I've been with my dh for 14 yrs, married 11 and have 2 boys aged 9 and 5. He is a wonderful husband and father and husband who works incredibly hard and on paper we have a lovely house and a perfect life. It's just that I feel so alone and am crying as I write this as I'm just unhappy. Over the last few months I have become infatuated with a younger man who is a good friend but I categoricaly know I will not do anything about. I'm not sure what came first, being unhappy or feeling for him. I have had a drunken discussion with him aout it this week and we are both in complete agreement that nothing could come of it because of my life and his and I think that's made me feel worse. I know I can't and won't throw away my life for every reason I can think of, but I just feel so low about a lifetime of marriage, boredom, not finding dh attractive anymore and knowing that after I put my kids, the dog and my dh first, there is barely ever anything left for me. I feel like i'm having a mid life crisis and that everybody totally takes me for granted. How do I pick myself up again and stay positive and all this with 8 weeks of holidayless school holidays looming? I just feel so alone despite being surrounded by people. :(
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Married 11 years, 2 wonderful kids but I'm so depressed and feel stuck
QPRD · 06/07/2011 13:06
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