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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to, but I stopped when he would use my weaknesses against me.  He likes to deny all feelings, including his own. [b] If women are emotional creatures and we can't get emotional support from our husbands, what good are they?[/b]  This is why women wind up liking money. They can get financial support easier than emotional support.  [/quote]

ok 1st. If you want emotional support from your spouse marry your therapist or your girlfriends. 2nd. Reducing the value of a husband, or men in general, to what emotional support they can give women is shallow and selfish. Men who are uncomfortable with emotions (all the men in my life) are also capable of great love. Who cares if they aren't the emotional type? Agree with the PP who said you can't demand your spouse fulfills every need. 3rd. Financial security is fine, but give me a break, women chase after wealthy men for nice houses, fancy vacations, handbags. 
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OP here - I don't understand how "great love" and "emotional support" can be separated - i.e., earlier this week when I was crying about my parents, I would have felt great love from DH if he had held me or said to me - "I am here for you" but his reaction to freak out instead and yell at me was not "loving" either.  What are the expressions of love if not providing emotional support?  His expressions of love feel more like neediness for approval when he does it.[/quote]

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