I Am Married But Lonely

the wife spends so much energy criticizing me rather than cultivating our relationship. I know I'm not perfect, but she takes it to a new level. Then last month a new girl at work catches my attention, and vice versa - all of a sudden I remember how it felt to be young and painfully stressed out about whether a girl will say 'yes' to a first date.

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Mamapolo2016 · F

Does your wife know the constant criticism hurts you?

vorpido

@Mamapolo2016 yup, but being critical is so deeply-seated in her character it isn't going to change. It stems from her childhood, being raised by a hyper-critical mother who has said some pretty thoughtless things to all her daughters over the years

Mamapolo2016 · F

How long married?@vorpido

vorpido

@Mamapolo2016 20yrs

vorpido

One of the reasons I married her was because I felt she needed someone like me.

Mamapolo2016 · F

I am working on keeping my opinion to myself unless asked. @vorpido