WebWe Damaged Our Relationship When We Forgot to Care For Each Other Then we would take turns blaming each other. You go through all of this, the burden of having a partner with a chronic illness who is always sick, the worry when I dont text back for a while and you know Im Or pulled a muscle in my back. Your spouse or partner carries on as if nothing is happening while your inner world has changed mentally and physically. Was she sick recently and you didn't pay attention? My H, and many others, expect love, support, attention and all the good stuff without being self aware enough to understand that they are not giving it in return and become very angry when it's not provided. I could be Gisele and it wouldn't change the fact that my H approaches the relationship dishonestly. Follow this journey on Living Without Limits. The Empathy/Systemising Quotient deals with the degree of emotional engagement vs systemising - an analytical deconstruction of inputs and outputs. It wasnt until recently that I found my voice. It makes your partner retreat - the opposite of wanting to connect. Thank you for reminding me that it's me and my wife with each other now. You only get 1 life and your life matters, period. Would she normally kiss you before going to work? Tired of the "sorry" "I suck as a husband but won't get help" "you deserve better than me" I broke. The unfinished projects and dreams. When you are sick you deserve to have someone that does the things that show they care about your health and well being. This is daunting to say the least. Even though we were engaged and had a date set, I still shouldn't have gotten pregnant, and THAT action left me with something that I would have to deal with the rest of my life. I think that it's true. My son was also diagnosed with an NK Killer cell deficiency and had a very low count. ADHD adults also can have trouble reading the emotional cues of others, according to research. It may make it more difficult to resolve differences or conflicts and the same I dont know why, but for some reason, you chose to love me, and illness or no illness, it doesnt even weigh on your opinion and feeling of and for me. Lol. He sees the painted parts and not the unpainted parts, because to him this is a lot of work. My husband didn't help me with anything around the house. Do you think being obnoxious made him FOND of me? It was our 25th anniversarythe month after I returned and of course, I went all out. Please share ~ the relief is amazing! That's great! So once I told him in February of this year that I was going to sleep in the guest room that is now my Girl Castle, he was not happy. The texting got out of hand and the rest is history. So cultural. No expression. Except it absolutely is an ADHD trait, and should be approached as a perceptual blind-spot on the part of the ADHD partner: Reduced emotional empathy in adults with subclinical ADHD: evidence from the empathy and systemizing quotient. I learned about myself and learned some hard lessons. To the average person we are a perfect couple, our friends know the struggles and even when I am not present they can only take him in doses, bless them. I don't get sick often but last month I had a serious case of the flu, really high fever and wasn't holding much down and he wasn't bothered to even go buy soup for me or anything else. Not only that, it seems as if he's always angry or aggravated when I need him. Other times? Obviously. He is kind to the elderly detailing their cars and mine goes to the car wash. Submitted by vabeachgal on Sat, 04/15/2017 - 18:15. WebNo, that's not normal in a loving marriage. I sit on the couch and tell him I've got a fever. I wasn't even allowed to adjust my own pillows. He will leave and stay gone 2 hrs and not even so much ask if I need anything at all. I want to leave him but my family is against it. Anyway, I got way off track here. If she chooses to start an argument or to not be sympathetic, you can suggest counseling together. And vice versa if she's the one down ill. Can't really prepare good food when you're nauseous and fked up all over. ever heard of obsessive compulsive personality disorder? My husband doesn't think anyone in the world gets sick but him (which I think is common in men). He wrote me a letter saying how he fell in love in college, and she left him, and he didn't want to feel "that hurt" again, so he basically shut "that part" of himself down, so that he wouldn't FEEL that. So he's taking it easy today and napping on and off. The world should recognize his presence and he should be treated with utmost respect while giving none in returnto ANYONE! When my husband started his first affair, I WAS a good woman. If you live together, your partner may want to sleep in their own bed with you. And here is my confession, for I fall short of a Marvel superhero. Run!!! You don't want to marry a man with