Thread: Marriage may need to end: enormous grief and sadness
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Old Jun 23, 2020, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by lady411 View Post
My husband used to make mean jokes at my expense like that even in front of my own family. I would just laugh about it and go with it. It took me a while to realize how much this putting down was affecting me. When I finally told how I felt about him making jokes at my expense he was surprised as if he didn’t realize how it was affecting me. After that he didn’t joke like that about me anymore.
Mine STILL makes those jokes, despite my protests and my request that he doesn't. Though he hasn't made one in about a week and a half now. We'll see how long that lasts.
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