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| 1 | AloneThanks for the background. She may have (reluctantly) agreed to marriage counseling at a time when she was hoping for a much stronger emotional reaction from you. When that reaction didn’t come in the way she expected, it may have felt dismissive to her, even if that wasn’t your intention. Some women keep a quiet mental tally of how many opportunities they’ve given their husband to change. At that stage, she may have been (slightly) open to seeing visible effort and emotional shifts, but she did… | /r/Divorce_Men | 22/12/25 06:22 PM |
| 2 | AloneI'm sorry to hear you are going through this. After 20+ years of working with men and women in marriages that are falling apart, although it seems counterintuitive, I've found that the worst thing you can do right now is do more and try harder. That's because after the bomb drop, men often completely shift their behavior - they help out more around the house, with the kids, they are exceptionally nice, etc. This, combined with other behaviors like pleading, explaining, proving, reminding her of … | /r/Divorce_Men | 22/12/25 05:24 PM |
| -1 | Wife started calling me "weak" and talking about divorce after I had a rough couple of days this weekI want to slow this down, because the question “Should I just get a divorce?” is coming from overwhelm, not clarity. What happened wasn’t weakness. It was overload. You’re working long hours under constant pressure, and your nervous system finally hit a limit. You’re likely a soft-hearted, relationship-oriented man. You value connection and internalize stress until it spills over. Your wife sounds like a hard-natured, goal-oriented woman. She’s decisive, black-and-white in her thinking, and has … | /r/Divorce_Men | 19/12/25 03:02 PM |
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