Love Home
 
 Love Home    Personals    Horoscopes    Wild GamesLove & SexPersonality Tests    Poetry    Gay Love    ADVICE
 


 

 
Sizzling Galleries

Photo Hot Couples
Check Out Perfect Pairs
     Sexy Spots
Photo Smooth Kisses
Seductive & Fun!
 
Dating Disasters

 
Wild Love Confessions

Love, Lust, & Revenge
 
Gift Ideas: Just Do It

 
 
Why His Ex Hates Him
 
Q: I don't understand why my ex-wife hates me so much. I did nothing but love her for 5 years. -- Don, 33

A: As you've given me so little to go on, let me simply offer a few possible reasons why I think your ex-wife might hate you:

1. Maybe when you "did nothing but love her," you weren't showing her that love in the way she needed. We each must give to our mates what THEY want, not what we want them to give us. Maybe you talked too much, not enough, were too sappily romantic, not emotional enough, didn't make enough money, didn't "get" her, were too needy, or not needy enough.

2. Perhaps she doesn't exactly hate you, but when she divorced you, she decided to keep things cool between you as a way of setting clear boundaries.

3. Sometimes a man's (or a woman's) habits can get on their spouse's nerves to the point that the spouse becomes more and more sensitive to what annoys them, and finally they end up not being able to stand being around that supposedly annoying person. It's not necessarily anyone's fault.

4. Could be you're a narcissist who makes no real effort to see things from the other person's point of view. Most of us, if we're honest and the least bit insightful, can figure out why someone doesn't like us anymore.

5. Or she could be a selfish person who, no matter how saintly you behaved toward her, will never appreciate any of your efforts.

 
 
Susan K. Perry, Ph.D.,  is a social psychologist and relationship expert. She is a bestselling and award-winning author whose latest book is "Loving in Flow: How the Happiest Couples Get and Stay That Way." She has written for and been quoted in Cosmopolitan, Psychology Today, Family Circle, Women's Health & Fitness, YM, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, Child, and many others. She also consults and teaches writing online. Read her complete bio!
 
NOTE: The information contained herein is provided for information purposes, and not intended as a substitute for advice or treatment that may or should be prescribed by your physician or recommended by your therapist.
 
Love Connections
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Offers
 
 
 
 
I am a:
 
Seeking a:
 
Zip:
 
 

Finding People

 
 
 

Cool Clicks!

 
 
 
 
 
 
Copyright © 2009 Netscape Communications Corporation. All rights reserved.