She had a husband who was always willing to change to try and make her happy.
I told my S that my W had worked really hard, took great care of us, and now she needed a break and we need to love her and be patient.
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I highlighted these statements to show you although you had good intentions this is the problem.
This is approval seeking behavior and really beta. You need to figure out who you are and own it. The right woman will come along and accept you for who you are and won't ask you to change to make her happy.
Another statement that sounds very beta. As the man and the leader of the house it is your job to take care of your family not hers.
Look man , I am not making excuses for her behavior. What i want to do is get you to learn from your mistakes and start to move forward taking action that will prevent this from happening to you again.
You should really start to think about what is your mission and purpose in life moving forward.