Just read something Puppy posted on another thread and another light went off:
Originally Posted By: Puppy Dog Tails
I think it's important to remember that for women, RESPECT is tied VERY closely with LOVE. It's almost impossible for a woman to feel lovingly toward a man when she begins to lose respect for him.
Bingo.
I think that has an awful lot to do with the emptiness I feel inside right now. And how do I start to respect him again when I don't trust him?
It's not your job to do that (it's his), and you'll know it when you see it, over time.
