By: Leslie Cane: I often hear from wives who say that they’ve felt invisible in their marriage for a long time. They strongly believe that their husband is no longer interested (or invested) in them, their happiness, or their marriage. They believe that they’ve tried everything to get him to pay attention. But nothing works. […]
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By: Leslie Cane: On our wedding day, most of us promised to love one another in sickness and in health. We promised to do this no matter how our financial circumstances looked. And we promised to keep this up for life. And yet, when our circumstances dictate that our spouse has to make good on […]
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By: Leslie Cane: Most people intuitively know that intimacy is an important part of a healthy marriage. However, it is also very common to try to make excuses for decreasing intimacy or to try to explain it away when it happens in your own marriage. We are living in very stressful times right now. And, […]
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By: Leslie Cane: One of the biggest issues that I hear about from separated spouses is about disagreements or misunderstandings regarding communication. Typically, there is one spouse who wants much more communication and one spouse who is resistant to giving it. Usually (but not always) the spouse who initiated the separation is the one who […]
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By: Leslie Cane: Not surprisingly, I’m seeing a large increase in messages from wives dealing with husbands who are suddenly highly stressed out and desperately unhappy. Worse, the husbands are unable or unwilling to identify the source of their misery. They’re seemingly unhappy with the world, and they act out to make sure that their […]
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By: Leslie Cane: Many wives who are reluctantly separated or on a break wonder how they should refer to their husbands. When you are technically separated and no longer living together, should you still tell people that you are married? Should you still wear your wedding ring? Should you refer to your husband in the […]
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By: Leslie Cane: I often hear from wives who will tell you that they are willing to do just about anything to save their marriages. Many of them are technically separated and living apart. Others have agreed to give their spouse “space.” Either way, most wives desperately miss their husbands and want to find some […]
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By: Leslie Cane: I sometimes hear from people who are very disappointed with their spouse’s behavior during a trial or marital separation. Often, they have very reluctantly agreed to the separation either because they didn’t feel that they had a choice or they are hoping the break will actually improve their situation. Some are very […]
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By: Leslie Cane: It can be very painful when your spouse suddenly wants space from you, or, even worse, a separation. But the pain is intensified when you realize that at least some of your spouse’s complaints are legitimate and that it may be too late to make things right. One example is when your […]
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By: Leslie Cane: It may surprise you to learn that one of the most common topics that I am asked about is a spouse that doesn’t make the other spouse feel special or understood. The older I get and the more life and relationships that I experience, the more I realize that the need to […]
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