Love? In Love? or just love them because?

United States
August 27, 2009 7:29pm CST
I mean you remember that feeling when you first get togetheir. YOu feel like your on cloud 9 and you feel like nothing can stop the two of you. Than life hits. But you feel like just because of lifes troubles it won't tear you down or can it? I mean I've been married for 5 years. ANd they've been great years. But now I feel lonely and lost and not myself anymore. I know I love him but I'm not in love with him... My heart doesn't flutter when he calls me when he gets home. I'm annoyed more than anything.. But I don't want anything to happen to him because I'd break. So is this Loving him because I've beeen with him so long? Or is it because I'm in love with him? And if I've lost that "in love feeling" how do I fix it? Any suggestions would be great.. I'm one person that doesn't not get divorced. I feel marriage is forever.. I just gotta figure out a way to fix it. If you have any great websites please let me know. And also let me know your suggestions. Thanks.
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11 responses
@eLsMarie (4345)
• Philippines
28 Aug 09
well... this scenario is really awful... huh! i think the only reason why you're still in a relationship with your husband is because you're afraid that if you'll lose him, you'll be the one regretting in the end. maybe you just need time for yourself. think twice or talked to him and help each other fixed what's been destroying your bond
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• United States
28 Aug 09
I think there's a lot of details that have hurt are bond. The one I strongly feel made it the worst. Is going Over the road togetheir in a rig. for 3 months. We were gone for 3 weeks at a time. And the bathrooms were horrible that we couldn't even take showers. Talk about putting a strain. But we've been done with that for over a year. And we are still struggling to get back what we lost. I"m not saying i'm giving up. Just I quess what we are doing is certainly not working..
@eLsMarie (4345)
• Philippines
29 Aug 09
i think it's best if you both would learn to let go that negative feelings or somethin' in the past because it won't help in maintaining a happy relationship. it will only contribute in making your lives miserable... i hope that you can be able to fix the problem... :) good luck!
• United States
30 Aug 09
I"m sure we will. We've been thru a lot in are relationship and this will not be the last. WE just have to learn each other again. And find things we enjoy togetheir to improve are relationship. And I know we have things that are alike. WE just have to push them togetheir. But ty for your words of encouragement and we will get thru this.
@marctiu (829)
• Philippines
28 Aug 09
I would suggest you find ways to get your relationship stronger. Try talking it out. Finding what you really like about your partner. I've fallen out of love once and I tried my best to find the qualities of the person that's really unique out of others. that how I fell in love again.
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• United States
28 Aug 09
that actually sounds a lot like what a friend told me. Remember what made you fall in love and always refer back to it when times get rough. Thanks for reminding me of that. I needed a refresher.
@Informer (802)
• India
28 Aug 09
Hi friend, I think you both beed to spend some time together. This will help you to talk and know what is going each other's mind. Most times differences come in place when we loss communication. Being at one home and sleeping inone room is not enough when you are not talking with each other. So, just talk to each other, spend time together. May be second honeymoon can help.
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• United States
28 Aug 09
well my friend. The problem with that is if I'm unhappy I do tell him. I tell him how I feel. Than he changes things start to get better and than he goes back to his old ways. I try to dig it out of him how he's feeling but... usually he says nothing. Annd I tel him I"m not a mind reader. So how am I suppose to know what a man is thinking if he can't tell me himself? Beat it out of him? And no I wouldn't beat it out of no one. I just wish that he woudl open up.. Almost seems like he's still guarded... weird...
@angelajoy (1825)
• Philippines
28 Aug 09
It's possible that you're just feeling that way because your relationship has gone dry. I'm not married yet, but I've been with my boyfriend for 5 years and I still get butterflies in my stomach whenever he does something sweet. Maybe you should try to do something romantic to spice up your relationship. Losing that "floating feeling" does not automatically mean that you've fallen out of love.
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• United States
28 Aug 09
it may ahve just gone dry. BUt honestly I'm not sure. We have been togetheir for a total of 8 years. So it's a very long time. I'm not sure if it maybe part boredom... or... feeling trapped. Or a bit of both. See I've had a great single life. He hasn't. I'm his one and only. So I'm not sure if I just feel like I've had enough or if I"m ready to go back out on my own. But I know it can't be that cause I don't want to leave him. And I want to spend my life with him... So it's prob. jsut gone dry... Definately some words of though. Ty
@Puneet097 (121)
• India
28 Aug 09
first u need to understand that love doesn't last forever as it is associated with attraction and as soon as u indulge in physical relation with whom u love gradually your love will lose its shine. my advise is that if u don't wanna lose your hubby then stop finding him that your heart doesn't beat just remember your precious time spent with him and then u will find that u are in affection with your hubby
• United States
30 Aug 09
I believe your wrong. But we all have are own opinions. I feel there are different types of loves and loves that do last a lifetime. I do have affection for my husband I just don't have that spark in your stomach in waiting for him to get home. Or enjoying hanging out with him. But I know things like that do change. That's why I'm working to get it going again. And keeping it alive. But ty for your response.
