Leslie Cane Articles

By: Leslie Cane: I sometimes hear from women whose husbands have initiated a separation to try living apart for a while to see if the separation improves their marriage. Often, it is implied that this is only temporary and that at some point in the future, the husband will come home and try to work […]

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By: Leslie Cane:  I sometimes hear from wives who are dealing with husbands who can’t come to a decision as to whether or not he wants to reconcile.  Often, the uncertainty and lack of commitment is very frustrating and hurtful.  It can feel as if your life is still up in the air when all […]

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By: Leslie Cane: One of the most common complaints that I hear from wives is about husbands who are always responding to everything with negativity. These wives will describe a husband who is critical and controlling. And this husband is not silent about his displeasure. No, he’ll loudly complain to anyone who will listen. Even […]

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By: Leslie Cane: I think it’s very fair to say that the majority of the folks that I hear from are wives. And, of those wives, many of them are in a situation where their husband is either threatening to leave them or the marriage – or he has already left. Many of the wives […]

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By: Leslie Cane: One common reason I hear for couples struggling, separating, or taking a break is that their differences or opposite personalities just became too much to overcome. Interestingly, many people will admit with a little nostalgia that the differences used to spice up the relationship in the beginning, but lately, they have begun […]

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By: Leslie Cane: I often hear from wives who are trying to gauge the odds of saving their marriages. Sometimes, their husband has already filed for divorce. Other times, he’s merely told them of his intent to divorce them. And there are times when he’s only in the early stages of the process and is […]

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By: Leslie Cane:  I get a lot of correspondence from wives lamenting a husband’s distance, coldness, and aloofness.  Some of these come from wives who are already separated and others come from wives who are still married, but who suspect that their spouse may be contemplating a break or separation.  These wives are worried about […]

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By: Leslie Cane: One of the most common complaints that I hear from separated wives concerns the loneliness and difficulty of having to run a household alone. Before I was separated and lived on my own, I did not realize up all of the upkeep that was required to keep my home functioning correctly, since […]

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by: leslie cane: I often hear from wives who are in the middle of a marital separation that they want to end as soon as possible. To that end, many want to make sure that they are acting in a way meant to get their husband back home and committed to the marriage. And many […]

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By: Leslie Cane:  I sometimes hear from wives who want to know “the secret” that separated wives use to get their husbands to come home.  I often hear comments like: “what do those women do to get their separated husbands to willingly come home?  They must be doing something that I’m not doing.  Because in […]

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