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I think I've gone and done it - told the sod to fuck right off

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ExpatTrailingSpouse · 07/12/2016 05:44

Nervewracked - just lost my cool and told him to fuck right off. Have collected necessary documents and passports, ds birth certificate and locked myself in ds room. Stupid to do it in middle of night but when I lose it I lose it big time.

His idea of trying to make up to me that he had an affair (emotional and probably physical, who even cares) for over a year, missing our ds 2nd birthday and so on is that:
a) my life has changed so much since I found out which I should be grateful for - by this he means he sort of does a share of the parenting and I'm no longer doing 24/7 for ds as I was before I found out about the affair and that ds now goes to preschool (which company pays for since we're on expat assignment).
B) he "pays" for everything, so I should be happy I get to go on trips to see my family - aside from the fact I gave up my phd and moved away from all my friends and half my family to follow his career that he insisted he wanted to the US where I never wanted to live in the first place but I should feel fucking grateful he "pays" for me to see my family. and that if we didn't move to the states I would have my own fucking income.

Thanks for listening. Needed to rant - so much more I could say. Sitting here shaking while ds sleeps. Gonna be a long night.

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ExpatTrailingSpouse · 18/12/2016 19:11

Squashy - i don't know if a green card will worsen the situation because they would be applying for mine simultaneously. it's if something happens in between before i have the card in my hand, iykwim. also have talked to others i know at his work - they won't care re his colleague, only if he misused company resources to do it (ie fudged expense reports, which he didn't). otoh, i do know his dream job application will be scuppered if any of this comes out now, it will make him unhireable for that position.

Cauliflower - my best bet right now is to get back to H's home country (ie his primary citizenship) as i haven't lived in uk for a long time, and would be hard pressed to show in court i have enough ties etc for UK to take jurisdiction.

i think what it comes down to is, either i wait it out and try to get that green card in my hand (and be miserable in meantime), or i say i'm done now and then risk dragging it through very woman unfriendly courts here possibly at an expense running up to $50000 or more if he decides to be an ass.

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ThisThingCalledLife · 18/12/2016 21:33

I'd let his dream-job-employers know all about his affair.....i can't see them looking favorably upon someone with loose morals like that.

ExpatTrailingSpouse · 22/12/2016 05:40

Immigration lawyer tomorrow - more $$$ and not really expecting to hear any new news

Reading a new self help book that's actually great - "when your lover is a liar" - wish I'd read this 18 months ago and followed it. Stuck up for myself and for what I believe/know to be right. Put my foot down. I want my life to move on.

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ExpatTrailingSpouse · 22/12/2016 17:11

Argh - not great news. Prob 1.5 years for green card process and immigration lawyers advice is to not rock the boat and wait it out. Damnit.

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mathanxiety · 27/12/2016 03:30

Sounds sensible.

Hope Christmas wasn't too uncomfortable.

ExpatTrailingSpouse · 27/12/2016 05:00

18 months seems like a long time when I was hoping to be done in January ...

Now all sweet and lightness for the most part, suddenly running around trying to do things he's been saying he'd do for the last 18 months, other than the "incompetent husband" stuff (if you've read that thread, he is just like that also).

Merry Christmas everyone and thanks for your input on here.

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