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what should i do ???

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proudmummy2 · 20/02/2015 15:58

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice regarding my partner as I don't know what to do. Phew where do I start, ive been with him for 3 years and don't get me wrong hes a pain but what man isn't but I truely do love him with all my heart. My issue is porn, I'm not your average woman who gets jealous or anything like that I never had a problem with it before, until I was in a violent relationship with my ex, he was an awful person and it was one of the hardest times of my life, long story short he used to be abusive to me for not looking like porn stars, I remember one time he had gone to the shop and come home with a porn magazine and just sat on the sofa looking through the magazine without saying a word, I was changing my 5 month olds nappy and then he just threw the magazine at me, pulled me away from my son and pinned me down on the floor next to him, he went on to spit in my face and said why can't you look like them your disgusting and turn my stomach look at the state of you, another time he actually punched me in the face because my boobs wernt as big as a pornstar called Lucy pinder. I left him eventually when I got pregnant again and he made me miscarry through continually abusing me. Now I caught my recent partner watching porn within months of being together, I didn't get angry with him I just explained why I don't like it and I said I would end our relationship if he can't understand or respect my feelings he agreed and promised never to do it again. Today now I have just discovered he has searched for porn again, I feel sick and really don't know what to do, I had our beautiful daughter 11 weeks ago so I dont exactly feel great about myself as it is, I have no idea why he's doing this as our sex life is back to normal and is usually fantastic, granted we can't do it as much because of our newborn and me being drained looking after a 5 year old and 11 week old while my partner works all day, not to mention I have to go out and do all the shopping and the housework, what would you do? Tia xxx

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 20/02/2015 16:08

Unfortunately, if you say to someone 'if you do X again, it's over' and then they do X and you give them yet another chance to let you down, you haven't got a leg to stand on. You've lost all credibility. Has nothing to do with the quality of your sex life or how much someone says they love you, if they don't respect you enough to take you seriously, it's a miserable future.

Hope you stand up for yourself.

tain · 20/02/2015 17:35

Sorry you are going through this, he should be respecting ur wishes.

FabULouse · 20/02/2015 17:47

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 20/02/2015 17:50

I think the attacks were from a previous partner.

Joysmum · 20/02/2015 18:00

You have every right to expect your partner to understand uour issues and either agree to your boundaries or leave.

The worst thing about all this is the lies. I can't abide liars.

MelonBallersAreStrange · 20/02/2015 18:03

You said it was a deal breaker. He said he wouldn't do it again. He waited until you had just given birth were trapped then did it again without even bothering to cover his tracks properly.

Be true to your word. He's betting on you being chicken.

proudmummy2 · 21/02/2015 10:59

Thankyou all so much for your replies, I just don't know how to approach the conversation xxx

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