We stay together to keep the peace

FAMILY & FRIENDS NEED US

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MY husband and I are no longer in love.

We like and respect each other but sleep in separate rooms and haven't had sex for yonks.

I have my friends and he has his hobbies. Sometimes we go for days without speaking, simply because there is nothing left to say.

Sometimes I think we only stay together for the convenience of others. If we were to divorce, sell the family house and go our separate ways, then friends and family would be furious.

For a start, 20 relatives rely on us to host a three-day Christmas event here every year. Then on New Year's Eve, 30 friends and neighbours rock up to drink our fizz and sing Auld Lang Syne.

One year we dared to suggest that someone else take up the reins and host and there was uproar.