Relationship Advice

[southskinsfan]

How do you tell the woman you have been married to for 21 years that you would like to seperate for awhile? No other women are involved so I feel comfortable in knowing I am making a decision based on the head located on my shoulders. I am just tired of being a robot and life is tooo short.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

bake her a cake?

[GhostofSparta]

How do you tell the woman you have been married to for 21 years that you would like to seperate for awhile? No other women are involved so I feel comfortable in knowing I am making a decision based on the head located on my shoulders. I am just tired of being a robot and life is tooo short.

Change your facebook status from "Married" to "It's complicated"

[skinsfan_1215]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwbxEfy7fg

For a valentine's day present.

[redskin56]

I don't know how you tell it; however, I do know that you should be wearing a bullet proof vest at the time you chose to do so.

[zoony]

21 years? There is no advice for such a thing.

Are there alternatives to separating? Could you work on your marriage perhaps?


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[No Excuses]

Tell her you're taking a Ricky Willliams break.

[twa]

E-mail or text?

I don't envy you that conversation,though ya never know she might even be receptive.

[Ellis]

How do you tell the woman you have been married to for 21 years that you would like to seperate for awhile? No other women are involved so I feel comfortable in knowing I am making a decision based on the head located on my shoulders. I am just tired of being a robot and life is tooo short.

No offense intended... but do ya think you're just coming down with a mid-life crisis? Do you really think separation is the answer, if that's the case?

For all you know, your wife may be having similar feelings.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

get really mad over the smallest thing and say 'thats it, im moving into a hotel!'

she will think everything is her fault and try to make you stay...therefore, you will get practically anything you want (including a short break).

Youre welcome.

[SKINS@THEGOALLINE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEll4PbzTuc

[Teller]

Tell her the truth. Straight up. I think that's the only way you can go.

Good luck. I hope things work out for the best.

[renaissance]

How do you tell the woman you have been married to for 21 years that you would like to seperate for awhile? No other women are involved so I feel comfortable in knowing I am making a decision based on the head located on my shoulders. I am just tired of being a robot and life is tooo short.

After 21 years I'd say you owe your wife and yourself a serious, sincere conversation about the situation.

[Bang]

I agree with Ren wholeheartedly.
I don't think there's any such thing as "separating for a while".

Whatever you decide, do it respectfully.

~Bang

[karmacop]

Just be honest and upfront. You owe her that much.

If you haven't already, perhaps you can try marriage counseling before taking such a large step as a "separation," which as Bang said is highly unlikely to save the marriage, if it can be saved at all. At least if you do that and still want to be apart at the end, you can know that you gave it your best shot.