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  • #49529
    Confusion
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    If you want to chat offline, let me know, Kristy. And may you find peace in your heart

    #51862
    Notsotiny
    Participant

    I’ve never posted here before but I signed up today to give you my .02.

    I really liked what was said between the soulmates vs. lifemates. How lucky are we when we get to marry a soulmate and a lifemate.

    I also liked how a lot of you were advocating for marriage, marriage is a big deal and something to be taken very seriously.

    Kristy, I am concerned though that your husband rolls his eyes at you. This sounds like a small thing to most people, but my training in psychology and my research on marriages and signs of divorce have taught me that eye rolls are a sign of disrespect and disdain.

    My last boyfriend was a very good provider, but I was missing the extra care and love I wanted to have in my life. He took care of me, but was emotionally distant and cold. It also sounds like perhaps your husband is being some sort of care provider for a family member–I am too a care provider right now and that’s a difficult process. If your husband hasn’t always been cold and distant, this is something to maybe give him time to adjust to, but if he’s always been a little distant or unemotional, and you’ve just realized it, it’s a different story.

    It’s amazing to feel connected to someone, especially from your past. I tried a go at a relationship with someone that I thought was the love of my life, and when the relationship actually happened, it exploded into cosmic disaster particles and I really wasn’t as attracted to him physically as I thought when we actually had an opportunity to be together. This was incredibly surprising to me.

    I’m not advocating one thing or another, but just that I agree with lifemates and soulmates idea, at least I like the sound of it. I think you are doing the right thing by cutting off communication with this other person while you are married–so if you decide to leave the marriage you are doing it for you and not because you might have something else good in the future.

    If you aren’t happy, that’s reason enough. You don’t have to have another person to go to.

    I hope that either you and your husband are able to meet each others needs or that you find happiness if you leave your marriage. Maybe this relationship will work out later but I admire you stepping back from it. If it’s meant to be taking time to honor your husband and current commitments won’t take away.

    Sidenote: the man I thought was the love of my life is now back in my hometown and available in a way he wasn’t before. I have moved on and found someone that makes me incredibly happy–my current partner makes me feel like he’s a soulmate and a lifemate.

    So my bossy .02 is just do what is best for you and honor your husband in the process. It’ll all work out how it’s supposed to when things are done in love.

    #52679
    Sam
    Participant

    I am going through the same thing. I have been for awhile now. I thought I was going crazy and losing myself for sooooo long until I began reading all these posts. I left my husband and there isn’t a day that goes by that I regret that decision. I was unhappy for so long, but the soulmate that a whole other story….he makes me feel alive, whole, upbeat, amazing, beautiful, soooo many things that I thought I could never feel. I was dead set in being and staying with my husband until I just could not do it anymore. It wasn’t healthy, it wasn’t me, I was being fake, faking the smailes and laughter around family and friends. It has been so hard knowing that I could never be with this soulmate because he is married and experiencing all the pain and hurt I was. I separated myself from him today because I have to love myself more first. I know it was the hardest thing I could ever do but it was time. I cry or just wake up at night knowing what if I am never with this soulmate. I guess, I can accept that because I just want us both to be truely happy. I feel my true self with him. We have never judged one another but I know we are both hurting because we aren’t together. I have no idea what the future holds but this soulmate made me see that love is out there, happiness, laughter, desire, amazement, hope, dreams….I almost gave up on all that to just stay in my marriage. Thank you all for writing in this forum, it has truely helped me in many ways.

    #52680
    Sam
    Participant

    You aren’t alone Confusion. What you wrote its like you just took the words out of the post I just wrote. May you find peace. I had to leave my husband, it was a marriage going no where and if I know the soulmate exists I had to just know that I deserve someone like that person. I think of the soulmate also all the time….sometimes I can’t even sleep like tonight, so you totally stopped talking to him? 17 years is a long time. I hope you find peace with whatever you are going through. You are not alone!!!!!

