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it out based on what he wants from me.
I am completely worn out, the man
snoops and checks my phone, email and
believes that I have no right of privacy. He
is possessive and jealous and constantly
suspicious of my motives and actions
and views the most innocent interaction
My daughter helped me get over my as flirting. He won’t admit his fault and
emotional trauma. My husband feels that in front of others he behaves as if he is
she is butting into our life. In the meanwhile prince charming. He is so out of touch with
she has finished with her graduation and emotional intimacy that sex is perfunctory
has found a job. She is also seeing someone and just a physical release for him without
and sooner or later they will get married any concern for me.
and I would be all by myself. Deep down My daughter got married and went away
I feel my husband terribly resents the fact to the USA and after that I really couldn’t
that I am financially self-sufficient and not take this relationship any more. I asked
dependent on him. A part of the property of my friends if I should divorce him, they
the laboratories was retained by me which advised me not to. The standard answer
now has appreciated in value and I could was why so late in life continue living the
sell it for a tidy sum. way you are. Being by yourself will be
My husband attaches conditions to love even more traumatic than staying in the
and affection. marriage.
He uses sex as a tool for manipulation.He
knows I crave love and affection, so he doles What should I do?

“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want
to give, but cannot. All the unspent love gathers up in the cor-
ners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in the hollow
part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.”
– Jamie Anderson
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has found that putting down one’s thoughts about worries and con-
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