I (26M) no longer feel attracted to my (29F) wife. Is there any hope left
I just can’t do it anymore, I can’t lie to myself anymore and say I’m attracted to her. When we first met 2 yrs ago she was so nice, funny and kind and while she was a little chunky it never bothered me because of how great of a person she was… well it’s now been two years and we’re married now and what can I say other than it’s all gone to sh!t. For starters before we were married she made a “goal list” of everything she wanted to accomplish in the first year we were married; she wanted to lose weight, she wanted to get into new hobbies and she wanted to start focusing on getting a degree and I was fully supportive of it all what with me having an established career already. Nope. Four months into the marriage she wouldn’t stop complaining about her job and how she just wanted to take a break from working for a few months so she could focus on her goals and be a house wife. Me, being the idiot supportive husband, I reluctantly agreed to cover all the expenses while she focused on going to school and exercising and whatever else she wanted as I know she had a hard upbringing and had been working since she was 15. It’s been over a year now no job, didn’t even try to apply for classes and now I’m lucky to even see her leave the couch and stop smoking weed all day or even try to look good for me. I tried tackling the small issues like trying to get her to go to the gym with me, her excuse? Gyms make her uncomfortable… ok so I’ll carve time out of my day to go on walks or hikes, her excuse? No I’m tired and don’t feel like it we’ll try again tomorrow. I can’t talk to her about going to school or getting a job because she immediately gets defensive and starts yelling at me. At this point I don’t know what to do I can’t even force myself to be intimate because she’s gained so much weight and just snaps at me all the time if I even try to talk to her about what’s bothering me or why I’m so cold towards her. Today was the final straw, the weather was incredibly bad today and I had to drive 30 mins to get home, I sent a text saying “hey I’m otw ily the roads are super icy” no response acknowledging what I said, no be safe no nothing just “grab me snacks on your way” and that’s what I came home to just “here’s your snacks” and I just went to bed where I’m now typing this out trying not to cry. Part of me wants a divorce but I don’t want to screw her over but what other choice do I have?
Sorry if this was written crappy I just worked 12 hrs in the cold
TL;DR my wife isn’t who she said she was and I think I want a divorce
Posted Dec 9, 2025, 8:44 AM UTC