Leslie Cane Articles

By: Leslie Cane:  It’s natural to want to see your separated spouse more often and in a more meaningful way.  However, if your husband is the one who initiated the separation or the one who wanted space, then it can feel very scary when you ask to see more of him. You can be afraid […]

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By: Leslie Cane: It’s an awful feeling when you have to watch your marriage ending and know that it is at least in part your fault. It’s even harder when you know that you could change things if only given a chance. But you don’t know if you will ever get that chance. Since it […]

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By: Leslie Cane: It’s normal to over analyze nearly everything when you are separated but do not want to be. This is especially true if you were hoping for a quick resolution but you now suspect that things aren’t going as well as they could. It’s human nature to be absolutely sure of the situation […]

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By: Leslie Cane: Sometimes, when you have done everything that you can do to ask your spouse to change, you feel as if you have to do something much more drastic to finally get results. When you’ve begged, pleaded, and tried to reason and it hasn’t worked, you feel like there’s no cards left to […]

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By: Leslie Cane: I find that, as we age, the things that initially attracted us to other people can sometimes change. For example, when I was younger, I valued money and material possessions in my friends and the people who I wanted to date. If a guy had a nice car, that scored a few […]

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By: Leslie Cane: In a perfect world, your spouse would be your biggest cheerleader. He is the one who should lift you up and defend you against all others. When you’re feeling bad about yourself or have doubts, he is the one who should tell you that you are more than fine just the way […]

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By: Leslie Cane: When you are separated, often one of your short term goals is getting your separated spouse to miss you. This is a short term goal that you are often hoping will lead to the long term goal of getting him back home or pursuing a reconciliation. Many people hope and assume that […]

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By: Leslie Cane:  Sometimes when we are going through a trial or a marital separation, our greatest hope if that our husband is going to miss us right away and that we won’t have to wait too long until we are able to reconcile.  It’s hard to be patient during this process.  And you may […]

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By: Leslie Cane: Many separated wives spend a lot of time fantasizing about their separated husbands coming home. And, to make that happen, they also spend a lot of time cultivating the plan which they believe is most likely to work. Many understandably think that once they can overcome that seemingly insurmountable hurdle, hopefully all […]

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By: Leslie Cane:  There are some common reasons for the decay of a marriage that are just reluctantly accepted.  Examples are “growing apart” or “falling out of love.”  There are other reasons for the decay of a marriage that are taboo and not at all understood –  like children coming between you or struggling to […]

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