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DD wants me to divorce DH

421 replies

NewCyanFox · 01/02/2026 18:18

Hi all. Welcome all thoughts here as I genuinely am torn about what to do. Sorry this is long. Background: been married to DH for 20 years, and I have a DD (27) from a previous relationship. We have a DS (21) and he has 2 older DDs in their 30s. My DD, I will call her Abby, lives with us. She is Autistic and has ADHD, and has had mental illness health problems in the past, including OCD. DS (Billy) is at university, is nonbinary but not out to their dad, and attempted suicide last year although is now on medication amd seems stable.
DH and Abby have a volatile relationship. This has come to a head today over some shoes. DH has insisted Abby can't leave her shoes in the front hall. Abby says she needs them there as a reminder when she leaves for work. There are usually 3 pairs. He told her to move them and she didn't so he left them outside her room. She has seen this as another example of him not wanting her in the house. She put them back. He has now sent her a message saying he wants nothing to do with her. This is not the first time he has done something like this. For example, we can't have anyone round as he goes into a frenzy about the state of the house. I can't have a bath without him complaining about me using gas. He says no-one except him does anything in the house, yet he is retired and I still work full-time. Abby wants me to divorce him and says he is verbally abusing her and doesn't want her here. I dont know what to do!

OP posts:
LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 03:11

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:07

I get where you are comin from - you clearly NEED to separate from your partner
> I have a solution for you.
Finances aside you need to find love again.
God will always love you - Gods love IS a safer love Go to church - you WILL be welcome Just turn up, go in have a look around - go through the motions You might get somethin from it - if you dont, what have you lost - an hour
of your day - that is all it takes

Edited

wow - this is very interesting you wrote this because I was a Christian minister for 20 years and my husabnd and I are both Christians. but in the psychosis I believed I had done terribel thigns and was condemned for her to hell with no way back. I have no idea why I had those thoughts becasue I was a very devout believer and that was the opposite fo what I believed - I believed in grace. but my mind now is completely and utterly crazy and I dont ithnk my husabnd wants me now. do you know if there is a way I can send you a private message? I feel these last years have been utter hell.

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:11

LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 02:42

thing is im totally dependent financially on my partner. he was a contributory factor in my stress that sent me into psychosis nine years ago and I lost everythign and havent been able to work

I lost everythign and havent been able to work
> everythin you need is already inside of you

Go to church God will always love you

LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 03:15

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:11

I lost everythign and havent been able to work
> everythin you need is already inside of you

Go to church God will always love you

Edited

I used ot believe that and I had a background of trauma and poverty as a child with abusive parents. I worked so so hard and built an amazing life. I got a phd in theology form an elite university and then submitted my phd and went into psychosis. I was actually quite a well known Christian speaker and would speak to 500 people at womens bible conventions. God allowed every single thign ot be taken away from me

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:16

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:11

I lost everythign and havent been able to work
> everythin you need is already inside of you

Go to church God will always love you

Edited

I lost everythign and havent been able to work
> The ONLY thing stoppin you is, you
Realistically what is really stoppin you ?

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:18

Go to Church again, you WILL find what you ARE lookin for
I DON`T make the rules

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:22

LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 03:15

I used ot believe that and I had a background of trauma and poverty as a child with abusive parents. I worked so so hard and built an amazing life. I got a phd in theology form an elite university and then submitted my phd and went into psychosis. I was actually quite a well known Christian speaker and would speak to 500 people at womens bible conventions. God allowed every single thign ot be taken away from me

God allowed every single thign ot be GIVEN to you FIRST
> You CAN start again - you will not be startin from the beginnin
You WILL B startin WITH experience - so it WILL be easier to do

LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 03:24

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:22

God allowed every single thign ot be GIVEN to you FIRST
> You CAN start again - you will not be startin from the beginnin
You WILL B startin WITH experience - so it WILL be easier to do

yes he gave me all these things. I knew I was so blessed an thanked him every day. I loved my husband very very much

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:25

DON`T ask God what can do for you
TELL God what you WILL do FOR God
Show the things you WILL do - then DO them

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:32

LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 03:24

yes he gave me all these things. I knew I was so blessed an thanked him every day. I loved my husband very very much

I loved my husband very very much - and so you should
Try lovin yourself - think of all the things God gave to you
> all is not lost - you WILL find happiness again, you WILL find love
All you HAVE to do IS - let it happen, DON`T fight it

LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 03:34

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:32

I loved my husband very very much - and so you should
Try lovin yourself - think of all the things God gave to you
> all is not lost - you WILL find happiness again, you WILL find love
All you HAVE to do IS - let it happen, DON`T fight it

