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Anyone else separated from DP due to in laws?

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user2466 · 08/10/2025 13:45

Hi,

Long story short (ex) DH and I have separated and he’s moved back in with his controlling parents. He moved out for the reason that they were controlling and it was impacting our marriage. After we moved out we were happy but had financial struggles.

After an argument he left and moved back in with them despite them being classed as abusive by professionals.

Struggling to understand why he’d go back to the same people that almost broke us and caused so many issues for us.

How did it go for anyone else that’s been through similar?

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fireandlightening · 08/10/2025 14:07

I haven't been through similar but read up on 'trauma bonds' - people do go back to their abusers looking for validation. It is a hard to understand but it is textbook behaviour.

user2466 · 08/10/2025 19:13

@fireandlightening thank you will have a look

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