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Waukeganman1234

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Hello my Christian brothers and sisters. I need help badly. My marriage seems to be failing. I have been married for 15 years. I have two kids. I am white and my wife is Mexican. Lately she has been very distant and told me the other day she is not happy 100%. I tried to talk to her and she tells me she does not want to talk. She made comment to my daughter that sometimes she wished she married a Mexican guy because I don't dance or speak Spanish. I try hard. I work two jobs. I clean house and do laundry. I don't do drugs. Don't smoke. Don't drink. I dedicate my life to my wife and kids. I don't have friends. It feels like my heart is ripped out. I need advice. I need prayer. I am sending her flowers tomorrow but she seems very distant. So much going thru my head.
 

Fenner

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I didn't know that all Mexican men danced. I'm sorry you're wife said that to your Daughter she shouldn't have. How long has she been behaving this way? If she likes to dance you could offer to take a couples dance class. Maybe she could help you learn Spanish. It's hard to give advice without knowing if there was some altercation before she started behaving this way.


I wish I could give you great advice. I know sometimes I've felt distant from my Husband when we haven't spent time alone together or when he's been distracted. I don't always communicate that to him and that's not good. I'm not sure if this is why your wife is holding back. I don't understand the 100 percent happy thing. I can't expect anyone to make me 100 percent happy about anything. If I'm not happy with myself for some reason it's going to be hard for anyone else to make me feel happy.

I hope you work through things, God bless.
 
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Hello my Christian brothers and sisters. I need help badly. My marriage seems to be failing. I have been married for 15 years. I have two kids. I am white and my wife is Mexican. Lately she has been very distant and told me the other day she is not happy 100%. I tried to talk to her and she tells me she does not want to talk. She made comment to my daughter that sometimes she wished she married a Mexican guy because I don't dance or speak Spanish. I try hard. I work two jobs. I clean house and do laundry. I don't do drugs. Don't smoke. Don't drink. I dedicate my life to my wife and kids. I don't have friends. It feels like my heart is ripped out. I need advice. I need prayer. I am sending her flowers tomorrow but she seems very distant. So much going thru my head.
Do the best you can do and trust the Lord.
 
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Waukeganman1234

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Thank you. No there is no altercation. She went out with a single friend to a concert and came back with that attitude. I have been praying on it. Should I just let her have space?
 

JesusLives

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First off Welcome to Christian Chat. Sorry that you are having marital problems. I know when my first marriage failed it was due to lack of communication and the fact we got married so young grew up and grew apart.

You said you were sending her flowers that is a good start, praying and asking God to help is the best and first thing you would want to do. With two kids and you working two jobs it sounds like there is not a lot of alone time for you and her. Maybe you could have a date night and spend time just with her. Prayers for you and your family I liked Fenners suggestion of taking dance lessons with your wife.
 
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dalconn

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A part of our walk as Christians is sanctification, meaning in part to be separated from the world. I would recommend getting born-again, joining a local fellowship followed by family prayer and devotionals
 

Dan58

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Lately she has been very distant and told me the other day she is not happy 100%... She made comment to my daughter that sometimes she wished she married a Mexican guy

Is anybody 100% happy? People go through periods in their life, mid-life crisis etc. If you didn't do anything wrong, don't worry about it. You can't make someone happy, happiness emanates from within, so I doubt flowers will do the trick. It was pretty tacky of her to tell your daughter that. I'd personally go the other direction, since she's distant and unhappy, I'd suggest a trial separation. Either that, or stop cleaning house and doing laundry, quit one of your jobs and have a couple drinks. Sounds like she's just bored with a humdrum life? Stop being a dedicated and responsible husband, she wants to party, so be a wild and crazy guy for awhile :)
 
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NatureFanatic79

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I have no advice, I'm currently going through a divorce over here. But I will pray for you and your wife. I'm sure it's pretty hurtful to basically hear "I wish I would have married someone else" and I'm sorta going through that myself, so I know that's painful to hear. Especially when it's through your child, which should have never been. Prayers that you and her get through this.
 

blue_ladybug

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If she's not happy because you don't dance or know Spanish, then buying her flowers won't impress her either. Waste of money, IMO..
 

notuptome

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I have seen where single friends are not good for married people. Often through the work place those women {usually more than men) seem jealous of another woman who has a happy marriage and want to insert the germs of discontent. This is very pernicious behavior but one must be strong in the Lord to resist it.

You and your wife need to seek the counsel of a good pastor and get this matter settled before it destroys your relationship with each other and the Lord.

For the cause of Christ
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Hellooo

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Waukeganman1234, do you think she might be homesick?

Instead of defaulting to flowers, why not find some little ways to show her you are interested in her culture and where she's from? Why NOT learn some Spanish? Or prepare Mexican cuisine for dinner one day, or something to remind her of home. Maybe even plan a romantic weekend in Mexico.

Also, you point out that things feel distant, but you mention your secret pornography addiction in another thread -- that is a potential cause of that distance.
 

OwzK

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Hello my Christian brothers and sisters. I need help badly. My marriage seems to be failing. I have been married for 15 years. I have two kids. I am white and my wife is Mexican. Lately she has been very distant and told me the other day she is not happy 100%. I tried to talk to her and she tells me she does not want to talk. She made comment to my daughter that sometimes she wished she married a Mexican guy because I don't dance or speak Spanish. I try hard. I work two jobs. I clean house and do laundry. I don't do drugs. Don't smoke. Don't drink. I dedicate my life to my wife and kids. I don't have friends. It feels like my heart is ripped out. I need advice. I need prayer. I am sending her flowers tomorrow but she seems very distant. So much going thru my head.
Ok, you need to know that this is NOT your fault. It's like you say, you dedicate your whole life to your wife and kids, and don't drink or smoke or do anything bad. So why can it be your fault? It isn't your fault at all. You don't do anything wrong, you sound like you treat your wife and your family really good and MUCH better than most people do.

