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How to leave an emotionally abusive ex who lives with you

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Hopeful12317 · 30/08/2022 22:03

My ex partner continues to live with us. I tread on eggshells everyday and my DS is picking up on it too trying to be peace keeper. My ex is emotionally abusive; not physical (to me mostly) but I don’t know when and how best to move us out of the situation. I feel like a fraud going to a Dv shelter where women are being physically abused, I know my DS would want to see his Dad, our finances (mortgage etc) are intertwined and if I make the first move to leave I know he’d be malicious in everything that follows. I feel lost and want to protect DS but not separate him from his father. Truly lost

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GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 30/08/2022 22:17

I was in a similar situation but married, so had to go through the courts.

It’s really tough but you have to bite the bullet and get it sorted. Put the house on the market so you can each get your money out - assuming you own 50:50?

Get an agreement re childcare or go to court if you must to sort it.

Sometimes you have to live with being the bad guy.

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