Living in the trenches....Thread #5

[rh24]

Navyguy - I can really relate - my sitch sounds similar to yours in a lot of ways.

W NEVER seems happy, well rarely - mainly when drinking! One thing I'm coming to grips with is that her happiness, or lack thereof, is HERS to own. I can try to understand it and her, but I cannot really do anything about it.

I've been trying to 'keep her happy' and it's been killing me. I've been trying to keep the kids from 'making her unhappy' and I fear that is going to screw them up too.

I'm working to accept her unhappiness and to try to bring my own happiness into our family life and hope it 'wins out'.