How one woman kept her cool when her husband said he wanted to leave

Daily Mail ^ | 11:51 PM on 2nd April 2011 | By Laura Munson

[Niuhuru]

I think it helped, but really, why do men do this to their wives?

[Fido969]

I think he was having fun with his girlfriend, and then she dumped him when he wouldn’t marry her.

[achilles2000]

Wives do it too. It is all horrible. At least this one had a happy ending.

[TexasTransplant]

Why do wives do the same thing to their Husbands?

TT

[Pure Country]

Selfishness. Plain and simple. I don’t buy mid-life crisis. Lack of character....

[csense]

...why do men do this to their wives?

It goes both ways, my friend, and neither of it is right...

[kalee]

I was thinking how blessed his children are that he came to his senses.
I have friends whose grown children are still suffering terribly from their parents’ divorce.

[Minn]

but really, why do men do this to their wives?

I one third of cases like this, when it is the husband straying, I don't know. In the other two thirds of the cases, where it is the wife that "feels unfulfilled", I don't know either.

[Southack]

Men do “it” when their wives cut them off. No wifely duties, no wife. Notice that the author never mentions her lust for her husband.

Couples fight about two things in life: money or sex.

Men leave relationships only for sex or to be away from nagging.

Pretty simple, really.

[Tamatoa]

I agree with you 100%

[hosepipe]

Spoiled children can and often do, become spoiled adults..

[Mamzelle]

Original sin, that's why. We are all just plain bad.

Sounds like she handled a hard patch pretty well, and has been a wise mother to her children.

Too bad his sister has to face early death for him to catch on.

[Ronin]

Midlife crisis is real enough. I think every male in the planet goes slightly crazy the day they look in the mirror and realize they really do look their age.

Going crazy because of it or giving people you love Hell because of it... yeah, that’s lack of character.

[Minn]

You can never talk somebody that wants to go into staying. The best strategy is to hold their coat for them and then get on with life without them. This has three benefits: You keep your dignity. You accelerate getting your life back on track. And, ironically, it is your best chance of getting them to change their mind, should you be willing to accept them back.

[Mamzelle]

It is interesting how many couples I have known to get their divorce at exactly eighteen years of marriage. It’s almost like a generation passes (18 yrs for most of history) and things fall apart.

[Twinkie]

If you do decide to accept them back; do get tested for STD’s and insist they also get tested. Too many STD’s today risk death; too high a price to pay for resuming sex with a selfish individual. Not worth it; AND they will lie about how “they didn’t have sex with her” in order to avoid being tested. Denial is another form of narcissism.

[OneWingedShark]

You can never talk somebody that wants to go into staying. The best strategy is to hold their coat for them and then get on with life without them. This has three benefits: You keep your dignity. You accelerate getting your life back on track. And, ironically, it is your best chance of getting them to change their mind, should you be willing to accept them back.

They have to come back if you've still got their coat and they want it. ;)

[Fido969]

Why should he marry girlfriend? Twenty-something empty-headed bimbo who couldn't cook, couldn't keep house, and was expensive, bitchy and high-maintenance.

As soon as the easy sex was gone, back home to mamma.

[SIDENET]

I think he was having fun with his girlfriend, and then she dumped him when he wouldn’t marry her.

Probably found out that GF was cheating on him with a much younger guy, and it sent this weak wimp scurrying home to his wife.

I've seen it happen.

[calex59]

Really? You think only husbands do it to their wives and there are no wives leaving their husbands after 20 years of marriage? You might ask why does anyone, husband or wife leave a marriage after any amount of years.