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My huaband of two years wants to separate. He is from another country (Mexico City) and moved here 2 years ago to be with me. We've been arguing and I've been crying for over a week now. He's completely had it. He says he just wants to be alone and that he doesn't believe in love anymore. It all started every since I noticed that our family values were very different. This has always been a problem. His family is more serious and independent and mine is very affectionate and loving. I ALWAYS tried to make him show some kind of affections towards my parents and my sisters, but he never did. His attitude used to get me so angry, but now I realize that I was wrong. I realized that I should have never demanded that he be a certain way with my family. I have such a strong bond with my familly and many times, I put my family's needs ahead of my husband's needs. I have also acted very immature. Everytime we would have an arguement, he would ALWAYS come up to me and want to hug me or tell me something to make it all better, but I would just push him away and didn't think about how this would make him feel...All I cared about was being angry and resentful. Even though I've asked him to forgive me and I know in my heart that I can change and WILL change, he is very convinced that our marriage is over. He is convinced that he is not the man for me and tells me that he could never make me happy. Usually he acts indifferent towards me, even though I have begged him to give me another chance. He keeps telling me that a seperation and a divorce is the ONLY Solution. I have tried repeatedly to show him how much our marriage means to me. There have been times though, when he opens up and tells me that he's afraid, and that he feels like a failure in every aspect of his life. Whenever I ask him for another opportunity to make him happy, he just tells me, "YOU had me for 2 years and never valued our marriage". That's not true!! I accept and regret all the ways in which I failed, but I think he's being unfair in pushing me away and not giving our relationship another chance. I know in my heart that I have changed and I want to SHOW him, but he just hasn't wanted to give me a chance. I have even thought that perhaps he just doesn't love me anymore. There is so much resentment in his voice when he speaks to me and I just cry and he hates it when I cry. But, I can't seem to find another way to express how hurt I feel. I even thought that trying to be his "best friend" would help. I proposed that we get along like friends with hopes that he would change his mind and want to give our marriage another chance. He agreed, but doesn't stop mentioning our seperation. My heart is crushed. Last night, after yet another "discussion", my heart felt numb and I told him I was leaving for the night. His eyes filled with tears as I was walking out and he took my hand and said, "Please don't leave". I said that I would stay and be the best wife I can be if that's what he really wanted, but he just answered, "I don't know what I want...I'm confused". I came back home this morning and stood before him once again and said, "I'm your wife. We are married, Please give us another chance..I love you so much, I don't want to lose what we have together". But to him, what we had doesn't count anymore. He just sees the difficulties we've passed in the last couple of months and just wants OUT!! Rather than offering a solution, he just wants to end it. After I told him what I had been telling him so many times, he just hugged me. Afterwards, he said, "Just please come home". I didn't want to pressure him with questions or anything. I just offered to make a nice dinner for us and he accepted. I'm afraid to think that perhaps he truly doesn't love me anymore. But, I have so much to give and I know I must sound childish, but I don't want to lose him! I offered to help him with his fears and worries, but he tells me that he doesn't want my help or anybody's help. I have even thought that he is suffering from depression, because nothing he does makes him happy...nothing. My attitude in the passed months just worsened his attitude towards life. Please pray with me so that God may soften his heart and release all that resentment that he holds in his heart. I think that only a miracle can help him get through his negative and distructive thoughts. I KNOW we can still save our marriage. Thank you!

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Dear Heavenly Father,<BR>Please be with Ginnie and her husband. Help them to see with clarity your plan for their lives. Guide them and help them through this difficult time.<BR>In Jesus Name we pray-<BR>Amen

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Dear Lord, I pray that You will speak to Ginnie's heart and her husband's heart concerning their lives and their marriage. Please show Ginnie the path You want her to take in order to do Your perfect will in her life, as well as her marriage. Lord, I lift up Ginnie's husband to You, asking that You soften his heart towards his wife, and towards You. Give them both clarity in their minds regarding Your will for their lives. In Jesus' Name, AMEN.


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