Edited

I want my husband to love me and I. want to be healthy and be me again

I couldnt ask for any. help or anything I needed

LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 03:35

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:25

DON`T ask God what can do for you
TELL God what you WILL do FOR God
Show the things you WILL do - then DO them

Edited

I gave everything to God and all my life since a child I served him. in fact serving him too hard broke me

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:37

LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 03:34

I want my husband to love me and I. want to be healthy and be me again

I couldnt ask for any. help or anything I needed

If you want your husband to love you - give your husband somethin to love

LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 03:38

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:37

If you want your husband to love you - give your husband somethin to love

I did I gave him an amazing life - I could not have loved him or given him more. I alwasy put him first alwasy and it cost me everything. anyway this is somebody else's thread

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:41

You WILL be healthy again
Once you start the process, everythin else WILL come together
> Your husband WILL probably return to you - give him a REASON
to return to you - NOT just sayin, I love you to him - show him

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:43

The BEST thing you can DO to show your husband you love him is, to smile at him.

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 03:45

Smiling IS infectuous
> will probably smile back
DON`T believe me - try it, the next time you see somebody in the street
> Smile at them - what happens?
They WILL probably smile back

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 04:00

LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 03:38

I did I gave him an amazing life - I could not have loved him or given him more. I alwasy put him first alwasy and it cost me everything. anyway this is somebody else's thread

I could not have loved him or given him more

>maybe that was the reason - you put him off

LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 04:01

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 04:00

I could not have loved him or given him more

>maybe that was the reason - you put him off

no I dont think it was that - it is complicated

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 04:05

I could not have loved him or given him more
> what have you learned from this?
There IS a sayin
> less IS more

It seems to me, you were too easy
>you gave your husband everythin (could not have loved him or given him more)
your husband expected the full from you.

like with a child, only give a taster of the good stuff - NOT everythin / given more
You NOW have to bargain - give a little to get a little ...

user1492757084 · 02/02/2026 05:07

Your DD will only get better at executive function if she fails and finds ways to succeed.
Help DD move out. At 27 she needs to not be on your radar nor interjecting on your household arrangements.
Can she find a house share?

Many young people find it hard to 'come out'. Your DH senses something is up and he is anxious about that. Your DS will take his own time. No need for you to influence him. Provide a safe home for the holidays.

You and your husband need to find a new happy way of living alone in your home. Thank him for doing the cleaning and cooking. It's fair that he does most of the chores as you work.
You both need to readjust, then you reassess how you want to live.. There is no emergency - except that your 27 year old gains independence.

euff · 02/02/2026 05:42

NewCyanFox · 01/02/2026 21:35

I did put down a larger amount. Everything is jointly owned 50/50.

Not what this thread was about but jointly owned as in if something happens to you and you predecease him all property passes to him regardless of what’s in your will? How are your household finances and chores split?

Our frequently worn shoes are in the hall, me and DH exchange for slippers at the door. It seems to bother other people but they don’t live here. How you do things in your home shouldn’t just be up to him.

Do you want to carry on living this way?

LucyLoo1972 · 02/02/2026 06:16

miss79guided · 02/02/2026 04:05

I could not have loved him or given him more
> what have you learned from this?
There IS a sayin
> less IS more

It seems to me, you were too easy
>you gave your husband everythin (could not have loved him or given him more)
your husband expected the full from you.

like with a child, only give a taster of the good stuff - NOT everythin / given more
You NOW have to bargain - give a little to get a little ...

Edited

well - I didnt ask for what I needed or insist on that

LeafyMcLeafFace · 02/02/2026 06:23

Snappyg666 · 01/02/2026 18:24

Im team DH

The controlling bully?

seriously? You’re team him?

Fucking hell I did not see that coming in a month of Sundays

LeafyMcLeafFace · 02/02/2026 06:27

Ljzjta · 01/02/2026 18:34

Your daughter needs to put her shoes away! Shoes have a place and that’s not by the door. Could your DH be at the end of his tether with her? She’s 27 and perhaps should look to move out? There gets to a point in life where the kids should stand on their own to feet and move out!

A) shoes do go by the door in our house
B) did you miss that she is neurodivergent and this is a helpful environmental cue for her to enable her to manage her daily routine with less stress.
C) it’s hardly disruptive to look at a couple of pairs of shoes by a door

LeafyMcLeafFace · 02/02/2026 06:36

Your DD will only get better at executive function if she fails and finds ways to succeed
Which is exactly what she’s done with the shoes and the husband is trying to undermine that