Giving up on my marriage

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Jruiz

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I been fighting for my marriage for 5 months now...I came from a dis functional, broken home.. I never intended this for my son..it breaks my heart to know that this could be a possibility for him. I've done everything ! Nothing works.. I realized theres nothing I can do.. Only god can change my husband..my husband says he doesn't love me and he just wants to be friends ...I'm starting to want to give up. I'm lonely. I want a best friend, someone that's gonna love and appreciate me..I'm not sure what to do...
 
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megaman125

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It takes 2 people to come together with God's Word to make a marriage work. If you're fighting for it and your husband isn't, it won't matter how much you fight to keep it. The same is true if you give up. You both need to come and have God at the center of your marriage for it to work, but both of you would have to want that.
 

breno785au

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I'm not saying you are any of this but I find when someone posts about wanting to end their marriage on here it generally goes like this: Paint a bad picture about their spouse, how good themselves are, what they think they deserve from a spouse then the lead to justification. I know people can't explain every little detail but there could be things not said that are keys to why the way they are. Motive is what I look for. Now to the OP, people just don't feel like they no longer love a person for no reason nor overnight. Is there anything that you could have done yourself, intentionally or unintentionally to have contributed to this? Is he hiding something from you? Is there unforgivness in the marriage?
Im not asking for you to reply necessarily but just think about perhaps?
 

Jruiz

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Of course theirs two sides to every story..I'm not painting a bad picture about my spouse at all ... Actually besides infidelity .. Not feeling "Inlove" is the leading cause of divorce .. It doesn't surprise me..it happens all the time.. The thrill of someone knew probably sounds exiting... I'm a very good wife to him and I can honestly say that he probably doesn't deserve me...I don't need to justify anything.. He's not being a husband to me, he broke the marriage covenant by not loving his wife..yes it takes two people want to work it out but I know god can change people.. I guess I'm getting tired of waiting ...
 

breno785au

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I couldn't imagine the feeling of my wife saying she doesn't love me anymore. But its good that you truly believe that God can change a person which in turn should give you hope for your marriage. Continue to pray and tell your husband who he truly is according to the word even if he cant see it. My wife did that to me the other day and woah it does have an effect!
 
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It takes 2 people to come together with God's Word to make a marriage work. If you're fighting for it and your husband isn't, it won't matter how much you fight to keep it. The same is true if you give up. You both need to come and have God at the center of your marriage for it to work, but both of you would have to want that.
We also need to take into account the working of the grace of God, right?

Blessings.