Distant Wife
Ask FreeloveMD | December 22, 2006
2 Comments
My wife and I have known each other for four years, and have been married for two. Second marriage for both of us. Shortly after we got married, she had a hysterectomy, and the intimacy between us has gotten rarer and rarer. Recently, she has become even more distant… not wanting me to hug her, no goodbye kisses, and snapping at me for every little thing.
Well, I told her I felt her distant, like there might be someone else, and she got even more angry at me for the accusation. She has not slept in the same room with me for over two weeks, and has taken to staying out late with friends. Of course I started looking for signs, and found suspicious things, including her latest habit of staying out late (5AM) with her friends, but nothing concrete. I also think she is trying to set me up and catch me snooping. She says she does not know what she wants. I know her hormones are all messed up, and she has scar tissue from the surgery, but she won’t try anything to bring back our intimacy. I just want our relationship back, but if she wont let me talk to her about my feelings, how is that ever going to happen?
This is a serious problem. It sounds like she wants nothing to do with you. Staying out late with her friends until 5AM on a regular basis is absolutely ridiculous. She is running around like she is single. It sounds like she may have lost interest in you.
You obviously don’t trust her because you suspect she is cheating. If the trust was there you would know she would never cheat. Trust is an intregal part of any relationship and your relationship seems to be lacking it.
A relationship is also based on understanding and appreciating your partners feelings. Without this basic communication it will fall apart no matter how hard you try. If she can’t even talk to you the marriage might as well be over.
Keep trying to communicate your feelings to her. If you are constantly hitting your head against the wall in these efforts it may be time to break off your marriage. Hopefully you don’t have any kids in the mix.

greg687 says:
December 23, 2006 at 12:54 am
Thank you for the reply. I guess I already know all that, but I am just hoping things will change. Funny thing is, I KNOW she would not cheat, but I have been cheated on before, so I see some signs I recognize. I also know that no matter how faithful, if you look, you will find stuff that will make you look more, and I don’t want to be that kind of guy.
Thank you again
Greg
rick says:
September 3, 2007 at 9:07 pm
wow im in same boat, 3 kids house dog everything but a loving wife, hystorectomys ruin marriage