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I don't know what it is, but my wife seems to always need to do/feel the opposite of what I am doing/feeling. If I make the bed a certain way, she has to make it a different way, then when I make it her way, she will switch to my old way. When I am feeling happy and cheerful, she has to feel sad...

Hello, I’m new here and just looking for some insight. This might be a long read. Trigger warning for those who might be sensitive to this topic. My husband and I have been together for 10 years. I was 20 when we met in college. We fell in love hard and fast, I moved in with him that first...

I am 50 years old just recently got remarried for the 2nd time to my ex-husband . Thinking things would be different this time around. It already doesn't appear to be any different.We met when we were just 18 years old .We had 2 beautiful children together. A son and daughter. We lost our...

My husband intentionally pushes my buttons when I'm drinking, then blames it on the fact that I'm "drunk" when I get upset. This only happens once every couple months or so, but it's been going on for years and I recognize it as a pattern. We could be having a perfectly calm, relaxing evening...

I need help making sense of this situation please. I don't know who is "right," and I can't tell if my priorities or all screwy or if he's being a real jerk. My boyfriend and I have been together for over 5 years and we live together. We both sort of understand that a marriage proposal is...

So I’m gonna start with a little bit of history me and my husband have been together for 15 years as of February and we've been married for 10 years. We have three beautiful daughters together ages 3, 6 and 10. We have always had a relatively easy relationship we don’t fight or argue we're...

I’ve been to therapy for a few months since learning from my children that my husband had been in an ongoing affair- they were 3 and 5. I was absolutely devastated and the first thing that my husband said was that it was both of our faults and that I need to own my part. I did so much for him...

I think my husband might be a sociopath/narcissist and is emotionally manipulating me. He recently went on a business trip for three days. On the day he was driving back, his female co-worker posted photos online showing she was with him. He never told me he wasn't alone on the trip. When I...

I'm writing this while undergoing the silent treatment for about the 5th time in as many months. We are in our 50's second marriage for both. His ex was an alcoholic and this was a factor in their divorce. He states he really has no use for his parents. Friday: It's his birthday. He...

This is my 1st post on this site. Here is my background. I was with my ex-h for 8 years. During that time he was arrested 6 different times spending nearly 2 yrs total in jail for stealing to support his meth habit. I finally gave up on him after his last arrest last January (2012). I loved...

I'm trying to decide what to do about my wife's behavior? I've struggled for years with our relationship, always seeming to be in the doghouse or in trouble with her, and no matter what never seeming to meet the ever moving mark. Finally, a friend suggested I read up on passive-aggressive...

Howdy, all, Need support, ideas, and maybe to be a lesson to others. Husband and I seperated Aug 2009. Married 20 years this May. Finalizing divorce now. Back up. Last 10 years, his alcoholism spiralled, and so did my depression. I got treatment, but not adequate, and he is in recovery after 2...