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Shitty relationship. I'm ready to pull the plug. Money and lies

42 replies

Perfectlyimperfectineveryway · 22/02/2019 22:34

Ugggh so here's the background.

Together 3 years. I have ds who is 8 from previous relationship. We have a Dd 9 months old. I rent my house work part time and currently on mat leave he works full time. He's 33 I'm 27. When we were first together he lied about things such as he had a house (mortgage) he drove a range rover (god this sounds so money orientated but I'm not like that I promise) which he owed he has 2 other properties be rented out he was a quantity surveyor in essence to me he was a confident motivated sensible level headed man who was mature and had things going for him....WRONG....

Things progressed quickly he was very intense very jealous paranoid and quickly sank his claws into me and before I knew it he was living with me, it wasn't all bad I mean it was great at the time but looking back I can now see how controlling and mentally abusive he was to be able to make me change/drop guard let him move in etc ANYWAY I soon found out his "life" wasn't as he made out. He lived with his mum and dad paying £50 a week rent, he never had a range rover and the car he drove (which he told me was his work car) was actually his dad's which he borrowed, he never even had car insurance in his own name probs not even had his own car and he wasn't a quantity surveyor be was infact a plaster he didn't have other properties infact he from what I gather never actually had his own place ever. Obviously I pieced this together quickly and after months and months of lies and lies and lies he eventually told me the real truth.

Time passed on, I told him I knew he was lying and not to be so stupid I loved him for the person he was not what he had etc things were good we got on life was ticking away nicely my ds loves he he gets on with him all good, we have our dd first time for him and he is very good with her can't fault him with Dd at all so far so good.

Wheb Dd was 4 weeks old she stopped breathing and was rushed into hospital had a 2 week stay with me by her side while my ds was looked after by family members dp continued to work on and off and came to hospital in evenings - the hardest 2 weeks of my life - anyway we were skint as dp wasn't working maternity pay didn't cover etc so I was actually being fed by the hospital at this point because I couldn't leave dd. Fast forward to a few months ago, I discover dp is in debt, 10k, which is alot for me to even comprehend and not only that when our dd was in hospital, I had no money, no food and bills racking up at home he got himself a shit interest credit card and maxed it out (1k roughly I think) gambling and having take out When he got home from hospital!!!

Cut a long story short, he's now 10 k in debt to various different things tax man, his parents, credit cards, previous phone contracts and me. All the while he pays me a certain amount each week to help with bills etc however he almost ALWAYS "borrows" it back as it stands he owes me personally £1350 (this is alot to me!!)

I know it's all his debt nothing to do with me my name isn't on any of it (thank god) but he lied and continued to lie, he hid things from me, we had a baby based on I will work part time look after kids he will work full time and save for mortgage deposit which I'm putting 5k too so we can get dd a bedroom and he lied. He watched me starve sat next to 4 week old dd 40 miles from home while she had non breathing episodes then he went home gambled on his credit card and had a fucking takeaway....wtf...

I'm sorry if I am rambling.

I guess I want to vent and find out how you guys manage the finances when one of you takes a career backseat looks after the kids etc?

I've sat down with him tonight and tried to help him work it all out to pay it off and keep afloat and he just doesn't give a damn at all. He's betrayed me and I'm seriously thinking about asking him to leave. ...is that wrong?!

Oh and to top it all off he has a massive gambling addiction, roughly averages around 130 a week and at Christmas he spent 100 a day for 6 days gambling, staring at his phone for hours and getting moody when he lost...

OP posts:
bullyingadvice2017 · 22/02/2019 22:46

You know what you need to do, he will not change, it will be a cycle of lies and debt life with him. Sorry you've picked a dud one. We've all been there. Jump ship quick... and don't be surprised when no child maintenance comes your way

SnowWhitesRestingBitchFace · 22/02/2019 22:48

I promise you he will never change. My exh is a gambler and compulsive liar exactly like your 'D'P. When we met I was a single mum attending college doing something I had always wanted to do. He told me was a manager in a bank (I later found out he had worked in a bank before we met but was fired for commiting fraud). He lied about anything and everything. Convinced me to leave college 6 months away from completion because it wouldn't get me anywhere. I worked two jobs whilst he did nothing but spend my wages in the bookies. It makes me feel sick even thinking about it. Also please do a credit check on yourself because I'm not in debt due to the credit cards and loans my ex took out in my name.

