How many times do you have to tell your partner that you are unhappy before I have to leave the hard way?
Been with my partner 4 years. 2 young children together. Been unhappy for around a year now.
Since being with him I have changed so much and granted some of it was for the better, I was terrible with money and was drinking a lot mostly at the weekends. I used to have my hair, nails, eyelashes done, I used to be active on social media and I had a good relationship with family and a close group of friends.
Now I don't even recognise myself. I don't drink anymore and I handle my money a lot better and I believe that is down to him because he woke me up to reality. But I have now found myself cut off from my friends, strained relationship with family, no forms of social media, no control over my own money, gave up my car for the one he wanted (I hate it). I look run down I'm not confident and basically just miserable.
He criticises everything I do, he has the final say on everything, he is lazy with the children, he doesn't lift a finger at home, we don't go out....EVER!
I have told him all this and my only response is "your not perfect and I don't want my children raised in a broken home"
Surely a broken home is better than an unhappy one. He won't separate on good terms and he will make my life hard work.
I don't have the balls or finances to up and leave.
Help!
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crazybutkind · 14/11/2020 08:32
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