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My (M28) wife (F27) has said she wants to end the marriage for a year now, but hasn't actually done anything to end it yet.

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My wife and I have been together for eight years, married for six years. We have no kids. A year ago, she told me she had been unhappy with our marriage for about a year and wanted to end it. I was understandably devastated. She refused to go for couples counselling, saying it was too late. I begged her to reconsider, and she finally said she'd only stay if certain conditions were met. I agreed to all of her conditions, even the one saying I'd give her half of my pre-marital savings that were left (I'd used some of this money to fund our wedding).<br><br> Since then, she seems to have forgotten about it. We've had a decent holiday together with her family, gone on a few days out and trips, and she seems as happy as ever. I feel like I'm living on borrowed time with her though - this has left me with massive trust issues. I've started directing my emotions towards other women, if only emotionally, which I feel terrible about. I've not discussed this with her as I'm scared she'll end things for real this time. If I brought her up on this again, I'm scared she'll say she's been enjoying our time together and now isn't so sure, which would just lead to another year of uncertainty.<br><br> How should I approach this? Should I bring it up again, or would that just speed up the inevitable?<br><br>TLDR: My wife said she'd leave me a year ago but seems to have forgotten about it. How should I approach this?<br><br>UPDATE: I finally talked to her about it. I ended up sidestepping the subject of the potential divorce and made it more about the trust issues I had with her directing her emotional needs to other men. She apologised and admitted she'd been doing this. She said she felt more listened to by other people and that she'd stopped having sexual thoughts about me or us having sex. This seemed to be something that happened suddenly around a year ago. I suggested couples counselling again, which she agreed to, and said I'd only stay if things improved after a trial period. She agreed. I've suggested a trial separation as well, which she's agreed to. She seems to be putting all emotional needs on me now, but I'm trying to keep her at a distance until the therapy has gotten anywhere.

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