Leslie Cane Articles

By: Leslie Cane: I remember the day that the crushing realization hit me that my husband didn’t love me in the way that he should anymore. It wasn’t after a horrible fight. Nothing dramatic happened. It was just the nothingness of it. The indifference. There was an undeniable shift in the air. And I could […]

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By: Leslie Cane: I sometimes hear from wives who feel as if they’re having to fight against their every inclination during their marital separation. They’re reluctantly separated because that’s what their husband wants.  And therefore, they feel pressure to begin to “let go.” But, deep in their hearts, letting go is absolutely the last thing […]

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By: Leslie Cane: There’s no question that you can feel as if you are walking on eggshells during your separation. You don’t want to do or say anything that may be interpreted incorrectly. You don’t want to do anything that is going to make this worse. So you may feel very self-conscious. And that may […]

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By: Leslie Cane: “Hopeless” is a word that I hear a lot from frustrated spouses whose marriages are undoubtedly in trouble. In these situations, there is typically a separation or break either happening to the marriage or on the horizon. Sometimes, the other spouse has even asked for a divorce. And even as the invested […]

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By: Leslie Cane: Most of the time, my perception is that the readers of this blog are women. Although I have no way of knowing the gender of someone when they visit this site, I do notice that many of the people who reach out to me with a question or comment are women. That […]

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By: Leslie Cane: When you’re having marital issues that you just can’t resolve, “starting over” can seem like an attractive option. Sure, you can’t literally “start over” when you’ve been in a relationship for a long time. But perhaps you can figuratively start over by focusing less on what happened in the past and more […]

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By: Leslie Cane: Many separated wives have the goal of making their husbands regret leaving them. They figure if he sees leaving as a mistake, he’ll come back home to undo that same mistake. When he does, they will reconcile. But many of the wives are disappointed when they don’t see any regret as the […]

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By: Leslie Cane: Believe me when I say that I know the pain of a marital separation. I know the fear. I know the loneliness. I know the struggle of dealing with the uncertainty. I know how easy it is to slip into the behaviors and the mindsets that are actually going to be detrimental […]

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By: Leslie Cane: If you’ve found this article, chances are you either are separated or about to be. And you’d still like to explore the possibility of saving your marriage. However, like many of us, you may fear doing something wrong and hurting your chances. You don’t want your actions or mistakes to jeopardize your […]

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By: Leslie Cane: Many people see separation as only a tiny bit different than a divorce. They assume that separated couples are practically divorced – or will be soon. So these folks are surprised when they see those same separated couples doing some of the things that they would normally do. I understand the confusion. […]

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