    #52682
    Sam
    Participant

    Joe, are you sure she didn’t feel the same for you? I thought my soulmate thought I was a bad person too because as much as I wanted to deny it I was in love with him. I am in love with him and he told me the same. The distance is the most hurtful that’s when I feel the pain and sadness hurts the most. I still think there is so much left to say, but you are not alone in what you feel. The energy beam, I still feel that pulling me closer to the soulmate. I can’t see myself with anyone else but him. Hang in there, you aren’t alone in what you are experiencing.

    #52683
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Thank you Notsotiny, for taking the time to give your .02! I have been away from this forum for a while. I have been so encouraged by many who weighed in on this topic. There is so much wisdom here. “…cosmic disaster particles…” hahahahahaha…I needed a giggle tonight! I am sorry that relationship did not have the ending you were expecting, but happy for you that you are in a relationship that makes you feel the way you do. Interesting how you are with this man, this one person, and the one you felt was the love of your life is back in town. You must not feel he was your soulmate? Sounds like your current relationship is your soulmate!? I am not certain of behaviors I would take offense of from my husband. There were definitely revelations to that affect when I was coming undone. Has he rolled his eyes at me? I never caught him! I haven’t considered that it could be signs of disrespect. He has done a few “tsk’d” and that awful “whatever!” I just felt he was really not in it (marriage) the way I was, or hoped we would be, this far along. 25+ years. He made it clear he would not be traveling the same path (spiritually speaking) and now I must make changes as to how I feel about it. How important is this aspect of our relationship? For now, I give him room to think and I really have no desire for him to change and become someone he is not, for me! It’s unbalanced. He or I. Who is going to be unhappiest? I don’t want that kind of marriage. We still have an young adult daughter at home too, so I feel the conversations we should be having aren’t happening. Time is still my best friend and patience as well. I know many who would have been long gone by now! He is still someone I honor and respect, but emotionally he isn’t open to connecting on the level I feel is possible when you are with the right person. I give it time. It may work out later…exactly how it’s suppose to. One thing I have learned -how to speak the truth, even if my voice shakes.

    #53206
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    How do I reach you Confusion?

    #53888
    Fuzzy
    Participant

    On Feb14/2014 My wife told me she had met someone that had a connection with her. She said that she wasn’t sure what it meant but needed to find out even if it meant sleeping with him. We had been together since I was 13 yrs old, married at 22yrs old and am now 47 yrs old. We have raised three children. and have survived many hard ships. At 21yrs old she was sexually assaulted. I was there to help and protect her afterwards. It took about 15yrs for her to mentally heal. Then 8 yrs ago we were in a car accident that injured us both. We still have some physical issues because of it. Through all of that I was there with her. I started building walls so to speak around us to protect her. Along the way I was so busy building walls I did not notice that I had shut her out as well. I was an angry resentful person. In the last couple years it got to the point that I did not want to be involved in anything with friends and family. I hated my job, resented my wife and could not tolerate my kids. In October my wife had a bladder infection and wanted to go to the hospital and I said that it was late and I had to work in the morning did she really need me to go with her. ( I did not remember this until about 1 week ago ). Back to Valentines day. That night I asked her if She was asking permission or did I have no choice,. See she said she still loved me and did not want to end us but had to find out why this other had such an attraction for her, even if it meant she wanted a polygamous relationship with me and him. Well I hit the roof Then physically the wall and told her to pack a bag and get the F*** out. She said if that is what I wanted then she would go. She did not cry or say she did not want to go or anything. That night I did not sleep. At times I was more in a meditative state than any thing. Not really thinking about anyone thing just numb. At 4am My son was leaving to go on a tour for his work I was not sleeping any way so I told him I would drive him so his vehicle wouldn’t be left. At this time I still had not cried and the anger had turned into numbness. Well in the 10 minute ride to drop off my son It started to hit me and I was trying to hold back crying. Did not do a good job at that. for the first time my son say me cry. By the time I got home It hit me and my soul felt like it was ripping from my body. I had never felt sorrow and heart break like that ever before. I have lost a cousin a 3 grandparents and never felt anything close to this. I knew that I could not lose her. I sent her a text begging her to come back. I would do anything for her even if it meant sharing her with another man. this was at 7am. She came home at 2:30 PM after meeting the other guy for lunch. We talked, I told her I would not stand in her way. Then she told me she had lunch with him and told him I had kicked her out. He said he could not do that to another guy even though he had been talking to her about sleeping together in weeks prior. He said that there was no way this would go past that day period. (She works with him.) Well she did not tell me any of that until I had said I would stand by her no matter what. Fast forward a month and a half. She has promised me there will never be anything Physical with him. They are social at the work place. She has not been able to discuss anything with him as he will only talk to her in a work place manner. I have accepted the fact that if he allows her to talk about this that she would like to be good friends with him. I will be included in there friendship if it ever happens. As for us I am for the first time in so long totally emotionally, physically, spiritually in love with her. We are like teenagers all over again and we are excited about our future together. She says that she will do nothing to jeopardize our love and marriage. She is still drawn to him in a connection type of way and I support her totally. So Maybe if you and your husband had a soul connection in the past. Then there is a chance if given the opportunity to make the choice before you are gone for ever. Maybe if he has gotten into that dark soulless place I was. If reality smacked him with you are not going to let this continue. He may find that after his world hits bottom and he could loose the best thing to ever happen in his life. Maybe he could turn his life around and you two could find that your souls are still connected and find happiness like never before, better than your wildest dreams. I never in 33 yrs wrote my wife love notes, or bought her flowers for no reason. Every day I send her at least one but usually 2-3 love messages of some kind. And have given her flowers 3 times in 45 days. If you love someone set them free if they come back they are meant to be if not then that is what the universe has projected for your life. Live your life first. Just maybe he would like to LIVE life with you not just around you. By the way when I heard about the hospital story I could not believe I had been that cold as to not rush to get her there and be with her. I cried as she retold me the details. If given the choice he may choose you. Be strong and may karma bring you the answers you seek.