It's her problem. I'd say how dare she treat you that bad when you treat her and your kids so well.

"Thank you. No there is no altercation. She went out with a single friend to a concert and came back with that attitude. I have been praying on it. Should I just let her have space?"

This might explain why she has been acting like this to you... maybe it's more than just a "friend" and that she wants to hook up with him (or her).

I'd advise you to keep praying to God, keep living as you are living now, don't change you sound like a good hardworking man who does the best for your family.

I'd say just wait. Keep praying to God and wait a little before making a decision on what to do. If she continues like this for like 2 or more months, and doesn't tell you a good reason why she acts this way. Then I say dump her, divorce.

You treat her so well, why do you deserve to be treated this way?
 
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Ultimatum77

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See my post in your other thread....be honest with yourself and with her about your struggles :)
 
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Hellooo

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Ok, you need to know that this is NOT your fault. It's like you say, you dedicate your whole life to your wife and kids, and don't drink or smoke or do anything bad. So why can it be your fault? It isn't your fault at all. You don't do anything wrong, you sound like you treat your wife and your family really good and MUCH better than most people do.

It's her problem. I'd say how dare she treat you that bad when you treat her and your kids so well.

"Thank you. No there is no altercation. She went out with a single friend to a concert and came back with that attitude. I have been praying on it. Should I just let her have space?"

This might explain why she has been acting like this to you... maybe it's more than just a "friend" and that she wants to hook up with him (or her).

I'd advise you to keep praying to God, keep living as you are living now, don't change you sound like a good hardworking man who does the best for your family.

I'd say just wait. Keep praying to God and wait a little before making a decision on what to do. If she continues like this for like 2 or more months, and doesn't tell you a good reason why she acts this way. Then I say dump her, divorce.

You treat her so well, why do you deserve to be treated this way?
You (and a few others) are reacting to one side of the story here. We shouldn't be so quick to include separation and divorce as solutions to marital issues. Granted, waukeganman1234, your original post paints a picture where you're a victim.
 

OwzK

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You (and a few others) are reacting to one side of the story here. We shouldn't be so quick to include separation and divorce as solutions to marital issues. Granted, waukeganman1234, your original post paints a picture where you're a victim.
Yeah, but we only get one side of the story. If he wants advice, he's gonna give his side and I have to advise him based on what he said. I can't react to the whole story cos I just don't know it. I'm just advising based on what he tells me.

And yeah exactly, his story makes him look like a victim and he posts his story for help, so what do we do? just ignore him because it only shows his side? or try to help? that's each of our choice who's on this site
 
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Hellooo

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Yeah, but we only get one side of the story. If he wants advice, he's gonna give his side and I have to advise him based on what he said. I can't react to the whole story cos I just don't know it. I'm just advising based on what he tells me.

And yeah exactly, his story makes him look like a victim and he posts his story for help, so what do we do? just ignore him because it only shows his side? or try to help? that's each of our choice who's on this site
I'm not in any way implying that we ignore anyone who asks for help.
I'm saying that it's irresponsible to advise someone to seek out a divorce when you don't know the whole truth.

You would be skeptical of a doctor who just looked at you and started writing out a prescription without gathering any information, would you not?

Just a gentle reminder to all of us that we should probe for more info, or ask questions, or at the very least acknowledge that there may be relevant information that you are unaware of, before leaping straight to solutions like dissolving a marriage.
 

Sirk

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She is planning her escape. The signs of it are no vulnerability, no grace, emphasized deficits, minimized benefits and high judgement. Gird your loins my friend. The only person you can control is yourself. Incredibly hard to do in the midst of rejection like that. My guess is that she found an accomplice to prop up her bad attitude.
 
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AbwHJA

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Didn't get to read everyone's replies but I wanted to say when someone is being tempted they find fault with anything. If she had married a Mexican who danced great and spoke the best Spanish she would maybe want a "white" guy if that's all he was good at. The bible says to pray without ceasing. Your wife might be under spiritual attack, pray for her. And I don't think there's anything wrong with sending flowers. It might not mean anything right now to her. But later down the road when God continues to work on her heart and mind and carve out and or chicle out her pride little by little as she grows and surrenders to The Lord through your love charity and prayers she will look back and peice it all together how good she actually had it and repent and humble herself. I do hope and pray! Happened to me! Didn't realize all I took for granted im my husband. 4 almost 5 years later to date I am realizing how good I had it and how not horrible he was as I thought he was. Now I'm left to pray God help me clean up the mess I made for walking out years ago. The only difference is I walked out to pursue my walk with The Lord. I thought he held me back. Talk about self righteousness and walking out on him like he was a lost cause cuz of my check list of his faults and my "righteousness" since I was newly attending church and bible studies and reading he bible and stopping sinning the way he did. So full of it I was! I had a change of heart and mind! Praise to The Lord forever and ever amen!
 

Fenner

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I saw your other post regarding the problem you have that you say your wife isn't aware of. Do you think it's possible she's aware and maybe this is why she's distant? I'm not trying to pick on you and I do hope you and your wife get the help you need. This is just a thought.
 
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Waukeganman1234

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I saw your other post regarding the problem you have that you say your wife isn't aware of. Do you think it's possible she's aware and maybe this is why she's distant? I'm not trying to pick on you and I do hope you and your wife get the help you need. This is just a thought.

No...she is not aware of my addiction...no one is. i keep it well hidden. i am going to make it my goal to go without porn for this entire month with the help of prayer.