Dear Abby: Woman in ‘heartbreakingly lonely’ marriage wonders if she should stay in the relationship

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for two decades to a man who is incapable of connecting with anyone. It didn’t become apparent until after we were married. He is very good at surface relationships but cannot go deeper than that. Because of this, he abused, isolated and ignored me. He didn’t realize he was causing harm since he didn’t regard me -- and still doesn’t regard me -- as a person with emotions.

My husband has, for the most part, stopped abusing me. He has become a fairly decent man as long as I don’t expect much from him. I can’t decide if I should stay as the invisible wife or take a chance at being seen, cherished and loved. DEAR INVISIBLE: For the last 20 years you have been living what you describe as a “heartbreakingly lonely” existence. Why have you tolerated it? If you do what you are considering and things don’t work out, are you strong enough to go it alone in the future? Like any other investment, whether to pursue this depends upon your tolerance for risk. If you divorce, it should not be “for” anyone else, but only for yourself.DEAR ABBY: I have a co-worker who bullies the team into attending funerals.

I'm no expert but uh...no

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