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I have been married for 13 years and have a ...

i have been married for 13 years and have a daughter and i don't seem to love my husband, now i wonder if i ever had in the first place, got married when i was 21.

do you think my marriage is over.


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I am Adam Alter !

Unless it's abusive, or unbearable you owe it to your daughter to stay together providing her a stable happy family as best you can.  Splitting up can leave her devistated and depressed.  You can either attempt to work on your feelings for him through counciling, spending time together, or just gut it out and keep the peace.   Separating can lead to fighting, jealousy (who gets what, who spends time with the daughter, ect) which will leave her in a bad place.  I think as a couple each of the two owe the other devotion and love, but when a child comes, the #1 priority changes to providing for that child.  I'm guessing she's done nothing wrong to deserve her parents leaving each other... to no longer be able to call on mom OR dad when she wants to hang out, talk, have a snack, help with homework, on and on...

There are SOOO many studies out there showing the success and happiness is much greater for a person coming from a home living with both a stable mom and dad.

Posted 2009-02-27T22:11:07Z
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Hi, i happen to read your problem and could not pass this up. First let me tell you that i've been married for 33 years and i was 22 and my wife was 19. I was in love and about to marry this other girl but didn't work out. I met my wife on the rebound and we seemed to hit it off real good. I recall her going out her way to do little things that over time the little things added up to a very good marriage. I thing you have lost your identity or have lost your job lately, something tells me that something is missing that you had before. Sometimes it seemes like time goes so slowly the we get unpatiance and want change now. If you are both true to each other sexually meaning not having an affair, then there is always hope for your marraige. When times seem unfair, step back for a day and think about it and find you answer. Don't take the easy and just quit. I hope you can get through this now. Later you can look back and grow from it. Hope you get a little comfort from this . Good luck, hope and prayers for you, your friend john

Posted 2009-02-27T22:14:33Z
 

she is the reason i have stayed, there are times i feel so depressed i feel like killing myself it been so bad these last few years i can even stand for my husband to touch me. if don't approach me for sex i simply don't care to share that with him. and to make matters worse i have shared some of my feelings with him and he just refuse to hear me, sometimes i wish i can just disappear. but like you say my daughter i stay or i am still hear because of her.

Posted 2009-02-27T22:44:21Z
 
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Seek help immediately.  As in right now, immediately.  Feelings like that can indicate real depression.  If you are depressed, don't feel bad about taking medicine to help with depression.  We take antibiotics to heal the body, sometimes we need some help to heal the mind.  Whether you seek help through the clergy, or a psychologist or psychiatrist, tell them everything.  If they seem judgmental then please see another.

 

Good luck.

Posted 2009-02-27T23:18:52Z
 

it all seems so simple from the outside looking in, for years i kept all these feelings to myself hoping and even thinking it was all in my head and things will change as time when by. now i have come to realise that i have a very big problem and i need to do something about it, what i don't know.

i have often tell myself its just me and its probably how every woman feels. sex has always been a problem with me, i just never felt any passion for my husband.

 
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your husband may not be allowing you to build any passion for him and that is something you may have to deal with. However, the first rule in my opinion is one that requires you to take focus of yourself. You are staring at all the problems and not looking for a solution. The thoughts that you are having suggest that you may have a slight chemical imbalance. This can be triggered by so many things, death of a loved one, child birth, menopause, just too many to list. Seek a local family practioner and talk candidly about your feelings of withdrawal and low sex drive and also your depression. This is so common with our stress levels and busy lifestyles. If you want to take a more holistic approach (natural correction) my advice is accept this one rule, Happiness comes from within. When you are happy your circumstances do not make you sad because a healty mind adapts well under pressure. Now, if you are wanting us all to patronize you, so be it, if you want help several people have suggested some great things. You posted, we responded now take a check up from the neck up and make some change happen. By the way, if you are a Christian you already know the deal about Divorce, it is not in the deck for you whether you have a child or not. A marriage is about a partnership, a close friendship. Get this into your marriage and the intimacy will be there when it needs to be. Your body type and his will not matter if you build the kind of bond that God intended for you both. You also did not mention past abuse before you were married but, this is common also and if this is something in your closet, it deserves to be dealt with by a professional. You may not think it is relevant but, I assure you it is. Tried covering all the basics but "action" is what is going to change your circumstance.

Posted 2009-03-03T09:39:50Z

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