Originally Posted By: jarhead
Got her a new kit for her hearing aids (hers was broken)
Got medicine for the cat
Folded our D's laundry which had been sitting in baskets for weeks
Cleaned the master bath (pet peeve of hers)
Did some laundry


Did you do things because you wanted to do them or because you have a hidden agenda (guilt, manipulation, false hope)? From your response at the bottom of you post, looks like you had a motive behind them. How often has she performed the same task and you have never thank her for doing them?

Originally Posted By: jarhead
I broke... I mentioned how she's avoiding me.


Guilt and manipulation. She is not going to want to spend any real true constructive time with you under those type of terms. She would only be doing it out of you making her feel guilty. Is that the type of company you want from her?

Originally Posted By: jarhead
I told her that was fine but I would probably be going out with some guys from work (made it up) next Tuesday. She got all curious.. (Who, Why, etc) then said "Whatever, I'm not your boss" She never says that!!
She says "Well.. just make sure I can go out one night during the week." I reminded her that she had been out every night this week and she responded "Really?.. Oh well"


Again with the guilt and manipulation, but with a bit of jealous added. Once again is that the type of relationship you want with your wife? One where she is involved, because you have manipulated her with false fact and guilt? Get your own life. Why try to use the fact that she is getting her own life against her?


Originally Posted By: jarhead
This feels like it's getting worse, but I don't know what to do.


It feels like it is getting worse, because it is with your actions. You need to work on yourself. You need to get over your self pity, your jealousy, your anger. You need to stop trying to make her feel guilty through manipulation. You need to work on being the man she feel in love with. Start off by being her friend and not her accuser.


“Do you want to be RIGHT or want to be LOVED”
“You have to have a life to share a life with someone”
“When you stop resisting, you start learning”

M15yrs
Divorced 07/07