Hey,
This is my first time talking online in this type of setting, so I'm not really sure where to start. I'm not even sure what i'm looking for.
I'm a Marine, who has done two combat tours in Iraq- one in 2003, and my second tour in 2008. My wife has recently left me, on account of the emotional disconnect that she says we've been experiencing for the last several years. I'm 28, and we were together for over 11 years, and married for almost four (my anniversary is in two weeks). She attributes my emotional coldness to PTSD, both combat related and from my childhood. I was not formally diagnosed until last week, but I think i always knew I had it- i just thought i had been dealing with it well to continue living a normal life all these years. Never in my life did i ever consider myself emotionally cold, or disconnected from her, or her family.
I'm in a really hard place. She left me 14 days ago, and told me that she has fallen out of love with me. She said it was a slow, gradual process, that has made her realize that she no longer has feelings for me. We were literally the perfect couple-- we never argued, always told each other we loved each other, we both have successful careers, and we have a very strong network of close friends. Four weeks ago, we were sitting on the couch telling each other how in love we were with each other. 13 days ago, we were in the kitchen, kissing, telling each other how happy we were, and how much we loved each other. 14 days ago, she admits to me that she has fallen out of love. 11 years of love and passion, down the drain. Four years of
There is much more to the story, but again...i'm not even sure where to begin.
This is my first time talking online in this type of setting, so I'm not really sure where to start. I'm not even sure what i'm looking for.
I'm a Marine, who has done two combat tours in Iraq- one in 2003, and my second tour in 2008. My wife has recently left me, on account of the emotional disconnect that she says we've been experiencing for the last several years. I'm 28, and we were together for over 11 years, and married for almost four (my anniversary is in two weeks). She attributes my emotional coldness to PTSD, both combat related and from my childhood. I was not formally diagnosed until last week, but I think i always knew I had it- i just thought i had been dealing with it well to continue living a normal life all these years. Never in my life did i ever consider myself emotionally cold, or disconnected from her, or her family.
I'm in a really hard place. She left me 14 days ago, and told me that she has fallen out of love with me. She said it was a slow, gradual process, that has made her realize that she no longer has feelings for me. We were literally the perfect couple-- we never argued, always told each other we loved each other, we both have successful careers, and we have a very strong network of close friends. Four weeks ago, we were sitting on the couch telling each other how in love we were with each other. 13 days ago, we were in the kitchen, kissing, telling each other how happy we were, and how much we loved each other. 14 days ago, she admits to me that she has fallen out of love. 11 years of love and passion, down the drain. Four years of
There is much more to the story, but again...i'm not even sure where to begin.
