MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE KNOWN EACHOTHER FOR 6 YEARS I HAVE 4 CHILDREN 17,16,11,AND 8 ALONG WITH 2 EX HUSBANDS, HE HAS TWO CHILDREN 9 AND 7 WITH 2 EX GIRLFRIENDS YES HE HAS NEVER BEEN MARRIED WE ARE BOTH 39 YEARS OLD WITH 1 MONTH BETWEEN US. WHEN WE MET IT FOR ME WAS NOT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT I LIKED HIM HOWEVER WAS NEWLY SCORNED AND DIVORCING SO I DIDN’T HAVE A HIGH REGARD FOR MEN OR MYSELF HOWEVER I FELT CONFIDENT FOR BEING SUCH A STRONG WOMEN AND SURVIVING WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN ON MY OWN AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS OF HIM PURSUING ME I ABSOLUTLY FELL HEAD OVER HEALS WE UNDERSTOOD EACHOTHER AND WERE COMPLETLY HONEST ABOUT EVERYTHING AND OUR FEELINGS EVERYTHING WAS ON THE TABLE AS IF WE WERE BEST FRIENDS. IT FELT GREAT WE WERE TRULEY IN LOVE I HAD FINALLY FOUND TRUE LOVE SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN THROUG HIM BEING OUT OF WORK TWICE AT FIRST FOR 3 MONTHS WE MADE IT THROUGH THAT I LOST MY HOUSE NOT DUE TO THAT BUT TO MY DIVORCE AND THE STUPID LENDERS WELL HALF OF AMERICA KNOWS WHAT I AM SAYING ANYWAY HE THEN PURCHASED OUR NEW HOUSE WITH MY STEP FATHER AS COSIGNER WE WERE HAPPY THEN HE PROPOSED OFFICIALLY ON NEWYEARS EVE AND 6 MONTHS LATER WE MARIED AND IT HAS BEEN A MISERABLE MESS EVER SINCE ALOT OF ARGUING ANOTHER JOB LOSS AN ADICTION ON BOTH PARTS A CLOSE CALL AFFAIR AND A REAL LIVE CHEATING INSIDENT NOT REALLY AN AFFAIR MORE LIKE A MESSAGE TO ME THAT WE NEED TO GET IT TOGETHER OR ELSE I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THIS RELATIONSHIP SO HARD NOT REALIZING THAT I NEED TO BACK OFF BE PATIENT AND LEARN TO LOVE GOD AND MYSELF FIRST AND HOPEFULLY THE REST WILL FOLLOW MY HUSBAND IS A WONDERFUL MAN MOST OF THE TIME AND I AM A WONDERFUL WOMEN MOST OF THE TIME HOWEVER WE ARE LOST RIGHT KNOW VERY MUCH SO WHAT WE HAVE GOD INTENDED HOWEVER WE ARE NOT COMMITTED TO IT CORRECTLY WE ARE NOT VERY WELL MANAGED AND WE KEEP BLAMING EACHOTHER SO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT I HAVE TRIED THE WALK TO EMMAUS, MARRIAGE ENCOUNTERS AND NOW THIS SO HATS OFF TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN SUCESSFUL AND IF ANYONE OUT THERE IS READING PLEASE STOP AND SAY A PRAYER FOR BARRY AND I AS I BEGIN THIS LAST ATTEMPT TO SAVE OUR MARRIAGE AND OUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. GOD BE WITH US ON OUR WAY