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AIBU?

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DH stayed out all night.........

34 replies

Marriedtoachild · 20/08/2011 09:47

AIBU to say stop drinking or fuck off? I haven't got time for understanding his problem or why he does it, he's not a classic alcoholic he's just greedy and doesn't know when to stop. Even at home when we share a bottle, I get about half a glass, and I catch him opening another. We had a friend to dinner on Tuesday and they opened three bottles of wine, I had one beer.

I am no angel, I can be a PITA. My DH and I go through peaks and troughs, we've been together for 13 yrs and have 4 dcs.

Since having DCS he's given up booze a few times, loses weight and everything is dandy (well not shit).

Over the last four years he's pissed in the dcs bedrooms twice, stayed out about three times, and lied a lot. The relationship slowly deteriorates when he drinks more and he becomes more miserable and less reasonable.

Last night he heard that a few work colleagues, all single no kids, were at a friends house and he decided to try and create an argument with me so he could storm out and go. It was really obvious and so I didn't rise. He then had an argument with me, despite me not really saying anything and him just willfully misinterpreting everything,and left our house at 11.30pm and didn't return.

He's come home with a bruise on his face where he was sick and didn't know that he wasn't at home when I called to wake him.

I am so fucked off.

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ImperialBlether · 20/08/2011 12:38

I think you would immediately feel like you were on holiday. No worrying about what he's going to do, how much he's going to spend, who he's going to insult, which bed he'll pee in, what you'll be blamed for, etc.

It will be lovely!

balia · 20/08/2011 13:10

Forget ultimatums, go straight to Fuck off and save your time and energy. If he feels the time has come to genuinely tackle his alcoholism, then he can do that away from you and the kids, and you can explore your feelings towards him and your future as a couple in your own time and space.

Banning alcohol from your house is a waste of time as he will buy it himself and hide it, as well as going out to drink.

Even if you still love him, care for him, want the best for him - he is an alcoholic and by staying with him you are ennabling him and giving him tacit approval of the way he treats you and the kids. This minimises the problem and makes it LESS likely that he will ever overcome it.

lachesis · 20/08/2011 16:40

I'm with DogsBestFriend here all the way.

I really feel for your kids.

izzywhizzyletsgetbusy · 20/08/2011 16:57

It would seem to be time to bring your exit plan forward and, if necessary, adapt it so that he's the one making an exit from the marital home, otherwise nothing is going to change for the better for either of you or your dc.

Marriedtoachild · 20/08/2011 18:55

Thank you for all of the advice, shamefully I am willing to give the ultimatum rather than just kick him out. But I thoroughly appreciate anyone posting and giving advice, I'm namechanging back now and so may not comment further.

xxx

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marriedinwhite · 22/08/2011 07:57

Respect your decision and hope you and he will see the benefit getting him on a programme to support him to deal with his problems with alcohol and possibly also some couple's counselling. Good luck and I hope next weekend is a better weekend - for both of you.

porcamiseria · 22/08/2011 10:12

would he want to lose your family? thats the issue really.

it sooo easy for people to say "tell hi to fuck" off, ugh, but you have 4 children! Its not that simple

buy I think you need to draw the line here and get professional help for YOU to help you commuicate this to him, his behavous in not acceptable

I also think you need to find a job, NOW!!!! if things are this way, it would be good for you to have your own money and independance

I really hope you can sort this

sounds like he is in massive denial, and often its only when people hit rock bottom do they join AA (or suchlike)

HipHopOpotomus · 22/08/2011 10:15

Drinking aside he even sounds like a shit. Sorry! And you sound unhappy OP. You deserve better than this.

AnyFucker · 22/08/2011 10:21

I dunno if he has a problem with alcohol

He definitely has a problem with respect though and he is defective as a husband and a father

I see you are giving him yet another chance, however, so good luck with that x

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