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=== User: I wanted for a long time to believe that there was still the possibility of reciprocal acknowledgment within my marriag… ===
I wanted for a long time to believe that there was still the possibility of reciprocal acknowledgment within my marriage, but I've slowly come to accept that that is probably not the case. Physical affection exists entirely in One direction. There is no physical intimacy initiated or returned to me. Even still, I tried to pretend that there is the possibility of a return to the beginning, with deluded hopes like when the kids are grown up or blah blah blah. I believe that those are self-soothing ideologies that don't acknowledge reality. Maybe they are necessary for the continued health of the mind, but I'm not sure to what end other than to to exist within a net negative State for prolonged period of time