Spouses Point Of View

  • Nice but numb

    That’s true. My husband did nice things for me while he was extremely emotionally detached from me. Even after he told me he wanted a separation, it didn’t stop him from doing nice things for me. He explains now that a separation was the only thing that made sense in his head. He says he…

  • Cold turkey- from spouse

    The romantic feelings are gone, my husband said to me ‘I still love you, you’re my wife, but the other is gone’, which I’m presuming he meant attraction. That’s only time he’s talked about it. Whilst he was still on Effexor, then he CT and more and more like his old self, but still no…

  • Experiences

    It s likely the norm rather than the exception. I can see the eyes of people who have had no direct experience with spellbinding gloss over when I share my tale of horror and heartbreak with them.

  • Empathy Community

    I’m so sorry for all the grief these medications have brought into your life. I had no clue the damage they could do until a couple years ago when my husband went on them. It has been a rough couple years, but he is off them. The awareness of so many people I know that…

  • Love Lives

    I believe he still loves you. I guess this reminds me of myself to some degree. I only want one person to love me in this world and it is my wife but it is the person I hurt the most it seems.