I think I made a mistake and that was 20 years ago when I got married. For a while it was OK but the positives started dropping off -- sex, intimacy, understanding, joy. There was never any talk of kids and we didn't draw closer. I feel so different from her now. We're more like room-mates tolerating each other. Add to that I seem to have only one or two people I can call close friends. If I try to meet women it's like I'm cheating; if I try to meet men they're busy with their life in a family or couple. I think this might go on into deepening bitterness. It feels like a failure and divorce feels like a complete failure. Is a long lasting, close, romantic relationship just a dream? If what I have now isn't normal, how do I get to normal?
ive been in a relatoinship three times before and i always ended up just tolerating the woman being around.
sad but true but men and women have a tendency to not have anything in common except need for sex.
Ive felt the same thing as you... pressure to be in a relationship.
Everybody around me seems to make the ridiculous assumption that the reason i aint stuck with some needy woman is that there is something wrong with me.
It sucks.
The only way to happiness here is to get less occupied by what others think of you.
Its your life not theirs.
Your problem is that you aint trying to be happy, youre trying to be normal.
But your problem is not lack of normality, its lack of happyness.
And in order to get happier you must file for a divorce, move out and make new friends.
Brainstorm about what in life you find fascinating.
What makes your heart beat faster?
Whatever that is, act on it.
Drown yourself in what you find interesting, and the absolute best would be to meet people through that interest.
Its never too late to improve your life.
I knew my husband for a month, got married an now am happy for 32 yrs. He is a truckdriver for 10 yrs. We still love each other, we communicate a lot. We tell each other of our problems, etc. I am lonely because he is gone for 3 to 4 weeks, we see each other 3 to 5 days in a month. I wouldn't of stayed with him if he was not interested in me. I would of left if long time ago.
I know you want children, tell her how you feel. Friends aren't going to be there for you, she's your partner, should be your friend and lover for always. So talk to her.
You could bring your husband too. But he sounds like a crabby person. Is he a RedNeck?
I am MetroSexual
****Methos= $ shoved in pants****
If there is a stable foundation of love and commitment, then you can mend what the years have done to you. If you guys got married because the sex is good, then I'm sorry. People these days just jump into bed with one another and call that love. I can't understand it and I don't think I ever will.
Have you tried talking to her about how you feel? I'm sure the woman isn't a complete Ice Queen. Ler her know that you aren't fulfilling your potential as a spouse and decide how you guys can start again. Don't give up so easily.