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Dh is leaving me.....(long, sorry)

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spacecadet · 17/01/2006 15:12

my dh and i have been together for 10 years, we met when i moved just a few doors away from him.
he was single after a marriage break up and i was a lone parent with 2 kids aged 4 and 2.
we didnt move in together for 3 years, then we bought a house on the same estate and married in 1999,i can honestly say that we were blissfully happy, we were comfortably off as i worked full time too and he told me on our wedding day that it was the happiest day of his life.
i broached the subject of us having children together and he said he didnt want any, he was happy as things were, however in june 2000, he changed his mind and i was pregnant a month later.
thats when it all started going down hill, i had a dreadful pregnancy, suffered from hyperemesis, in the first 5 months and then spd, then i was induced and had a difficult birth as ds was 9lb 7 requiring heaps of stitching as i had a 3rd degree tear and then ds stopped breathing and was rushed to special care.
after that i developed pnd and the first year of ds's life was spent in a blur and my marriage suffered, we also sufered finacial setbacks as due to my depression i couldnt return to work as early as id hoped. then just as i was starting to feel good again and things were getting back on track, i fell pregnany again with dd(i had a coil in), and although i didnt suffer with the pregnancy and birth etc, i developed a balance disorder after she was born, a blood clot in the leg, then later a blood clot to the lung, i have gone on to lose 2 babies, one at 16 weeks and one at 23 weeks in oct.
subsequently, my marriage just seems to have fallen apart, i have gained 4 stone since i married dh and i sensed that he didnt really find me attractive.
he starts a new job in a week in wales, which was supposed to be a new start for us as it meant i could go back to being near my family, but i would have to stay here and sell the house.
last night he told me that he didnt think he loved me anymore, just like that, he said he hadnt been happy since ds was born 5 years ago!
he confessed that he had fantasised about slkeeping with my neighbour and said he didnt find me attractive anymore.
he said he has stayed as he loves his kids but cant cope with my balance disorder either and also said that he thinks having children has ruined our marriage.
he said when he goes on saturday, we will be seperated and ive got to fend for myself.
i havent stopped crying all morning from worry(im not sure how i feel about dh), ive got 4 kids, im recovering from pneumonia and hes going and leaving me with no money. i feel very depressed, i cant think straight.
sorry for the really long post.

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spacecadet · 17/01/2006 15:50

he said that as he is paying the mortgage, he is supporting me, dss wont help with the mortgage.
phoned dss back and told them about the IR(who were extremely unhelpful) and they said, once i qualified for income support, i could apply for a crisis loan from the social fund, but not until i get income support.

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sunchowder · 17/01/2006 15:51

Bundle, I am so interested in reading that, but my smart filter won't let me get to the site.

Hausfrau · 17/01/2006 15:51

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SleepyJess · 17/01/2006 15:51

(((((((((((((((((Spacecadet)))))))))))))))))))))

Mercy · 17/01/2006 15:51

The DSS has already quoted you a figure without you even completing a form? The amount doesn't sound right to me, especially wiht 4 children. Phone CAB asap.

How are you health wise atm?

SleepyJess · 17/01/2006 15:53

SC shouldn't you be getting incapacity benefit and could you apply for DLA? You sound as though you are entitled to Higher Rate Mobility component.. (£59+ p/week..)

SleepyJess · 17/01/2006 15:53

(£50+ sorry)

spacecadet · 17/01/2006 15:53

bundle, thanks, i have had the dix-halpike test which ruled out bpv, but i do tend to get it intermittently, i had it severly when pregwith dd2 and ive been told that could have damaged my balance also, all they know is , my balance organ is damaged and my cns has failed to compensate for the damage, im having vrt at the moment to try and help, i also take betahistine and cinnarizine.

