Been married two years and for the past year or so have day dreamed about leaving and being on my own. I find it so draining. Everything is a battle. Few examples - I worked full time ever since we met but recently we discussed this as decided together that it would be better for me to go on casual hour contract. In my profession this means as many or as little hours as I want with full flexibility on shifts, annual leave etc. Ever since I started however he has continuously used it against me saying stuff like "oh well, better get up for work, one of us has to" or "I wouldn't know how work flexibility, it's not a luxury I have" etc etc. Last night he openly admitted that he's jealous of my new flexible work - I reminded him that he wasn't jealous when I was working nights, 6 day weeks, bank holidays, all over Christmas (when he had two weeks off!) etc etc. It's like everything is a competition.
Another thing is the kids and how restricted I am financially. My eldest asked me to buy him his provisional licence yet I had to hide this from DH as he said his son had to buy his own. His son has never worked a day in his life so SOMEONE must have given him the money to do it, even if it wasn't us. It's not as if he had to go out and earn the money for it so why should my son be expected to?
MIL gave all the kids £10 each for Easter. His kids took theirs home with them last weekend. DS asked if he could have his today as it's his girlfriends burthday. I asked DH who said "no, it's for Easter" and then "do what you want but I don't think he should have it". So I "did what I wanted" and gave him it. DH then said "I see you gave him that money even though I said no". What makes him the boss??? I'm sick of pussy footing around him every time I want to do anything.
Apart from this we don't talk, very rarely have sex and in all honesty I suspect we only stay together as we enjoy travelling together. In between though I'm stuck having to ask his permission for everything like a child to her father.
One more example. We were both smoking. We both stopped and went onto vapour. I kept up with this for ages but I hate it and have started smoking again. DH is furious and says I must stop. Yet he's partial to the odd smoke of cannabis and once a year at least takes ecstasy and last year - cocaine. When I asked him not to repeat that this year he basically told me he was an adult and would make his own decisions.
Seems a bit one sided???!!
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Sick of having to run everything past DH and wondering if it would be easier single?
Zhan · 12/04/2017 16:56
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Zhan this is the same DH who deliberately sprayed his snot all down your back, yes?
No matter how many times you post about him, the advice is going to be the same - he is a horrible man and you sound lovely.
I guess you will make your decision in your own time but I can't see why you stay, I really can't. 
why did you marry him knowing all this? 
go see a solc and get some legal advice about the house etc and take it from there.
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