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Issues with my Husband

My Husband and I have only been married for about 1 year and a half. We married after only 1 year and a half of being together so we're still adjusting to each other quite a bit. That may be why we have some big issues now. Also, we are both suffering from depression which is making everything a lot harder.

Our biggest issue is communication. It causes a lot of problems for us and it seems to be getting worse over time. We tend to misunderstand each other cuz we leave information out when we're communicating. I think we both feel pretty disrespected at times. I am worried that we either never knew each other well enough or that we have just run out of things to talk about with each other.

We try to talk about our day when we get home from work, but we usually find that we don't have a lot to say cuz not much happened and we tend to tell each other things over texts during the day. I really want to talk to my Husband more so I can feel connected to him, but I don't really know what to say that will keep the conversation going. Throughout most of our relationship, I did the talking most of the time and my Husband didn't say much. I just don't feel like doing all the talking anymore. We have been doing separate things in different rooms of the house lately after we eat dinner together.

We have been in therapy before together, but unfortunately we no longer have Health Insurance or the money to go to a therapist anymore. We're hoping to eventually go back when we get the money or Health Insurance.

We found out in therapy that my Husband doesn't really know what his expectations for our relationship are (aside from the obvious don't cheat or lie and be respectful) which is extremely frustrating for me cuz I need to know how I can improve to meet his needs. I'm not sure how to help him identify what his needs from me are. I feel like it should be pretty obvious. My Husband spent a lot of time being alone and isolated from people and I was his first and only girlfriend so he never put much thought into his relationship expectations.

My Husband seems to have an issue with having to come to me and apologize more often after we fight since he brings it up every time we fight. I have never been good at being the first to apologize, but I tend to feel when my Husband is wrong that he should be the first to apologize. I have been the first to apologize before in our relationship when I felt I was wrong, but when we fight he doesn't seem to remember those times. He has also told me in the past that he feels as though he is walking on eggshells with me. I certainly don't want him to feel that way, but I know I have an issue with thinking more about my own needs sometimes and wanting to have things done a certain way. I am not sure it's something that I want to change really. I really want my Husband to feel like he can tell me anything though and he says that he's worried about upsetting me so I do think he doesn't tell me everything which is hurtful.

Do you have any advice for how we can work on our relationship ourselves until we're able to afford therapy? Thanks.




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