Just caught up on your sitch. You are doing a fine job so far!!

One question. What is the chance there being someone else in the picture? Don't panic, not necessarily a full blown A, but at least another man helping her make the step out of the marriage? A lot of times (more often than not) there is someone waiting in the wings.

As far as her saying that you never worked on the house. I heard the exact same complaint. I would urge you to dig deeper on this one. Women don't say their complaints directly and I can guarantee you there is more to this than you think...

It could be that you procrastinate and she doesn't like that.

It could be that you don't take pride in your posessions and that bothers her.

It could be that you say you will do something and then not do it.

Think of the house think as an example of a charctet trait that she doesn't like or that worries her for a future together with you. It may even be that she feels that having kids with someone who has this trait, whatever it is, would create problems.

Its probably not the house, there is something else much deeper that is bothering her...find 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