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Husband just gone and I don't know why.

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whyishedoingthistome · 16/10/2017 07:37

Hello
My husband always told me I was his reason for living. He was so affectionate and caring, so lovely. We had a wonderful life, children great home, happiness. I really thought he loved me - he told me often enough. I adore him. But out of the blue he now no longer feels anything for me, he has moved out and wants a new life without me in it. Our children (grown up but living at home) are as devastated and bewildered as me. He has turned into a complete stranger. He comes back for a couple of hours each day to sort out the house so it can be sold but every time I see him it's like a stab through the heart. I feel I have been completed betrayed and am so utterly disappointed that he has turned on me like this. He was my best friend and I devoted my whole life - 25 years to him. And now he can't even be bothered to read my texts! He has moved on and is clearly perfectly content with what he has done as he's posting messages on facebook and photos on instagram as if nothing has changed for him. I feel completely alone. I am dreading meeting anyone I know because I will just cry in front of them. Everytime I see happy couples it is like an icepick in me as that was how we were (or so I thought) a short while ago. He is adamant that it is over and in his words, it took him some time but 'the penny finally dropped' and he realised he no longer loves me. He won't say why. I haven't done anything to upset him and I am still the woman I always was (but older). I am in my 50s now. I am in tatters. I can't even end it though because of my children but I don't know how I can go on. It is absolute hell and I never thought I would be in this position, discarded after all these years. I don't know why I'm writing this really. He's doesn't want me any more so there's nothing else to say is there. I just feel devastated.

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whyishedoingthistome · 28/11/2017 19:59

Oh my god that's truly horrendous. It resonates. I can't comprehend how people who have said they love us can treat us so badly. How can they live with themselves? The pain is unbelievable and that feeling of betrayal. I keep thinking I can ring him and tell him things or ask for his view on something and then it hits me that I no longer have my best friend, he's gone forever. I feel so alone. It's such a black hole to be in. I wake up and think for a brief moment that it's not happening and then reality hits again.
I'm sorry to hear your story. I hope you feel happy again. xxx

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BackInTheRoom · 28/11/2017 22:50

@whyishedoingthistome The arguments at home between the kids and I are awful. Basically because he doesn't communicate with me I'll ask them 'what are you doing this weekend (his weekend with kids)? And they say 'STOP ASKING ME ABOUT DAD!' Or I'll say 'are you going to see him?' And they'll say 'WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME?' The truth is I want to plan my weekends when they're not here but inevitably the youngest doesn't want to see him so I never get a break. He won't even have them in the holidays. I had a week off end October and asked him to do the school run so I could relax and he said 'you have custody, your problem. He is a major shit and causes massive arguments between me and the children and I dislike him so much. This is helping me get over him.

It sounds like your H is burying his head in the sand? Is there an OW?

whyishedoingthistome · 29/11/2017 15:25

Oh god that's terrible. What shitty selfish behaviour. I just hope that in the future, shit parents get their just deserts by having no meaningful relationship with their offspring.

I haven't seen an OW crawl out from under a stone yet but in time no doubt that will happen just to add to the pain.
It's so hard to feel any strength to try and tackle daily life after having everything you thought you knew and trusted, shot to pieces.
Flowers for you. xx

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