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I've been married for 10 years and ever since Feb, things with my husband have gone downhill. I told him that I had gone through emails because I was insecure about our relationship and we've had trust and respect issues since. We emailed each other today to express how we were feeling. I'm really scared because he told me that I was on my last leg and that if I don't show improvement then he's taking me to my mom's - permanently.

I honestly don't know how I'm going to handle him coming home from work. I'm scared that the first thing I say will trigger him and I'll be out. I've been crying and depressed all day just thinking about this.

I need some advice. What do I do now?
Posted on 08/20/12, 06:18 pm
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Reply #1 - 08/20/12  6:41pm
" Could you sit down and talk? Living in fear of your actions is not the way to go. Adding fear to a relationship that is already having difficulties is not going to help it recover and get stronger, it will only make the situation worse
It is great that you both feel honest enough to talk via email, now sit down, and have a no holds barred kind of conversation.

*gentle monkey hugs* I hope things go ok for you
xxxx "
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Reply #2 - 08/20/12  7:00pm
" I'm sorry you're dealing with these relationship issues and anxiety over them. Why does he get to decide that you would be out though? If he is done why doesn't he leave, just curious. He seems pretty hard on you, I'm sure if you were checking his email he must've given you some reason to want to check them. "
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Reply #3 - 08/20/12  8:51pm
" Sorry to hear you are having a difficult time. I'm wondering the same question as chelle37, why does he get to put you in such a position? You checked his email for a reason. Maybe he was not happy about you checking his email but you did it. Either whatever suspicions you had were validated or you found you have nothing to worry about. If the latter, in my opinion, maybe you should apologize and he should understand so you can move forward together. "
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Reply #4 - 08/20/12  10:14pm
" thanks for all the replies.

The initial reason I checked was because of jealousy and after finding nothing to worry over, I did apologize. He just said that it would take some time to get the trust fully back with me.

We did talk over dinner. It's going to be a long road ahead but like I told him he has nothing to mistrust me for because I learned by the mistake.

Things seem calm now and I'm hopeful they stay that way. Getting anxious and depressed over this has made me go crazy.

I'll update this again in a few weeks or so. "

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