Saturday, August 13, 2011

Separated - Showing interest or being nice?

My wife and I have been married for 12 yrs and separated for 3 months. We have 2 kids together. In a nutshell, I initiated the separation because I wanted attention from her. We had alot of things going on in terms of stress and rather than working it out I made a rash and immature move out of desperation in the hopes that she would take me more seriously. However, my plan backfired and she decided to second guess our whole marriage. I told her i was really sorry for what i did and that I had no right. I tried to show my love for her by flowers, i love u's, the works. None of that worked. It actually pushed her away further. About 10 days ago she told me divorce was the path she was on. She didnt file or do anything legal. So I did what I should have done in the first place. I just stopped bothering her. I stopped arguing and pleading my case. I just let her be. Slowly but surely she has been calling and texting me. At first it was her venting. Then she started checking on me to see how I am and sending texts like I hope you slept well. Yesterday she talked to me about work stuff and whats going on with her. Then towards the end she brought up some story about how guys were stalking her on the way home to get her number. I'm trying to read between the lines without getting my hopes up too high so I dont change the pattern because I think she is starting to come around. I see that she still cares and on that last story is even trying to make me jealous a little. Its hard to know for sure though, we've said alot of things out of anger to eachother about how we feel. Patience isnt my best virtue but Im working on it. Anyone have any advice out there?

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