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Being manipulated out of divorcing DH?

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WishfulWanderer · 03/03/2018 22:13

Some of you have seen my other threads. It's taken me a long time to accept and realise how awful my marriage is. I have decided to ltb. He's buying me presents everyday and being his best, but this is exactly how he has been, eventually gets nasty, mean to me and dcs.
Because he's made me feel so unsure of my self I want to ask you ladies what you think of his view. He says the past (our relationship) was not that bad as I am making it, he's called me by the c word many a time. He said:
"Its your past, your childhood, which is very bad not us two, it's the cause of all our problems"
"Most men would run from you, I didn't, it won't help you to run"
Just to put into perspective, my past is that my family died in accident when I was a kid, yes it was understandably traumatic. Since then I've have had lot of success in life, been to university twice, have a successful career, lots of friends (he has none, unsociable), never had any mental health issues until this year felling depressed.
So to me it seems like he's trying to manipulate me again.
What you think?
Thank you

OP posts:
Lizzie48 · 04/03/2018 08:25

Definitely run for the hills, OP. And I agree with PPs that what he's doing is gaslighting, it can really mess with your head and make you think you're wrong. Which is what is happening from what you've described.

MissTeBe · 04/03/2018 08:43

You’re being told the same thing I was told:
It’s all your fault
Nothing you do is good enough
Your family history is the cause of you being unhappy
Just give me more more chance I’ll otive I’m a changed man
I’ve never hurt you or called you names
I only ever did what I thought you wanted me to do

The list goes on and in

But it’s basically he is 100% faultless and you are to blames for everything

Being manipulated out of divorcing DH?
WishfulWanderer · 05/03/2018 22:44

@MissTeBe
I was shocked reading that prayer
Those phrases are his exact words, everytime.
I cannot believe it.

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RavenclawRealist · 05/03/2018 22:49

Write down everything he has done you can remember doesn't have to be here in a note or email to yourself or something and every time he starts to undermine you read it back remind yourself of what has happened! Don't let him re write history!

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