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VeniVidiVickiQV · 17/01/2006 15:54

Spacecadet im so sorry to hear this

I have been lurking on your threads and i just cant believe how cruel he is. Now this. What a total total arsehole.

bundle · 17/01/2006 15:54

sunchowder, its a programme called case notes on radio 4, you can track it down through the bbc website and then look through the list of topics. if you can't get it i'll email it to you

mummytosteven · 17/01/2006 15:54

. rickman would probably have some useful input as to likely entitlement (she is single mum to 4 kids IIRC). I am so so sorry this is happening.

stephanie21 · 17/01/2006 15:55

wont you be able to get an emergency grant from dss to support you until your claim goes through?how can he do this to you at such a bad time when your not well?what a shit.and for saying hes fantasised about sleeping with your neighbour...well,you want to screw him for everything.my husband left me 3 weeks after we got married.i found out i was pregnant and got rushed into hosp because i started bleeding.he came to the hosp to tell me he didnt love me anymore.so i can totally understand what you are going through.keep your chin up,not just for your kids,but for you.you can do this alone,and from the sounds of it,you are definately better off without him.xx

bundle · 17/01/2006 15:55

poor you, it sounds v tricky to treat

spacecadet · 17/01/2006 15:55

mercy, the dss say they will only pay for me, not the children where as they used to.
sleepyjess i applied for dla but was turned down

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expatinscotland · 17/01/2006 15:55

In sickness and in health. Guess he didn't mean that part.

Sorry, space. BIG ((((HUGS))) to you, but if us MNet ladies ever run into this tosser, he'd better watch out!

It's one thing when it doesn't work out. I'm divorced myself. He didn't ever want kids and though it was so incredibly painful, we both decided to go our separate ways.

It's another to kick someone when they're already down.

Some people have no f*cking sense of decency, courtesy, respect for others at all. And it really burns me up .

doormat · 17/01/2006 15:56

sc phone dla helpline on
0845 7123456
and ask for claim form

spacecadet · 17/01/2006 15:56

MTS, i have rickmans email addy, maybe i will mail her and ask.
even my own mother said she didnt blame dh for not being attracted to me anymore!!! she said, lets face it, you are fat.

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doormat · 17/01/2006 15:57

sorry posts crossed but put in another claim or appeal

SleepyJess · 17/01/2006 15:57

Overweight does NOT = 'unattractive'!! What is wrong with your mother???!!

heavenis · 17/01/2006 15:59

Your mother has gone to the same charm school as h then

expatinscotland · 17/01/2006 15:59

Good god, space! Your mum said that to you?! WTF?! I look at my kids, and I can't imagine being so cruel to them. That's truly incredible.

So what, if people gain weight they don't deserve to be loved? Gees, I wonder how she'd feel if she got cancer or burned in an accident and her husband left her b/c of that?!

That's messed up.

sunchowder · 17/01/2006 15:59

So....clearly you will not get the appropriate support from your Mother at this time--stay clear, you do not need further negativity. I have no idea what would have possessed her to tell you that you were fat. When it rains it pours. Please know that you have our support.

SleepyJess · 17/01/2006 16:00

SC you need to apply again and get help with form this time. You have to know exactly what to put.. it's almost an art form! (And I don't meant you have to lie either in case anyone is wondering!) And almost ALL claims get turned down first time.. and often second time.. really! You need to ring them up and ask for the decision to be looked at again.. it's not even a new claim at this stage but you can add new information. After that it goes to appeal. You should be entitled I am SURE from what you describe. xx

winnie · 17/01/2006 16:02

spacecadet, I am 3 months into a break up instigated by my husband and believe me when I say I absolutely understand your shock and confusion. like you we have had a lot to deal with as a couple in the last 4 years and yet I would never have believed that h could have ended up treating me so badly. You are in shock and you need to do some practical things but also you need to make sure you have a support network... you will need someone to lean on at this difficult time. If you'd like to CAT me please do. Best wishes, Winnie

spacecadet · 17/01/2006 16:02

trouble is doormat, my consultant wasnt very helpful in her report, she said that i was suffering from a compensation problem which i should eventually with physio recover from, therefore they refused me on the grounds that i may get better..then again i may not.
this website explains my condition better.

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