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Am I really overreacting?

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Rebel101 · 12/03/2017 20:06

Basically me and DH (3 years married, 9 years together) are on the brink of a seperation. We have a DD aged 2. He lost his job, he lied to his boss and got found out. He was sacked and basically lost his car, bonuses and a very good wage. I'm furious. I feel let down again...throughout our relationship he has lied, mostly about stupid things but also huge things like money. It resulted in us all most losing our rented home twice, baliffs entering/breaking into our home and him eventually declaring bankruptcy. Flash forward to us finding out about our pregnancy, he promised the earth. So I took a chance, got married and had our little girl. He came through on his promises and landed on his feet with the job he has just been fired from. I changed my job to accommodate him (he worked away mon-fri, and I worked weekends) this meant I could finally start learning to drive (something that has been put off for years due to the financial mess), giving me the tools to go back to college to get into nursing (something that was put on the backburner because we couldn't afford for me to go into full time education) and we were going to use his bonuses and my weekend wage to save for a deposit on a house for when he came out of bankruptcy. Our DD started dance once a week, our life was actually on the up from years and years of crap. Now this brings us back to now, he has no job. I've had to cancel my driving lessons, the savings have all most gone in paying for bills, our DD has had to cancel her dancing lessons, my future is on hold again and he is basically jobless. I'm furious, he lied. After years and years of putting up with him storming out like a child, having to call family to find him as we live in a village and I don't drive, locking me out of the house, leaving me at work without any way of getting home, putting up with his lying about money, working multiple cleaning jobs to keep our head above water until he sorted his mess out, and for what? To go back to where we started except this time we have a baby to feed. I just can't look at him. My mum says I'm wrong and he is isn't a bad guy. The same bad guy that bought me a plant for my first mother's day? Like I didn't have enough on my plate keeping a newborn alive. The guy that messed the finances up so badly that I had to fight with baliffs for over a year on my doorstep. He doesn't abuse me, has never lifted a hand to me and is the most amazing Dad you will ever meet, but as a life partner? I really feel let down. I wanted another baby but now we can't even afford one. I just don't know, I'm beside myself. When I'm sat here wondering how I'm going to pay for our little girls dinners next week, I just can't help but hate him. Is my mum right? Would I be making our situation worse by breaking up my daughter's family? I honestly don't know. Sometimes I wonder if this is the straw that broke the camels back...

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Starlighter · 13/03/2017 11:39

I don't think you're overeating at all. You should be a team working towards a better life and future. Some people are just built like this and they won't change.

My ex was the same, a nice guy, everyone loved him, but he utterly irresponsible, spent money we didn't have and lied about it constantly, putting us in loads of debt. I walked after 5 years. Best thing I did. I come from a poor family and I've worked hard for what I've got and I'm still very frugal. It was a deal breaker for me personally.

Hutch2017 · 13/03/2017 11:49

Are you still in a fixed term lease? If so you can request to have 1 name removed at landlords agreement. When you say you don't have the money to get somewhere else, do you mean the upfront costs? Could you save this up? Could you borrow this money from family perhaps? One or both of you will have to go so it's probably gonna have to be you

WicksEnd · 13/03/2017 12:02

I think the hardest thing here is the lie makes absolutely no sense!
Are you sure that's the truth OP because it's just ludicrous.
Why on earth would he make himself look even worse by saying he'd left secure items in a hotel?

It doesn't add up and I think he's covering something.

If that is the truth then I think your DH must have some serious mental health problems because it's just such an odd thing to do.

Rebel101 · 13/03/2017 12:10

Yeah it's 12 months. We renewed in January, I know our landlord would remove one of our names as long as nothing else changed.

Right now I'm not in a position to save, we are barely making enough to pay the bills and scrape food bills. I don't know anyone who would lend me the money for the upfront costs on a property.

I did ask what would happen if we were to seperate, and bluntly put one of us would be sleeping on family's sofas until we were on our feet. Not conducive to bringing up a toddler.

I just know he would refuse to leave, and I can't blame him. We have lived in this property for 8 years, built it up. He would be leaving with nothing, and likewise if I were to leave.

I just don't know where to start, I have little support from my mum. It's upsetting, I'm trying to do my best.

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Rebel101 · 13/03/2017 12:27

It was because he was scared of getting into trouble. I know, all most 40 and scared of being shouted at.

He has said this in the past, he knows he is wrong but the fear of being in trouble makes him lie. It's overriding apparantly.

I've never known anything like it, but the lie made the situation worse. The thing is they said it was the lie that had done this. I saw the letter they sent to our home. His job requires 100% trust, if they doubt him for a second then he is unemployable.

The director called the hotel because he was going to pick them up himself, as my DH made out that he would go down after the weekend to pick them. I'm assuming the director didn't like the idea of leaving them for that long (can't blame him, they were expensive portfolios)

When DH delayed them last time, he was honest about the reasons the portfolios weren't finished. It resulted in his boss telling him it was paramount they were finished, and if he needed help then to contact a colleague who would be available in the south, get FedEx to deliver them on recorded delivery and they would get them signed befofe returning them.

I asked why my DH didn't action this and he said it was simply because he underestimated the time scale, his director requested the meeting a few days earlier then it should have been due to a change of plans on his boss's schedule and it literally went from there. He panicked, but believed he wouldn't get found out.

I asked him what would have happened if he had of told the truth, and after alot of coaxing admitted he probably would hace got a slap on the wrist and sent on his way.

So when I asked why did he lie if that was what would have happened, all I got from him was because I'm stupid idiot who panicked, I didn't want to get into trouble.

And that my friends is what I am working with here.

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Hutch2017 · 13/03/2017 12:48

If he refuses to leave then that's just even more selfish. If he can't afford the rent on his own, what does he think will happen if you leave? Your landlord may force you to honour the 12 months so the only option is for him to do the decent thing and move out. If he refuses to leave then you will have to but ensure you have your name removed from lease first! Sorry it's a shit situation. I'm in a similar boat so feel your pain

furlinedsheepskinjacket · 13/03/2017 13:14

op you sound like you have your head well screwed on
good for you
i have been in similar situation for over 20 years - they don't change
the relief when you make the break is great
any changes now in your lifestyle/living set up are only going to be short term

best of luck
you will be fine :)

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