leaving??
Today’s question is: What’s up with people leaving their spouses?
Background: This summer a friend found out her husband loves her but isn’t in love with her. Basically, he’s found his soulmate in a 23 year old bartender. (can you say mid life crisis?)
It’s the same story I’ve heard over and over again in the past few years. OK, it’s not always the same story, but man, they sure do resemble each other, a lot. I guess for those left behind they need to understand the mid life crisis in order to understand what has happened in their little world, because most of the time it comes as a fairly big shockaroo.
Probably one of the most devastating elements of this kind of separation of families is that often times, even though it isn’t said, the checked out spouse also loves the kids, but isn’t in love with them either, sadly.
On that note, today I celebrate 13 years of wonderful, happy, fun, loving marriage. I know that when we celebrate 50 years together we will look back on these years of break ups during the mid life crisis and count our blessings. For our blessings are many.
August 26, 2008 @ 7:47 am
…Welcome back girl! I was checkin’ in from time to time (lurking, some would call it) and was hoping that everything was going okay for you… Glad to see you posting again…
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…Yeah, that middle age crisis is something else. I’m going thru it right now with my husband and I don’t understand it and I’m in hopes that it will just quietly fade away…(*sigh*) It def’ is a true test of the strength of a marriage, that is for sure…
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…Blessings…
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Comment by tj — August 26, 2008 @ 8:51 am
Glad to see you back! I was on my way to wishing you a happy 13th and MANY MANY more to come!
And I totally don’t fall for that “I love you but am no longer IN LOVE with you.” If you ask me, it’s crap!
Comment by wendy — August 26, 2008 @ 5:32 pm
Comment by colette — August 31, 2008 @ 11:09 am