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Some hand holding and practical advice needed. I've decided to leave.

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PissyDust · 31/07/2012 19:26

Some may remember my posts over the weeks about my non relationship with not so Darling H.

I can't move forward from his lies and I am depressingly unhappy so have decide that it will be best for me and our DC to move out.

I have been posting on the surviving infidelity thread as Scarlet, not as a sock puppet I haste to add. I just wanted a name that didn't make people say "that's that poor cow in that sad existence of a life" every time I posted, it was some more head in the sand/run for the hills behaviour I suppose.

I looked online at the CAB and found one in my town that is only open on a Tuesday and was only open for another hour, I took it as fate, grabbed some payslips and the DC.

I now have info sheets and website calculators and am finally seeing I can start again and not have to be unhappy forever, I can stand on my own to feet with support from the government.

I'm now looking for a flat to rent and planning how to squirrel away the deposit without him finding out, once everything is in place I am going to go.

What do I need to have in place apart from applying for a new bank account and then working tax credit, housing benefit etc.

Gulp, I feel so scared and excited all at the same time, please tell me I am not completely mad for trying to be happy again!

Also, I'm worried he is reading my iPad (not massivly so and probably wouldnt do him any harm to read the last thread but i would prefer not this one) I'm deleting history but is there anything else I should be doing?

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PissyDust · 31/07/2012 23:17

Thanks Londone I'm not worried about furniture, we have blow up beds and a TV Smile

My friend has offered a van --and the blow up beds-

I need to sort the financial side of being able to get out and everything else can follow.

The divorced section doesn't get much traffic does it? So sad to see long thought over posts with only one or two replies.

I'm off work again next Tuesday so will re visit cab and see the benefits officeer at our local information centre in the hope that I can get the ball moving and visit the flat, it is only 5 minutes away from this house but so close to school and the main road for work, the DC won't miss the garden as they now play out all the time.

Strange thought is that they will naturally come back to the street our house is on to play knowing daddy will sometimes, maybe home...

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MadAboutHotChoc · 01/08/2012 07:58

Well done for making this decision Smile

I really think you should try and see a solicitor as well - some offer first free half hour consultations.

MadAboutHotChoc · 01/08/2012 21:17

Unfortunately, Mr PD has found this thread Sad

ImperialBlether · 01/08/2012 21:19

How do you know?

Ratbagcatbag · 01/08/2012 21:27

Oh no. Hope everything's ok. :(

PissyDust · 02/08/2012 21:44

I've pm'd those that I missed yesterday, I can't post here but I just wanted you to know I'm safe and slowly moving things forward as much as I can without drawing attention to myself.

And I have changed all my passwords so MR PD would gain more by pissing off over to dadsnet instead of googling me!

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Catrin · 02/08/2012 22:02

PD - it all sounds horrible at the moment, I am sorry. I have not read your other posts, but just wanted to say my H left in April and I had been SO upset and angry pre that, I imagined I would never cope alone. But, it is surprisingly good! It can get a bit lonely, but the benefits outweigh that.
EG... I never have to ask permission, compromise or change my mind on anything in my home; I am in charge of my own money and it feels good; I live in a very tidy, very organised house, as it turns out he was the messy one; I am not on edge anymore.
Get through this next bit and it will be worth it Smile

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