How to Reconnect With Your Husband During A Separation Through Gradual, Increasingly Meaningful Conversations

By: Leslie Cane: When you are reluctantly separated and want to save your marriage, you often intuitively know that communication is vitally important.  Saving your marriage means that you are going to eventually need to overcome what drove you apart in the first place and then re-create the intimacy that will allow you both to […]

My Husband Always Leaves When We Fight. He Has Left Me Multiple Times. Should I Just Give Up And Divorce Him?

By: Leslie Cane:  When you are newly separated, things can feel so dire.  There is a lot of shock and also a great sense of urgency.  But what happens if you have been through a separation multiple times?  What if your spouse makes a habit of leaving you at the first sign of a fight?  […]

My Husband Says He Just Wants To Be Alone Permanently And Indefinitely

By: Leslie Cane: I sometimes hear from wives who don’t know how to approach (or attempt to overcome) their husband’s insistence that he is just more comfortable being alone. Perhaps he asked for some time to himself and pursued a separation and then found out that he liked being on his own.  As a result, […]

If I Have No Contact With My Husband During Our Separation, Will He Want To Come Back?

By: Leslie Cane: Although some spouses are very clear about wanting to keep in close contact with their separated spouse, there are some who want precisely the opposite. Some spouses have decided that it would be best to keep their distance during the separation. Sometimes, this is a matter of strategy – they want their […]

My Separated Husband Is Nice To Everyone Except Me. Why?

By: Leslie Cane:  Many separated wives notice a transformation in their separated husband.  They can’t deny that he’s actually a more pleasant person than he was before the separation.  This would almost seem like a positive transformation – if the wife herself could enjoy it.  You see, often the wife can’t help but notice that […]

Our Conversations Are Really Awkward During Our Trial Separation. It’s Like I Don’t Know How to Talk To Him Anymore

When you are separated from your spouse, you often hope that things will go somewhat smoothly so that you can reconcile as soon as possible. One important piece of this puzzle is being in regular contact with your spouse. But what happens when this communication doesn’t go very smoothly? What if it is awkward and […]

My Husband Makes Me Feel Bad About Myself During Our Separation: I’m Obviously Much More Committed Than He Is. It’s Lopsided.

By: Leslie Cane: When you’re married but separated, it’s very common to constantly evaluate what is going on with your spouse. You want to know what he’s thinking, how he’s feeling, and what all of this might mean in terms of what he wants moving forward. This can be especially true if you want to […]

My Separated Husband Is Accusing Me Of Using The Kids To Have Access To Him

It’s understandable for a separated wife who misses her husband to want regular communication, especially when he’s been reluctant to provide it. One thing that married couples (even separated ones) have regular conversations about is their children. It’s completely normal for a separated wife to initiate conversations about the kids. Sometimes, however, a husband will […]