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I feel like I've been raped

130 replies

CantStopThinkingAboutIt · 06/01/2019 20:45

Things haven't been great between me and dh for a while. I get no attention from him, it's like he doesn't want to be in a relationship and ignores me most of the time while going off with his mates. I've been questioning for some time if I want to stay and come to the conclusion that basically I don't, am working up the courage to leave while saving money for a deposit, etc for a house. Our sex life is non existent as I don't feel that I want to have sex with him when he treats me like this.

A few weeks ago I went out with a friend and got drunker than I intended to. I haven't drunk alcohol in ages and think it affected me more than it should have done. I drank the same as my friend who was fine. She walked me home so I know I got home ok.

I woke up the next morning on the kitchen floor. I felt awful and have no memory of anything that happened from the minute I walked in the house. But I could tell I'd had sex, and rough sex at that as I was badly cut/grazed inside.

I spent all morning throwing up I was so hungover.

I confronted dh saying that I knew I'd had sex with him. He denied it at first. But kind of laughingly denied it. He wanted to know how I knew I'd had sex and I said because it hurt so much. Then later on he admitted it but said I seemed up for it. I asked him if that was before I was throwing up, while I was throwing up, after I was throwing up.

He'd already said what a bad state I was in when I got home, that I'd been sick in the bath, staggering around, etc. That he was worried I was going to fall down the stairs.

I've been having some flashbacks to that night including a very brief flashback of having sex with him and from my snapshot recollection I was on the bed with my head hanging over the edge of the bed and couldn't move. That doesn't sound very "up for it" to me.

I even thought about going to the police the next day but just couldn't cope with the thought of it. If he got found guilty and sent to prison he's still the father of my dc. But now I'm kind of mad that he's got away with it and has probably just forgotten about it while it's eating me up.

I dunno what to do. I think I want to leave him anyway and feel like this has made me want to leave him even more. But I don't know if I'm just looking for excuses to justify leaving. If I told him this had upset me enough to make me want to leave I think he'd just laugh and say I was over reacting. Am I over reacting? Maybe he did genuinely think I was up for it? We've had sex (years ago) when I've been quite drunk. But at least those times I wasn't so off my face that I couldn't remember it, plus our relationship was in a better place. God, I sound like an alcoholic and I swear I'm not. It was the first time I'd drunk anything in over six months.

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RagingWhoreBag · 06/01/2019 21:13

And I'm honestly scared how he will react if I tell him I want him to leave. Do you think he would become violent? Or just refuse to move out? If there’s a chance he might become violent with you, then do report the rape to police, even if nothing comes of it, let them know you are asking him to leave your home and that you’re worried about his reaction. They can make sure someone is with you when you get him to leave or at least have you on a speedy response list in case you need back up.

It’s not ok for you to have to continue sharing a home with this animal. Flowers

CantStopThinkingAboutIt · 06/01/2019 21:13

I don't know if I was sick before or after.....maybe he didnt realise how drunk I was until afterwards?

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AnotherEmma · 06/01/2019 21:14

He didn't realise? Hmm

AnotherEmma · 06/01/2019 21:14

Come on

CantStopThinkingAboutIt · 06/01/2019 21:15

I don't think he would be violent. But I think he might be upset and shout and refuse to go. Throw stuff about, be intimidating maybe.

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Morgan12 · 06/01/2019 21:15

You know you didn't come home and chuck yourself at him.

You remember being on the bed then woke up on the kitchen floor. So he raped you and just left you to it. He is disgusting. 99% of partners would make sure their OH got to bed ok, got them some water etc. Yours saw an opportunity and took it. He clearly doesn't care for you at all to be treating you this way. Please please leave him. You have to find the courage from somewhere.

slashlover · 06/01/2019 21:16

But I could tell I'd had sex, and rough sex at that as I was badly cut/grazed inside.

That alone tells you how he treated you.

CantStopThinkingAboutIt · 06/01/2019 21:17

He's going on holiday (without me) in a couple of weeks. I'm thinking of telling him I want to split literally just before his friend comes to pick him up for the airport. Would that be awful? Then he can have a week to calm down a bit before he gets back.

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MoneyHoney · 06/01/2019 21:18

Why are you scared of him OP?

AnotherEmma · 06/01/2019 21:18

OP please read:
Am I in an abusive relationship?
signs of emotional abuse
the abuser profiles

And call Women's Aid.

Quartz2208 · 06/01/2019 21:19

So rather than looking after you not only did he raped you he did it in a way to cause you to be badly cut inside - something he would never do

I think he got carried away and thought you would never know so increased the level of roughness because HE wanted to.

