letting go of the leash

[kidanthem]

last night i took a step into unknown territory... wading through uncharted waters is a scarey fucking thing! But for nearly a year, i just couldn't let go, i was too afraid of what might happen. something happened last night, and now i see things in a newer, hopefully better light. Thanks to my loving shrink and her comfy couch, i was able to

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[3kingsprincess]

Im sorry Dale. I just think that its been very hard (almost impossible at times) to have a relationship where the majority of your time together has been spent apart. People grow and their needs change, especially after children. Being away from each other for such a considerable amount of your marriage has to be a constant reminder of that. It also leaves minimal time to work out the growth issues together and develop together as a family unit. All marriages have clingyness issues. the difference with you and rachel is that you were never really living together for long enough to get sick of each other in the first place. On the same token, you were also not living together long enough to realize what it truely is that you love about each other and WHY the relationship should exist (other than your beautiful daughter). It has also seemed like Rachael has been living her own life on her own terms by herself through almost all of your marriage. It has to be a very difficult time for her in every aspect of the relationship from