Thursday, December 2, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Epiphany
I just realized something: with the exception of having no children, I'm in exactly the same place in life as my mother was at this age -- that really scares me. In a loveless marriage that I keep hoping with somehow repair itself....
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
Let Him In?
He somehow opened her heart, but she's afraid to let him see how much he's affected her.
She loves him with all her being, but cannot let him see that - he might hurt her, and her heart is already too scarred from being torn apart over the years. Instead, she keeps part of her shield up.
Yet, all she wants to do is let him know....she's growing weary of protecting herself. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad if he knew?
But she also knows that if he rejects her in any way, she'll never trust again. She's not sure if she's willing to risk that.
How did she let this happen: loving him so deeply, so completely like this? Perhaps because he's her best friend. It scares her to her very core.
On the other hand, he's done nothing to hurt her; nothing to stop her from completely trusting him. On the contrary, he's shown her he loves her & has always been honest with her. He gave her the greatest gift he could have: loved her just as she is.
He's her best friend, and she his. No one has had more of a window into her soul than he, nor ever will.
She loves him with all her being, but cannot let him see that - he might hurt her, and her heart is already too scarred from being torn apart over the years. Instead, she keeps part of her shield up.
Yet, all she wants to do is let him know....she's growing weary of protecting herself. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad if he knew?
But she also knows that if he rejects her in any way, she'll never trust again. She's not sure if she's willing to risk that.
How did she let this happen: loving him so deeply, so completely like this? Perhaps because he's her best friend. It scares her to her very core.
On the other hand, he's done nothing to hurt her; nothing to stop her from completely trusting him. On the contrary, he's shown her he loves her & has always been honest with her. He gave her the greatest gift he could have: loved her just as she is.
He's her best friend, and she his. No one has had more of a window into her soul than he, nor ever will.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
So I'm the Cause...
After spending time with my best friend last week, I finally realized I'm a lovable person just as I am; that I'm not completely ugly; and that my love means something to him. I was determined to keep these things in the front of my mind. It's the first time in my life that I've really understood and believed them.
Then I came home....
When I asked him, my husband tells me I'm the cause of the failure of our marriage because I don't pay enough attention to him, and because of my horrible attitude. I'm told that when I tried so hard for 2 years to be everything he wanted me to be, it came across as condescending. I told him this afternoon that I'm at a loss of how to fix things then and suggested counselling - he wouldn't hear of it. He says if we can't fix ourselves, no one can; that he's not going to go to some idiot therapist and have him tell him everything that's wrong with him. He believes we'll end up being fake around each other because we'd be trying out what the therapist has suggested.
We've had the same conversation about therapy several times over the last few years. I'm starting to get the impression that he really doesn't want to fix things. Perhaps he's too proud to leave me (what would his parents think??), so he's trying to push me into it.
I asked him if he was happy - he said no. I asked him if he wanted to change that - he said yes, but he wasn't sure how. I told him I didn't know how, either, and that's why I had suggested getting help. Again, he told me he wasn't willing to go down that road. So I asked him if there was anything I could do to make him happy - he didn't know. I asked him to think about it and get back to me.
I don't have a clue what do do next. After years of being told I'm not a good wife, is it finally time for me to ask him for a break? And if I did that, would it really resolve anything? When I mentioned it in the past, he told me he would never give me a break - he'd consider it giving up and that would be the end of things. But would it really matter? He hasn't toouched me a years, with the exception of a short hug/kiss now & then...after I asked for it. When I attempt t snuggle on the couch with him, he pulls away and tells me it's too hot, or, his back hurts so he has to sit up straight, etc....
Then I came home....
When I asked him, my husband tells me I'm the cause of the failure of our marriage because I don't pay enough attention to him, and because of my horrible attitude. I'm told that when I tried so hard for 2 years to be everything he wanted me to be, it came across as condescending. I told him this afternoon that I'm at a loss of how to fix things then and suggested counselling - he wouldn't hear of it. He says if we can't fix ourselves, no one can; that he's not going to go to some idiot therapist and have him tell him everything that's wrong with him. He believes we'll end up being fake around each other because we'd be trying out what the therapist has suggested.
We've had the same conversation about therapy several times over the last few years. I'm starting to get the impression that he really doesn't want to fix things. Perhaps he's too proud to leave me (what would his parents think??), so he's trying to push me into it.
I asked him if he was happy - he said no. I asked him if he wanted to change that - he said yes, but he wasn't sure how. I told him I didn't know how, either, and that's why I had suggested getting help. Again, he told me he wasn't willing to go down that road. So I asked him if there was anything I could do to make him happy - he didn't know. I asked him to think about it and get back to me.
I don't have a clue what do do next. After years of being told I'm not a good wife, is it finally time for me to ask him for a break? And if I did that, would it really resolve anything? When I mentioned it in the past, he told me he would never give me a break - he'd consider it giving up and that would be the end of things. But would it really matter? He hasn't toouched me a years, with the exception of a short hug/kiss now & then...after I asked for it. When I attempt t snuggle on the couch with him, he pulls away and tells me it's too hot, or, his back hurts so he has to sit up straight, etc....
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Weight
When your husband is definitely not attracted to you anymore; but stares at a slim, half dressed girl on the dance floor, it doesn't really make you feel very good. How do you beat that??
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Can't Sleep
I can't sleep again tonight. My mind won't shut down. I keep thinking about:
*the Jeep Liberty I'm getting...but not for another 2 DAYS! I haven't been this excited about something since I got my Siberian Husky puppy Bandit
*the new software I learned about today at work. It'll really help with assigning tasks to the Canada Systems Dept
*how I HAVE to somehow calm down enough to get to sleep, or I'll be exhausted tomorrow
*the interview I have tomorrow afternoon with another perspective Systems employee
*all the tasks Tim would like me to do
*wishing I had a child of my own
*the Jeep Liberty I'm getting...but not for another 2 DAYS! I haven't been this excited about something since I got my Siberian Husky puppy Bandit
*the new software I learned about today at work. It'll really help with assigning tasks to the Canada Systems Dept
*how I HAVE to somehow calm down enough to get to sleep, or I'll be exhausted tomorrow
*the interview I have tomorrow afternoon with another perspective Systems employee
*all the tasks Tim would like me to do
*wishing I had a child of my own
....It doesn't stop there. My mind just jumps from one topic to another. I wish I could sleep. I thought I'd try getting all this out of my head and on paper. Perhaps that'll help clear it? We'll see....
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
I Can't Stand The Wait!
So I applied for financing on a 2006 Jeep Liberty on Saturday. I have to wait until at least tomorrow at noon to find out if I've been approved. I can't stand the wait! I'm trying so hard not to get excited so I won't be so disappointed if it falls through.
Since I want to find the positive in everything, if I don't get approved, then I won't have the additional debt. And I can just focus on paying off my credit card debt.
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