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thinking about divorce 1 month after the wedding...

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whitestar13 · 11/12/2019 12:54

I really need help and your opinions about this, am I being unreasonable of thinking of getting a divorce just 1 month after our wedding?
i will try to explain it shortly: I've just moved to an other country because of my husband (we are not the same nationality), I gave up my job in order to be toghether. We decided mutually that i would come to live with him because of the better ecnomic possibilities for both of us. I left behind friends and family, and a very sunny place to be toghether. I never questioned this decision as I knew that in the long run we would have a better life here. So i started to do everything in order to integrate myself better in this new placw, from January i will start language courses, to learn the local language, I joined the gym, the local library.... and I've been here less then two weeks now. What i am trying to say is that I am nt sitting at home in front of the telly, but I am going out, doing the shopping, cooking making order and rearranging the flat as my husband is not the best to keep things in order, to put it nicely....
My problem is this, since almost the first day that i arrived he has been pushing me to get a job... Don'tmisunderstand me, I intend to go back to work because staying at home makes me feel very depressed, but i haven't been able yet to close all my businesses in my country of origin... I still have to travel back and bring my stuff here ( I just arrived with one luggage), I have to translate most of my documents, I have to close my flat where I am still paying rent, etc. Not to mention that everybody says to me that if i don't speak the local language I won't be able to have a decent job, just manual work, and since I am university educated this doesn't seem like a good solution. You don't have to think that we are in extrem need of money, I have something saved up, and my husband is a dentist.... I don't evenknow how to say this, I am so sad, we just had a major arguement about this subject, I hoped that he would understand that i needed time to integrate and to finish things in my old country and start this intensive language course ( 3 times per week, 4 hours per day) before i will start to look for a job. We haven't even been to a honeymoon yet, I was asking him when he will want to go, because this is also something to know before i start to look for a job, but he is always very vague about it... in the meantime he is also pushing for us to have a baby, even though I told him i would prefer to wait for some month with it, until things settle down little bit and be less chaotic... I just feel like he wants everything now and on his own terms and doesn't care at all about my needs. Just like with the wedding; i wanted a small one, but we ended up having a big that I had to organise ....
So i just told him that i needed time until the end of Febuary, to finish wih everything (packing and transfering, with which by the way he is not helping at all) and also to start the language course in January ( i couldn't find one that starts sooner, obviously everybody is getting ready for Xmas now) so at least I will be able to write in my C:V that i am learning the language...
So my question is, am I unreasonable for saying tht i will start to look for a job after the end of Febuary? (and believe me, we are not starving, he is earning around 6-7000 euro per month).
So we just had a huge argument about it, where he gratiously agreed on 'giving me time', whereas I feel I shouldn't even ask for it... I got very angry and I told him I want a divorce, to which he replyed that ii's ok for him...
Just as a side note I have to tell, that I never asked anything from him, nor money, nor nothing, I paid for all my travelling (even when we wnt to visit his family) and the biggest present I got from him was a parfume....
Until now it was all ok for me, but this recent behaviour of him makes me very sad. I thought that marriage was about loving and sharing. I gave up everything for him and he can't accept that I need some time to get used of my new surroundings.... the lowest point was when I complained about the disorder he makes every time ( I have to pick up his clothes from the floor) and him saying that anyhow I live here and I am using HIS water... so what's the fuss about...
Any answer would be appreciated, I feel very sad and lonely...

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FilthyBiscuit · 11/12/2019 22:58

Well done OP, and very best of luck. I hope it's not too long before you fly back.

HamAndPineapple · 11/12/2019 23:11

Good luck @whitestar13, really rooting for you to get away from this guy.
He takes responsibility for nothing, He won't listen to you and he tells you what you're upset about! Confused

YOu would end up half crazy if you didn't get away.

Even Aristotle said that it was ok to make a mistake and the bad part was to not acknowledge it and not learn from it! Take care.

PickAChew · 11/12/2019 23:14

It's OK to want to walk away. Better to leave before you end up pregnant.

madcatladyforever · 11/12/2019 23:19

Dear OP I'm really sorry but I think you have made a terrible mistake marrying this man. He doesn't want a wife he wants a servant. He is being very cruel. Don't have a baby with him or you will be trapped. I'd be rethinking the marriage quite honestly.

Therebythedoor · 11/12/2019 23:26

He denied making the comment about you using his water... that is an example of classic gas-lighting behaviour - one of the red flags.

What stood out for me was that you didn't use the word 'love', not even once, when you were describing your relationship and your situation. I felt that was quite revealing.

Congratulations on making the right decision for you.

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Bluerussian · 11/12/2019 23:56

Well done for making a decision. I really do wish you all the best.
Flowers

Grumpelstilskin · 12/12/2019 01:17

Well done OP for looking out for yourself.

MetroMe · 12/12/2019 02:45

Well done OP Flowers

You sound sensible and intelligent. I had a similar situation many years ago. Seven weeks into the marriage I realised he was not the man I thought he was. I had the job pressure too. Even though he earnt a lot and I was well educated (had a good job in my home country, just needed a few months to find something suitable in his country), he used to make comments about him paying for everything (eg his mortgage, food etc) and I felt so terrible for that. This was in the first few weeks of our marriage.

He went away with his friends on a ski trip soon after our wedding as I could not afford my share of a honeymoon Sad.

After our big wedding, I was ashamed of myself for trusting him and concerned about what other people thought of me. It can be isolating while you get used to a new country and culture.

I stayed for five years and had three DCs with him when I was in my late 30s. I then wanted to go back to my home country and he came too (he had some family here).

Ultimately, I left him as he was not kind to me. And this only got worse when I was pregnant. I am much happier without him now. I know I stayed originally as I did not want to admit I made a mistake and I felt ashamed and embarrassed. I should have realised my family and friends love me and would not have judged me for leaving him. They just want me to be happy. I am sure your loved ones want the same for you.

I now have a successful career in my home country and am able to provide well for my DCs. He sees them EOW but he is bitter at my happiness and independent financial success. He remains angry that I dared to leave him, and he is alone and unhappy.

Creepster · 12/12/2019 03:24

I am so sorry.
Your husband is waving more red flags than a North Korean parade.

mathanxiety · 12/12/2019 04:04

I just feel like he wants everything now and on his own terms and doesn't care at all about my needs. Just like with the wedding; i wanted a small one, but we ended up having a big that I had to organise

And the remark about 'his water', and even more seriously, his denial of it...

When you get home, stay there.
Don't second guess your decision to leave and go back. Don't listen to any promises he makes of change, etc. He will try to reel you back in.

And do not consider the 'everyone will be disappointed' angle. Anyone who truly loves you and cares for you will understand and will only want your happiness.

Be grateful to him for showing you who he is so early, before you were stuck with no property, no friends, a baby to tie you to the country you are in, and the horrible problem of a husband who treats you badly.

If you are not using contraception that you control, you need to start this ASAP. Do not rely on condoms or natural methods.

TheMustressMhor · 12/12/2019 09:15

Wonderful to read your update, Whitestar. I am so glad that you have stood up to him.

He didn't deserve you in the first place.

Wishing you all the very best.

DaisyDreaming · 12/12/2019 09:20

Your family and friends want you to be happy, going home won’t disappoint them. Don’t wrap up everything at home at get yourself stuck abroad with no way of getting home

Ghostontoast · 12/12/2019 09:38

Please keep your passport and bank card in a safe place until you go.

champagneandfromage50 · 02/01/2020 09:43

How are things now whitestar13

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