Meet the Other Phone. Only the apps you allow.

Meet the Other Phone.
Only the apps you allow.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Divorce/separation

Here you'll find divorce help and support from other Mners. For legal advice, you may find Advice Now guides useful.

Divorce/emotional abuse

11 replies

teddy999 · 07/09/2023 08:47

I need advice about my husband, we have been together a long time but since having a child he is not the same person, he has admitted that he has done nothing for several years for our child or around the house, recently he had grabbed me causing bruises on my arms, he has pushed me before but keeps telling me “don’t make out that I beat you”, he has very bizarre behaviours where he hides things and then lies about them, he tells me he still cares but has told me “where am I going with the assault case” he can give me an easy divorce or make it difficult, he’s told our child he doesn’t care about him and isn’t interested in him but then says this is to annoy me, he criticises everything I do but tells me he didn’t know he does that and will try to work on it, he blames me for everything, it’s my fault he chooses to stay in bed both days at the weekend instead of getting up and taking our child to his club or getting up to make breakfast, I have asked him to get up one day at the weekend and make one meal a week and he told me he’s “overwhelmed “ doing this, he tells me the house is a shithole and I should be ashamed, it’s not a sh£thole, but he does nothing and expects it to be like a show home, he tells me I’m vindictive because I wash our child’s school clothes on a Friday before he comes home, I thought I was just washing things, he takes vegetables out the fridge that are for pets because the fridge isn’t for the pets, he used to take turn about to pay for food but then decided he wasn’t paying for things if I eat them, there are endless bizarre behaviours hiding the wifi router or throwing things out then lying about it
he tells me he still cares and wants to try again but still tells me I’m wrong for contacting the police after he had grabbed me, I apparently knew he would react like that and I knew he would need to leave the house , I couldn’t know that’s what would happen , he still can’t see it’s wrong to grab me
no one knows what’s been going on and I really don’t know how to talk to anyone about it
he says we need to draw a line and forget the past and never bring it up , do not deal with it , I’ve told him he needs help, he said he’ll go if I go with him, I highly doubt he’ll go

OP posts:
Didsomeonesaydogs · 07/09/2023 08:50

Get help. This is potentially a very dangerous situation for you and your child. Contact women’s aid for assistance.

Winteriscoming12 · 07/09/2023 08:56

There will be many others on soon with great advice, but just to say, your husband is abusive (as I am sure you know). All advice i have seen says you should not do any form of counselling with a man who is abusive because they will get the counselor on their side and twist everything so you are the one to blame. You don't need that.

I second PP's advice to contact Women's Aid for advice ASAP.

Winteriscoming12 · 07/09/2023 09:46

Also maybe consider asking to move your thread to Relationships. Responses seem to be quicker on there I think.

teddy999 · 07/09/2023 10:48

If my friend told me all this my advice would be to leave so what’s wrong with me that I’m still here putting up with all this ? We’ve been together over 20 years and it hasn’t always been terrible but I’m at the end of my rope

OP posts:
CookieDoughKid · 07/09/2023 22:08

You need to be brave and try to get out ASAP. Why stay with a man who makes YOU feel bad.

Didsomeonesaydogs · 07/09/2023 23:05

teddy999 · 07/09/2023 10:48

If my friend told me all this my advice would be to leave so what’s wrong with me that I’m still here putting up with all this ? We’ve been together over 20 years and it hasn’t always been terrible but I’m at the end of my rope

It’s called a trauma bond and it’s normal. It takes a lot of bravery, strength and support to get out of an abusive relationship and it’s never a case of “just leave”.

teddy999 · 10/09/2023 00:45

He has spoken to me since but the threatening behaviour continues
Tonight’s threats
He’ll take what he wants out the house or he’ll involve the lawyer

I’ll pay whatever amount he tells me to pay this month or he’ll stop paying the bills and let the bank take the house

He’ll go freelance and declare £12,000 income so he doesn’t need to pay childcare

Apparently I choose to put my child in childcare, I have to work

He’s annoyed because I’ve been speaking to people women’s refuge, the samaratins , he didn’t understand why I went to the police Because he assaulted me, he think’s because he didn’t ‘beat me’ it doesn’t really count , but then he’s telling me to write a letter to play down (his words) what happened, I’m at my wits end

OP posts:
Weenurse · 10/09/2023 00:54

Use the contacts you have made to help plan a life without him living with you.
It does sound like DC may be better off with him not living with them as well.
Would he want contact if you separate?

teddy999 · 10/09/2023 07:50

To start he wanted 50/50, who knows why he has done nothing for dc his whole life, then he picked the days he wanted , then he said he’ll just disappear for a couple of months that dc Will adjust to him not being there, he said he’ll just never see him again. All in one conversation

OP posts:
lawyermummy · 14/09/2023 11:06

This reply has been deleted

This has been deleted by MNHQ for breaking our Talk Guidelines.

Weenurse · 16/09/2023 02:26

That’s very confusing for you

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread