Kerry... thanks, I will have to look that one up! I hadn't heard of it before, but the title sounds interesting!
LostPhil.... oh, my...... it always seemed to me that we were one post away from him "getting it", and then..... wow! I don't think I have ever banned anyone from my thread!
(((((goldey))))) Yes, I do get to decide. I have gone too long letting her decide everything. I can't decide that she will turn around, but I can decide how I am going to let if affect me. I can decide where I go from here!
When I decided to give her the letter I had gotten to the point of realizing that there is nothing to lose. This isn't a marriage, anyway.
To answer the question, I think I could love my wife, I'm not sure I love her now. Or maybe I should say I love her, but I'm not in love with her! (That hurt, just to type it! )
I don't know that I am there 100%, but I am getting much closer to the point where she can't hurt me any more.