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It's all a mystery to me. Me and my husband are doing fine going about our lives together. We dated for 10 years before getting married. We get married, something he said he would never do. WE decide to have a child, something he sometimes said he didn't want. As soon as I get pregnant, he instantly does not want a baby. What can I do? I feel trapped. It took him 6 months to even smile about the idea. I have the baby, Jacob. He's beautiful, wonderful, and has much in store to teach us. My husband of all, has an even harder time once the baby is born, not to mention I've got a lot to adjust to also. Then 6 weeks later, he can't have sex, emotionally, physically, none of it. It takes him 4-5 months to get past just that part. In the meantime, my emotions are already fired up. Then here comes his mother. She's truly messed up. His mother and I have a fallout. She desires never to speak to me again. She is insulting to her son and has been known to put lies into her grandchildren's heads. She hasn't been quite the good mother. That's too much of a story that I already posted on anyway. My husband says he doesn't want to talk about it and he wants to forget about it and go on. Yet he seems to have this bitterness towards me about it. It's really hard to put it aside when he seems upset with me. I did nothing to her and he recognizes her doings with the matter. Also, says since Jacob he lost his best friend (me). Says it's so much responsibility. Says everything revolves around Jacob, but makes no effort to revolve things around us. He kisses me bye every morning, but seems to have lost any other intimacy towards me. He appears to be just going through the routines of life. I ask him if he thinks we are going to make it. He says time will heal everything. Says the issue with his mother is very touchy and he gets immediately mad the moment I bring anything about her up. I love him more than anything, and I love my child even more. The first thing I have been told by most is "Leave". But I took vows, don't they count? I'm just not sure I'm doing the right thing for our child. I can't fix my husbands feelings, I know. I just don't understand what is going on. Does anybody? Are we destined for failure? Should I bypass all the future hell to make my own future heaven? All I want is to be happy. It's very hard to be happy when you feel taken advantage of, unloved, uncared for, like just some necessity in life. I want to be wanted, not needed. Is there anybody out there that can relate? Please help!

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I will pass on to you some advice I received from my mother-in-law....<BR>Show him some romance! Plan a night without your son, some candles, dinner, dancing.<BR>Try to rebuild the love that you had before the baby. <BR>It will come back.<BR>And, yes, it is scary having a baby and new responsibilities...you just need to show him that you are still the beautiful-sexy woman he fell in love with!<BR>Good luck to you! and keep us updated!<BR>Cricket

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Dear Peace,<BR>First of all, congratulations on your baby. I'll just bet Jacob is beautiful and the best thing that ever happened to you. Unfortunatley, it sounds like his father ISN'T the best thing that's happened to you. I'll get right to the point - I think he needs to grow the hell up. He sounds just like a whiny kid - "no I don't wanna" Well, there is nothing worse than being with someone who makes you feel like you forced your life and your dreams on them.<P>I am trying to think of what you can do besides get into counselling with him. Jacob is in for a hard ride if you and Dad (especially Dad) don't get some help soon. It sounds like things weren't really that perfect before Jacob came along, which is a factor to consider. <P>Well, Peace, I wish I could be of more help to you - your post caught my eye because I just had a baby boy in August. Our marriage has gone thru some strain, but we kind of expected some of that and I think we're dealing ok with it. We always butt heads a bit anyway, it's just how we go about doing stuff together. We both want to be the chief, not the indian lol.<P>I wish you luck in your situation, I hope things improve! Keep us posted and take care of you and that baby!<P>Khyra


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