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Post by seabr33z3 on Jun 21, 2017 7:56:19 GMT -5
2 nights ago H and I had a major bust up. He was supposed to have ordered a replacement sewage tank and kept telling me it was on back order. 2 days ago he again said it would be 6 months. I didn't believe him and phoned up to be told he hadn't ordered it. I was able to order it to arrive in 3 weeks. I was so angry that he had lied and my feelings that I can't depend on him to do anything, intensified. I went balistic and everything came pouring out. Unfortunately my young adult kids were in the house. They thought I was going to hit him which I would never do. I just couldn't stop the flow of pent up frustration. At one point he said " are you saying our relationship is over? " I said " what relationship? We don't have a relationship. We have a piece of paper and share a house". I told him that while I was trapped right now I couldn't guarantee being here after the kids left. My point to this backstory is that the next day I felt like I had taken a feelgood drug. Something like the post orgasmic experience. The whole day I felt so at peace and every part of my body was relaxed. I'm not sure if it was a release of Oxytocin or some other feelgood hormone, but while I was googling I found the article linked below. The link is the point of the post, not my backstory. I thought it was an interesting perspective as to the possible refuser stance. An explanation as to the pointless " why?" that we all ask. www.psychologytoday.com/blog/prefrontal-nudity/201401/the-problems-the-love-hormone
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 11:20:54 GMT -5
This is really interesting. It might help explain things in my marriage. Thanks.
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Post by h on Jun 21, 2017 14:15:28 GMT -5
That explains some of our marital issues. Both of us had stressful childhoods and strained relationships with our parents. Wish I had seen this article before I started dating. Maybe I could have prevented some problems early on.
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Jun 21, 2017 22:35:01 GMT -5
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Post by lwoetin on Jun 21, 2017 22:35:01 GMT -5
Interesting, parenting plays such a big role with oxytocin. So, does your husband have a good relationship with his parents?
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Post by baza on Jun 21, 2017 22:54:07 GMT -5
Putting myself in your spouses place, when I heard this bit where you - "told him that while I was trapped right now I couldn't guarantee being here after the kids left" - I would have heaved a sigh of relief, and figured "that buys me a fair bit more time" No immediate danger here".
Anyway, interesting article you have referenced.
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Post by seabr33z3 on Jun 22, 2017 4:30:53 GMT -5
Interesting, parenting plays such a big role with oxytocin. So, does your husband have a good relationship with his parents? My husband's family was very dysfunctional. Oft absent father who humiliated him and let him down. Mother unable to cope. My family would be close, loving but strict. Extended family played a,huge role as I was growing up. My childhood though strict, was very happy. My H and his siblings never had that. 2 of his siblings are divorced and one has some difficulties.
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Post by seabr33z3 on Jun 22, 2017 4:41:37 GMT -5
Putting myself in your spouses place, when I heard this bit where you - "told him that while I was trapped right now I couldn't guarantee being here after the kids left" - I would have heaved a sigh of relief, and figured "that buys me a fair bit more time" No immediate danger here". Anyway, interesting article you have referenced. You are absolutely right. The status quo has remained the same because I have allowed it. I don't usually throw that about, but he has felt secure enough in my being here to carry on 'as is'. I honestly don't know if I'll ever leave. He's not a nasty person, but there is no relationship there. I don't have that drive to leave right now. Like the others here who don't choose to upset their young adult children I'm staying for the forseeable future, but I never look too far ahead. I told him he needs to get help. He acknowledges that, but I told him he needed to do it for himself, not for us( too late from my perspective) I also know that he never will, but if he doesn't do it for himself, then it's pointless. It will never work.
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Post by meerin on Jun 22, 2017 4:43:48 GMT -5
I have an absolutely horrid family history, but I'm not the refuser.
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Post by wewbwb on Jun 23, 2017 17:47:22 GMT -5
Family and childhood can destroy people. However, the things that happen aren't excuses. They are steps to becoming stronger, smarter and wiser. (Or in my case, giving less fucks) The big question is how he moves past it. If he's not even trying to, that is an issue. Let's just say there is a very good reason that I haven't spoken to anyone in my family other besides my sister in 30 years.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 17:22:22 GMT -5
I had a thought when reading that.
The word close...what is a close relationship with your parents?
I had and still have a close relationship with my parents. But it was not close in the way that people usually mean it. In fact it was pretty brutal. but it was close...
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