I know this post is old, but you are being played for a sucker. She is having sex with somebody. It just isn't you. Sorry. |
Both of you are me. Divorce would suck because of the effect on the kids and the financial implciations for all of us. I do not want to see my children one night a week and every other weekend. Not interested in cheating because quite frankly, do not want to go out and look for someone to do the deed. A call girl? Of course this is cheating but might be a way to at least touch another woman's body. This is what I miss the most. |
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5 1/2 fucking years?? I'm a DW and I can tell you, my husband would have been gone. GONE. Probably over 3 years ago. What the hell has had her so tired for FIVE YEARS? |
But you are not looking from our prospective - we lose the kids and if you have been SAHM, a lot of assets. You get to troll for men with your friends. We have to buy drinks for some bimbo who wants to play games. |
I have no idea, but I also have no idea what to do. I have tried literally everything that every woman on this board has suggested. She knows its wrong, she feels badly about it, but its just at the very bottom of her list. After all this time I wonder what my performance will be like when we eventually do. |
Thats exactly right, there is no upside to leaving for the men. We lose our family, the place we live, we get looked as selfish and uncaring and are working not towards some better life, but to simply support her. and then I have to go out and try to find a woman who could possibly deal with all of this. You hear about men being trapped in a marriage, but it really is true. |
Do you warn your single buddies to avoid the SAH route once they start talking marriage? |
They receive an equittable amount, but not all or most. As a matter of fact, most divorced women end up less well off than divorced men. If she is SAH for only five years, a judge will require her to return to work or input an income. You guys are staying in these marriages because they are convenient and you are making excuses. Do you not think your children witness the lackluster relationship. This is possibly more harmful to the children than an amicable divorce. Seek a divorce attorney and learn your rights. The domestic courts of 2012 are not the courts of 1980, 1990 or even 2000. |
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| A woman here. For the life of me I don't know how you can think that she loves you and feels bad and won't have sex for five years. As a human being, if you loved someone, wouldn't you want to make that person happy. We are talking FIVE FUCKNIG YEARS here. Not five days. That almost sounds inhuman to me. |
Men do the same thing to their wives. But the difference is that you can get laid anytime you want, we can't. It is the one thing you have over us. |
Not true at all. (I'm the pp you are quoting). Where do you get the notion that women can get laid any time we want? SOME women can, and SOME men can too. 90% of the time that's not true. |
But You are currently a lonely, middle aged man who happens to also be sexless. As Cher Would say, "snap out of it". You are not doing your children any favors. And I pity your boys if you them. You have been emotionally and mentally castrated. The reason you cannot attract a woman who would be interested in you is because you are not exhibiting strength and that is what we like in our men. Do what you need to do to pull yourself together. If you have already gone the counselor route it is time to find a lawyer. Go to the gym and pull I. Your gut. Continue to be a father to your children. Once the divorce is final and you have gotten yourself together log on to one of the respected dating sites. There are women out there who would be a better fit than your current predicament. And there is a man out there for your wife who is a better fit. You have to be proactive and stop whining. |
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I think at some point, you stop being a victim and become a volunteer. All that time you spend in the gym, getting into the "best shape of your life", just find a quiet affair partner.
The feigned helplessness is boring and an illusion. Your own happiness is, and has always been, within your own reach. |