I mean like getting married but deliberately choosing to be childfree for life.

My wife was sexually assaulted and afterwards fell into a deep state of depression. She was seeing a therapist. However, she still tried to commit suicide. Afterwards, she spent time in a treatment facility. She's only been back from the treatment facility for about two months. She tells me that she doesn't have any suicidal thoughts but I don't trust her. Because when she was depressed before, I knew it but not to the extent of how bad it was. I remember shortly before her attempt, she told me she was feeling better. So I feel like now I have to protect her. I try not to go out without her except for work and I'll send her texts to check in at work. She had slit her wrists which was traumatizing as her husband to watch so anything involving her and sharp objects trips me up because I get scared if I don't watch her that she'll do it again. She keeps saying that I need to trust her that she's better and that I need to give her more space but I just can't. If she died, I'd never get over it. But we did have a fight the other day. She was chopping vegetables in the kitchen and caught me staring and blew up at me. She said "You have to stop looking at me like I'm a freak that's going cut myself any second. You're making me worse because every time you treat me different or stare at me or ask me if I'm okay, it makes me remember why, so stop it." I just know if she tried anything again, people would ask me why I didn't see the signs, why didn't I try to help?

Been married for 2 years now together for 5. I love my husband and we have 2 kids but ever since we have been together going out with the kids or doing anything in public always becomes a bad experience, anything sets him off, waiting in line, if public place is messy, if someone gets in his way. Anything. It makes me sad because its gotten to the point where I get anxiety anytime we go out, I want to be able to go on dates with him and go out as a family but even finding parking is too much for him. It makes me so sad. I just want to be a happy family and have a happy marriage. My husband is a good man, he's working, but his moods are horrible. They really bring me down. It's hard for him to enjoy anything, so most times I find myself doing many things alone because he cant seem to handle doing anything but working. It's gotten to the point where I would rather do things alone then with him, and I don't want it to be that way. I don't believe in divorce I don't want to leave him but sometimes I wonder if life will even be different without him since I'm already used to doing stuff without him. He doesn't seem interested in bettering himself for us and our family. I've talked to him so many times..I just feel helpless. I need guidence..

Hiya me & my ex (8 month relationship) had a very stressful relationship because of his alcohol problem, his behaviour was influenced by his addiction; he became very cruel & cold hearted, and completely tore my heart in two. I admit I was naive in the beginning & did not analyse his problems extensively to realise it was a crucial red flag. However he is the polar opposite while sober, very loving & affectionate, honest, mature, accountable for his wrongs, but for my own peace of mind I convinced myself the sober him is not the true him. Anyway long story short, after feeling betrayed & heart broken more than once, I cut ties. After some weeks he contacted me & I had to relieve the weight on my chest by explaining exactly how he hurt me because when he drinks I'm pretty sure he convinces himself something else happened. He apologised profusely blah blah blah. Weeks passed & we remained in contact as friends only on the terms he is sober when he contacts me. But he keeps confessing he loves me a lot & wants a future with me. Always complimenting me. I told him he should stop but he insists he wants me to know how he feels. I tried to tell him we're incompatible & not ready for commitment but he perseveres & I start to feel sorry for him. He tells me he is in the process of rehab/therapy but I don't trust him completely! Am I wrong for staying in contact? What makes things worse is my family hate him but I'm still torn..

My husband and I have been married for 2 years. He's a great man who I consider my best friend and partner. I feel very affectionate towards him, but not very sexually attracted. When we are intimately together, the only way I can finish is by thinking of someone else. Not a real person, just some other kind of made up man. How can I improve my attraction to him?

I trust him, but I was raised that this was wrong and disrespectful to your partner and I always have made a point to not spend time with my ex husband alone...and I wouldn't baby sit them with only my ex husband either. He does.

so you guys couldn't give me good ideas of how to explain to my son about my hard pp and anime cute girl (thx a lot🙄🙄😒) so he told my wife and now I can't look at anime cute girl or roblox tiddee and my pp isn't get hard and numb anymore hlp plz.??

If I get upset with my husband he always turns things around to 1) make it my fault or 2) get upset himself. It can be something small and he will literally blow it out of proportion just so he can be the one upset. If I'm upset he will usually scream and curse at me, then he will send me a text to upset me then when I let him cool off I may try and talk to him and he will usually bring up irrelevant stuff like if i was Upset because he stepped on my feet he will literally tell me my feet shouldn't have been there then out of nowhere tells me I have nothing going for myself, I have no goals in life, tells me how I'm trying to control him and talks about how he's a blessing to me and how he has his life figured out and that I'm going to either follow him or get left behind etc and then turns around and asks if I want a divorce (I know this is a stupid example but this is literally what he does to me all the time). The crazy thing is whatever I got upset about probably was only bothering me for about 5 minutes and then he will drag it into a all day session of him being upset. Then I'm always sitting around wondering how something so small turned into this huge blow out. Not to mention he may even block my number, not answer my calls it's just so childish

My husband and his ex were talking about fall parenting time. Ex brought up Halloween (yes...already) and said she wanted to let him know that she planned to stay the entire time son was out; not the 30 minutes she gets according to the parenting plan. Husband—who has primary custody—agreed. He said son is 10, so he understands that time is becoming more limited before he only wants friends. But here is my issue: Ex said our three kids (stepson's half siblings—ages 5, 3, 1) and I are not to come. But my husband must be there because son is accustomed to his Dad taking him. I do understand her point of view. But here is mine: 1. I've been in stepson's life since age two, when his mother was absent and I stepped in to raise him. When he was 6, she came back into his life and I dialed back my mom role in his life to be respectful and acknowledge her importance. She is not extending me the same courtesy. 2. I should not have to take out three kids—who I need help with—solo so that two adults can both be with an able-bodied 10 year old. My husband said that he understands it is unfair, but it is only temporary—just a year or two before oldest goes out with friends instead. When I brought up going anything, husband said ex will probably make a scene in front of the kids. So I need to let it slide for my stepson's sake. Is this something that should be dealt with...or should I just let it go? Thank you for your replies. The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I have taken stepson out to find/buy his Halloween costumes (and have even made him a couple) since age age 2. I do stepson's make up when the costume calls for it and always makes sure he is dressed and ready to go with a treat bag. The expectation is that I continue doing this; but then be ok with disappearing. Not ok.

Okay we've been dating for 8 years now ad really want to get married. Our parents object saying we are too young. They want us to wait until 22 at least. But we don't want to wait another 7 or so years. WE just want to marry and start our life together.