Family Forum / Marriage / Marriage / April 2006

Hi, It's been awhile since I last posted but I hope some of you will
remember my situation.
I was the one who suspect sexual abuse with my step daughter and
worring about my husband freaking out if I tell him, well, more strange

never done this. never even heard of it. talk about reaching out and
touching someone. for all intents and purposes, this is me writing in
my journal, which is a pretty private act, and here i am choosing to
air all my very dirty laundry with the whole class. what the hell. i

Grace's question and something I wrote in response to Kitty prompted me
to think of what I think might be an interesting relationship exercise.
You and your partner are to write down, without consulting each other
or looking at each other's answers while doing it, the 10 events ...

I'm brand new :)  just want to get some opinions and advise.  any help
would be greatly appreciated..
im a 25 year old woman with what feels like an unusually high sex
drive.  it never seemed like a problem until i got married.  ive been

Well, its a loooong story so sit tight.  My supposed best friend of 12
years I suspect is trying to break my family apart.  For the past three
months now her and my husband have been hanging out at her apartment
two to three times a wk which by the way I have never been to, watching

i met a wonderful guy about 6 months ago and a couple months into
dating he told me that he's been in love with me since we met...
i love him too but it took sometime for me to be comfortable about my
feelings...

Were you and your wife ever happy/close?
Do you have any intention of taking active steps to bon with your wife
in a way that will bring you closer to her?  If so, please tell us what
you think you can do.

Forget it.   You all have deserved what you've received (-:
Seriously, I don't feel I've mistreated anyone else -- there are a few times
I've thought "dang.  I shouldn't have said that"  but I don't feel guilty
when I bring anyone else's name to mind.  Not that I need to give ...

My therapist wants us to go back to the idea of getting
me to be "not afraid" of leaving DH, which he says is
a good idea even if I want to stay.
I suppose it's never a bad idea to remove fears and to

Symphony night.   It was a couple of pieces we'd never heard before,
but by the description and our familiarity with the composers we were
pretty sure we'd like one and not the other.  Turns out the second
wasn't as bad as we'd feared, but that's not the point.

I was just engaged to my bride to be.  I have never had sex before and
I am preparing for the big moment this coming weekend when we go to a
motel.  I am trying to learn everything I can before the big event.  I
have read articles on the web from Dr. Ruth, medical manuals, and