Sandi2, after thinking for awhile, I realize that my last post may have you believe that I am some sort of pedophile. That is NOT true. my wife was of the age of consent when we began our sexual relationship. I DO feel convicted about the age difference because you are right, the age difference was too great. I was an adult and should have known better.
However, my wife was not 17 when we were married, or when we had our first and second child, or when we bought a home together. She may feel like she wants her life back, but I cannot ignore the fact that we have two children. There was a time when I wanted to leave her, but I decided that our children were more important than myself.
