Falling Out Of Love With Husband: What To Do When You Fall Out Of Love With Your Husband
Often when a couple comes in for couple's counseling, one of the partner is stating that s/he has fallen out of love with the other partner. Sometimes they both feel that way, but usually it is just one spouse verbalizing this. The partner that feels as if s/he has fallen out of love, often questions whether they ever "really" loved their spouse in the first place. Other issues that are typically present are feeling overwhelmed by "task overload", that there is not enough time, energy, or other resources to invest in their relationship, along with a general apathy about investing those resources if they were available. The one who has fallen of love feels unloved and lonely, and may be daydreaming about the possibility of "falling in love" with someone new. Typically, the complaining party has stopped complaining to the other party about needing or wanting more attention. They have stopped consulting the other person about problems and difficulties and tend to handle everything on their own. They have stopped complaining about the other person's annoying habits, but feel resentment about them.
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They may have even started to develop a life away from the other partner. When the marriage is in obvious danger of dissolution, they may resist any suggestion of actually working on the relationship. They carry unresolved hurt and resentment and use it as a shield to keep from taking risks again and being vulnerable. They are alienated from the partner and the relationship and may believe that if you don't feel "in love" you might as well pack it in.
What this couple does not know is that you can regain your sense of "being in love" again. That hot romantic feeling may or may not return, but the sense of connection, satisfaction, and tenderness can return. One of the main contributing factors to "falling out of love" is neglect. Time and energy gets spent everyone but on the relationship and each other. They have stopped thinking and acting like a team. They have developed a pattern of unilateral problem solving where they deal with some joint issue separately, then get back together to try to "sell" their solution to the other partner.
No one feels heard. Everyone may feel neglected. The solution is in the description of the problem. To return to love, start to re-invest in the relationship. People change over time. Its inevitable. Take the risks to share who are you with your spouse. Stay up all night talking like you used to do when you were first together. Go on dates. Buy thoughtful gifts for each other. Call, text, connect during the day. Try something new romantically. The love probably is not really gone. It's probably just lying beneath the hurt and neglect. It is also important to know that marriages go through developmental stages, just like human beings. Couples that have been together over a lifetime often report that they have "fallen in and out of love" several times.
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Because many men do not discuss feelings as easily as most women do, wives are often shocked when their husband actually voices his desire to separate or divorce. They might have suspected that their spouse wasn't entirely happy, but they didn't think he'd ever be the one to end the marriage.
Sometimes the husband can't give a specific answer as to why he feels the way he does. He just finally gets to the point where he can't continue living the way he is. Sometimes, these feelings are brought to a head by the awareness that he's getting older and life is passing him by. Or the feelings ofrndiscontent can be activated when another female finds him attractive and makes a play for him.
In couples marriage counseling sessions, typical questions asked are "What does he want from me that I'm not giving him?" "How can I be interested in sex when I'm exhausted from everything I do for our three kids every day?" "We've made it through some really tough times and I thought things were getting better, so why would he leave now?" All of these questions and many others haunt the surprised wives.
To better understand what husbands want, let's look at some of the priorities men have shared with me in marriage counseling sessions:
1. Men want to be appreciated for what they contribute to the marriage and family. They don't want to be taken for granted. Some men have said, "I feel like she only values my paycheck and if I weren't here anymore, she'd be fine with that." Everyone likes to feel appreciated, and husbands are no exception.
It's easy to focus on what a spouse isn't doing, especially if a husband and wife are disagreeing about how much each should help with the kids or around the house. The wise wife will express appreciation for what her husband is currently doing and for the positive qualities he brings to the marriage, even while discussions continue about things she'd like to see done differently in the future.
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2. Husbands enjoy seeing their wives smile and laugh, and they find smiles and laughter appealing. They do enjoy having their wives appreciate their jokes or stories, but they also like to see their wives just looking happy in general. This doesn't mean going around with a fake grin and pretending everything is fine when it isn't. But it does mean keeping a sense of humor in spite of problems and being able to shut the door on worries temporarily when you have some "down time" with your spouse.
3. Husbands want to feel that their wives really care about their welfare and about them on a deep level. They want their wife to spend time with them, to be concerned about their health, happiness, and well-being.
Especially as men age, the feeling that a spouse doesn't really care about them cuts deeply, even if the husband never shows that he's hurt by the lack of affection and caring. They don't want to feel that the kids always come first and that their preferences and needs are overlooked.
In numerous homes, this dynamic is what gets off balance and leads to serious relationship problems. The wife thinks she's doing what's best by putting the kids' needs first, not realizing that the husband is as hurt as he is by this.
4. Husbands want private time with their wives--not just for sex, although that's important--but also to do activities together on their own. This is where making time for a "date night out" every week or so is important. Then the husband and wife can see a movie they want to see, uninterrupted by the kids, or have a peaceful meal at a restaurant. They can go bowling or dancing or get together with friends and keep their identity as an adult couple, not just as parents.
I have seen couples in counseling through the years who have decided not to ever leave their kids with a babysitter or go out on their own. This is always a red flag to me of an unwise course of action in the marriage. A heightened sense of passion between spouses is helped by time alone, "date time," private time, time for the important part of the relationship that exists beyond the kids to be strengthened and nurtured.
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5. Husbands want a satisfying sex life. You knew we'd eventually get to sex, didn't you? So here it is. A marriage without a passionate sex life is lacking a key ingredient that wives all too often underestimate. And the reality is that a husband who does not have a satisfying sexual relationship with his wife is much more vulnerable to becoming involved with someone else.