• India
28 Aug 09
I believe that you have made love the sole basis of the structure of your marriage. Marriage involves much more to it than just love. Besides love it is also commitment and how much you value your past relationship. Our elders have had long lasting relationships because they believed that 'marriages are forever'. We need not get scared of this phenomenon because of the 'boredom' that is associated with it. I would suggest to you that you get your mind off your marriage and cultivate interests or hobbies and pick up a job if you are not doing one. You will realize that a boost in your morale and self image will also improve your relationship or at least take your mind off it. I would most earnestly recommend a book by 'Shobha De' called "Spouse". You will get a lot of inspiration from it.
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• United States
28 Aug 09
Never heard of that book but I'm always down for a great read. And yes I feel are Marriage is based around love and how much we enjoy being togetheir. now that has weared off and we are wanting to have our own space. But I still have that concept of "Marriages are forever" and yes I really couldn't imagine life getting boring because of that. But now I see it. I will work on myself and god willing that'll improve are relationship over time. OR at least a start of Improving of Myself and finishing with a stronger relationship. Thanks for the advice.
@Bluepatch (2476)
• Trinidad And Tobago
28 Aug 09
Love is an overpowering emotion that has taken me away from reality so many times. Try fixing your love with attributes. Like patience, compassion and understanding. Its always difficult when you're living with the person and get no breaks from the situation. God can help and if you go there you can win. It will take time but it happens.
• China
28 Aug 09
i think i do remember the feeling when we first get together . i still remember my girlfriend's shy smiles and i really like that very much. but she turns more and mroe strict and not so shy to me if i did things wrongly or i turns to lazy sometimes. anyway i'm very comfortable to live together with her.
• United States
28 Aug 09
Well remembering why you fall in love is wonderful. But if she's acting like your mother and being strict on you. Just remember you are a person too and you shouldn't have to be treated like a kid when your not. But either way I just hope your happy.
• India
28 Aug 09
I m not married but I was in love a few years back. I loved a girl very much but unfortunately I could not marry her as my career was in front of me. And finally she got married ,but I still her......
• Singapore
28 Aug 09
well love is something u cannot defined by words.(its uncountable noun infact)its something abstract which can only be feel but cannot be make to understand to someone.as per as i understood i think love is a feeling in which u made to think about someone inarbitarily.inspite of the fact that that person is not near to u,you feel a strong sense desire to be with that person,you like his small nitty gritty mistakes too! but try to remain cautius as there is very thin line b/w love and infatuation. love is something which kept on amounting with time while the reverse happen in infatuation.so the best judge is time only.
• United States
28 Aug 09
Marriage is just hard. I think everyone goes through a million ups and downs. I know I have. I live a bit of a different life because my husband is in the military and often works long hours and is sometimes gone for a year at a time. I think that the first year is usually tough because you are just learning how your spouse really is. Even with the butterflies and the lust, you still begin to see the small things that irritate you, but once u learn to compromise because you love them it gets better. Then after about 5 years or so, the comfort sets in...especially if you have any children....children change everything...but I won't go there because I could go on forever. Once you are comfortable it seems great that you don't have to worry about those few extra pounds or that u decided not to get out of your pj's today, but comfortable gets old......I agree that the spice needs to be in your relationship, but sometimes it's not even your relationship that is making you feel the way you feel. Sometimes it's how you feel about yourself and your life. If you aren't happy with you, then it's hard to feel anything special about anyone else. I went through the same feelings you are feeling...I was wondering if I had made a mistake and maybe one of the other boyfriends I had in the past was really "The One", but in the end, I realized that I had let myself go. I hadn't truely done anything for myself forever. My excuse was that I had children and they had become my priority, so I didn't have time to do things for me. When I realized that I could manage both I felt better than I had in a long time. The relationship that I had missed with my husband also came back because he saw the difference as well. I'm glad that u guys are able to communicate about your feelings because that is the only way to truely fix your problem. There is always a slight chance that maybe you aren't meant to be. I belive in marriage= forever, but sometimes people want the american dream so badly that they make decisions that weren't the right ones for them in the end. That doesn't mean you fail. If both of you end up deciding you would enjoy life more with someone else then it's ok. Hard, but ok. I don't have the best advice besides to talk talk talk and self reflect a bit to see if you are happy. I wish u the best of luck. Marriage is the hardest job you will ever have!