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Arghh I have the rage and no one in RL

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unhappymarmalade · 21/01/2018 21:26

Arghh so I can’t take being in my shit marriage anymore. I have terrible depression and have been trying to get well but I think it’s my marriage causing it anyway.
I feel like I’m unable to work but also having take a year off and walked out my last two jobs, job agencies won’t touch me with a barge pole.
If I leave and get 50% of the house plus savings not subtracting divorce solicitors fees I’d probably get about £120k. The ave price of a flat in my area is £300k. Most are more but I reckon £300k would be ok. Thing is I just don’t feel well enough to work and would never get a mortgage without a job anyway.

I’m ranting because I’d just bore anyone in RL and I am sat on sofa crying as once more another year goes on and I’m feeling like shit again. I would literally walk out now with nothing if my dd wasn’t asleep upstairs. I’m sick to death of being near him.

So instead of doing the right thing I’ve transferred some money into a personal account from the joint account and gone round the house taking down wedding party pictures. And screamed into a pillow. Mature I know!! I don’t know what to do.

Two years ago I had an amazing job and a personality. I feel like he’s stolen my life from me. He’s worn me down to nothing. But I have no one in RL. And a young dd, so I’ve sat on my arse doing nothing. Just gliding along surviving. Going out with anyone who I can meet up with, pretending all is ok. Taking massive walks just to not be near him. I feel like I’m surviving. My life is just disappearing. But my friend who split with her bf told me single life is shit and she’s really struggling. I feel like I don’t want to struggle along like that and may as well watch my life from my sofa else I’ll be stuck on a different sofa broke. I know I need to make a decision but it seems so hard.

OP posts:
RandomMess · 22/01/2018 13:21

One thing you can do is claim child benefit in your name to you - set up a new bank account in person perhaps??

Yes he will have to pay the tax on it but it covers your NI protection and is your gateway to future benefits etc.

He is horrifically abusive which is a crime!!!

Yes yes yes to Woman's Aid Thanks

unhappymarmalade · 23/02/2018 11:20

Hi I thought I’d give an update.
So I sat down with h last week and said I literally feel like an unpaid slave in my own home. I said I’m cleaning, sorting out so much and showed him my diary of things I do every week to support our family and dd.
I said I should be able to save for things and know that I can buy myself something or maybe know that I can buy my dd a birthday present if I want to etc. I said I should not be doing all the cleaning and sorting out absolutely everything outside of his job when he refuses to give me anything. He said he would set up a standing order for me.

That was over a week ago. Last night when I mentioned if he’d done it he said he still couldn’t think of the right amount I needed to give him more time.
I’ve just set up a standing order from the joint account for £1k a month to my own account. This is a small % of his monthly salary so I will have to wait to see his reaction now. I don’t feel well enough to just walk out but I have phoned my health insurance which is through his company to start trying to get my mental health in order.

If I had a family to go to I would leave today but I don’t have anyone so I feel like I may as well start to squirrel some money away until I have enough to stand on my own two feet plus the house equity from a divorce.
I feel sick with worry but I can only hope this standing order stays in place for at least a couple of months so I can then start getting away. The good news is he has said he will be travelling a lot this year and will be abroad at least 3 days a week. This has made me feel a bit better even though I feel awful saying it. Thanks for the help.

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RandomMess · 23/02/2018 14:29

Thanks don't worry about posting on your thread for continuing support. It sounds like you are ready to start taking back control of your life but by bit.

Do you have an isa in your name?

unhappymarmalade · 23/02/2018 16:38

Thank you yes I have an isa. He is at work now but hasn’t mentioned the standing order. I am a bit scared but at least I asked him to sort out giving me some money and he didn’t so I can only just go along now and try to sort through things as they come up.

From getting internet banking I’ve also realised he has savings as he took £6k out last month and I did ask what it was for and he said it was to replace the holiday money take from savings. The holiday was more than that so it makes no sense. So he’s also taking money out the joint account and putting it elsewhere. I feel so stupid but at least I am doing bit by bit now instead of nothing.

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LoveProsecco · 27/02/2018 20:55

How are you this week?

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