This is to the men out there who have been married for more than 10 years and are “Miserable in their Marriage” So let me see if I can guess the tune you have been singing for a while now: 1) Nobody around here appreciates or understands me, I just pay for stuff. 2) The thrill is gone, sex ended years ago! 3) I don’t get any respect, my wife talks down to me. Sound familiar? Well guess what, you are not alone. That’s the norm for the majority of married men in this country. Unfortunately a lot of you seek some other form of satisfaction thru a vice. Like drinking, gambling, strip clubs or even getting a girlfriend on the side. Now that’s a powder keg just waiting to explode.
Where do you think it all went wrong for you? Go back to that day on the alter when you were taking your vows. What did your future look like then? What were your expectations? Let me clear up a BIG misconception. Taking care of your family is NOT your life’s purpose. It is your responsibility! You are responsible for all your actions. Responsible for where you live, how you live, impregnating your wife, your children, your debt & so on… Oh, and yeah, your happiness. Stop looking for others in your household to make you feel more complete. That’s not their job, it is yours!!
Now discovering your life’s purpose is a whole other story in itself. Lets just stick with cleaning up this so called mess you feel like you are in now and you can move on to that later. Remember this: You are the Captain of this ship. You direct the course in which you are embarking. Your Wife manages the crew {details} If you hold steady on the right course and don’t micro-manage HER duties, you will both get along a hell of a lot better.
There are actions you can take to turn most, if not all of this around. Now I understand that as time goes on people can grow apart. One person matures while the other wants to stay right where they are. Preferences change, tastes change, and life changes you! I get it, but like I said earlier: You have a responsibility towards your children and they come first! So if you cant save your marriage, save your children for God’s sake. {probably from what you went through} Then you can split up after that.
So what can you do now? First off, start talking to other men who are married and share what you are going thru. Do you have a best friend? Start meeting up for dinners, golf, bowling, shoot some pool. Just start talking about it. Putting yourself on that island called “Nobody understands me” is a damnation to hell. All you are doing is making yourself right & everybody else wrong. Guess what? NOTHING CHANGES!! Oh, and if you don’t have a best friend, why not? What the hell happened there?
Next get a good clean hobby. Get back to the interests you had when you were younger, perhaps much younger, before life started to tarnish over your clean youthful shine. The best thing you can do for you and your loved ones is to bring back a sense of adventure. Start with yourself and then spread that adventure to everyone in your household. They will all love you for it. It lifts the spirit, recharges the soul & connects you to one another. Never fails. Lastly, start dating your wife again. Get the hell out of the house. Talk to her like you really want to get into her pants. Remember that???
If you don’t feel like you have the resources to accomplish this alone or if you have already destroyed your household and are going thru a divorce then sign up on our waiting list. You will be contacted the next time around to participate in a learning adventure with a Band of Brothers who are going thru similar struggles. You will be glad that you did.
One Life, One Shot. Make it Count!
J. R. Ferullo