My [M37] wife [F37] is not sure if she is in love with me anymore

We've been together 15 years, married 9. No kids.

Burial honesty here, our relationship started out poorly, I lied about my life course and goals, she found out but stayed with me anyways. I've been stagnate working the same dead end job for ten years. Resentment, justified, surfaced and I'm now working on education to further career goals, nine years late. She knows about my coursework and that it's real this time. I've been researching jobs but the schooling and experience will take minimum a year to get on track to get a better job. My circle of friends had withered a bit due to moves and neglect and I've spent most of my time with my wife. I think I've been overburdening her emotionally by keeping her as my only friend. I'm not a social outcast but usually I'd rather spend time with her than coworkers or friends. I think I've become boring and less interesting. Most of my interests have become hers as well so I have nothing new to share with her.

She on the other hand has been amazing. She's got a great job and coworkers. Her social circle had really improved and so has her self confidence. She's has hobbies she enjoys and her work is really interesting. In the past year she's been less affectionate, in the past month she's not said "I love you". This recent development is a month after or conversation about how our life isn't how she wanted it exactly, she's satisfied but wants improvements. I'm sad because I felt I'm making actual progress now but the decline is still in motion.

It might be too little too late but I want to save this marriage, what can I do to be a better and more interesting person to her? I know I'm a mess but give me a starting point.

TLDR: our relationship is decaying, most of it is my fault. I'm working on improving myself but I need to become less of an emotional burden and reignite some sort of spark.

Edit: she doesn't use Reddit but some of her coworkers do so I'm trying to not embarrass her but making her identifiable.



Submitted June 24, 2019 at 11:59PM

We've been together 15 years, married 9. No kids.Burial honesty here, our relationship started out poorly, I lied about my life course and goals, she found out but stayed with me anyways. I've been stagnate working the same dead end job for ten years. Resentment, justified, surfaced and I'm now working on education to further career goals, nine years late. She knows about my coursework and that it's real this time. I've been researching jobs but the schooling and experience will take minimum a year to get on track to get a better job. My circle of friends had withered a bit due to moves and neglect and I've spent most of my time with my wife. I think I've been overburdening her emotionally by keeping her as my only friend. I'm not a social outcast but usually I'd rather spend time with her than coworkers or friends. I think I've become boring and less interesting. Most of my interests have become hers as well so I have nothing new to share with her.She on the other hand has been amazing. She's got a great job and coworkers. Her social circle had really improved and so has her self confidence. She's has hobbies she enjoys and her work is really interesting. In the past year she's been less affectionate, in the past month she's not said "I love you". This recent development is a month after or conversation about how our life isn't how she wanted it exactly, she's satisfied but wants improvements. I'm sad because I felt I'm making actual progress now but the decline is still in motion.It might be too little too late but I want to save this marriage, what can I do to be a better and more interesting person to her? I know I'm a mess but give me a starting point.TLDR: our relationship is decaying, most of it is my fault. I'm working on improving myself but I need to become less of an emotional burden and reignite some sort of spark.Edit: she doesn't use Reddit but some of her coworkers do so I'm trying to not embarrass her but making her identifiable.

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