I have a confession..
Deep down I really do want my marriage to work out.
I have always given everyone second chances.. third, fourths, fifths..
For the first time in my life, I want a second chance.
Thing is, he has people constantly telling him to "be strong". Family. friends... strangers.
He thinks if he gives me a second chance it will mean he is weak.
I
just sat for nearly an hour pondering that last sentence. Analyzing it.
Mainly because I wanted to be certain what I wasn't being biased in my
next statement.
As a person with first-hand experience in giving
people not only 2nd chances, but 3rd chances, 4th chances and 5th
chances... I will tell you right now, doing so takes a shit-load of
strength.
I posted in the "Divorce" section of the psych forum
about how I was going to make the effort to save my marriage. I posed a
question in the thread as well. The post got several hits. More than any
of my other posts ever have. Yet there was no response. Right now,
several hours later, there are even more hits.and yet, still not one
comment.
It was then that I realized, the support in that group
is completely one-sided. It was as if the fact that I had decided to
fight to keep my family together, I no longer was deserving of any
support, even though I am still hurting. Hell, I didn't even get a
sarcastic "good luck with that."
What is wrong with this world?
We offer support to those who are struggling but accepting things for
the way they are, but those who are struggling, hurting just as much and
yet still choose to make a stand to fight, we completely ignore them?
I
am truly at a loss and deeply saddened by this. If I had saw that post
written by another, I would have commented with just as much support as I
would any other.
I think I made myself into an out-cast... I
think I just alienated myself on a psychological forum. Well, as least a
portion of it.
I have no idea
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