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Making peace with my wife

I don't know where to start.

I've been married for almost 4 years. My wife and I have a beautiful 3 years old girl.

I'm not an ideal husband, I thought that the things I don't like to do would make me at least a good husband, but that's not the case.

I go straight to work and back to the house. I don't go out with my friends. I rather spend the weekends resting with my family. She wants to go out any weekday even though I'm tired after work. She gets angry if I tell her that I'm tired.

One thing I always have to argue with her is about money, she wants to pay for something she wants even though we don't have the money. I always tell her, we'll do that when we can afford it, she gets angry and tells me that I never have any money, that I'll never have any, if it was for me we would live under a bridge. This behavior has been present in our lives since the beginning.

She is very selfish, she doesn't care about anything, she says I should make her happy. She curses in front of our daughter. She says that to make our daughter feel well she must feel well first but letting me go with our daughter until she feels that way is not an option.

This behavior is also present on her relatives. They say curses of each other and then a few days later they act like nothing happened.

I listen to her, listen how she feels. She told me today that she doesn't care about how I feel.

We went to several activities for couples in our church. She said she loved them. But a few days ago she told me in rage that Christians are mediocre and idiots, that the time she's spent going to church has made her feel worse. And she went to church with me today even though she said those things.

As of today, I'm soon moving out. I just don't know what to do anymore...

This words are just a few things that's been happening. I'm tired.

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She may need professional help (bi-polar?) or she just might need to learn to support herself (get a Job). The truth is likely somewhere in between..

Do you wish to be reconcilled or need help in moving on?
 
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As of today, I'm soon moving out. I just don't know what to do anymore...

This words are just a few things that's been happening. I'm tired.

It sounds as if you could both do with a bit of space for a time, and then some marriage counselling. I don't think it is the end, by any means, but you both could do with learning to communicate your own needs a little more effectively, so that you can both be happy at least some of the time, rather than both being unhappy all of the time, as at present.

God be with you both, and with your daughter. :crossrc:
 
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Catherineanne said:
It sounds as if you could both do with a bit of space for a time, and then some marriage counselling. I don't think it is the end, by any means, but you both could do with learning to communicate your own needs a little more effectively, so that you can both be happy at least some of the time, rather than both being unhappy all of the time, as at present.

God be with you both, and with your daughter. :crossrc:

Another thing she gets angry about is that she doesn't see me suffer like she does. The thing is if I say something about a problem she tells me in a rude way that I should find a solution. I know I just have to find a solution but that probably will take time, but that's not an option, it has to be fast.

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