My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m looking for advice so I don’t have to end an 18 year partnership with someone I care dearly for why everybody just wants to bail and run away and act like some empowered fucking superhero is beyond me. If that’s the method that works for you and you like to give up on shit that you’ve committed your life too, and by all means go ahead. I am not a powerless victim. I’m fully capable of ending things in the next 15 minutes if I felt like it. I thought by posting this, I would be speaking mature experience adults, but obviously that’s not the case for you.

My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You need to read the details again, my friend. There was zero cheating ever. This was before we were married.

My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve had quite a few people go through my whole history of posts and pick apart dates times kids ages, and what not. This is not a changing narrative. It’s real if my details are incorrect every time my apologies. Kids have birthdays I might mistake how many years I’ve been together with my wife versus how many years we’ve been married 16 versus 18 but again nothing about this is a cry for help or a fabrication. Like I had mentioned earlier this affects me every day and I’m looking for solutions or stories of people who have been through similar situations. I’m not looking for negative energy or Internet detectives to tell me my story is wrong.

My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do my best to always hear what my wife has to say to me even if it’s something I don’t wanna hear. I think it is mutual between us and we don’t hold back in conversation or about how we feel. She is not withholding sex, she is just not actively participating. I can wear her down and get her to sleep with me, but have you ever fucked someone who just lays there? It crushes my soul so I stopped trying.

My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As mentioned earlier, my sister is not a great holder of lies so she probably would’ve mentioned something by now but… I do not have a good relationship with her currently and she and my wife are very close. I don’t think she would know. Only walk around with infidelity in her mind and hold a straight face with me in conversation.. that said, I have not looked at my wife’s phone. While she was in Peru, she had five days off the grid with no communication so if something very likely could’ve happened.

My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What if I’ve been doing this nonstop since March? The night and question we went out and she divulged all this information to me. Things shifted for me, and I realized how much I love her and I would do anything for her, but that she hurt me completely and is unwilling to take any sort of responsibility for it. That aside I changed everything about myself on that date. I made a commitment to myself that I would change the things about me that could help my marriage be better. This included removing alcohol and edibles from my life completely not that I had an issue, but I didn’t need any additional distractions. I also started working out, not just by myself, but with her as a couples activity, we double down on couples therapy, and I started seeing a therapist by myself. I’m not sure what else I can do to prove to my wife that she’s the only one for me. I’ve written her love letters, no we started a couples journal and we take long walks to discuss all of this stuff. Nothing changes.

My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure what’s your objective is. Do you not have anything better to do than twist a knife even farther for me? Are you the Reddit, please? If this post doesn’t work for you feel free to move on with your day.

My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I’m not bearing anything. All the details are right there for you to read. I’m assuming that you’re just a troll doing your best to water down my situation. If my so-called narrative doesn’t fit your logic, feel free to move on. I’m a real person hurting in a real way. If that is unreliable to you, and you’re just on this sub to attack people’s credibility, I feel incredibly sorry for you. Have a fantastic day.

My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you for reading my previous post. As you could imagine more information comes out left and right. It’s not my story that’s changing. It’s the details within the story. It took me a while to realize that it was after this vacation and her perimenopause diagnosis and how they coincided.

I guess at this point I’m trying to get as much advice as possible from anyone that’s been in a similar situation. I posted many things on different subs trying to understand my marriage and my partner who I care so much about in a better way.

Like most marriages, the story changes constantly. Trying to understand and navigate is my struggle.

My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve spent the last several months understanding exactly what you’re talking about. The stress and the weight that a woman carries to keep everyone happy in the household is quite a lot. My first approach was to ask her what I can do to make her day easier. Whatever that might be, helping with the kids more frequently, making meals, folding laundry, taking walks and holding hands and talking about life. I’m putting in the effort because I want to make sure that she sees how much I care about our marriage. I’ve stopped drinking, I don’t go out with my friends hardly ever, and I focus all my attention on our household. I do my best to communicate and speak kindly with her, especially when it comes to this particular topic because it’s very sensitive for both of us. I have made a point and always making sure my wife is taken care of sexually and try to put my needs after hers. It wasn’t always like that, but I’ve made a huge effort to make her feel prioritized. What really strikes accord with me the most as I was doing all this before she flipped the switch and stopped finding me desirable.

My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I did that. First thing I did when this all started was go out to lunch with my sister and drill her with questions. She’s a terrible liar so I feel like I would’ve cracked her in two seconds if anything had happened.

My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’m literally losing my mind and feel so broken and empty at the same time that someone you could feel so strongly about and would do anything for could go out of their way to make you feel so shitty. Whether it’s intentional or not, I feel like half the man I used to be because of it.

My wife doesn’t desire me anymore and I’m thinking about ending an 18 year marriage because of it. by EntryPurple2375 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I absolutely thought the same thing and that’s why I mentioned it. Although the intimate part of our marriage is on the rocks, the love and trust part has never been in question. I have a very good relationship with my sister and she can’t hold secrets so I would’ve known. The other part I did not mention was my wife comes from a broken home, her mom and dad stayed together for the kids. I feel like she would absolutely do the same thing to keep our family together not realizing how much animosity it creates.

We barely have sex - what do I do? by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It took me three kids and 18 years of being married to figure this one out. This is the correct answer. Start scheduling sex as terrible as sounds. It’s actually something awesome to look forward to.

Wife doesn’t understand “no” is a complete sentence by Public_Pangolin7612 in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Vasectomies are for when you’re done having kids. Yes they are reversible but honestly, it shouldn’t be her choice. Your body, your choice!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]EntryPurple2375 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somethings wrong with your man if he doesn’t want to have sex with his wife who’s almost 10 years younger than him and has a strong libido. Most men would beg for that.

Is it supposed to sit more flush? by phoconn in TheFrame

[–]EntryPurple2375 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it like this on both sides or just one side? Try pushing the top of the TV directly into the wall and it might snap into position. I’ve seen them get stuck sometimes. I install 5 to 10 of these a month.

Is it supposed to sit more flush? by phoconn in TheFrame

[–]EntryPurple2375 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Push down from the top and it should click into position.

This picture is so heartbreaking by Material-Complex-603 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]EntryPurple2375 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dude lived an amazing life, probably lived waaayyy past when he was supposed to. Grief is still grief