Oh my gosh, inhishands, you have articulated everything that I am doing and feeling.

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He is, again, taking responsibility for my happiness and I appear to be putting it on him even though I know in my heart it's not his problem, it's mine. This is going to destroy us. He cannot possibly live up to this kind of pressure. I cannot keep expecting him to be my everything. He cannot expect it of himself.






with your permission I would like to copy your last post to my thread. I have a hard time explaining how I feel and it seems like you went inside my head and put it into words for me.

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How do I stop looking at what isn't and start appreciating what is? I tell myself to do it, then I get self-absorbed and whiney




This is my problem too. Wise DBer's like OT, Underdog, PL & GH (to name a few) post on my thread and slap me upside the head. They are all so smart but somehow I have a hard time walking the walk and talking the talk. Ya know what I mean?