My Spouse Doesn’t Feel That I Love Him As Much As He Loves Me

By: Leslie Cane: I sometimes hear from people who have heard their spouse accuse them of having an unequal relationship. Often, one spouse is accusing the other of not having the same type of feelings as they themselves have. It’s almost as if the spouse making the accusations is keeping score and no matter what […]

My Husband Wants To Move Back Home But I’m Not Ready

By: Leslie Cane: I often hear from couples who disagree about the timing of their reconciliation. Usually, one spouse is ready far earlier than the other. And this can cause hurt feelings and confusion. Because it’s often not that the reluctant spouse never wants to reconcile. They often do want to – at least eventually. […]

Can We Just Start Over Again After Our Marital Separation?

By: Leslie Cane: I often hear from people who are very hurt because of some things that happened during their marital affair. Even when things improve dramatically, the doubts can remain. That’s why it’s sometimes attractive to think that you could just start over or begin again. But, while this sounds promising in theory, people […]

My Husband Finally Came Back After Leaving Me, But I’m Always Afraid That He Will Walk Out On Me Again

By: Leslie Cane: I often hear from wives who recently felt so triumphant when their husband finally came home. But unfortunately, that wonderful feeling was short lived. Today, they are not feeling nearly as confident or blissful. Usually, something happens relatively quickly to test or threaten the relationship so that the wife can begin to […]

My Husband Is Saying Our Marriage Is Over. But He Never Does Anything Or Takes Any Action

By: Leslie Cane: I sometimes hear from spouses who have spent some time hearing their spouse say that he’s no longer invested in the marriage or that the marriage is over. Often, there is a great deal of pain and shock the first time that you hear this. But, often, this isn’t the only time […]

We’re Separated But We’re Having More Sex Than Ever? What Does This Mean? Is It Wrong?

By: Leslie Cane: I sometimes hear from people who are confused about the physical relationship that is still happening (and sometimes at a greater frequency) since they separated from their spouse. Some never anticipated continuing on with a sexual relationship once the separation began. And some are surprised to find that their sex life with […]

My Separated Husband Admits To Missing Me. Does This Mean He’ll Finally Come Home?

By: Leslie Cane: I often hear from folks who are quite torn as to what to think about how their separation is evolving. They are often seeing some improvement, but this has taken so long to happen that they hesitate to get their hopes up. They want to believe in the process and have faith […]

My Separated Spouse Often Calls And Visits. Is This A Good Sign?

By: Leslie Cane: I often hear from people who are trying very hard to gauge how their trial separation is going in terms of being able to save their marriage. They often look for things that they deem good or bad signs which they believe may ultimately have an impact on their marriage. One common […]

I Asked My Husband To Leave And So He Did. But Now I Realize I Was Wrong And I Want Him To Come Back

By: Leslie Cane: I often hear from people who feel some regret about forcing their spouse to leave or to move out. Often, this request felt very right or satisfying at the time, but now it just feel hasty and wrong. Most of the time, this decision was made in the heat of the moment […]

How Are You Supposed To Treat The Husband Who Is Moving Out?

By: Leslie Cane: I sometimes hear from people who aren’t sure about what is the appropriate way to act toward their spouse who has announced that he is going to be moving out, usually for a trial or marital separation. Many spouses are somewhat disappointed in or angry at the their spouse for leaving the […]