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Divorce/separation

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Contemplating separation

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Tosnoreornottosnore · 20/07/2023 21:19

I made another post about snoring in the relationship section but what I really should have posted about how to approach separation. There is a huge disparity between my and my dh’s earning, both now and further into our careers. I’ve pretty much hit the ceiling and he is earning over 3x what I do and it will only keep climbing.
The life I can provide the dc(10 and 13(a ds and dd) so they can’t share a room is what paralyses me with fear as we are still looking at a 3 bed property. He will be able to afford the family home on his own so the dc will just want to stay there with him
Even if I could stay in the family home it’s not sustainable longer term with my lengthy commute(3 hours per day even more on occasion since it can take over 2 hours when traffic is at its worst) I wish I’d been thinking of my career when we purchased but instead my entire focus was on providing the best life possible for the dc. I’ve been looking for other roles closer to home but they are few and far between. I am at a complete loss of how to navigate things. How can I survive 8 more years of this if I can’t separate…

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Tosnoreornottosnore · 27/07/2023 19:22

@SquishyGloopyBum dh insists we do online shopping for food bar small top up shops less than a tenner. It would stick out like a sore thumb even if I withdrew ten quid each time as I’d be told to make sure it went in the main food order

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Tosnoreornottosnore · 28/07/2023 09:33

Feeling rather overwhelmed by the whole situation. Really need some downtime over the weekend, just need to get through the day.

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iamenough2023 · 28/07/2023 21:43

@Sia19 I suggest you start your own thread. That way people can respond to you directly. Good luck.

Tosnoreornottosnore · 29/07/2023 09:33

IcyHot · 26/07/2023 12:32

Get it booked if you can. With everything that's going on feeling well rested and a better night's sleep makes us perform better.

@IcyHot when I was awake in the early hours I made the booking for Wednesday night. Will get a nice breakfast in the morning before I head off to work for the day. DH is not happy about me spending the money.

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IcyHot · 29/07/2023 09:58

Glad you manged to do this @Tosnoreornottosnore

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