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Really worried! Divorcing a narc! Sorry longer than I meant it to be!

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keepingupwiththejoneses · 04/08/2012 19:19

My exH is by all accounts a narcissist. He was extremely controlling and degrading towards me.
I finally ended it in June and have seen a solicitor. I have the papers to sign ready to file with the court on grounds of unreasonable behaviour. I have seen a mediator to sort out the financial side and have all the paper work I need for my legal aid.
My problem is him. He has said he will not see the mediator as he doesn't want to pay for it and the same for a solicitor. He is making demands all the time to me over the dc and the house. He refuses to believe his behaviour was unreasonable, saying I provoked him with my behaviour (I used savings to top up the household income when needed as he never handed over a penny). OK so I didn't tell him what I had done but only because when ever I tried to speak to him about there being a shortfall in income and out goings he would go mad telling me I must be on drugs or gambling to be short on money (I was keeping a household with 2 dc and a mortgage going on DLA, CB and TC's alone)
I have 7 or 8 examples of his behaviour in my papers, all of which my solicitor has said are valid.
My problems are
1, He is going to go mad at me over these, he doesn't see a problem with 'talking' about things (his idea of talking is him shouting and putting me down and when I go to speak he tells me to calm down and stop arguing)

2, He has decided he can not afford to live in his own place, currently living with his dad and brother, so can't have the dc over(whole other story). He wants me to give up the house and move into rental because, in his words 'You have loads of money coming in, you don't have to work you will get everything paid and I get nothing so it's only fair I get the house!'

He has not paid a penny toward the dc since he left, and I don't expect to see anything any time soon.
He is self employed and goes out drinking every Friday and Saturday.
Both of our dc have sn and he is currently seeing them for around 30 5-6 days a week, most of which he just sits on the sofa and drinks a cup of tea!
I am at the end of my tether with it all and really worried about him getting his papers.

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TheSilverPussycat · 05/08/2012 15:44

Hi keeping I went through a similar, though milder, scenario with Ex (kids grown so different in that way). He refused to get sol and represented himself in divorce, and in settlement negotiations. He also refused to go to mediation, and I had to start legal proceedings to get him to supply information or engage with the process. I have ended up with what I wanted (to keep the house) thanks to a great sol and putting a lot of work in myself.

Do come over to the Emotional Abuse Thread on Relationships (we try to keep it bumped) where you will find many women walking a similar path, and lots of mutual support from people at all stages of the journey.

Thetallestsunflower · 17/08/2012 16:22

Hi there.
I am divorcing an emotionally abusive narcissist too. He has moved out into a rented flat-very reluctantly. I had to tell him it was just for breathing space to initially get him out.
Since he moved out he has varried between begging me for another chance and continuing to be extrmely emotionally abusive and promise to make things as difficult as possible for me.
I am currently living in our family home with our two young children. It has a joint mortgage and I want to stay in the house with him remaining on the mortgage until my kids reach adulthood when hopefully I will be in a position to buy him out somehow.
No advice sorry but just wanted to let you know you are not the onl;y one xx

crackcrackcrak · 18/08/2012 23:46

Yes and I. It's tremendous fin isn't it!

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