The answer to that question is the difference between a marriage that can be saved and a funeral that just hasn’t happened yet.
To process these feelings without shame, it helps to categorize the love you are experiencing. The ancient Greeks identified several types of love, and what you are feeling is likely a mix of two:
Every time your husband fails, you mentally compare him to his father. I love my father-in-law more than my husband......
To help me explore this further, are there your husband exhibits that make you feel distant, or is this more about a lack of fatherly support in your past? Share public link
"Your kindness and wisdom make our family stronger, and I am so grateful to be your daughter-in-law." If you'd like to explore this further, I can help you: Draft a to your father-in-law. The answer to that question is the difference
It is unfair to compare a man in his 60s or 70s, who has had decades to mellow and learn, to a younger man still navigating the pressures of early or mid-life.
Marriage is often a battlefield of growth. With a husband, there are power struggles, chores, financial stresses, and the friction of two people trying to build one life. It is a love that is frequently tested. To help me explore this further, are there
Let’s do a hard check. Do you really love your father-in-law more , or do you just like him more because he is easier?
Acknowledge that the love for the father-in-law is likely filial (respect/admiration) rather than romantic.