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ohh how did i get into this mess? What shoud i do?

Well, Ive been married for only 3 years and we have been separated for about 4 months now... We separated because we had a huge argument. Basically i saw a bunch of things that were not right in our marriage, and she failed to see that there was any problem!

She was Co-dependant.. always had to be involved in everything i did and would not allow me to go out on my own without getting angry with me. She was way to dependant on me to pay the bills and take care of ANYTHING within the marriage that required responsibility. She could not have fun without me and would NEVER go out on her own with friends. She was Jealous of almost ANY girl that i even talked too and became almost obsessive about visiting me at work in my previous Job. Our other issues were a little more personal, she had some psychological issues and medical issues that made intercoarse difficult and in the end i simply couldnt be bothered anymore. Its not like i didnt try, I encouraged her to get counselling and see a doctor many times... She said she would do it, but never did.

She has also twice stood in front of the door to stop me leaving during an argument, and this still plays on my mind today... I needed to get space to calm down, and she stood there and refused to move, and also told me that im not allowed to touch her or she would call the police on me (not that i would anyway)...

So I left, been living at my parents for a few months. She recognised her bad behaviours and this time has finally decided to do something about it. I see that she has changed and is working on stuff, but is it too little too late?

 

During the last couple of months I have met a nice girl at work, whom i feel i get along with soooo well... You know some people you just click with, well this is one of those occasions. Not only that, but she is interested in something more  between us. We started seeing each other alot and things developed quite quickly... We slept together, and then i realised that what i was doing wasnt fair on her so i backed off.. and tried desperatly to put rules in place so that sort of thing doesnt happen again, at least until im in a better place perhaps down the track.

A few weeks later i still feel strongly for this other girl, but my wife has worked on her stuff and is changing alot...

 

So what should I do? My wife is begging me to let her have one more chance so she can 'do things right', but i have never got along that well with her, and im actually very interested in this other person whom i feel i could be very happy with, but making that final decision to not go back to your marriage is a very hard decision to make and i still feel like something is holding me back. Is this normal?  Has anyone gone through a divorce but found it really hard to take that first step?, or should it not be that hard, and do i need to try again with my wife?

 

 

Perhaps to add info to this situation, Yes I have attended counselling with her, and have done personal counselling also. Im also not just jumping from one person to another, I have waited a few months as i did not want to be the sort of person who jumps into things in a 'rebound' type situation.... I have tried very hard to back off from the co-worker, but this is very difficult as I see her 5 days a week at work.


by Jezza   4 Posts 
Posted on 8/5/2009 6:40 AM
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They say the first 5 years of marriage are the hardest. We all don't know what kinda person she was before you married or what was the deciding factor to marry her. If you are ready to give up after such a short period of time , maybe you weren't ready to be married in the first place. Don't go back out of sympathy...go back because you truly believe you have something substantial.
by Jenbug28   26 Posts
Posted on 8/5/2009 11:31 AM
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Perhaps to add info to this situation, Yes I have attended counselling with her, and have done personal counselling also. Im also not just jumping from one person to another, I have waited a few months as i did not want to be the sort of person who jumps into things in a 'rebound' type situation.... I have tried very hard to back off from the co-worker, but this is very difficult as I see her 5 days a week at work.
by Jezza   4 Posts
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Do NOT think the grass is greener on the other side!!!!!!  Remember why you were married in the first place and give your wife a second chance!  Just because things are all peachy with 'the other woman' doesn't mean that you won't have relationship problems of your own....you have not been with her for years and lived together day in and day out.  If your wife is willing to make an improvement, then you will be with the person you fell in love with!  You made a commitment, through good times and bad....don't give it up on someone who has come in and it's 'easy' to be with them because it's new and fun and exciting.  Believe me when I say you'll regret it.   Make sure you are putting in 200% before you come to a decision on ending your marriage.  You don't want to divorce, then be with this other woman and have a string of issues in that relationship and end up leaving that too.  You have to realize that marriage takes work...no one said it would be easy.
by ashamed   9 Posts
Posted on 8/4/2009 9:22 AM
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Are you trying to justify your actions, bad wife, good co-worker??
by vlady   2123 Posts
Posted on 8/4/2009 8:54 AM
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"Get along that well"???

What are you, roommates? She's your wife, and according to you, has been doing a lot of work on her own to make things better for herself, you, and your marriage. She quite possibly is doing this on the assumption that IF she does, you will try one more time on the marriage with her.

However, if you believe you don't love your wife, and there is absolutely zero chance of working it out with her, then file for divorce. Don't wait. Get the divorce, then date. That's the generally accepted order.
by delia_M   2861 Posts
Posted on 8/4/2009 8:35 AM
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I feel like you need to settle things with your wife in a considerate manner, and forget about the other woman until you do. That seems fair, doesn't it? It leaves you with less emotional baggage, too.

Please, please don't start anything serious with the other woman right now, if she really cares about you she'll understand that you've got a lot of unfinished business (however the marriage works out or doesn't) and wait for you. There's lots more to it than just clicking with someone, that happens all the time!
by Natalie   729 Posts
Posted on 8/3/2009 11:27 AM
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I have this same issue almost to the tee. While leaving someone who I didnt get along with was tempting I felt I owed it to my wife to give her a second chance. I did make a substantial commitment to this person. Her improvments were huge and things have been a lot better. But We also had a conversation and I explained the way she made me feel and I told her that if I ever saw the same type of behavioral patterns coming back that I would be gone and fast. Counseling helped her realize what her behavioral patterns were making me feel like and doing to our relationship. I suggest you go with her to her therapy sessions as I can garuntee your not perfect either. I did this and it helped me realize some of the things I could do to make her want to try harder.
by AFsoldier   8 Posts
Posted on 8/3/2009 10:15 AM
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