotten help and
have done a 360 in personality. I see
small progress all the time. We have to
rebuild their trust to get them back. We
got it back! Our sex life is great now.
You may wonder how it happened? Well, we
have been enlightened by Dr. Max
vogt’s marriage counseling. Try on
internet for his “new concept in
marriage counseling”.
Keep working on it and get creative about
it with time it will hopefully pay off.
That’s what helped us.