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to wish that I was rich enough to buy the house next door and get DH to move in there?

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ChangingWoman · 10/02/2011 17:38

With no strong ill will to DH, I have come to the conclusion that life would be much more peaceful and straightforward if he lived somewhere else.

The house next door is up for sale and in my dreams I suddenly become rich tomorrow and buy it. It's near enough for him to see the DCs every day but far enough that we don't have to put up with each other any more.

He could take his giant TV, Playstation, music system and stacks of CDs and games with him and decorate his own living room with empty beercans and junk food wrappers.

There would be no more grumbling, sighing and dramatic grunts of effort as he performs ordinary and undemanding household tasks (well, maybe there would be but I wouldn't have to listen to it).

No more football, rugby, motor racing on TV.

No more sulking, passive aggression and arguing over who pays the bills or who does more housework.

The DCs could pop over to his on weekend mornings and I wouldn't have to get up.

It all sounds rosy.

We don't have the best marriage in the world and have amicably discussed splitting up a few times tbh. Money problems mean that we'd still have to live together for a long time even if we did divorce so we're not rushing anything.

Is it unreasonable to not really care whether we stay married or not but definitely not to want to live together any more?

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Chil1234 · 10/02/2011 17:47

You could always suggests he gets a shed.... I hear some men can live out their days quite happily in those.

valiumredhead · 10/02/2011 17:48

We have a garage AND a shed - they are essential to our happy marriage. The house next door would be imo bliss!

belgo · 10/02/2011 17:49

Loft conversion?

PaisleyLeaf · 10/02/2011 17:51

It works for Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter.

ConnorTraceptive · 10/02/2011 17:51

I think you must be me! Minus the beer cans and junk food wrappers.

I have started doing the lottery in the hopes that dh could mOve out and take his eeyore personality with him.

TheFoosa · 10/02/2011 18:10

this is my DREAM

BaronessBomburst · 10/02/2011 18:12

I was thinking about something similar only this morning!
Bliss...... Grin

ChangingWoman · 10/02/2011 18:12

Yes, maybe we should get a shed in the meantime.

I once saw a TV program about a charity in a country with a really high male suicide rate (Russia? Or somewhere Scandinavian? There was a lot of snow and beards. I can't really remember much more.) which worked to support local men by giving them sheds and woodwork tools.

It reduced the suicide rate and the men's families reported being happier too. The conclusion seemed to be that sheds were generally good for everyone...

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EricNorthmansMistress · 10/02/2011 18:18

I would LOVE this
Currently DH has his own room for his crap (bliss) and in the summer I expect him to live in the summerhouse as mush as possible Grin

SummerRain · 10/02/2011 18:19

If I won the lotto I wouldn't tell dp... I'd just move out one day (hate this house so wouldn't be sad to see it go).

I love him... but years of unemployment and his generally 'trying' personality mean I'd quite like to be alone now and not have to spend every second of every day in his narky, gloomy presence walking on eggshells so as not to cause a fight.

SummerRain · 10/02/2011 18:20

ENM.... send Eric my way if you split Wink

sausagerolemodel · 10/02/2011 18:22

Isn't that what Helena Bonham Carter and TimBurton do?

(huge apologies for linking to a boak DailyMail article)

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1253885/Mr-Mrs-Mad-Hatter-The-strange-world-Helena-Bonham-Carter-Tim-Burton.html

ChangingWoman · 10/02/2011 18:24

Bloody hell - there's a lot of us in the same position!

I thought loads of MNers who can't bear to be apart from their OHs were going to pile in and flame me for my selfishness...

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samels001 · 10/02/2011 18:26

Wow what a wonderful dream......

Would suit me perfectly!

SummerRain · 10/02/2011 18:27

I can understand them living apart but what makes me [boggle] is that the kids live sperately to both of them! How bizarre!

TheFoosa · 10/02/2011 18:27

I love my DH but also love my own space

EricNorthmansMistress · 10/02/2011 18:29

Really? Where do the kids live? Confused

SummerRain Eric's not my DH...he's my bit on the side Grin

SummerRain · 10/02/2011 18:34

Can I have him anyway? [hopeful]

It says in the article sausage linked to that they bought a third house on the street for the nanny and the two children Shock

EricNorthmansMistress · 10/02/2011 18:38

You can share

That is actually completely weird.

SummerRain · 10/02/2011 18:42

to say they're weird people would be an understatement though so maybe not that surprising.... lord knows maybe the kids will be glad of it when they're older!

Adversecamber · 10/02/2011 19:11

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Snuppeline · 10/02/2011 19:29

I haven't dared dream bigger than chucking other half into spare bedroom... I see I am aiming much lower than I should!

PukeyMummy · 10/02/2011 22:23

OP, how many bedrooms does the house next door have?

Maybe you could club together with some of your other female neighbours and rehouse their OH's at the same time? Wink

ChangingWoman · 10/02/2011 23:48

3 Bedrooms - we could get 6 in there if we installed bunks.

If it takes off locally, we could start a nationwide scheme...

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Borisismyhousespider · 10/02/2011 23:52

I have friends who have done this with an end terrace and the one next door, his half has motorbike engines on the kitchen table, games rooms and general blokeness. Her half is lovely and just for her! they meet when they fancy, as two doors knocked thru downstairs and the stairs have been fashioned to interconnect at the top! works very nicely Smile