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Husband left after 1 yr of marriage😜

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Veritysoul · 04/01/2019 17:31

Hi everyone.
So the story is that husband rushed me into marriage last year as he was getting a job abroad and I wouldn't have been able to see him without being married (we'd been together rather a long time prior to marriage). We have 2 kids age a 6mnths and 5.
So, whilst he was away working, I can only gather he had time and space to figure what he wanted but to me he became very distant and disinterested when I called to keep in touch. Like he was reading something on a screen or something and not paying attention. He apparently kept telling me he was lonely and upset but apparently I was not listening and am an uncaring person. To be honest I thought keeping in touch and tagging him in everything we did (me n kids and his family etc) was helping him. But on reflection I guess what he needed was intimacy...I needed it too but was so busy with the baby and my son (who also had been having behavioural issues) that I didn't realise how bad things were. Plus H just gave me one word answers and didn't initiate convo and despite his loneliness all I saw on social media was pics of him out partying wirh his new workmates, going for massages, gym swimming etc. Took out a loan for a shiny new car.All this time he never once asked me how I was coping (To be fair I would tell him anyway which prob didn't help and usually ended in an argument with him telling me how bad it was for him and how he's love to be rolling about with the kids😜) or asked about the kids and even stopped ringing to speak to them. Still, only a few weeks before he told me that he had found love with someone else on Boxing day, he was pushing for us to go out to live with him. My ds had been looking forwards all year to seeing daddy, had jabs done , I paid about 600 quid in medical tests for us all and new passports, and told ds teacher he wouldn't b back next term. Ds was petrified of jabs and theres me comforting saying it'll be worth it to see daddy. However, boxing day I got the text, he's fallen in love with another and didn't love me anymore and hadn't for ages. Though apparently I'd been given plenty chances?he never even took his wedding ring over with him(he's lost weight n it didn't fit, but...).so he came back for a few weeks while I had our other ds.
It turns out he met a young (17 years age difference) Filipino woman who he would have gone with but she had turned him down when he said he had family and kids since she'd been messed about by a married man previously who didn't leave wife for her. This only made him like her more and he has contact with her...so she wasn't really serious about backing off and wrecking a home. The first day I knew was awful, I Checked my msged as I'd sent him a video of baby and the msge I saw was I'm sorry my heart belongs to a orher or something. I thought it'd been going on ages but he says only 2 weeks but he knows she's the one she's young fit and a lift caring person and he sent me a pic of her, to 'let me see. Said something about me fighting for him. He expected me to do that. To which oh replied I can never competewith that. And I was angry at that point. I just wanted divorce. He also i might add said he slept with 2 whores who loved him😜He msged why not and more confusing msged ensued. Anyway I obv. Didn't fight enough and now he's made his decision he loves her and wants to be with her...And kept apologizing and he admits he feels sorry for me and that he's a coward, selfish etc
I suppose i had it coming as ill admit that our relationship has never been peaches and cream. I guess I had some issues and he had some very odd issues when I think about it but I still invested into the relationship.
Just wondered what people think. Have I been uncaring, not fulfilling my husband's needs( he does say he expected too much) but it's making it worse for me him being so nice about everything. He's said financially he'll help any way he can(I do work and put money into house but it's in his m
Name) today he said I can have house if I want but the I don't earn enough to take on mortgage unless anyone knows a way round this. I hmgave him 30000from sale of my house so really f**d about this. But he's said financially he'll help. But then, he also said he loves me. So when I said I couldn't trust him now he just said he cares even though he doesn't love. Also hes not great with money even tho earns a lot.I just went to get through all this so I can focus on kids but it's just awful. I've only cried twice as my viewpoint is that he's not worth it after how he's treated us but does that mean I'm unfeeling? I don't know. I think we'll be better off really but just want it to be over and it never really will be😥

OP posts:
HirooOnoda · 06/01/2019 23:24

@BitOutOfPractice who rattled your cage Shock

I was merely pointing out, rightly, that the use of the emoji in the title is entirely inappropriate - perhaps in the hope it could / would be changed. This, even you can see is undeniable?

Further, we don’t need any bad language, it doesn’t reflect well on you. I understand this is a sensitive matter to many and I have already expressed my feelings to OP and wished her all the best and I mean that with all sincerity

BitOutOfPractice · 06/01/2019 23:30

Who rattled my cage? You did. Do you can give your disingenuous outrage at my searing a rest too.

Swearing is entirely normal and acceptable on MN @HirooOnoda so I'm puzzled as to what your problem is with my language.

And until you've actively given the op any constructive advice or support I'll hold back on my plaudits. for your contribution to this thread.

Until now you've only had comments about an entirely irrelevant emoji to make. Did it honestly stop you giving the op done humane and kind advice? If not, then I'll say it again, give it a fucking rest Confused

HirooOnoda · 06/01/2019 23:39

@BitOutOfPractice Clearly! Maybe you need to take a time out - i haven’t seared anything since at least late August Hmm

Also, you should likely review my previous posts and you will see I offered both my feelings, best wishes and MN’s finest Flowers to OP. I genuinely wish her all the best, it must be truly awful to go through but I believe she is strong enough to come out the other side better for it, life works like that sometimes.

I will repeat (again sorry the pedant in me 🙄) that the emoji was wildly inappropriate and she may care to change it as only the OP can. You cannot deny either of these statements surely (without turning the air blue of course)

Your language is just a little out of place, not necessary in this instance really

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AcrossthePond55 · 06/01/2019 23:50

Veritysoul, you have dodged a huge bullet!

Get yourself to a solicitor and get the ball rolling on divorce and settlement right now, whilst he's still feeling guilty for 'dumping' you and more inclined to be cooperative and generous. Don't wait until his little piece has had time work on him about how 'unworthy' you are and how you don't deserve one pence of 'his' hard-earned money.

PollyFlinderz · 07/01/2019 03:15

Unfortunately it could be extremely difficult for the Op to actually get her hands on any part of his salary.

The world is full of men who work abroad with the sole aim of not having to support their family if a marriage ends.

Veritysoul · 07/01/2019 07:15

Hi 😊 I didn't see your post Hiroo but I used the crazed emoji face, as at the time I did feel pretty crazy about it (like shock crazy) as it was completely out of the blue. If we lived in a world where people were not allowed to express themselves what sort of world would that be? So, I appreciate your puzzlement at my emoji use but now you've got some insight maybe you'll let it drop. And if not, there are plenty more serious things in the world to get riled about but likely those won't change either.

Thankyou all for your support with this matter. It's not light hearted. Correct, especially with children involved. I believe that the absurdity of the whole situation is reflected in that emoji.🤷‍♀️

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HirooOnoda · 07/01/2019 11:15

Hi @Veritysoul I can imagine it was a complete shock to you, I hope one you are coming to terms with in the best way you possibly can.

I guess people use emojis in all sorts of different ways, this makes the world as great as it is I guess. I had always associated that particular emoji as being quite light hearted and as such wondered whether it was intentional. It matters little really and yours and your children’s welfare is the only thing important at this stage. Sometimes life is just a little 🤷🏻‍♀️ but just as quickly again it can change to work in your favour, I hope it turns for you in prompt order

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