Why are you still even thinking about her opinion on what you do and how you do it? You have said repeatedly she will never see it as being enough. She is not the benchmark,you are. Do your best, learn from your failings,iimprove and be better next time. Repeat until you reach a point where you are happy with your parenting and householding skills.

If you keep the pressure on yourself to meet unrealistic expectations (your expectations based on what you believe she thinks)you will come up short.

Focus on feeling less resentment instead of rebuilding intimacy. Resentment will show through and will reinforce her opinion that she is right to not want to be with you. Plus it will eat away at you and make you feel worse. To not feel resentful you need to feel a more positive emotion, like gratitude.

Also you should work on being a stronger more confident man. Don't let her away with comments that put you down and don't justify that you are doing your best.She is not your boss.


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