Was there ever time you felt like giving up on your marriage?

Philippines
April 14, 2007 10:05pm CST
There were times when I just wanted to break free and give up on my marriage because of my husband's immaturity. I mean, well he's not really the irresponsible type but then peer pressure always get in the way of our marriage. He can't say no to his friends and there was in fact a time I told myself that he loves his friends more than he loves his family. A couple of times, I tried to just let him be and forget about our union, but then in the end my love for him and my children always prompt me to try working on keeping our family intact rather than just giving it up. How do you exactly deal with such situation?
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• China
15 Apr 07
Don't give up your marriage.In my opinon,every couple who support their marriage must be very hard.The husband should think as the role of a wife and the wife should think as the role of a husband.When people get marriage,maybe women feel it's more hard than men.because,they will be a mum,they will take more time on family.But as a man,he can drink as before.Some thing lost the balance.But when you calm down,it's easy to deal with.Just as an other role to think,you will be fine!
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@Anakata2007 (1785)
• Canada
15 Apr 07
No marriage is perfect. I think you are right to stick it out. It's hard times, and all marriages have them. Don't give up. The only time you need to give up is if he cheats on you, because he has broken a solemn vow at that point and your marriage is over anyways.
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• Philippines
31 Jan 08
Life is sometimes cruel, in most times of my life I know I am in love. I know I am a woman who took a vow to stick forever to the man that I chose. But sometimes you feel like the fantasy that you have all been longing for won't be possible with that person and that's the time you'd feel like giving up. I am just a simple woman with simple desires in life. I just want to be hug and greeted each morning. I just want to feel wanted, I just want to at least experience having received a flower before I grow white hairs. I just want someone I love to hold me while we are walking. But these are not possible. I married someone who's careless about my feelings. Do you know how it feels to be pregnant and you are all in pain, when you turn to your husband he just can't understand why you are in agony and then you want him to comfort you but he just don't know what to do rather ignore you. In those times I always wanted to give up. I felt like love is so stupid, it's holding me. But how long will it keep me holding on? How long do I have to long for flowers, hugs, holding hands, kisses and feel like I am a real woman being loved? But I realize each day that I am looking for something not in him, I am drawing myself away from him. I fear the day would come that my heart will just stop beating for him. I may not know it my heart already gave up before I do. I felt the same thing you do too. My hubby seems so fond with friends that he can't refuse offers. He'd sometimes sneak out of the house without telling me where he'd go. I feel so stupid and I just wanted to leave him. Are men always that insensitive?
• United States
7 May 07
Yes I have felt this way as well. The only reason i feel this way is because my husband treats me and my daughter different when his bad son comes around. I just think that he forgets that his first priority is to our daughter and our marriage. I truly believe that his son is trying to break us apart,you just have to hang in there like i'm doing cause i'm not going to let some kid he had out of wedlock ruin this family. Just pray about it like i continue to do,cause God will prevail in any situation.
• United States
17 Apr 07
It can be difficult, but I was able to tell my husband exactly howI felt, and he understood. Sometimes things happen that make the other want to leave. In my case it's my husband's anger. When he is mad he gets very negative, and it brings me down, but after awhile he is fine again once the anger has ceased. Ohh I've wanted to leave because of how he gets upset, but then I realized I am the same way. Now we talk about things before they become a negative and it helps. I think you should stick it out, you love your husband, I'm sure you do. Mine is also a bit immature at times but he makes me happy. I'm sure yours makes you happy.
@laila675 (528)
• United Arab Emirates
19 Apr 07
I've been feeling the exactly the same way too, I already told him about the way he treated his friend and me but it ends up that i was just being jealous or something (that'w how he sees it) So i'm just being able to understand him and to love him to keep me holding on. I know it's not fair that im the only one who always understand him, but i know and still believe that no matter what, one day will come that he will be able to understand me too. Just keep on holding and always pray to God.