Quote: I just realize that while he was never afraid to love me fully, I was scared to love him that same way. I didn't want to allow myself to fully trust him and let myself love him because I was afraid to get hurt. How ironic that this very behavior ended up pushing him away.
That is from Superstressed's post about her realization of something she was doing her M.
I found that interesting because it describes my W to a T. I have often wondered if it was just me, and the now obvious intimacy issues I have, or if there was something going on with my W preventing her from expressing her love for me. I now remember, thanks to this post, that my W mentioned a LONG time ago that she feels like she gave everything to a certain ex of hers (the one that cheated on her) and ever since then, she's held back. She admitted to doing that with me but back then, since things were good, I didn't think much of it. Now, it seems to be VERY significant because it may be part of why I feel a lack of affection from her. It also could play a part in other issues in our marriage.
