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Ifonlyhewould · 09/05/2007 12:32

Hi Ladies

Hope you don't mind, ive started this thread to save hijacking the thread of others.

I thought we could use it to attract attention of the other members if needed or whatever

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Ifonlyhewould · 30/05/2007 12:55

Hi MLS. I would second Diors advice. Go out on the date and have a good time. Also, if you haven't already done so take off the wedding/engagement rings, ask Dh for maintenance for DS and drop the bloody 'D' from DH! Show him you mean business!!! Its time for you to be in control now! xx

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lou33 · 30/05/2007 13:07

taking hte rings off feels quite liberating you know

Dior · 30/05/2007 13:09

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ernest · 30/05/2007 13:33

have you decided thn mls? Have you emailed him and what about the rings?

mylittlestar · 30/05/2007 13:46

hello!

rings came off last thursday the minute he walked out for the last time! actually I pretty much threw them at him!
(miss them though as I loved my rings )

but enough dwelling on the past!!

I have also e-mailed about 5 minutes ago so will let you know the response...

and for the moment h is putting the same amount into the joint as he always did. but when he gets a flat we'll talk and decide on how much maintenance he'll give me going forward. For now I'm leaving it as it always was!

Ifonlyhewould · 30/05/2007 13:50

as capable and sensible as ever! xx

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sunshinegirl · 30/05/2007 13:59

Hi all

MLS think you should go on that date, sounds like he's an understanding kinda guy and you deserve a bit of pampering, sounds like he knows there's no chance of anything happening so why not? As you say H has made his decision. Thinking of you

Feeling pretty low myself, had thought h and I were getting somewhere but ended up having another crap night with ds sleep and getting at each other again. Broke down in tears at work this am - not like me at all- but everyone was great. Someone even lent me their DVD player for the car, must have looked a sight, lol!!

Anyway all set to go to Mum's first thing tomorrow so won't really be around til next week after today although will try and hijack Mum's comp occasionaly

Hoping to meet Dior on Friday I think. Small world as we grew up in the same town and went to next door schools! Looking forward to the G&F meet up too when we can all catch up

Thinking of you all anyway xx

Ifonlyhewould · 30/05/2007 14:02

Hi Sunshinegirl

I jst wanted to say i'm sorry you had a bad night. I hope things improve upon your return. Have a lovely break away from it all xx

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Dior · 30/05/2007 14:06

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sunshinegirl · 30/05/2007 14:11

ooh, have no idea!! Been so long since I've been around there, what's best for dc's? Really looking forward to it!!

Thanks IOHW, can't wait to get going now.. and thanks for chat yesterday

Dior · 30/05/2007 14:16

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Ifonlyhewould · 30/05/2007 14:20

You are welcome and have fun with Dior! Don't forget the grapes for DH!

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sunshinegirl · 30/05/2007 14:26

Sounds great, not sure on weather forecast. If poss AM would be better for me as dd has nap PM's but know dh in hosp so whenever is fine.. what's best, shall we chat tomorrow?

Dior · 30/05/2007 14:29

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Paddlechick666 · 30/05/2007 14:50

i just rang and spoke to h for half an hour.

well i say spoke, ranted and raved and told him what a shit i think he is.

am shaking now.

reason i rang was over money as his payments have been going in but then taken out again. bank told me that this was an action on his part. he says that it's not soemthing he's actively done. prob SO bouncing as he's paid monthly now.

anyway, upshot is that i've told him he's a spineless idiot and he's run out of chances of with me.

he says he's stayed away for so long as "clearly that's what you wanted when you texted me" and admitted to not having the balls to speak to me.

i have told him that his chances are up and that i've had enough of his behaviour. he has gone away to formulate a plan/schedule for access to dd and will phone back to discuss his proposal.

i have told him i will not contribute anything further to the way forward or his life/issues elsewhere (skids etc).

i've told him he will only get access to dd if I decide - especially as his ex gets better support by withdrawing access. and that he will not get any access unsupervised.

i also told him his entire family are fucked up beyond belief.

he said he doesn't want anything or anyone else and he realises that it's in his hands now to prove to me that he can do this. he knows that i am the only person who has supported him and helped him over the last 2 years. his only explanation is that altho he appreciates it, it hasn't had any affect on making him feel well or like he has any future.

i told him i wasn't sure if there were a future for us anymore at all and that i reserve the right to kick him into touch even if he does come up with something workable.

feel quite shaky tbh. am quite angry with myself for ringing him as feel i will get sucked back into the old anxiety etc. i have also told him i will not communicate with him via text ever again.

am very unsure how i feel about him trying to fix the marriage. i am very much in the "arms crossed, go on then - prove it" frame of mind.......

Ifonlyhewould · 30/05/2007 14:59

Don't be angry with yourself PC. You have shown amazing strength and self control over these past weeks, you have coped really well. It's only natural that you will want to let off steam and vent at him. Don't be so hard on yourself, you have done great xx

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Paddlechick666 · 30/05/2007 15:01

i'm not angry about getting angry with him. just that i contacted him at all really.

altho i suppose it had to happen at some point. he says he thought i was going to divorce him and i said that i probably am...

Paddlechick666 · 30/05/2007 15:01
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Ifonlyhewould · 30/05/2007 15:25

Well sometimes someone has to be the 'grown up' and as it looks as if DH wasn't going to take that role so it has been left to you.

He obviously realises he has done wrong or he wouldn't think you are going to divorce him. Do you still think depression is the cause of his behaviour or just and excuse for it?

I'm glad to hear ou are not letting him off lightly anyway! I can imagine you are full of mixed emotions at the moment. Anger, relief, a little bit of hope maybe? You don't have to rush into anything right now. Its been 6 weeks(ish) since you last spoke to him and even then it was you who had to make the first move for verbal contact. It will be interesting to see what his next move will be

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Paddlechick666 · 30/05/2007 15:45

yes basically the depression is at the root of all this. he thinks he can fix himself. hasn't seen his psychiatrist for a while - same old story.

have told him i am not interested in that or the ex or the skids - for now at least. all i am interested in is my dd and finances.

yes you're right, a little bit of hope. it did feel good to hear that he's still at his mother's, isn't interested in anyone else and hasn't been going out.

told him i wasn't prepared to contribute anything to any proposal that it all had to come from him - and then i wouldn't trust him anyway.

the was about me telling him it would go to divorce!

he can't win at the moment tho can he. doesn't matter what he says i won't believe him.

am a bit worried that my outburst will just push him over the edge again.

he started telling me about all the hassle he had at work and i said "not interested"! told him i couldn't support him any more and that he had to stand on his own two feet.

told him that he doesn't even know how much stress i am under and he said "tell me and i'll try to help". i snorted "don't be fucking stupid, you can't help yourself never mind anyone else!"

sugar34plum · 30/05/2007 15:48

well done pc i think you was a) very brave to phone him b) full of kick arse to tell him how you feel

contentiouscat · 30/05/2007 16:14

OH MLS go out with him, have a good time - have you know him a while?

Dior · 30/05/2007 17:13

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lou33 · 30/05/2007 19:07

and you are?