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I have been married to my husband for 28 years.  He has never done anything to deserve my wanting to divorce him.  By all accounts I am the bad guy here. I had an affair 2 years ago which he forgave me for.  I used our credit cards to rack up alot of bills buying things for us, helping our son when he was in college with financial issues and paying to fix up a motorhome we bought used that needed ALT of work, we actually bought it twice!  we were separated 2 years ago when he lost his job and relocated to another town an hour and 1/2 away.   he convinced me after being here a year to relocate.  sold our home of 22 years and quit my job of 16 yrs.  after moving here in November of 07 he lost his job here in Feb 08. we now have a home we cannot afford, stuck here with no friends and no family and no life since this is a very small town with nothing to offer.  i hate it here and over the past two years have come to resent him for where we are not. i want to go home to friends, family and fun.  he is happy to just sit at home and stay here and i do not want to. i want a life and feel we no longer want the same things. that motorhome that i dealy loved to go camping in has sat idle for 2 years now and is pretty much fallen apar tbecause he did not want to go out in it.  my greatest fear is the hurt it will cause him and that our son who is now 31 and completely on his dads side about everything will be so mad he will not let me continue to see my grandchildren which are the love of my life. I am so unhappy i have wished i would get a fatal disease just to get out of this live.  
by helpneeded  3 Posts 

Posted on 11/3/2009 1:46 PM
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We all need love, security and excitement to live.  You and your man both need this.  More than ever you should try to get on the same line of thinking as divorce is harder than reconciliation.  You have a giant of a man who would forgive you for adultery.  No marriage is perfect, especially now with the economy in your country.  Soon your economy will be booming, count on it, I know.  Don't get carried away with thoughts of happiness elsewhere, as problems abound in every corner and crack.  You have history and some very good years with this man, you may have to be the strong one to get some changes into your marriage.  Communication is the fuel that keeps a union going for decades.  So communicate!   The difficulties you have, strengthen the mind as labour does the body.  The way we handle our problems define who we are.  I have found, that the best thing to do is the right thing.  Don't run from this situation which is still fixable.  Keep your desires under control and get things resolved before you make the biggest mistake of your life.
by kevinwo   734 Posts
Posted on 11/3/2009 9:50 PM
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I doubt it is that he doesn't want to go out and do things like you used to, I think he is being practical and the reality of the situation is with this economy and your current financial situation, you can't go driving around in an RV & camping, or spending money on night out...fun cost money - and right now he is trying to keep a roof over your head...which you made harder to happen with your spending....

and you resent him for that?

no offense, but man, that is really selfish of you.

Quite frankly, if you want to walk when things get tough instead of digging in your heels and doing whatever you can to GET things back to the point where life can be fun again, then how your family reacts is going to be your own cross to bear.

You know the saying the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence? You are going to be trading in one set of problems for a whole set of new ones....
by spaznskitz   7745 Posts
Posted on 11/3/2009 2:24 PM
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