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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there specific things she does that make you feel like you’d be happier without her? Or is that just the fantasy of something different?[/quote]

There's really nothing she does, aside from the normal annoyances of living with someone, so the desire to be single is simply to relieve the claustrophobic/trapped feeling I keep getting.

If I were to get into another relationship I'm 99% sure I would go through the same thing with someone else, which is why I don't ever think I'd necessarily be happy with someone else.

My wife meets 90% of my needs; the only thing lacking is conversation. I'd love to discuss science, politics, religion, current affairs, with her, but she's just not that way inclined and those subjects don't interest her.

We used to talk before we had children, I can't remember what about, but I imagine the kids leaving home in 10-20 years and not having anything in common or to talk about.[/quote]

Ha. One of the main reasons my originally DH liked me was because I could discuss politics and current events with him.

Marriage, kids, and this last election later, it now drives him bats*** crazy to discuss politics because I have different opinions than him on many issues. At least once a week he brings up an issue and then gets deeply offended that I don’t agree with him. The real irony is that weeks later I’ll overhear him making my exact points to someone else (but of course I never get credit). I’ve learned to just keep my mouth shut anytime he brings politics up.

Politics do not make a happy marriage. It’s draining. Plus, discussing it does absolutely nothing for the world besides make you feel like a self-righteous prick.

I highly recommend you do some volunteer work. Altruism has been shown to be very effective at helping depression and it gives you a different perspective on your own problems. Even better if you can bring your wife along and do it together. [/quote]

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