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Husband is leaving me. Awful day, awful situation and I just want some advice.

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Stopthisshemozzle · 26/03/2017 21:56

It has been pretty hard since we had DD (2). He was awfully unsupportive and just carried on with his life and I resented him for it ever since. It was a bad birth, little one in NICU and he just looked after himself.

We have both been shit at times over the last decade, he says I'm irrational, unstable etc. He's a little bit right, but it's because he drives me insane. I also feel he has crushed my self esteem.

Anyway today I just felt like he deliberately made me feel worthless when I got in from work and I was grumpy and pissed off. I behaved badly, but it all ended with him saying we need to separate. He's right.

The hard thing is we stupidly put all our money into buying a house... which we have only had for a couple of weeks. How the actual fuck do we go about splitting up?

DD will be with me. He didn't even hint it would be any other way. I said as my family live 6 hours away I would need to move back to have support (I have nobody here) and as I can't afford to live here. He said it wasn't ideal but he sees it's the only option open to me. He really seems like he couldn't give a duck where we go.

What do I do? How do we even start to do this?

Before I get a flaming I know it was so fucking stupid to Buy together as to try and stick it all back together. I am already very low, so please if you want to tell me I'm an idiot I already know.

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Stopthisshemozzle · 28/03/2017 18:06

I can't believe after all this time I'm just not good enough for him.

I was 17 when we got together and he was 24. It feels like now I'm 28 and have a child I should at still be 17 of you know what I mean? Like he expected me to be young forever.

I feel so down this evening. Same again he's home being super Dad. I just can't stand to watch it. I have been with DD all day and know in an hour I'll be putting her to bed so I will sit and cry and the shower for a while.

He has taken the best years of my life and now left me. I didn't go to uni because we got married. I'm such an idiot.

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SoulAccount · 28/03/2017 18:06

He has presumably left this open so you can see it? A Passive aggressive way of saying it's not him.... or maybe a message that he would like to try?

I would just ignore it and carry on looking after yourself.

SoulAccount · 28/03/2017 18:08

Nah: 30-45 are the best years of your life! You have it all to come, OP Smile

Stopthisshemozzle · 28/03/2017 18:23

He has told me it's all my fault, apparently I'm crazy and unstable. Perfectly ok to look after his child 24/7, but not good enough to be his wife.

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Mrsemcgregor · 28/03/2017 18:30

Your best years are definitely still to come Flowers

Ooogetyooo · 28/03/2017 18:39

You're still a baby if you're 28! My god definitely the best years are to come. Why can't you go to uni now? There's loads of support and advice out there for 'mature'students. You can do this.

inlectorecumbit · 28/03/2017 18:44

^This ^

Stopthisshemozzle · 28/03/2017 19:23

I also feel really guilty using government money to keep us afloat, but STBXH can't afford his own place and to give us enough for here. I don't work in a high paid role, so also can't cover everything without help until DD is a bit older.

It seems wrong I will be claiming credits so he can go have his own flat and not pay more towards his child's upkeep. £83 a week is maintencnace?! Wtf can I do with that much when we have to pay for somewhere to live?! It doesn't even cover childcare costs.

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Stopthisshemozzle · 28/03/2017 19:24

I am SO angry.

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Sumwoman · 28/03/2017 19:43

I would agree with others...you feel like your 20's should be the best years but they won't be. 35 - 45 have been my best. Trust me things will improve. Try to not get too upset and angry as that will eat you up in the end. In the end getting angry doesn't help...trust me I have wasted enough years trying that. I don't mean that you shouldn't fight for a fair deal etc but don't get bitter in the process. Things will improve.

kittybiscuits · 28/03/2017 20:33

In a couple of years you will look back and wonder how you ever had feelings for this complete tosser. I know it hurts like hell and your anger is warranted. But think forward and know that the day is coming where you don't care at all. Your best years are ahead of you. You won't feel that now, but they are.

Stopthisshemozzle · 28/03/2017 22:28

I hope so.

I'm lying awake just feeling the hate and I'm really not a hateful person usually.

I never want to see his face again.

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