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22-08-2016
08:19 PM
Hi my wife was diagnosed with depression and anxiety about 12months ago. I've had her seen a therapist and she is on medication. I thought everything was going along swimmingly till she hit me with a bombshell that she has had enough and wants out of the marriage. We have been married nearly 20years and have 2 beautiful children we have been together for nearly 25years. Now I know there is no one else involved I have never had a affair and never laid a hand on her and I'm pretty sure she hasn't either. Our sex life has dried up but I keep telling her that I don't care I just want to lay there in each other's arms. i won't leave my wife not with the state she is in but I would never leave her anyway. I know she is in a dark place but every time I try to talk she doesn't want to talk. Please help with some advice
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21-09-2016
07:03 PM
Weekend away was fantastic. It was great just to sit down and have a in depth conversation about everything. I asked her straight out is this the end for us or are you willing to try and make this work. She said I want to be married to you which did make me smile😊. It has come to the end for her at her work where she will be starting a new job next term at a new school and she did say that a lot of her problems have been cause she hated her job hated her boss and took out her frustrations on me and our relationship. I've said to her with this new job you are taking a step up the ladder there is going to be more pressure on you cause now your in charge so that pressure affects me and the children if you don't talk about your day and let us understand what's going on. I said I know your working longer hours you have to travel more distance to your job but not to stress cause the family duties of running the kids around cooking dinner washing will be done b4 you get home. I think she is still trying to realise that she doesn't have to do anything. So hopefully things are looking up for us
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22-09-2016
10:33 PM
That is awesome news 😘 glad ur time away was wonderful xx I hope so too do keep in touch and let me know how u guys get on xx I hope she enjoys her new job and I just wanted to let you know ur an amazing support for her and ur family hats off to you xx thanks for coming back to me xx Venessa
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