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I need help writing a dear Jon letter..

30 replies

Mypubesarestraight · 08/05/2015 19:55

This is probably going to be long...

I need to write my dp a dear Jon letter, it's the only way I can sort this mess out without crumbling.

I have been with dp for 18 years and we have 3 lovely children. Every year dp gets a new hobby that takes up his time leaving me stuck at home.

The latest one is keeping fit. He drops our dc off at school and goes to the gym every weekday.
He spends for hours at the gym, comes home has a nap then picks the dc up again.

This has been going on ever since January. He refuses not to go. We have no days out together, not even with the dc in the holidays.

But if his friends organise something he will go. He even goes on our birthdays Sad

He goes out to the pub every Thursday and Friday too. I'm never invited. His friends take their girlfriends though and the girlfriends take their friends.
I'll call him and hear them all having a good time, it hurts so much knowing that he doesn't want me there.
He actually said he doesn't want me there because he can't be himself.

He goes for days out with his friends and their wives/girlfriends too.

It's all come to ahead today. I've broke down to him about the situation. I called him lastnight while he was in the pub and heard girls laughing.

Dp doesn't work. He has a business which he pays someone else to run. That's why he has so much free time.
I work, come home, sleep and repeat.

He's always been like this. We have 1 picture together which was taken last year.
We have never been on a proper night out together, we've never even danced together.

I feel like I'm missing out. I just don't know what to do. He refuses to change.
Please help me put my feelings into paper.

Thanks

OP posts:
Taytocrisps101 · 08/05/2015 21:22

Sorry to hear things are so difficult for you right now but at least you have made the decision that you are not prepared to continue in a relationship where you are so undervalued. I went through this about 2 years ago and found writing things down very cathartic.....also useful in those moments of self doubt when I would think "is it really that bad?" All I would say is don't give him a letter written when you are angry or upset - write it all down and when you are in a better place emotionally (you will get there!) use it to compose your dear Jon letter if you need to - he might not be bothered to even read it but at least you will feel like you have said your piece! Stay strong...you deserve way better!

loveyoutothemoon · 08/05/2015 21:31

What a knob! :(
How old are your dc? Do your/his friends have children? Could you all go somewhere together and involve the children so you're not stuck in?

Mypubesarestraight · 08/05/2015 22:05

All his friends have either left their families and have new girlfriends or are single with no kids

OP posts:
Twinklestein · 08/05/2015 22:23

All his friends have either left their families and have new girlfriends or are single with no kids

Mm, nice guys.

This isn't Dear John it's goodbye.

I agree with pps he has made it abundantly clear that he has no interest in your feelings whatsoever, so there's no point telling him about them now.

You say DP so you're not married? What's your financial situation? Are you working? Is the house in your joint names?

Molly333 · 09/05/2015 06:56

You have a lot of advice here,take your time to absorb it all, the sad thing is it is all about him and he is treating you badly .

But what would you say if this was one of your children's partners , what would be your advice ? . We are only here once and you are slowly dieing in this . Live your life living with your children . He does not see it, he doesn't want to !so think about you and how you are showing your children it's ok to be unloved

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