Originally Posted By: sandi2
[quote]One he is her best friend and does not want to outline our problems to anyone else. Two, she wants him to feel sorry for her and empathize.


I think most women have a need to talk about their problems to someone. It may be their mother, sister, or best friend. If she has no relatives or other women friends, that could be the basic reason she's turning to him. She may not be the least bit attracted to him, however, it can all can change.[color:#33FF33][/color]

We moved from my home country to be closer to her family,
but she is not close emotionally to them. In fact they seem to stress her more than ever. I am not bitter about her wanting to move home and then not capitalise on the main reason. Anyway she is not likely to open up to her parents, or her youngest sister and her closest sister does not seem to be party to knowledge either. She has fallen out with most of her recent friends, except ONE! I am now better, mire willing and more in touch with my feelings and communicating than in our entire 20 years together but don't have much opportunity to show that.

I hadn't planned on writing about that.

Anyway I just wanted to share a tool that I believe could be helpful that I started today. Every morning think of at least ten things that you appreciate in your life. Normally you are supposed to write them. I will bring this a step further and I will aim to express this appreciation as often as possible. I may also do it at night before going to sleep as it may be more beneficial for me. Oh and you can be grateful for the same things day after day so no stress to find new ones, though it is better to do so.


R 25 years
M 14 years
S11 & S13
Working on it alone since Oct 2014
M in trouble a lot earlier (~2 years)
Feb 2016. 1st R chat in a yr.
Next R chat Aug'17
Still together