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You can be putting in real effort and still find yourself thinking, "I am trying. What more does she want from me?"
You may be doing more around the house, trying to talk more, organizing dinner, suggesting time together, helping with the kids, planning a weekend away, or simply making more of an effort to be present.
How did we find ourselves in a situation where we are more apart than together? When we feel disconnected, or even feel like we are living with someone we don't know anymore, or we feel we need to hide parts of ourselves from the person we share our life with and who is supposed to be the closest to us. So, how did we get here?
It all starts with a decision. A decision to do something about making a change. And at some point after you make that decision, it can start to feel less clear than it did at the beginning.
This is a common place many men find themselves in.
You feel like you are making a real effort to keep your relationship going, but whatever you do, you keep hitting a wall.
She doesn't seem present, but she still expects you to be there, to do, to give. And you want to do something about it, but nothing seems to work. Or it works for a moment,
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