I also back acc's point that you cannot change her mind. I'm at almost one year and nothing I have tried changed anything.

However, when you stop fighting it and you begin to fully accept that this is mostly not about your short comings, it becomes clear to your wife that you are not standing in her way.

It will take probably six months to a year but eventually she will stop pushing back. ..mostly because you will stop trying to change the situation. She will then treat you much better when you are no longer the enemy. I went through the exact stuff.

Focus on yourself and your daughter. Settle in for the long haul. Find a comfort zone and stay in it.


Me, H-34 now 38
W-32 now 35
T-13 now 18 years
M-6 now 9
Daughter 3 years now 7
Bomb 11/27/12 - OM
1 year in house separation
Reconciliation 12/2013. Healed now 2017