If you are having a difficult day, this is for you

[CrapBucket]

For years I read threads on here with women saying there was light at the end of the tunnel. And I always thought, well not for me, I am truly trapped in this marriage. BUT eventually I did end things, and I am the happiest I have been in my life now. Thank you to everyone who wrote those kind of posts. I never thought I would be one of the ones on the other side.

If you are suffering because of abuse, bereavement, broken heart, bad health, poverty, let me say- you don't deserve this, and it won't always be like this.

Sending love and hope for your future.

Thank you OP x

What a lovely post to read on Christmas morning.

❤️

I love that. And Xmas day is hard for lots of people so thank you OP x

Thanks op, have a lovely day x

Thank you OP; I needed this today. I have decided that this will be my last Christmas with DH and really struggling to keep it together and hoping that in the new year I remember how I felt today and can follow it through

Maybe, I could divorce "d"h but unfortunately I can't "divorce" my disabled dc so living with this unbearable permanent grief. Can't bear to think what that's doing to my health.

Thank you OP, I needed this today x

Thank you OP. Merry Christmas 🎄

I had many christmases with (verbally abusive, unpleasant, narcissistic, alcoholic) xdh - awful things, kept going because of dd... one year, he'd been drinking for the whole month, stayed up on Christmas eve until 4.30am and then woke up DD to open her presents. He was drunk, I tried to go along with it, and then he collapsed into bed, DD and I awake for the day. Lost my shit eventually later that day. Now, however, am happily, gloriously divorced and am having a peaceful and quiet christmas and counting my blessings.
So, for anyone feeling despair and alone - and fury? - make plans to leave this year. Good luck and lots of love xxx

Ive been single for 7 years after ex left it was freedom when he did go . I was up set he left me for ow younger but im so pleased he did.
Only regret was i stayed to long .
I was trapped or so i saw it like that im now free and its bliss . Dont wait for the right moment your worth more .

I needed this, Thankyou and merry Christmas xxxx

dont know whats happend to my message new laptop not going well lol

What a lovely post.

And well done to you for doing what you needed to put yourself first. It's not easy when life has taught you and conditioned you to put up with shit.

Merry Christmas

Sounds very difficult- sending lots of love to you.

@CrapBucket thank u ❤

Thank you OP. I'm midway through a horrible divorce and although people keep saying there's light at the end of the tunnel, so far it's just got darker. Christmas 2023 WILL be different. X

Thankyou for your generosity @CrapBucket I needed to see this x

Thank u PP. Suffering with grief of DP suicide. It feels like the torture is relentless. Maybe this time nxt it will not be quite as bad. Glad things have got better for u. Hand hold to all of u put there if u need it.

Probably my worst Christmas ever.

Just said the “wrong thing, again” when my husband mentioned something so it’s give him the excuse he needs to strop off and log on to his forum that he spends 13 hours a day on.

In my 40’s and could quite happily fall asleep tonight and never wake up. Christmas just serves as a very real reminder of how shit life is and how lonely I am.

💐so sorry for your loss. The rawness does ease. Do you have support?

Thank you I miss my dad so much today , when the rest of the family were tipsy and playing games etc we would both retreat and enjoy an hour of Christmas TV just the two of us usually around this time of the evening - it was my favourite part of Christmas

@Witchbitch20, yes, falling asleep also crossed my mind this year, just can't see any light in the tunnel, lonely is my middle name :(

@CrapBucket thank u, glad it worked out for you