Originally Posted by Maturin
Instead I would just criticize her in a passive aggressive way and hope she got the message.
What was the message you hope she got?
Originally Posted by Maturin
Even if I had known how to assert a boundary in a healthy, loving way the thought of blowing up the marriage would have never crossed my mind at the time:
Boundaries are meaningless without consequences
Originally Posted by Maturin
for many years our friends and family thought of us as "the perfect couple" and I took pride in that.
If I had a nickel for every time I read this on this forum I could retire.
Originally Posted by Maturin
The idea that we would not be married for life or that my W would lose attraction to me never crossed my mind.
And here we are.........