I feel myself getting resentful, but there’s that ‘for better or worse’ thing.
At this point, everything in our life revolves around his disease. He responds to any invitation we receive with, “We will see” which turns into a “no” or “I’d rather not,” on the day of the event. I am free to attend on my own.I can live with this situation except for the lack of intimacy and sex. Sex was never a central part of our relationship, but the nearly complete lack of intimacy over the last 10 years has been frustrating.
My struggle is the thought of leaving someone I swore “for better or worse” with, for the selfishness of “my needs.” Any advice?Raise the subject again with your husband. When he says, “Well, divorce me, then!” ask him if he really means what he is saying because there may be another option. While we rarely argue, when we do, it’s usually over a request for money or some kind of infringement made by her relatives. I’m powerless to get ahead of their requests because I find out only after the fact that money was lent or space in my garage is being used to store their stuff, etc.
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