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So dh left a month ago for another woman...

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todayiamfat · 08/10/2014 17:12

How and when do i move on?
Now i know it all takes time. We were together 17 years and have 2 dc under 5 together (youngest 18 months and i think the affair has been going on for all that time). He has given up everything for this...bitch (who i know btw) despite the fact we have gone through hell as a family the last couple of years (bereavement, severly ill dc, critically ill and life changing events for him too).

I feel lonely already. I am at the angry stage but i think I've accepted that it is over.

I'm not expecting you to say go and start looking for someone else now. I get i need to spend time on my own with dc and come to terms with things.
But i also feel like i need to know that there is the possibility that i can find someone. That i can attract someone.

I need a vague timeframe as to when i can try dating (i have never dated) and just enjoy any attention really.

And how the hell do i go about that?! I work full time and look after 2 small dcs. At the moment he sees them once a week. I feel completely clueless.

Oh. It may be in my head but i have been trying to think of anyone male who is single in my vague age bracket and can think of no one at all! Where are these single men anway?! I am early 30s and feel like he has had my best years Sad

OP posts:
Anotherchapterinthebookofdead · 09/10/2014 22:56

today of course it's still going to be raw! it's still early days.

I second what sick said about dating! some men zone in on vulnerable women. It's really hard though as you miss the companionship of a lover when you feel like this , this is why so many take them back.

On the SW front I got bored to be honest. The leader of the group was beyond patronising and even bought out a fat picture of her self which we all had to look at and say 'oooooh' and 'woooooow' because she was slim now ha ha and one week there was a lady that had won an award because she lost 2 stone and the leader actually said something like " look at her cheek bones coming out now, doesn't she look really attractive!" Every one just bloody nodded!! Grin I did follow it at home but the weekly meetings are great for meeting friends and having a laugh.

Regarding their relationship - it prob won't last. It may do - they will both will have no trust for each other and after the dust settles and reality kicks in he will probably regret it. The best thing to do is ask fir a complete news black out regarding them, the less you know the better as you don't be analysing it in your head.

Also you MUST go for what is owed in CSA, don't feel sorry for him. He didn't feel sorry for you or your kids. Get everything formal. I would even ask fir a third person to be involved when arranging to see kids so you have a bit of breathing space.

I feel really really sorry for you, what an utter cunt he is. He will regret it one day if he isn't now.

Get yourself fit and healthy - body and mind. Exercise for me was lifesaver. All the stress came pounding out my feet when I jogged, ran, fast walked.

You will honestly look back at this time and it won't hurt.x

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