I would have done anything, even
stayed in a loveless marriage, if meant ensuring my daughter's happiness.
I recommend you start with individual counseling to get clarity and decide if you want to
stay in a loveless marriage.
Not exact matches
I know I can't feel like I'm last to someone's work, family, friends, hobby, etc... I don't want to be my mother -
in - law (trapped
in a
loveless marriage and resentful for 40 years) and that's the future I see if I
stayed.
They don't consciously choose their
marriage and their spouse; they
stay in sexless,
loveless, unhappy
marriages that are full of anger and contempt because of the kids or because they're afraid of what they'll lose
in a divorce or out of lethargy or because they value commitment over their spouse — thus they can treat him or her like crap but still feel proud that they're keeping their commitment.
We all know parents
in unhappy,
loveless marriages that
stay together for the kids, so clearly having two people who love each other isn't essential for childrearing.
She doesn't sound much different than my middle - aged friends who have «relatively decent, somewhat satisfying lives» while
staying in loveless and sexless
marriages.
What kind of an example will you set for them by being a martyr, and
staying in a
loveless (or toxic)
marriage?