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not spoken to my husband for 12 days

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Bravenewworld1 · 17/10/2016 16:35

this is a continuation from my other thread- I haven't spoken to my husband for 7 days.to summarise 12 days ago we had an argument. the general consensus from MN is that we were both at fault . I shouted while he said some really nasty things eg why don't you take some of your chill pills ( I am weaning myself antidepressants at the moment)

on day 8 or 9 - I tried to speak to him but was told to get lost as he had done nothing wrong and everything is my fault.

so this is the update- last night I couldn't sleep. I have been on a blow up bed in the living room during this whole situation. I was crying and feeling extremely upset. I was feeling desperate so I did something I should not have. I went up to his room at 5.00 in the morning . I didn't shout ( the kids were both asleep next door and I was desperate not to wake them. however I did I wake him up which he told me is abusive. I pleaded with him to talk to me. I told him I couldn't go on and I couldn't live like this and I would have to go move out with the kids if he wasn't prepared to talk. this was not a threat - it was how I felt . he didn't respond. I went back downstairs.

an hour later I called work and told them I could not come to work as I felt sick which was the truth. so a few hours later when kids were at school I went to his room and asked if we could talk yet again.
'why would I want to talk to you. you are abusive . you came into my room at 5 oclock and threatened to kidnap the kids.' I apologised I said I shouldn't have does this but was desperate and repeated that it has been 12 days. he then told me I was nasty person. hell to live with and general a horrible horrible person.

now I really really don't think I am. I asked him for examples. He told me I had been horrible the last time I met up with his friends. Now on that occasion we were all have a conversation in a pub and he had kicked me under the table ( not hard) he later told me I was hogging the conversation and had been rude. the thing is at the time I did say out loud why are you kicking me- as I was confused. obviously this was embarrising for him but I didn't mean to embarrass him. he mentioned other occasions where I really don't think I had been that bad.
however sometimes I doubt my own reality . I question myself- maybe I am a rude , horrible person.

later I went out to meet one of the friends who was there on the night in question. she told that I had not been rude at all just very chatty in the way that most people are when they are a bit tipsy and was really surprised.

what should I do

OP posts:
keepingonrunning · 17/10/2016 19:20

Oh and the accusation of you abusing him is bollocks. He's projecting, he's really telling you about himself.
Abuse is a pattern of disrespectful behaviour, not a one-off incident waking him up. And unless there is a court order you cannot kidnap your own children. He's a twat and he talks crap, take no notice. The problem is him, not you and the sooner he moves out the sooner you can start getting your life back and being happier which can only benefit your DC.

keepingonrunning · 17/10/2016 19:23

He's fucked with your sense of what's real and what's not so much that you believe the nonsense about yourself he is telling you. You know yourself, don't let him have you believe otherwise. Having him in your life is really, really bad for you. He's toxic.

whimsical1975 · 17/10/2016 19:34

Why are you the one that has to sleep on the inflatable bed!!???!!!!

Do not plead with this man to speak to you, he doesn't deserve you! I'm not entirely sure why you even want him to speak to you as he only uses the opportunity to belittle and insult you. Embrace his silence... use it to remind yourself how damaging his voice is...

The only one being abusive here is him. Don't pander to this utter nonsense by making him think that you care about his strop. This is NOT how a loving partner behaves, nor is it how adults behave. He's worse than a sulking teenager, what a turn-off.

You do not need this man. Show him that!!!

BG2015 · 17/10/2016 20:07

OP my ex would ignore me for days and days after an argument. He would twist things around that I'd said. He would slat things about in temper. His temper was awful.

We were together 6 years. My children never really got on with him. We split up 3 years ago. It was hard but I'm so much happier now.

hermione2016 · 18/10/2016 11:16

How are you op?

Soon2bC · 18/10/2016 16:28

My ex would also ignore and sulk for days and days at a time, she would say I was a terrible person, I was controlling, I was needy, I was ugly, I was manipulative, she would call me everything under the sun and I would believe it. She had an awful temper and would scream abuse at me. Then one day something in me snapped I changed my perspective and realised that not only did this person not seem to want me but I was worth more than this and asked myself why I wanted to be with someone who thought these things about me.
When I finally ended it all her friends insisted it was all my fault but she called me constantly begging to try again. Too little, too late.

It's not you! Walk away with your head held high!

3 years on - I am loved, respected and completely in love. we are planning our wedding and the decade with my ex feels like someone elses sad and terrible life.

BantyCustards · 22/10/2016 20:47

OP - this article may be of use to you:

www.escapeabuse.com/?p=118

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