December
I had planned on asking for my wedding ring to be re-dipped and cleaned for Christmas. I don't like to admit that I'm superstitious but it was beginning to look a little dull and disheartened and my gut feeling was that it reflected how things were going. The last few years had been a hard slog to say the least. The recent move a set back instead of the step forward we had hoped. Life had been on hold for too long. We needed a fresh start. It was time to start moving again.
I'm in the kitchen and the dreaded words are like a haze.
"I think we might need counselling."
I scoff " Counselling is a sign of last resort. Surely we should try first...Surely you think we can get past this."
He sits on a nearby stool and stares at the floor.
My voice rises. Squeaks "Do you think we're at the last resort stage already? Do you think we need a...."
I stop myself.
He finishes.
"I don't love you anymore. I haven't for a long time."
It's over.
I had planned on asking for my wedding ring to be re-dipped and cleaned for Christmas. I don't like to admit that I'm superstitious but it was beginning to look a little dull and disheartened and my gut feeling was that it reflected how things were going. The last few years had been a hard slog to say the least. The recent move a set back instead of the step forward we had hoped. Life had been on hold for too long. We needed a fresh start. It was time to start moving again.
I'm in the kitchen and the dreaded words are like a haze.
"I think we might need counselling."
I scoff " Counselling is a sign of last resort. Surely we should try first...Surely you think we can get past this."
He sits on a nearby stool and stares at the floor.
My voice rises. Squeaks "Do you think we're at the last resort stage already? Do you think we need a...."
I stop myself.
He finishes.
"I don't love you anymore. I haven't for a long time."
It's over.
