A Bucket List During Your Marital Separation. Is This A Good Idea?

By: Leslie Cane: Many of us struggle greatly in the beginning of our marital separation. Understandably, we are very distraught and we tend to live in our own world.  Or we might mope around our newly-quiet house, and isolate ourselves from those that care about us. This behavior is understandable. We are hurting. This “new […]

What Does A Spouse Really Want When He Moves Out?

By: Leslie Cane: Many separated wives try to follow their husband’s lead or attempt to read their husband’s cues when he has moved out and they are separated.  Many wives figure that if they can just provide their husband with what he wants during this very short time, he will eventually return home. That is […]

How Can I Possibly Be Okay With The Thought Of My Husband Dating Other People During Our Separation?

By: Leslie Cane:  It’s very normal to take one simple truth – that you and your spouse are separating – and turn it into several dire “what ifs.”  For most of us, a separation is difficult enough to process.  Even if we were able to limit our thoughts to our immediate reality and what is […]

Why Would A Husband In A Midlife Crisis Leave Some Clothes And Precious Personal Items Behind?

By: Leslie Cane:  Wives who are in the unfortunate situation of having a husband leave during a midlife crisis can become extremely observant – always searching for clues as to what their husband might be thinking or what the future might bring.  Most of us can certainly understand this detective-like behavior.  After all, the constant […]

My Husband Wants A Divorce And Isn’t Talking To Me. How Do I Force A Conversation?

By: Leslie Cane: year or so and have gotten nowhere, so now we can just communicate through our attorneys. This is awful because I really do want to save my marriage. I really did have every intention of going to counseling. But I don’t see how this is going to be possible if he won’t […]

My Husband Supposedly Wants A Divorce, And Then Suddenly He Doesn’t

By: Leslie Cane:  In your married life, there are probably very few times when you are watching your husband’s behavior like you may be when he tells you that he wants a divorce (and then seems to be wavering on this.)  This can be especially true if you are still invested in your marriage.   […]

My Husband Wants To Work On Our Marriage So He Moved Out. How Does This Make Sense?

By: Leslie Cane:  Some of us who have husbands who are unhappy in our marriages are somewhat lucky.  That may sound like a contradiction in terms.  But with unhappy husbands, it can go one of two ways.  You either have a husband who decides that he will work on the marriage or that he will […]