    #53908
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Fuzzy, your story has really touched me! Thank you for being so open and sharing. These are the words I want to be reading, stories I need to hear. I am still so far from where I want to be in my relationship with my husband. We had a pretty good exchange of words just last week and I honestly fear for his happiness, not mine. I have learned so much about self-care this last year, and it has made such a difference in my life. My husbands words no longer feel threatening. They are not directed at me, or concern me, but the agitation I use to feel when he would go into a rant has disappeared. When I allow it he does not back down. It takes me saying “I’ve had enough” that he then quiets down. But I’m so much better than I use to be…a quiet church mouse! No more! hahahaha. Often, as in last week, in standing up for myself and showing I had control of a specific problem (MY problem), he gets very defensive and wants to take control back and he even shouted “…why do you have to crawl up my ass?” My being assertive now poses a threat? I have been in a very controlling relationship and didn’t have an awareness until a year ago. I will give us time to make all the necessary adjustments but I can tell this is going to be very difficult for him. I’ve assured him we have a chance to move forward and get this right and he continues to remind me that he is “…loud, honest and angry most of the time. If you don’t know this about me after 30 years I don’t know what to tell you”. I want to know why he is angry?? He seems resentful too. What makes men like this? I know you can only share your experience but since becoming aware and talking with people, it seems common among men. I love him. I felt a strong connection when we first met. We went out a lot, had great friends and house parties, vacationed. The years have struck him down. I don’t have the professional background to know the right words to say, but I believe he will come undone if he doesn’t seek therapy. He judges everyone and says unkind things and I just don’t even understand that. It feels so foreign to me. It concerns me that he makes a point to remind me that he will NEVER share in my spiritual views/journey. I made a choice last weekend to go out with my friends (which I am trying to do more of) instead of dinner with him. He went to a bar, alone. It’s sad. He is jealous I think, of my friends but they are what’s held me together for a year! I want to look forward to a fun and exciting future with my husband, but right now all I see is a over-stressed workaholic who worries about money and lack (I feel we are financially sound) and that’s not looking too exciting to me. I feel much gratitude for so many things in my life I could not imagine ever feeling any lack. It’s subjective I suppose, based on your values. I would love to reconnect with him. The carefree fun him. One particular Sunday I was crying and he asked me if I wanted to move out!! No!! I want you to be a husband to me! I have even gotten specific on how he can do that and still nothing! Every romantic card he has ever given me (and there was an “occasion”, not just out-of-the-blue-because- I- love- you cards) he signs “I know it’s too mushy” or “sorry I was a jerk”, or something to that effect. If you know you were wrong to say something and you can apologize for it, then why can’t you think before you speak? Oh, that’s right…You are loud, honest and angry most of the time???? I don’t doubt that my husband loves me, but I don’t think he loves himself. Like I said, I am not in the profession to evaluate but I do not understand how he can be so mad all the time.We don’t really get into arguments because I walk away. He is always right, you know. We agree to disagree. That’s that. I am so happy for your new-found love affair Fuzzy! Your wife sounds alot like me. I’m just not feelin’ the love, ya know? It would be very easy to walk, but what comes easy doesn’t last and what lasts doesn’t come easy. I have to give it time I’ve got a lot of time already invested. 10 years ago seems about when I noticed some changes and I couldn’t figure it out. We were just living here together with our child. It’s so subtle how drifting apart can feel motionless. We still have some living to do but ya gotta wanna!

