“ T T ’ v e m y husband, but I still can’t feel about him the way I once did. I simply can’t. I wish I could. Something is gone from our relation ship.” Thus spoke Anne, a lithe, healthy-looking woman of 45, in talking with her psychologist about her marital problems seven years after she “ found out.” Her husband, Jack, a tall, good-looking man in his late forties, usually attended church and believed in the “ helpfulness of church attendance,” but was not a born-again Christian. He, too, felt that some thing had “ gone out” of their marriage. Both had asked and received forgiveness of one another, for Anne felt that she had been partially responsible, f o r g i v e n
due to her poor handling of her homemaking re sponsibilities. Jack expressed his feelings, “ I don’t know why I did it. I didn’t love the girl. I love m y wife. I feel guilty as all get out, even though I’ve been faithful since. I guess it’s because things have never been quite the same. Or, could it be—•” he paused, and rubbed his chin reflectively. “ Maybe it’s never been the same because o f m y guilt feelings, and knowing m y w ife is unable to respect me as she once did. Then, of course, m y own self-respect has dwindled.” It is seldom possible for a couple to recapture their feeling of oneness and complete confidence in the solidity of the marriage, and of themselves,
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