Posted on Jan 10, 2021
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I am deployed and married (7 years). My wonderful wife is constantly accusing me of being unemotional and finding a female here. I am lost, I have tried to listen and try to show more emotions in our conversations. Nothing seems to work, can someone help give advice.
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Individual AND Couple Therapy
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When I get back I totally agree. What about for the next 6 months that I am on deployment?
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SGT (Join to see) - Same thing, basically. Seek out Behavioral Health for your mental health and recommend (as best you can) that your wife seek counseling. Then, when you get home, you two go together but still keep up the individual. IF she does not want to, you can't force her, but you may have to realize that this could be the catalyst for the end of marriage. Because, it's gonna take BOTH of you to help mend/fix the marriage. It cannot be done by one person alone.
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Thank you SFC, it's not the answer I was wanting to hear but not all the best answers are the most pleasant. I am down to do anything to help, even if that I have to go to counseling. I will not be the one that gives up no matter how hard it gets. Sorry to open up like that, I don't really have anyone that I can vent to. Thank you again for SFC.
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SGT (Join to see) - It's all good. I never tell people the answers they want to hear. I tell them what they need to hear. I've been down that road of divorce. It's not easy. It's not pleasant. But you just have to realize that this road may have to be travelled. I wish you luck.
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Does she have a support group back home.
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Deployments and physical separations are tough and demanding on both parties. Many times we think how hard can it be on our spouse, they are sitting home relaxing. Try and put yourself on her shoes, imagine what she is going through and the emotion will start to show when you speak to her.
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