By: Katie Lersch | 2011-03-31 | Infidelity Common comments are things like: "I can't decide whether to stay with him or not after the affair. Part of me doesn't want to see my marriage come to an end and the other part of me feels like I will always hold a grudge and hold this over his head because I'll never really get over it. And that's no way to have a marriage and is likely to make us both quite miserable. I don't know what the right call is at this point. How do I decide whether I should leave my husband or stay?" read more
By: Leslie Cane | 2010-09-21 | Marriage I often hear from wives who are sometimes dangerously fixated on what they think is the eventual break up of their marriage (which they believe will start once their husband leaves them.) Sometimes, this is caused by the husband's threatening to leave or by the fact that he has left before. Sometimes, wives believe this because they know that the marriage is on shaky ground and that the husband is beginning to get frustrated and distant. read more
By: Leslie Cane | 2011-05-09 | Marriage I recently heard from a wife whose husband had been repeatedly telling her that he was tired of her. Every time a topic that came up that the husband didn't like (or he was uncomfortable with,) he would sigh and say something like: "I'm getting so tired of you always trying to bring me down, always nagging me, and always wanting something from me. It's to the point where I'd rather be away from you than with you. I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to want to stay in this marriage." read more
By: Leslie Cane | 2010-11-29 | Marriage I recently heard from a wife who told me that she could literally feel her husband slipping away from her. She said in part: "I know that I'm losing him. I can feel it. He just doesn't seem all that interested in me or the marriage anymore. I feel like any day now, he's going to tell me that he wants a separation or a divorce. How can I save my marriage when I know that I'm losing him?" read more
By: Leslie Cane | 2010-09-14 | Break-up Last night, I received an email from a wife who told me that she felt she was "running out of time." Her husband had confided in her that he was considering leaving the home in the short term and perhaps leaving the relationship in the long term. This terrified the wife. The relationship had always been somewhat volatile. But, they had always found a way to work things out. They had broken up and gotten back together a few times previously but somehow they always got back together. read more
By: Leslie Cane | 2010-03-26 | Marriage The other day, I received an email from a wife who was now living on her own. Her husband had left their home for what they were calling a "trial separation." She was a bit panicked because she was not at all ready for the marriage to end but she was afraid that this... read more
By: Marie-Claire Smith | 2010-11-18 | Marriage There is nothing like being very unhappy in your marriage and at the same time feeling completely powerless to change things. If things with your husband have gotten so bad that you have told him or hinted that you may leave him, hopefully he has taken notice of your words. If he has not taken your statements seriously, however, here are 5 tips for getting his attention. read more
By: Leslie Cane | 2010-09-21 | Break-up The wife didn't want to do any of these things. For her, the marriage was far from over. She kept repeating "I don't want to give up on my marriage or my husband. It's not over for me. I believe that if we worked together, we could work things out. But he doesn't seem to be open to this. What can I do when I seem to be the only one who thinks it's not over and that it can work?" This position can be a tough one. read more
By: Katie Lersch | 2010-10-29 | Infidelity I hear different variations on these questions on an almost daily basis. I often hear wives say things like "I'm not sure if I will ever be able to trust him again after he had an affair." Or "is it really and truly possible to restore the trust after his cheating?" One more example is "I really do want to trust him again, but I'm just not sure if I can." In the following article, I'll discuss some things to think about when deciding if you can trust your husband again after he had an affair. read more
By: Leslie Cane | 2010-09-17 | Break-up I recently heard from a wife whose husband had told her that he didn't want her or love her anymore. Apparently, he wasn't yet sure if he wanted a separation or a divorce, but it was pretty clear that, in one way or another, he wanted out of the marriage. She asked me if there is anyway for a wife to save her marriage when the husband doesn't want that wife anymore. In my opinion, yes, there are ways to make him want you (and the marriage) again. read more
By: Leslie Cane | 2011-03-31 | Marriage I recently had a wife say, in part: "I would do absolutely anything to make my husband not leave. I have thought of many options – including begging and pleading, and making threats and insinuations about myself or the kids. When I have these thoughts, I know they're silly and degrading, but I can't seem to stop myself. I'm basically living in fear of the day that he walks out the door. I know that day is coming. I dread it more than anything." read more
By: Leslie Cane | 2010-03-29 | Marriage Over the weekend, I got an email from a very upset wife who said that her husband was getting ready to leave her and she felt that there was nothing or little that she could do to stop it. She had seemingly tried "everything" on her end of things and her husband was resistant to most of them. She had eagerly suggested marital counseling, but the husband refused to go, saying it would be a "waste of time." read more
By: Leslie Cane | 2011-04-22 | Marriage When she began to question the husband as to why this was happening, he cut her off and gave her a seemingly prepared statement telling her that he hadn't loved her in a very long time (possibly years) and that he had stayed with her all along because of the kids. However, since both of their kids were young adults in college, there was no need for him to pretend anymore. He told her that they wanted different things out of their lives and truly weren't compatible. read more
By: Seeta Dean | 2010-09-06 | Infidelity So, if you know that your husband is cheating but he won't admit it, I completely understand your frustration. The truth is, you need and deserve answers. You can't make an informed decision or formulate a plan if you don't have all the facts. This article is geared toward getting your husband to admit to his cheating, even when he insists that nothing is going on. read more
By: Leslie Cane | 2010-11-09 | Break-up I recently heard from a wife who felt that the bad shape her marriage was in was all her fault. Some destructive behavior, bad decisions, and indiscretions had hurt her husband very much. The husband was so hurt and upset, that he wasn't sure that he wanted to be married anymore. The threat of losing her husband made this wife realize that she indeed loved her husband and did not want to lose him. read more