You did not make me feel badly at all. Please provide all the 2x4 you feel are necessary. Believe me when I tell you that I need them and am appreciative.
Originally Posted by may22
It is hard to live in the same house and DB. It is a choice you make (and one that I've made, so I totally get it) but it means you need to be on all the time, always monitoring your own actions and responses, pasting a smile on your face when you don't feel it, dressing up and getting out of the house even if it means you just drive to the store and eat popcorn in the parking lot with makeup on. Start small and just keep going. You've got this.
This literally made me laugh out loud because I did a version of it last Saturday. I bought new clothes a couple of weeks ago including shoes. On Saturday, I put on a whole new outfit, put makeup on (which I never wear on a daily basis), told her I was going out and drove to our local beach. Sat on a bench on the boardwalk, staring at the water and listening to music for 3 hours. Came home, she never commented on my new outfit or asked where I had been. But it did feel good just to get out. .
