To anyone willing to listen. I’ve been married for almost 15 years to my best friend. We have four kids and for the longest have been working towards a good future together. In the last five or six weeks it has come out from her that she has felt emotionally abused for a majority of our marriage. Taking the time to reflect I discovered that on the onset of the pandemic I emotionally withdrew from her and all of my friends and guarded my heart. In connection with that all of my unresolved anger, probably from before I met her, has resurfaced and made her feel trapped. I feel as though I’m in serious danger of losing my wife and best friend, and possibly losing myself in the process. I have scheduled an appointment to meet with a mental health counselor next week, but I don’t know if it will be enough. Please give me hope that there is a way out of this vicious cycle.