So, it is probably reasonable to assume that the role your wife wants for you in the relationship is that of the devoted, lenient, doting father-figure, whom she has wrapped around her little finger. What baby-girl wants, baby-girl gets, including coffee served to her in bed as she shops QVC in the morning. You represent safety, security, and a free-hand to do as she likes without significant restrictions.

Does that sound about right?

Next, let's look at her previous two husbands, but focus please, ONLY on the honeymoon-phase or infatuation-phase of those relationships. Don't talk about how the marriages fell apart later, once the dopamine rush wore off. What were these guys like: personality, career, and life-style wise? How did she meet them and how did the relationships get started?

-- B.


Me 50, W 45, M for 26 yrs
S25, D23, S13, S10
20+ year SSM; recovery began Oct 2007