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She Divorced Me Because I Left Dishes by the Sink
Every time she’d walk into the kitchen and find a drinking glass by the sink, she moved incrementally closer to moving out and ending our marriage. I just didn’t know it yet. But even if I had, I fear I wouldn’t have worked as hard to change my behavior as I would have stubbornly tried to get her to see things my way.
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‘Got any suggestions for this exhausted wife?’
Exhausted Wife wrote: “So I recently read your open letter to shitty husbands, and actually got my husband to read…
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A Crooked Soul Trying to Stay Up Straight
I’d like to tell you I’m a man of deep, unshakable faith. I’d like to tell you I know the…
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The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done
Between acting like my wife should hurry up and get over the unexpected death of her father because it was…
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8 Christmas Gift Ideas That Can Save Your Marriage
If you’re a married man, celebrate Christmas and don’t already know what gift you’re giving your wife, I’m inclined to…
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Is ‘Happy Marriage’ a Myth?
Deanna asked: “I’m sleeping alone after 5 years of marriage for the second time to the same man. Yes, the…
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Can We Trust Ourselves After Divorce?
You know it when you hear a song. You know it when you take a drink, read a book, or…
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When Someday Gets Here
I used to believe depression was code for “weak,” and that criers were wimpy losers. I had heard of people…
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Vows, Bullshit and Personal Responsibility
bonbon2 wrote: “I don’t think it’s a wife’s responsibility to make husband understand what he should know, he is not…
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Divorce is Bad, but Some Things are Worse
Divorce is bad. I wish it wasn’t a thing. I don’t mean Let’s ban divorce! I mean, I wish we…
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