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i will stay

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Loandbehold · 31/08/2014 00:09

I don't love my husband but have two kids so feel I can never leave cause I don't want to damage my kids. I'm prepared to be in this for the long game for my kids but don'tlove himm. Anyone else?j.

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Stupidhead · 01/09/2014 08:28

My eldest son at age 12 asked me if I'd ever get back with his dad. I sat him down and got ready for the 'no, people fall out of love blah blah' explanation. I got as far as 'no' and he said 'good coz I'd run away'.

Ex was an EA arsehole though. My children are VERY happy, happier than if I'd stayed.

LiviaDruscillaAugusta · 01/09/2014 08:37

My mother split with my bio father when I was young - best thing she ever did. I was then adopted by her husband when they married so I had a dad instead of the wanker she married first time around.

I also know someone who's mother is in an unhappy marriage with her father and it has tainted her view of relationships to the point where she is doing the same.

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