Our marriage ended because I couldn’t make him see me or hear me or do anything I wanted or needed. I could only be as selfish and mean as he was to get his attention. And that was ruinous.

Susan Rieger
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If your marriage is ending and you deserve to move on, here’s what you need to do: 1. Accept that all relationships go through ups and downs and, in the end, even marriages must end. 2. Learn to be a good friend without expecting your friend to be a good husband or wife. If you want attention, get it from your friends. 3.

Learn to say things like, “I love you” and “I’m sorry.” 4. Be willing to put yourself in a position where you can make your partner happy by giving him or her the things he or she wants and needs instead of what you want and need for yourself. 5. Accept that there will be times when you will never see your partner again because he or she will move on and find someone who wants and needs him or her more than you do.

You can still remain friends with that person, but don’t expect that person to be the one who ends up in your life forever. That person may not even like you anymore! 6. Try not to let anger control you.

Do things like keeping a journal or recording things so they don’t get lost or forgotten when both of you are separated by distance or time. 7. Keep an open mind about new partners after it has been proven that your first partner is not coming back into your life again for good reasons and not because of circumstances beyond your control (such as infidelity). It may be that what you had was just temporary, just as some relationships today are short-lived because of circumstances beyond the couple’s control (such as divorce).

Source: The Divorce Papers

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