    #57638
    Fuzzy
    Participant

    I wish I could say your circumstance will work out. If you had asked me the day before all this started what I would say or do if my wife was to leave me, I would have said she knows where the door is and it is one way. It was not until I realized what I had done and I may have lost the only person in my life that meant the world to me. It still is not all roses. The other guy got fired so is not in her life daily. We are getting stronger. I have asked her if she would let go of him and not communicate or see him if he contacts her. It is still her decision to make, but I would feel better with out his presence in her life. Daily we get closer and them farther from what she has told me. I am not sure how your husband will respond. He may not realize the gift he is going to lose until it is to late or ever. You have to stay true to your self. what ever you do don’t lie or cheat. It only makes thing worse for you. If you are to move onto someone else then make a clean break. Then what ever comes after is not tainted by deception. All the best and good Karma for your life’s path. We only see a little of the path we are on, but it is still your choice which way to go.

    #61666
    John
    Participant

    I have nothing good to say about this situation. You are being terribly unfair to your husband. Perhaps if you devoted the time and attention and thought to him that you do to this other individual you would find some peace. Instead, you are hurting him in ways in which he will never recover. It is a shame, really.

    #61667
    Fuzzy
    Participant

    John is correct. My wife finally ended all contact with him. I forced her to make the choice. Hurt him once or me every time her just now friends person sent her a text. It had to end one way or another, As does your situation. Living in limbo between decisions does no one any good. Time to decide who you are going to be.

    #61690
    Rachel
    Participant

    Hi Kristy – someone earlier in the thread spoke about this same topic, but I would recommend giving this video a listen/watch. There is a difference between soulmates and life partners. This video sheds a lot of light for me personally, because so many people I have met in my life time have strongly connected with me – but on many different levels. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYrV0OnpSDI

    #63277
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Thanks for the video share Rachel. It was a good one. Peace to you.

    #63282
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    John and Fuzzy, I appreciate your comments and understand your feelings to a degree. It appears you have both been hurt deeply by women in your life and I cannot know fully your pain. It looks and sounds to you, I’m sure, as a shame-worthy offense. I have to do life on my own terms and there is still much to learn. I assure you in my lifetime with my husband I have been the caregiver and romancer to his soul and found pleasure in doing so. I do this because I love him, not because I have expectations that he will reciprocate. I believe you will get back what ever you put out there, not necessarily from the source that you send that love. I am well supported by people in my life and know I have love being sent my way every day. Living in the moment only feels good to me if I am assured I am not bringing great pain to someone I love, including myself. That said, I certainly recognized the potential consequences and have had no contact with my soul-mate (I still believe he is) for a year. I am not spending time on this person. My reason for posting here to begin with was to inquire whether there were others who have experienced a similar situation. I wasn’t looking for condemnation and judgement, which is what I feel from you both.

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