I Am Married to a Workaholic

I've been married to possibly a workaholic, but at least an indifferent spouse for many years.  I more accurately perceive my spouse as lacking the ability to be intimate emotionally and therefore, physically.  My story...

My husband invited all of his employees out for drinks the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Funny, he invited me too (the irony: he often treats me like one of his employees).
Funny thing is, once I got there his guys (entirely male dept...

I have been married to a workaholic for 32 years. Now I realize that my children have their own lives and I don't have a life at all. I have been doing and living for these people since I was 17. Now I am almost 50 and the kids have...

I am probably like so many other people out there. I tried everything to make my marriage work. I made every attempt to find middle ground. I really tried to explain to my husband that there is this great theory out there called...

What do you consider quality time with your spouse.In trying to talk to my partner last night about my loneliness and the fact his mind is on work even when he is home.  His response was that quality time is when we do things together...

Yesterday, after 16 years of being married to my workaholic husband, I finally realized that this is mentally abusive. My husband is the one with a problem not me.
Yet, since I've known him, he's made me feel guilty for wanting him...

Actually, my husband is an alcoholic who has been sober 10 years. (no program) And he is a workaholic. He went into business for himself a year ago and things have gotten worse.

I try to tell myself to be grateful as I have a...

My fiance and I have been together for 3 1/2 years now (We are both women). We don't live together yet, but are building a house. I have sold my house in preparation for this (but she pays for me and my young daughter to stay in...

I am at a point where I dont know what to do anymore in my relationship. I want things to work out, but frankly I dont know how to make that happen.

Heres a bit of background, my spouse just recently had a very decent position...

A major cable network brings you the life changing new series…“I’M A WORKAHOLIC”
Does working give you an adrenaline rush more than anything else?

Do you think you are the only one who can do the job right?

Do you take...

Okay, so I'm not married. But I live with my boyfriend and I believe he's a workaholic, so I hope it counts.
We've been together for 3 years.  I adore him. Except for the workaholic thing, we're golden.  I love being with him...

So I had just gotten out of the shower, and was bent completely over at the waist to towel off my hair. My husband walks in, with my "attributes" fully exposed and does nothing but chuckle. Way to make a girl feel sexy.

The few times...

Today I realized that the reason my 17 year marriage is so volatile is because my husband is addicted to his work. He never leaves work behind, his office is in our home, kitchen, dining room, family room & worse bedroom. He is...

I have been married to a man that has been a workaholic for almost 35 years. My husband was a police officier and that is a very time consuming job. He was hardly ever home and I had to take care of my children alone. Most of our...

Ours was an arranged marriage. From the very first I noticed my husband always seemed very busy. To make it worse my mother in law always made me feel that I was not good enough for my hubby. I was quite pretty but very naive. As years...

My husband is working towards a promotion of worker to manager. Now travels 4 out of 7 days a week just about every week. When he is home, he works from home and my children and I have go be quiet. If we do something together I feel...

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My wife used to be an artist and an art teacher. She worked part-time. I worked as a handyman. We didn't have much money but we were relativley happy.
Then I became a free-lance computer technician...

I am a mother of 4 young children ages 18 months, 4, 7, and 8. I work full time as a kindergarten teacher. My husband chose to move out of state to "advance his career." I have been teaching for 10 years at the same school, both sets of...

He says he works for our family to have what we need but I need my husband. I am lonely.I feel like I have a weekend husband and co-parent otherwise I am on my own. He says he'll call if he is going to work late but he never does. I...

I went out with someone for 18 months who was a workaholic and I want to share what I learnt for anyone else who is in the same situation, we'd talked about getting married.

She worked as a store manager and always worked hard...