Yes, I know there are couples who over time stop having sex and yet both partners choose to stay in the marriage, but in many cases, there's a resulting sense of resignation and dullness in the marriage. The fire or passionate spark that helps a couple to stay together is missing, so there's often a lack of "life" or energy in the relationship.
Wives can argue until they're blue in the face that sex shouldn't mean so much to husbands, but the reality is that it usually does have a high priority on the husband's list. Why? Because it feels good, because it makes him feel attractive and desired, because it enhances satisfaction with the marriage, because it can help the husband to feel closer and more connected to his wife, and because it relieves stress.
Use these five areas above to open discussion with your husband about how he feels in the marriage and whether his needs are being met. After all, that's one of the keys to marriage success--opening the communication door so that each spouse can share from his or her viewpoint and feel heard by the partner.
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The worst thing that a wife can be faced with is the fact that her husband is having, or had, an affair. She wonders how, in the world, she can ever get past this betrayal. She wants to know how she can trust her husband again, and how she can stop running that movie she's got, of her husband and the other woman, in her head. While it will take a lot of work, it is possible to get over a husband cheating.
To get over this kind of betrayal, the first thing that a woman needs to know is that she's being heard and understood. She needs to have her fears and feelings validated. In addition, she needs to hear her husband. All too often, couples dealing with the aftermath of an affair get caught in the vicious cycle of "my husband acts like it's my fault he had an affair" and "I feel horrible that I cheated on my wife, but I don't know how to fix things". While very natural and very normal, this isn't going to do anyone any good.
As a wife, be sure that your husband takes responsibility for his affair. It doesn't matter what he felt you had done to him: ignored him, nagged him, whatever. Ultimately, he chose to have the affair, and that responsibility lies squarely on his shoulders. However, as a wife you do need to take part in healing what was broken in the marriage before the affair, because let's face it; if the marriage was healthy, he probably wouldn't have cheated.
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Speak up, and let your husband know exactly what you need from him in order to begin rebuilding trust. If you need him to always carry his phone, so you can check in with him at any time - tell him. Do you need him to stop working late at the office? Let him know, and let him know that it's OK to bring work home instead. Let him know that you don't need space, you need extra attention from him - if this is indeed the case. This isn't about punishing someone; it's about having your needs met so that you can begin to trust again. Express your needs in positive terms, but express them clearly.
Don't be afraid to spend some time working on yourself, either. A husband's affair can deliver a devastating blow to a wife's self-esteem. She begins to wonder why she wasn't "enough". Take a class you've been wanting to take, spend some time at the gym; do what you need to do to feel good about yourself again.
Finally, don't try to make your marriage as it was; instead, focus on making it better. Affair-proofing a marriage is about making sure that the bonds between you and your husband are strong, and that you're both getting your needs met within the marriage relationship.
It is possible to get over a husband cheating; however, it takes work on the part of both husband and wife. Be open and honest, and your marriage can not only survive, it can thrive!
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It was a perfect day for a wedding in the park. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and the smell of spring was in the air. As the guests were being escorted to their seats, quiet laughing, whispers and giggling could be heard. These were beautiful sounds of joy where people gathered together to celebrate the union of two hearts. Some of the guests hadn't seen each other in years and were reconnecting with hugs and smiles.
This went on for several minutes while chamber music played in the background. I watched as the groomsmen took their places in front of the wedding guests. The pastor followed shortly thereafter. Finally, the wedding march played and everyone stood in honor of the bride as she walked down the aisle with her father. You could hear the cameras clicking and sounds of delight as the beautiful bride joined the wedding party at the front. I wasn't too far from the front when I noticed the mother-of-the-bride was seated next to the groom's mother. Her father was on the other side of the aisle. It didn't take long to figure out what was going on: the family of divorce. Her parents couldn't put their differences aside for just a few hours even at their daughter's wedding. Unfortunately, this is way too common these days.
There are many complications to divorce and going to special occasions and family events can bring great stress to one or both parties. Weddings seem to cause the greatest stress more often than not. Many times, certain family members will side with the one who was on the receiving end of the divorce. Tension in the air is a natural byproduct of divorce. It was sad to watch this scenario play out from the distance. It was immediately apparent that the bride's parents were uncomfortable with each other. Weddings can be the most difficult for children of divorce. Graduation parties are next in line.
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Most people going through divorce don't have the ability to look down the road and see family events as a problem until it's too late. If it was a friendly divorce, which they rarely are, then family gatherings may be easy to participate in. If it was a bitter divorce, family gatherings may be very difficult to face. A friend of mine, whose divorce was a bitter fight was told that he and his new wife were the only ones allowed to attend his daughter's wedding. To add insult to injury, he was not allowed to make the toast to his daughter and her new husband. Clearly, this was a very awkward wedding ceremony and wedding dinner. The bride's mother and her new husband were taking on her ex-husband, while using the daughter's wedding as a power trip. This is just one aspect of the ugliness of divorce that few consider when contemplating divorce.
So how do you deal with the fear of weddings and social occasions with your ex-spouse? There are many ways to deal with these family events, especially if it was a bitter divorce. One way it to write a letter to let your ex know that you want to put your differences aside and make sure that your child has the best wedding ever. Agree to have family members keep their opinions to themselves on that special day. There is no reason for conflict at a wedding. If you (or a family member) cannot control your emotions then don't go! Why stir up a hornet's nest with wedding guests and ruin the day for the bride and groom? This day belongs to them. Remember that! This is a day where you want to create wonderful memories for your children, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins and friends. You certainly don't want to be the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons!
Do you worry there may be some friction between you or your ex at your next family event? Do you think there will be problems from some of the wedding guests? Is your son or daughter concerned about some of the people who have been invited to their wedding? Plan for problems that might come up. It will help you get through the day.
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