Want to divorce husband, light abuse, has changed, but can't show affection & intimacy towards him since
Q: We are young 20's and have been married 2 years. Weve had problems. After lots and lots of work at couples counseling (6 months) I still feel like my gut is telling me to leave my husband. We started attending counseling because of his porn addiction and anger isssues. He only ever put hands on me once, but it was enough to make me stop showing him affection. It’s like there’s a mental barrier I can’t break that won’t allow me to hug or kiss him. He’s gotten a lot better but I’m still very unhappy in my relationship. He hasn’t watched porn in almost a year and hasn’t thrown a “tantrum” in about 5 months. I can tell he’s trying which makes me feel bad, but at the end of the day he doesn’t respect me or what I want and he always puts himself first. To make things worse, he is the most pessimistic person I’ve ever met. He complains nonstop all day long. It really drags me down. And to top it all off, he is very unkind to animals. How can I trust him to be gentle and patient ...