falling out of love with my husband

Philippines
February 26, 2008 9:36pm CST
we've been together for almost 16 years. got 5 children all boys. i still love him....but i love him more before. but i cannot live without him. it's just that i love him like a brother now. the romance is not there. does love diminish as you aged?
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@asgtswife04 (2475)
• United States
27 Feb 08
It doesn't have to. Unfortunately I think that a lot of couples get "comfortable" with one another and the romance kind of falls away at times. The two of you need to find some way to get back to where you once were. you can love him again the way you used to, you just have to want it bad enough. There are a lot of things that factor into becoming comfortable and feeling like a family member more than a lover and wife. Children can do this, martial problems, you name it. you just have to really think about what you want to do with your marriage and if you want that love back then you can get it...you have to put forth the effort though. it's not gonna be an overnight thing, it will take time. but it's worth it to have that love back...good luck and God bless
• Philippines
29 Feb 08
i agree with you...i think i have to put more effort to bring back the love. it's just that i was too preoccupied with a lots of things like the children, finances, work that i taken for granted our relationship. or maybe i was too comfortable that made the romance faded away. thank you for enlightening me.
• United States
29 Feb 08
your welcome. I have been there before to and we both had to see each other in a new light. i hope that you can rekindle your relationship, i know you can. it might take some time, but it will be so worth it in the end. My husband and i have have the best relationship now after talking through a lot of things and finding each other again. good luck to you and keep me posted. thanks for BR and God bless
@slavezero (833)
• Philippines
28 Feb 08
WEll... I dont know if falling out of love is the exact word with that. All you need to do is refocus with your marriage and in your relationship. As we aged, we got so comfortable with our partner... reasulting that sometimes we dont feel that certain "butterfly in the stomach" or the romance in the relationship. But if you will only try to refocus... things will be different. I would like to share this with you... some tips that will help you. http://mall-of-earnings.blogspot.com Look for the tips: a more romantic relationship
• Philippines
29 Feb 08
Married for 5 years or more? make love more alive-the tips is so enlightening. i really have to refocus. thank you for sharing this website.
@punlonnjack (1308)
• United States
27 Feb 08
i have to admit im startting to feel the same about my husband.he has changed so much that hes hard to deal with these days.i feel like im raising a child.he is stuburn and very selfish these days.i dont want to leave him we have been together 12 years.the romance is still there but the other issues i have with them are ot waying the postive things in our relationship.the only thing i keep saying to myself is i only wanted to be married once and i dont want to lose him forever.thanks for letting me shre.good luck the romance could come back.
• Philippines
27 Feb 08
yes, maybe the romance could come back. i don't want to lose my husband either. i wish it will so soon.
• United States
2 Mar 08
Hello yang_peralta and welcome to mylot. I really can't say that love vanishes with age. The reason why I can't give you a straight froward yes or no is because my grandparents have been actually married for twenty nine years and they are still happy and in love with one another. Yes in some marriagesz things get old because they lose the romance or the get tired of the same old daily routine. I believe that if you start to spark up the romance it will give him hints that you want to get the romance back and he'll try something new. Don't give up a marriage try telling him that you feel like there is no romance and that you want to get it back. I bet he will do anything to try to stay in love with you. Well yang_peralta I am starting to run short on my words so with that said NakitaLikely3617 is out!
@Gesusdid (1676)
• United States
27 Feb 08
well did you try to salvege everything in the relationship ? i see it as this if you put your all into this marriage and he doesnt give two craps or shows like 20 percent interest into it like why should you care either ? if you want to still stick around spice it up by all means , well you dont anything tell him to spice it up
• Singapore
27 Feb 08
living with a same person for a few decades is such a great and difficult process. especially without the feeling of boring. i believe the real romance is that when both of you are old , you still go out for walking together every morning, that's the real ture love~~~
@nanayangel (7879)
• Philippines
27 Feb 08
Hi there! I have heard of older people say that but I can't really tell for sure. Maybe you need to do something, reminisce, go back to the past through going to special places that you both been into when you're relationship was just new.