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I am now in plan B, I live with family in a different state currently. My husband and I are taking turns commuting each weekend. I had to enroll my children in school and have told my husband that I do not want to move them again until the end of the school year (June). We have decided that the first of June I will move back. My dilema is this, How do you deal with family that is very much against recovery? I understand that the intentions are only to protect me but it is hard. I love my husband very much and things are starting to come around, we are rebuilding slowly and trying to save our marriage. My family on the other hand thinks I am crazy. Does anyone have any suggestions???
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Ask them to support the reconciliation for you. Ask them put their fears aside. Tell them that you want this to work and that you will be hurt if it does not work. Then tell them you cant do it without them. Tell them that the marriage will be much more likely to fail if they do not support it, and the failure would bring you alot of pain. So , by withholding thier support to protect you, they may very well be doing the opposite and hurting you in the end. Thats what they say they want to avoid.
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Thank you, that makes alot of sense. It is really hard for them now because they don't understand why I am still trying to save my marriage.
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