Journal Entry for August 10, 2007
Not having the greatest of days. Big surprise. We're having some money troubles lately (summer vacations wiped us out) and so of course the Mrs. …
is feeling Horrible
Married man, on my second marriage. One precious son, 3. Totally torn about whether to stay in a marriage where there has been one night of sex in 4-5 years, or whether to seek a new life, to try and find maybe the kind of woman that I feel would be more compatible with the person I really am. Wife is a very nice person, good mother, which makes this so searingly hard. I love her, but it just has felt like a brother-sister relationship for far too long. Tried some counseling, not much came of it. I just don't have any fire for her. I feel like a selfish pig for wanting more physically, but I'm only human.
Red wine, cooking, working out, reading, writing, fishing.
Not having the greatest of days. Big surprise. We're having some money troubles lately (summer vacations wiped us out) and so of course the Mrs. …
Every time my 3-year-old boy gives me a hug and laughs with me, I think, 'how the hell could I even think about wanting a divorce?' And then …
Just another day of total confusion. One minute I think, "Suck it up, do it for the kid, be thankful for what you have." The next minute …
Married man, wondering if I should contemplate divorce.