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I don't believe you ever posted about what was said.


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We got into a major fight and discussion on the weekend about us. And she just said the same things:
Why she won't give it a chance and try to make the M work. Her reasons:
she got scared that she would be in an unhappy marriage
She loves me as a good friend
She doesn't want to bring kids into an unhappy marriage and feels she would be trapped in Australia if we did and it went wrong again
She felt she could never make me happy
I didn't show and express my love for her enough
I treated her too much like my best friend and not a wife
She doesn't trust us a a couple anymore
She feels all my family and friends all look down on her now


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Ok cam. This is all standard stuff.

So, why didn't you listen to us and NOT get into this with her over the weekend?

I know. Easier said than done.

cam, her "I'm sorry" though says a lot.

You have shown her your weak and hurt. Understandable right now of course. But DON'T SHOW THIS TO HER AGAIN.

If you reply at all to her text. Say something like "I understand. Wish you well"

Use your own words.

Or say nothing right now.

But cam. It's time to get out of the funk. Time to live. GAL. It's BIG!

Good luck.


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I tried not too. I guess she just hurt me a lot by not even calling me on my birthday, all she did was text me. So I had a go at her about it.
I thought it would have been the decent thing to do by her given we have spent 8 pretty happy years together, and I'm not the worst husband in the world.
I think I will just go the say nothing route. She has 'moved on' so I guess I have to as well.
Thanks for your thoughts Country


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Originally Posted By: Cam
I'm not sure what this will achieve, but I'm just done now. I don't want to see her on the weekend, and I don't want to 'talk' anymore.


Frustrated?

Best not to talk to her right now then.

No need to tell her why just don't initiate.

If she gets in touch

be polite and short.

My advice is not given to play games or that she will respond in any predictable way.

This is for YOU Cam.

Take yourslef out of the game for a while. You have been doing all the hard work...

It's ok. Just be. Live your life.

Also

All this stuff she says you weren't. Any of it true? For you?

I mean does it sting?

That is the next bit of work for you.

Why? Why were you being a man you don't want to be?


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Very frustrated, and very disappointed it's come to this.
No, as per the above posts I won't talk to her or contact her now. She has given me the "sorry Cam we just need to move on from this" line, so there's nothing I can do.

A lot of it is true to me. I went through a really bad patch with work and I wasn't coping and I was bringing it home. I was unhappy and nothing she did made it better. She felt it was all too hard. I wasn't affectionate enough and at times I did treat like my best friend too much or one of the boys and not like a wife. I didn't tell her she was beautiful enough. So I feel I am to blame for a lot of this, if I had taken proper notice of her when she would bring it up, I probably wouldn't be here now.
It does sting, it really hurts as I have now finally woken up and I don't get the chance to prove that I am back to the person she fell in love with - the happy, fun Cam and work isn't my life.
I lost sight of my priorities, I was chasing a senior career and I couldn't handle the pressure and stress and it made me unhappy. I wasn't coping and it scared her off. Scared her that things would be difficult in the future, and she would be trapped in Australia if we had kids.


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cam, you are responsible for 100% of your HALF. Nothing more. Own you part. But not all. It takes two.

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the happy, fun Cam and work isn't my life.


Not too late cam. Be this guy now. Once you find him. Look for ways to improve him.


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My brother in law in the States (soon to be ex brother in law) told me to look at this program as a friend of his had bought into it.
www.stopyourdivorcein4weeks.com by Larry Bilotta.
Does anyone know of this guy or the program and any thoughts on how effective it is??


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^^^^. This is a no-no here cam.

Just an FYI.

If you want. You can send me all of your money and I'll promise the same thing.

Well, until the check clears anyways.

No silver bullet cam.

This [censored] takes WORK.


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OK thanks for the heads up.
I kind of figured that....looks a dodgy site anyway!


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