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What to do?

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ceme · 21/07/2018 01:37

Married 20 years, not the greatest of marriages but keep at it as 3 kids. Hubby went to the Middle East with friends in November last year. Comes back and is different.New aftershave, gets another phone (now has 3, 1 for work, 1 for overseas calls and this new one). Gets calls and locks himself in bathroom.
Decide to listen to him in bathroom, appears to be talking to someone and playing with himself. Confront him tell him it’s over he tells me can’t have the kids as rubbish mum and marriage shit anyway. This is is usual as he always tells me how crap I am etc. Next day he is all nice and apologises and says it is some lady he met on FB nothing serious.
I go through the phone, loads of pictures of her and explicit video from her. No messages as he deleted them but one with her address. Now it transpires whilst daughter was in hospital, he never came to see us till very late in the day and was making arrangements to send money to this lady. She lives in Africa, hubby also African. And spent all the time whilst I was in hospital with daughter he was on the phone to her constantly. He says it is over and was not a relationship but will not agree to separate. I can’t forget what he has done and feel betrayed. Feel like he does not want to separate yet as maybe he does not want to give me half the sale price of house or wants to see how he feels about her. I just want this over with. Having total negative effect on me, binge eating, loads of drinking and smoking. Feel so alone and just awful. Just want this to be over. Any advice please.

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springydaff · 21/07/2018 02:11

Leave the bastard.

Get a free half hour with a family lawyer to get some legal advice. Don't tell husband what you are planning - go quiet.

He is not worth binge eating, smoking and drinking. Right under your nose he had a sordid sex thing - and sent family money to his fancy piece.

Also have a talk with Women's Aid (find the local number on their site). You say the marriage hasn't been great, also that he verbally abuses you - tell this to Women's Aid. They can help and advise you in every way, legally, emotionally, practically.

Don't fall apart, he's not worth it. He is a sleaze; you deserve someone who loves and cherishes you xx

springydaff · 21/07/2018 02:12

Find your local Women's Aid here

Seniorschoolmum · 21/07/2018 03:03

Sounds like he doesn’t want the inconvenience of separation but his commitment to you and the family ends there.
Springy is right, I’d have a chat with a solicitor sooner rather than later. It will put you back in control of your life. Start planning now, because he won’t help the process along. Bit scary but the only way. Flowers

disappearingninepatch · 21/07/2018 08:15

he tells me can’t have the kids as rubbish mum
will not agree to separate

Why does he think he gets to decide these things?

As pps said, legal advice and WA. Stay strong, OP.

user1493413286 · 21/07/2018 08:18

I would see a solicitor and leave him; just because he doesn’t agree to separate doesn’t mean the relationship continues.
His behaviour has been awful and what you say about him always telling you that you’re rubbish is just not right.
It’s having a bad effect on you and you don’t have to stay with him

ceme · 22/07/2018 13:24

Thanks for the responses. Am seeing a solicitor on Wednesday. Won’t be easy but he thinks little of me, best to get this over with.

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scolotti · 22/07/2018 13:32

She's 100% scamming him so this isn't an affair. It's him being an idiot. I'd be chucking him out.

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