Reasons I want out No emotional support I’m ‘on a list’ of people he fancies Angry outbursts constantly Calling the kids ‘dunces, idiots, cunts etc’ Lying and secretive ‘Switching off’ when I talk about anything other than him Stepdad was given two weeks to live and James said ‘oh’ and carried on ranting about his day Messaging my friend and hiding it- when she told me, he deleted half the conversation When I offered to help in his new business it was ‘no you can’t’ or ‘we’d annoy each other’ Repeatedly tells other people things I’ve said in confidence Screaming at kids for 30 minutes if they spill a drink until they are sobbing Sex has no passion or love-purely mechanical Acts like a teenage/toddler-arrested development? Repeats opinions without own research to come across as ‘knowledgeable’ Knows everything about everything even if he doesn’t