kids, trust me. All this crap about his kids "coming first" is just thatcrap. When you marry, the two This detachment causes children to grow up detached from making intimate friendships and relationships as an adult, to closely love others. Submitted by Jr4par83 on Mon, 11/23/2020 - 21:27. Submitted by adhd32 on Mon, 04/17/2017 - 13:56. I had pre-marital sex before my first marriage and was pregnant when I got married. Being intrusive and obnoxious so my partner would pay attention to me. You know nothing about my medication, my doctors information, my diagnoses. "The unexpected" threatens their sense of fragile balance. This is not the life you want. Nearly 17% were estranged from a member of their immediate family. I gotvery sick from what I ate. The next morning I woke up with chills and a fever of over 100. Even children recognize when other kids don't "like them", and don't want to play with them, causing hurt feelings and feelings of inadequacy. Being Married to Someone Who Doesn't Care. I have an illness. Messes everywhere in EVERY room, stuff everywhere, junk everywhere, broken things everywhere. For the first 23 years, I was weak, scared, blamed myself, cried til my face peeled from the salt, in some cases literally ran away to avoid his outburst toward himself, his violence to hiimself, his negativity. And when things happen to the kids the "mom" is always like I didn't know he would do that to our kids and abuse them even though I did. She was probably raised in a household without empathy for sick people. That's not even in my nature.". I bet if I got cancer he'd go "Great! Last night I had throbbing pains in the side of my head that were scary (I have a history of TIAs, apparently), so I had a right to be worried. In all honesty if a man has intentions (honest) true love intentions knowing that you will love his kids, as you love him then you would be first. If your S.O. My husband would blame me for ruining his life. You're not the victim the kids are. I was a great person to be around but the lies hurt and changed me. When I was3 months pregnant, wetook a trip to Mexico. We have no savings, no retirement, and if we sell our house, (which is only 12 years old) it's going to need a ton of work/money to get it sellable. But I fear that that relationship will feel hollow to you over the long haul if you can't also add in some affection towards each other. If you read anything about attachment theory, the bottom line is that if you had a parent who didn't attach to you, or rejected you, then you mostly likely develop an unhealthy attachment style you use with others. OMG. Otherwise she knows that I will go down and get whatever I want. tl;dr - My wife doesn't care that I am unwell and I have no idea how to approach her about this behavior. If one or both of you dont have time to talk about things, you can schedule a time that works better. Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it. Best of Luck to you all and I look forward to reading your story. Interesting how blame is still the "go to" tool in their arsenal of engagement. She offered to take a day off to take care of me but I was already feeling better so I just said no. Then, why the * are they looking for a life partner in the first place?. This is a great take. I asked him why he never, ever revealed that to me..no answer. I'm taking care of the kids, cleaning the house, making meals. Whenever I am sick, all I get from my husband is sorry. If that had been me standing there coming to see me after all of that? I paid for every cent at that point and insurance for me/him. Diagnosed with severe and life-changing migraines in 2014, she has since been on a journey of better health and recovery despite the growing and the complex number of medical issues she faces. Join hosts Jeff and Shaunti Feldhahn for this series of six short videos (roughly 3-4 minutes each) called Thriving in Love & Money. Theyll offer helpful tips, informed by years of research and based on their new book, to help you and your spouse explore the underlying issues that lead to financial conflict and consider healthy ways to You carry on, steady through the storm. The entitlements and abrasive treatment of others. She doesn't care that I am in pain because she feels my feelings are unfounded. I was shaking so badly, but I didmake it down the hill, and didn't speak to him the rest of that day. Talking to a friend may be helpful, but you might also consider discussing your feelings with a mental health professional. His brother was paranoid-schizophrenic, diagnosed at 18 and died a few years ago from drug addiction. I love sex.while I am in the act of doing it..but don't work toward a relationship or grateful remembering the the connection". Submitted by vabeachgal on Fri, 04/14/2017 - 08:25. it's not the same as OCD. My husband is terrible when it comes to this. Well, then, I