What do you think he didnt realise OP truthfully:

  1. that you were so drunk he needed to look after you
  2. that you were so drunk you couldnt consent
  3. that he was so rough he caused you to be badly cut inside - because that is a difficult level of roughness to achieve and certainly achieve accidentally
MakeItAmazing · 06/01/2019 21:21

I'm so sorry Op but please don't use your kids as a reason not to report him. That's an awful burden to put on them should they ever find out.

Bellatrix14 · 06/01/2019 21:24

I’m so sorry this has happened to you. You were raped, yes. If you were so drunk that you were vomiting in the bath (not even in the toilet) and he was worried that you wouldn’t even make it safely up and down the stairs then there was no way that he thought you could consent to sex, and if your only memory is lying flat on your back and being unable to move then that is even more evidence that he should have stopped during the act even though he shouldn’t have started in the first place. I’d also be disapproving of him leaving you on the kitchen floor all night, but that does slightly fall by the wayside in this scenario.

I don’t know what the odds are of you getting a conviction, but it is the police’s duty to investigate, and they are aware that very, very few women falsely accuse anyone of sexual assault. Someone I am very close to was raped by her boyfriend of the time, and even though it wasn’t reported until over a year after it happened (so no physical evidence) the police were keen for it to go to court as they were hopeful of a conviction. I’m aware of how easy it sounds for me to say that though.

As others have said, please do contact Rape Crisis or something similar when you feel able to Flowers

TulipsInbloom1 · 06/01/2019 21:25

Do you have daughters? Do you want them to grow up in the home of a rapist?

Touchmybum · 06/01/2019 21:28

You need professional help, and support to get away from this disgusting man.

losingfaith · 06/01/2019 21:30

"He said I seemed ok and was face Down so he didn't think I'd choke." Even putting everything else aside. Leaving you like that is unacceptable. What a pig. Don't even get me started on the rest.

needadviceeeee · 06/01/2019 21:30

I feel so sad for you :( and he left you on the kitchen fooor ☹️

Pfingstrose · 06/01/2019 21:33

This is fucking awful!

So he just had his way and then left you unconscious on the cold kitchen floor?!

I don't even have the words. I'm so sorry this happened to you.

starzig · 06/01/2019 21:33

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Leyani · 06/01/2019 21:34

I’d leave and get support for myself, but for the kids’ sake I wouldn’t go to the police as long as I was fairly sure it was a one-off and no-one else was at risk. Having the stigma of a father who’s in prison for rape would be life-changing for them.

Maelstrop · 06/01/2019 21:34

Report him. Jesus, if I came home that shit faced, my dh would put me in the recovery position and stay awake all night to monitor me, not fucking rape me in such a state! Tell him as he leaves, yes, tell him you don't want him back and see if that works.

CantStopThinkingAboutIt · 06/01/2019 21:36

I've been saving and had a big promotion at work and can afford to either rent or even buy somewhere on my own. I'd obviously need a mortgage.

Does anyone know if my name is on the mortgage for the marital home could I get another mortgage on my own? Current mortgage is only £7,000 so peanuts really.

I could afford a mortgage. I've been doing sums and I reckon even if I had mortgage repayments of £500 a month (100k mortgage) and if I allowed another £700 for other bills such as gas, water, council tax, tv, broadband, insurance. I would still have 1k a month left to live on. For food, running a car. That's enough isn't it?

Plus at some point he would have to sell the house or buy me out and there's 200k equity in the house.

I'm annoyed that I think I will end up having to leave the home though. And I think the dc will stay with him.

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Lovemusic33 · 06/01/2019 21:38

Has he ever been abusive to you before this?

You have to leave, your kids won’t blame you, why would they? You did nothing wrong.

Please speak to rape crisis, you should have a local team, they are amazing and can advise you what to do next. When I called them they were at my house within 2 hours and gave me good advice, they can meet you somewhere away from the house if it’s safer.

I understand that you might not want to press charges against him but you can log this with the police and if you decide not to take it any further you don’t have too.

herethereandnow · 06/01/2019 21:40

You didn't consent, you were so drunk you were sick and you were clearly too drunk to be of soundmind. He took advantage of this.

This man was supposed to keep you safe and away from harm. No husband should make their wives feel, think and say some of the things you have said.

You deserve better and you should at least speak to the police or rape crisis. I'm so sorry this has happened to you.

CantStopThinkingAboutIt · 06/01/2019 21:40

I don't know whether I'd be better off renting until he sold the house/bought me out or just buy and be settled.

One Dc is 18yo and off to uni in sept, but has applied to local uni and says wants to stay living at home.

Plus if we split up I'm worried about supporting that one at uni. Other dc is 19yo and working.

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