Originally posted by:Matt on 9 December 2012
I love my wife of 10 years dearly but dont know where to turn. We have 2 wonderful kids aged 5 & 2 who can be a handful from time to time - as most can. She loves them a lot but is unfortunately very short tempered and seems to yell at one of us every day. She is a self confessed control freak who says she gets anxious and is always tired and stressed and on the go. She has been on antidepressants in the past but doesnt want to use them long term. I am over the constant anger and yelling and swearing and controlling behaviour that she exhibits where nothing I do is good enough and she gets very annoyed when she doesnt get her way. She wont talk about it with me as she views this as me overreacting and nagging. She doesnt have any real close friends to talk to and her family is interstate. I miss the fun times we had and the smile and laughter from years ago. She has no interest in intimacy, and gets annoyed with me if I am not there at the drop of a hat to help when she is stressed out - I am patient by nature and can deal with these situations better. I give her time out every weekend where I look after the kids and she goes out alone, but she will still come home and find something to get annoyed with. Any advice would be most grateful
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