Hi All. Thank you for your replies. The major problems from my first marriage were that I worked for my wife's family business, we had small children and we both worked long hours and were a bit overwhelmed and the Marriage became neglected. When my first wife left I pursued and did what felt natural which pushed her away.
1st marriage ended 2003. I met my 2nd wife in 2006, married in 2009.
To Breakdown: You are right .. sometimes I fall into a trap of other life issues and lose track of the work required for a healthy marriage.
The major issue with my current marriage is that I need more steady work. I have a promising opportunity coming up and I hope that helps.
My wife is not staying in the house right now and she is set to permanently move out on April 17. She is not comfortable around me because she knows that I hope the marriage works and and she knows that it is over.
I saw wife briefly on Sunday and she told me about an exchange with her boss that had made her upset. I was sympathetic; it was really a moment to give her a hug but that is not ok anymore. Today's communication consisted of a single TM from me"I hope you are doing better today and boss is being nicer to you. You work so hard I can't see how anyone could be critical of your work."
Her response "Thank u. I have been feeling anxiety all day. Started yesterday morning. Hate this feeling!!!"
I did not respond as I did not want to send too many TMs. It is odd that she is leaving because she does not feel taken care of but trying to take care of her now pushes her away.
Me-45 W-44 T-7 years M-3 years (4th anniversary July 13, but we're separated) Kids from previous relationships (s14 d16 mine, s23, s24 hers)