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Old 02-01-2010, 08:48 PM   #16 (permalink)
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You became engaged 3 months into the relationship. You cannot possibly know someone well enough to love them for who they are in 3 months--even if you are together 24/7, you haven't seen enough of him--nor he of you--in different situations to know if you love each other or if you are in love with being wanted, in love with what you THINK the other person is, in love with something OTHER than the real person.

How can you love someone who doesn't even want you around for several days in a row and it's STILL the "newlywed" phase? How can you feel good about yourself when you are so miserable without him? Please, these are all signs that you are very insecure, and those of us who have been there recognize them. Get counseling for yourself--not as part of deciding whether or not to leave him; that's irrelevant--the question is, why are you so needy? In the long run, that will be the primary source of your unhappiness. If you are happy with yourself, you'll have just as much fun without him as with him--and his role in your life is a choice for you, not an essential. Good luck.
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Old 02-01-2010, 09:15 PM   #17 (permalink)
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I want a solution that doesn't involve leaving him. I know he loves me, I'm just wondering what has changed. If he needs space I guess I should give it. But it's hard for me personally to be away from him for more than a few days. I don't know why it just is. I'm afraid to lose him, maybe I'm the wedge being driven between us. Maybe I've been suffocating him and now I reaping the penalties.
I'm going to give him a few days and see how it goes... then... we'll see.
First, how old are you?

Second, there is NO reason for a man to need extended 'alone' time from his wife. If he needs it now, he'll demand it then. This is not a healthy relationship and I don't see the love you're talking about. I see a man who wanted a convenience. I assume you're giving him sex?
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Old 02-01-2010, 10:29 PM   #18 (permalink)
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He has shown you who he is. You do not want to see it. Do not rush into marriage. If he loves you today, he'll love you in a year or two. Give yourself time to work through these issues. The more mature you will see the person he is showing you, and then you can make a better decision for yourself.
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