Me and my partner have been together 9 years. We have 3 dc who are all under 5. Things have gone from bad to worse between us the past 2 years especially. We are always arguing and stressed out. He’s said some very hurtful things to me many times now. The longer we live together, the more we are finding to dislike about each other. I need to leave or he does but I just can’t imagine my life alone. I’ve never lived alone and I will be bringing up our dc on my own which will be tough. He will not move out as I have asked him many times but we are joint tenants so we have equal rights to live here. I just wouldn’t know where to go. None of my family live close and as there are 4 of us, no one would happily take us all in. I want to leave but feel so trapped 