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Old Apr 01, 2017, 09:59 PM
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How much time do you spend at home? Are you away from the home part of the time at work or in school?

I think probably most people find that marriage is not what they envisioned beforehand. I'm touched that your husband gets weepy when you've had a quarrel. You must mean a great deal to him. It does sound like you are, maybe, overly dependent on him for emotional support. Truthfully, I haven't found that men, in general, are great at that. And the less you have some other source of that, the more disappointing the marriage will seem. Guys are just not into talking things out to the extent that women are. But then you say he relates a lot to people online. I would have a problem with that. I, myself, think that way too much gets invested in online relationships, which I think are pseudo-relationships.

It would be good if, as a couple, you two could socialize with some other couples. Be careful that you are not wanting to close off the outside world. Relating one-on-one too much usually ends up mentally exhausting one party or the other.

It's good that you had the experience of living on your own. You have resources within yourself. Plan some away-from-the-house endeavors for yourself, so that he has some time alone at home to miss you. Then he'll look forward to you coming home.
Thanks for this!
yagr