My husband can’t meet my emotional needs because it appears he’s quite emotionally immature. We’ve had counselling about the changes I would like, and I do think he’s tried in his own way but the changes don’t last. It’s clear to me I’m not going to get what I want from him. We have two young children and aside from the emotional stuff, we can plod along ok and we all have a fairly nice life in many ways.
I have no intention of breaking up my family for some fantasy of a man I might never meet. Yes they might be out there, but there’s also far worse than my husband. I’m just absolutely gutted that I’ll never have that true love, that best friend you can always rely on love, that cuddle up at night and share your deepest thoughts love. He just doesn’t have it in him.
I’m wondering how I can get my emotional needs met outside of the marriage, but also how do I get over the heartbreak of not having the marriage I envisioned? But then I wonder, how many people actually have this kind of love?