say. Should also consider the stress my wife is dealing with at work. That behaviordoesn't not belong to ADHD I can guaranteeand since I had some confirmation as to my fathers problem..I can say that in his casethat was NPD! Why? I guess he didn't want to try facebook or instagram messaging because then she'd see what he's up to. If I ever get anybig illness, he will not take care of mehe doesn't rise to the occasion for the short lived acute ones. The house is in shambles, and is a complete mess everywhere you look.It looks like I stepped into a scene from "Hoarders", the television show. (he can't) He pinches pennies, in trying to fix something that he's usually broken himself, but then it ends up costing us double or triple in do-overs. It gets to you after a while I feel lonely most of the day I get really depressed he wants me to clean up all the time when he goes (figues) but I am diagnosed with depression and anxiety it's hard for me to get up to doing simple tasks it's even harder when I have to do it on my own. I helped him in his business, to help ease some of the burden he said he was under. It is obvious that ADD people rarely change for any measurable amount of time. I had an ex boyfriend who wanted me to bring him to the ER every time he had a sore throat from a cold. Ive been on the site for a while and came here like everyone else looking for answers. Submitted by Exhaustedlady87 (not verified) on Fri, 11/15/2019 - 16:54. Nothing. A perfect opportunity to "prove" himself right ~ WRONG! Thats it. Submitted by DependentOrigination on Tue, 12/13/2016 - 10:32. Blank. He told I just had the flu and went to bed. (I think men dont care I'm going to be honesy) however when he is sick he expects me to stay in with him all day and if I go out hes constantly asking me to come home and gets angry if I'm out to long (he gets angry if I'm out to long anyway) he is unemployed and has a lot of time on his hands in this circumstance yet when I'm with him I have about 2 percent of his attention and that's just simple responses. "I am a genius", "I have a genius IQ", "" I should have been someone important, and I could have been, If only I was given a chance". I am, however, hesitant, super hesitant, to engage when 90 percent of what comes out of his mouth is a lie. Get out now and look for greener pastured. If he is in a tank with filtration, you need to change about 20-30% of his water weekly. Some people wait until the water is visibly murky before performing maintenance on the tank. Being romantic just to get sex will be seen as manipulative. And that was just with a scratchy throat. Whether it's romance, friendship, family, co-workers, or basic human interaction: we're here to help! Submitted by dedelight4 on Fri, 04/14/2017 - 11:42, "our friends know the struggles and even when I am not present they can only take him in doses, bless them. I wish he'd just admit he''s not the handyman he thinks he IS. Melissa, I really appreciate your efforts, but I will say that I tried everything with my now ex-spouse, and nothing worked to rekindle the connection. It already feels very hollow after 27 years of being the mush in the marriage and being the romantic and making plans for us, movies (last week I made plans with him to see a movie and hours later he got sidetracked in his mancave and left me flat with tickets in hand at the theatre and said he lost track of time and felt a failure, I ceded and we got the next show after I cooled off in private), walks which he says he can't do because of his knee. Its an open concept house and he's painted the walls all different colors, but again, half done. I get dizziness, irritability, mood swings, left sided weakness, severe nerve pain, and killer headaches with my autoimmune attacks. We went to the diner and my life changed. Ive had back and chest pain on and off becoming more frequent. All 3 of her children had severe issues, which she blamed on them. I'm not sure about what's being discussed about men. Thanks. Recallingthe time I told him I was really sick in the morning before swim workout and he told me I had to go anyway? Some people have zero bedside manner. (I think it might be fear instead of inability, but at some point, the difference doesn't matter.) If you are telling him how much you LIKE connecting, and are fun to connect with then his issue becomes how to more consistently connect with you. Despite all of that, he manages to capture the hearts of those that perhaps will be in his life a few hours. Hed get one color half done, then start on a new color somewhere else. Submitted by dedelight4 on Fri, 04/14/2017 - 06:51. Expecting him to set aside time to connect is really unrealistic, he would rather use his time to waste on any nonsensethat does not require him to connect with his spouse or children. Good point. 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