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How did you "know" he had another woman. Dh swears blind. I

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2wwmadness · 01/04/2012 21:47

Im 8.5 months pregnant. Dh and I have a hell of a year with his mother being very ill and me not supporting. We ate now in one hell of a mess and I'm not sure ou relationship will survive. Basically he wants out. Loves me, cares for me, doesn't want the marriage. Too much anger and fighting. I understand, at times nor do I. But when we are both about to leave, we can't. He says that he knows he is making the biggest mistake of his life and still really wants it to wil and believes his feelings will come back if we keep talking. It is getting better. Very slowly.
The thing is as soon as he told me he was struggling with our marriage I accused him of an affair. I am embarrassed to say I did do some mental hormonal behaviour. Dh has always maintained no one else is involved. I have all the passwords to everything. He shows me his phone whenever I ask. But deleates all his messages regularly anyway. The more I check up on him, the more
Angry he is getting as he swears he's not up to anything. I just can't shake the feeling. He had a fling years as years ago. A one night stand. He told me hen he could easily get away with it. Tells me that if someone else was involved it would be easy to walk away as he could fill his time with someone else. When he's tellin me a Beleive him. As soon as I'm
On my own. I have doubts again. I know these boards are very quick to shout othe woman. But calmly, honestly, how did you know. Am I being a pregnant hormonal crazy lady.
There is so much stress in his life at the moment. Can stress/ depression do this to tou?!?

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2wwmadness · 02/04/2012 16:02

We are meeting at the weekend, right now, I think I should leave. He clearly doesn't want me and will tell me doesn't want me "right now" I know what I'm worth. There has been mistakes on both sides, of when I meet him he's full of remorse and begging to work. I'll try. Any hesitations, I'm not sures or anger at me. I will leave, I will have the baby (on my own, gulpSad) here and come
Back to my mums. In a few weeks when I'm stronger, I'll move back to my home town. It's crunch time, I'll let you know how it goes. You all make valid points, thank you. I'm seeing things clearer from
Both sides.

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captainmummy · 02/04/2012 16:04

I don't think he's having an affair - poor guy, he's trying to cope with his mother, his (unrelentling, probing, disbelieving dw) his new work, his new (about-to-be) family, no wonder he's drinking and collapsing! He has said there's no-one else (and you have no proof, just previous) and you don't beleive him.

You are obviously hormonal, and in need of support yourself. Is there anyone else who can give you that support, at least until the baby's born and things are on a more even-keel?

2wwmadness · 02/04/2012 16:12

I will support him. Completely. Of he stops pushing and lying. All I've asked is to stop drinking and come home. That's all at the moment. The rest is all me supporting him. If he doesn't come home. I
Can't help. I'm at my mums at the moment. He's still not coming home to an empty house. He needs to be "in" this relationship, I'll do the rest

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PooPooInMyToes · 02/04/2012 16:24

Can someone link the other thread?

MadAboutHotChoc · 02/04/2012 16:40

I don't remember her other thread and can't find it. Maybe she had a name change?

OP - as I have said before, there is very little you can do about this, it all sounds very chaotic and suspicious and he has checked out of the marriage.

Please do focus on yourself and the baby. I am pleased you are with your parents as you will need their support.

2wwmadness · 02/04/2012 16:52

I havnt name changed. I'm sorry I don't know how to link. I'll be ok eventually, I know that. Thank you

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Hattytown · 02/04/2012 16:55

Here it is

AmberLeaf · 02/04/2012 18:23

I agree with Hattytown

Hes just making everything your fault isnt he? he is criticising you and seemingly using your 'lack of support' as an excuse for his behavior which IMO includes some sort of cheating.

None of this is good for you and you're going to drive yourself potty trying to find proof of an affair, he is treating you appallingly-that is reason enough!

Its all so much harder for you because you are in a very vulnerable position right now, just please put yourself and your baby first-let him deal with him.

outfortheCount · 02/04/2012 18:44

Please feel free to ignore/delete, I may have misread/understood, but I wonder if this black/white, 'it's either him that's wrong or it's me' is really helping?

Even if he is cheating

It takes two people to mess up a relationship (I should know - I'm a professional messer-up)

Could you be obsessing about 'Is he or isn't he' to avoid the really hard questions?

Maybe he is. Maybe he isn't. But if you don't readjust your view - it will just happen all over again, with someone else

(I mean, the paranoia)

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