I think we maybe drifting apart?

by Katt
(New zealand)

Hi my husband and i are newly weds we have been together for 6 years but only married Feb of this year.
We have 3 kids also and we are both still in our early 20s.

For the past 3 weeks I feel like we both have drifted apart from each other emotionally.
Sometimes he'll tell me he loves me but it's not very often, sex life has been terrible although he always makes sure that I am pleased before he is.

He also has been wanting to do things on his own. He never really spent much time with me and the kids anyways but it just seems that when it comes to anything besides us he will do it no sweat, but this week everything has been getting a lot worse we haven't really spent much time together, he will either want to go to his gardens or watch TV when I go to sit near him he will go and jump on his computer.
I just feel like we are drifting apart, I just feel like he wants to be away from us.

What do I do or say?
At the moment I haven't said anything to him and I'm hurting a lot but quietly.

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Feb 03, 2012
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by: Aleta Kay

Our society has almost destroyed marriage because of the belief that you have to live together to know if it will work out. The problem is the piece of paper that makes it legal often changes one's perspective on the relationship. Now there are legal ramifications if it doesn't work, which can add stress to a relationship. You may begin to see each other's quirks and habits differently than before. You may expect more from each other once it is lega. Marriage can make some people feel trapped.
Love, genuine love, knows how to be patient and take time to get to know each other over time before becoming intimate. Genuine love cherishes (but not smothers). Love is patient, kind, thinks of the other person first, does not demand its own way, does not think of ones self more highly than it ought, does not behave in a manner that could lead to mistrust, believes only the best about the other person (doesn't mean you wear blinders, but means you ignore those little things that bug you), bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. (I Corinthians 13:4-8a.) Ask your husband what he is unhappy or dissatisfied with. Be willing to quietly and calmly consider what he has to say. Are you willing to work at it? If he gives up and leaves be sure you have done all you can.

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by: jcchristian

I think he must be stressed out because of some work problems. You have to give him a space for getting out of it. He will come back to you when he will feel relaxed. If you want a good suggestion on it just take a advice from a marriage counselor. I would like to suggest this http://www.jcchristiancounseling.com/

Mar 24, 2011
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by: Aleta Kay

I would first ask what happened three weeks ago that may have made things worse? Most men don't like to share their feelings with women, and often not with other men either. They are more prone to bottle things up inside. When my husband and I went through something similar I found out over time that I had a negative and critical attitude. It bugged him that I seemed to always be upset with the kids, I complained about lack of money. If I looked at a house and said it was pretty he thought I was saying what we had wasn't good enough for me. I had to learn to find happiness within myself so I could create a home atmosphere was pleasant to come home to. The wife is the queen of the home, the husband the king. Proverbs 31 tells us part of the description of a good wife is that she will do him good and not harm every day. Look for ways to do that and give any complaints to God.

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