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Originally Posted by TheByzantine
What does your husband think?
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He's...unfortunately not very forthcoming with me. I would ask him, "Do you really want to live in America?" He'd hesitate and give one of the following responses:
1. Yes, of course.
2. Do you?
3. Well, you can't live in Korea, right?
4. I don't care where I live, as long as I'm with you.
From the little things he said here and there, I'm getting the sense that he pinned hopes of recovery on me. He said he was depressed before he met me, but the day we met and started dating, he became ecstatic. But when the realities of marriage, and responsibilities, fell into play, he quickly became immersed in the most severe bout of depression he's ever had.
Prior to coming to America, he would withdraw socially and feel down. But when he came here, he heard voices, attempted suicide, and was so severely depressed that it affected his physical mobility. He and his family both said he never went through something like that before, which is why I'm frightened that staying in America would...damage him to the point of no return.