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WoW Cynthia...sounds like my husband may need the same help your husband received because it seems that his problem is the same as your husbands was! Thanks for the prayers...I truly do feel God working in our lives right now. Unfortunately, I make too much money to qualify for childcare...

Will you marry me??? J/K...lol...;)! There are very few of men out there like you (that I know of)...God bless you for eXCeeDiNG what's expected of you and rising above the norm!:thumbsup: Luckily, to prevent any sort of 'cover up' or denial he may have in regards to his illegal drug use...I...

Well...I'd like to say thanks to all of you who took the time to read and leave advice for me in my many confusing, troubled threads! This morning, I found out why he has been so distant and unwilling to work things out...I found his drugs. I prayed about it, and cried about it...but my main...

The Tasks of Active Listening Empathy is about rapport and openness between people. When it is absent, people are less likely to consider your needs and feelings. The best way to build empathy is to help the other person feel that they are understood. That means being an active listener. There...

(Accidentally posted elsewhere...meant to post it here...) :wave: Hey there everybody!!! I hope you're all having a wonderful, blessed day!!! I have the following sayings posted on my journal and my new sis Sheila read-em and let me in on this here forum which I had no clue about! (I'm a...

"In a marriage, meaningful words bring life-giving water to the soil of a person's life. In fact, all loving relationships need the continual intake of the water of communication or they simply dry up. No marriage can survive without it." - From "It Takes Two to Tango" by Gary and Norma Smalley...

...ummmmm...how bout Bad Stress??? :thumbsup: sounds good to me:holy: ! lol ~lei

:wave: Hey there everybody!!! I hope you're all having a wonderful, blessed day!!! I have the following sayings posted on my journal and my new sis Sheila read-em and let me in on this here forum which I had no clue about! (I'm a newbie here:blush: ...) Well, here you go--I hope you enjoy...

:amen: to that, sis! My husband goes through the same exact thing...and has for the entire 10 years I've known him! "Misery loves company" comes to mind when I think of ways to describe him. He's fine when he's watching ESPN, online browsing, talking about sports or cars or motorcycles...

Thank you! I will definately check it out:) ~lei

Hey there... I'm a 26 (soon to be 27) year old mother of three beautiful girls! I too am a couple of days new to the forum and am lovin it! I hope you enjoy it as much as me... God bless! ~lei

Hello to all! My name is Leila...better known as "Lei!" I've been hanging out here for a couple of days and have been so blessed to receive so much love from everyone who has taken time to reply to my threads (Marriage Forum)! I never realized just how much fellowship like this can give me so...

Ok...so my husband wants a divorce one day...then doesn't know what he wants the next...then wants to stay together the next day...but the next day realizes he has to work at fixing and maintaining the marriage in order to make it work...so once again, back to the D-word again! ...and so on and...

I truly believe in that statement...and have throughout my marriage! However, we have been married over 7 years and by NOT thinking of my own feelings and interests, I feel as though I've done more harm than good! I'm sure I could have done it in a less co-dependent and enabling way, however so...

Thank you all for your words of encouragement and advice! Mine is a very complicated situation where it'll take a lot of prayers, patience, sweat and tears to overcome...but we'll make it! Whether we are together till death do us part, or together only for the next 6 months (which is the...