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How can I forgive and forget

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Nutellafanatic89 · 16/02/2018 01:04

Last year my husband and I had the worst time in our relationship, I found out He was on a hookup site 6 months before we had a baby, confronted him 4 weeks after baby was born, he didn't meet anyone but their was dirty talk. When I confronted him he told me I was worthless cue more nasty names ext ext, at a time I needed his support physically and mentally he completely knocked me down, over the 7 months after confronting him, we kept arguing I put on a lot of weight through binge eating because of all the nasty things he said over that 7 month period (numerous arguments) my mental health suffered and depression kicked in, I was crying out for help and he ignored me, fast forward a month I went docs got depression diagnosed, told him and it was like something changed his attitude his voice, the way he looked at me, the first time in 10 months post baby he asked what he could do to help me, we started talking, opening up to one another again, he said nice things tells me he loves me makes time for family, we are working things out connecting together again working as a team but everytime I think or try to talk about 2017 I cry, and all the hurt comes back, will I ever be able to forgive and forget?

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Slowtrain2dawn · 16/02/2018 19:40

Meant to say, also if you decide that actually you don’t want to forive and forget you don’t owe him a relationship just because he’s behaving now!

Nutellafanatic89 · 16/02/2018 19:59

Slowtrain2dawn, I believe you are right, self care is what I'm doing now, i think a councillor is definitely the next step for me. And yes I owe him nothing, he owes me a better husband a better life,
Vladmirspoutine, if I leave I don't no what the outcome would be with his behaviour this chance is truly the last, as I said before we have had arguments over the years but it was never this malicious he wouldn't swear or call names just get arsey coz I most likely disagreed,

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Nutellafanatic89 · 16/02/2018 20:03

Verbally things went from 0 to 100 within 1 night, I'm still here because I want to believe that the person I chose to spend my life with is the same person he is now, we were young when we married and have changed over time, views opinions likes dislikes ext. I feel like.I.don't know him.anymore this chance is one to get to know him.as an adult now I'd I don't.like it I can.leave

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Nutellafanatic89 · 16/02/2018 20:09

*We were young when we met not married sorry for.mistakes trying to type quick in between sorting baby for bed x

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NotTheFordType · 16/02/2018 23:05

Do you want to talk about what happened last night?

Terfinater · 17/02/2018 04:21

This sounds like typical domestic abuse that escalates in pregnancy. I bet if you look back at the Times you refer to him being arsey he was actually being abusive. Sadly we often don't notice the creeping escalation of abuse until it reaches a certain point, and its no surprise that an abuser will escalate his abuse when he thinks a pregnancy will bind us to him.

I'd really recommend reading lundy bancroft book why does he do that and confiding in friends. He's been horribly abusive to you, I really feel for you Flowers

Coyoacan · 17/02/2018 05:47

I have no one irl to talk to

This is something you need to work on, OP, building up a social network as it is very characteristic of abusive relationships for the abuser to isolate their victim, that way it takes the victim a lot longer to get away.

I hope I am wrong but, any which way, everyone needs a social network.

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