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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m stuck in my marriage because we have an elementary school-aged child and I can’t afford to live on my own (freelancer, work fluctuates, on his insurance). DH and I have been to couples therapy on and off for 5 years. Very little progress occurred. I told him he needed to see a therapist on his own to work on his own issues (emotionally unavailable, communication has shut down, seems to prefer spending time alone instead of together as a couple). We’re having sex a little more frequently, but outside of sex, he rarely makes physical contact with me, only seems to talk about work and logistics with our kid. In other words, things aren’t great. The thing that tears me up the most is the profound loneliness and lack of connection. Also, knowing that for the rest of my life, I’ll never know what it feels like to be loved. I try to focus on my work, child, hobbies and volunteer work, but I struggle with the loneliness. How do others cope with this? An open marriage is not in the cards. [/quote]

Some marriages just have highs and lows. Just like anything else in life. I’m not sure if that’s what’s happening here or not.  If the two of you can find a way to work through contempt, and genuinely make an effort, maybe things will get better on a sidenote been divorced sucks.[/quote]

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