Perfectlyimperfectineveryway · 22/02/2019 22:50

I need to get my big girl pants on and do it don't I...

Phone call to child maintance Monday it is, as much use they will be but hey ho.

I'm so good at picking dud ones....damn it

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Littleraindrop15 · 22/02/2019 22:52

Ltb his à cocklodger he's no good to you or your daughter

Perfectlyimperfectineveryway · 22/02/2019 22:53

Snowwhitesrestingbitchface oh my god. That's awful. Sorry you got a dud one too! I have a credit checker which alerts me to any new accounts changes etc which I am watching like a hawk dp convinced me to get a credit card which I did and he constantly asks to borrow it HAHAHA a firm nope and I hid it away told him I closed it and have kept it for my emergencies.

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Perfectlyimperfectineveryway · 22/02/2019 22:54

Bullyingadvice I think your right....

Littleraindrop oh my I've never thought of it like that but he is, he is deffo a cocklodger

Time to do some changes around here and kiss goodbye to my 1300 £

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Merryoldgoat · 22/02/2019 22:55

Leave him now. He’s entirely untrustworthy and will drag you down. Kick him out and make your life without him.

HappyLife21 · 22/02/2019 22:59

Yes, don’t fret about getting it back, or it’ll just take longer to get rid... and you still won’t get it back.

Perfectlyimperfectineveryway · 22/02/2019 23:03

You know what I told myself "get my money back then leave" that was when he owed me 900 and now it's over 1k... I don't willingly lend him money, he will follow me around the house begging and begging and begging for 20 here 10 there to gamble with and sometimes I cave so I can get on doing what I was doing without him following me about asking over and over

WOW what the fuck have I done putting up with this!?!?

OP posts:
SheRaa · 23/02/2019 09:19

My ex fucked up our finances & lied about it.

He eventually came clean because he had to, I promised to stick by him & work through the problem together.

Fast forward two years & is spending is out of control again & he has no remorse for his previous fuck up - so I left, mainly to ensure I wasn’t dragged down any further than I had been.

Leave now OP, he won’t change, things will only get worse.

tattooq · 23/02/2019 09:24

Leave leave leave. He won't change. Don't waste your life, he will drag you down with him.

SandyY2K · 23/02/2019 09:52

He's a liability. Tell him to leave. He will drag you down with him.

Perfectlyimperfectineveryway · 23/02/2019 19:33

I've asked him to move out.......

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Merryoldgoat · 23/02/2019 19:43

Well done Perfectly - I hope he doesn’t give you too much gip.

Babdoc · 23/02/2019 19:51

Thank goodness you’ve had the sense to dump him, OP. Promise me you’ll stand firm and not take him back when he starts whining!
The useless man child can go back to living with his parents and see how they like bailing out his gambling debts. You can start to sort your finances and stand on your own feet without him dragging you down all the time. Good luck, and I hope your life is soon a lot happier.

HappyLife21 · 23/02/2019 21:45

How has he responded?

housewifeoflittleitaly · 23/02/2019 21:54

Oh OP you’ve been so strong, well done.

I am in a very similar position 😥

Arnoldthecat · 23/02/2019 22:08

I am a man. I am the complete opposite of your partner. May i suggest you get rid asap and be alone. Eventually you may seek out someone like me i.e someone who works,has not a single penny of debt, is not a bullshitter and is actually,dare i say, an asset to the relationship and not someone whom you sit there worrying to death about.

SirGawain · 23/02/2019 22:09

I loved him for the person he was not what he had.
He's a liar, gamling addict and a fantasist. Not really a lot to love in that!!

HisBetterHalf · 23/02/2019 22:36

He watched me starve sat next to 4 week old dd 40 miles from home while she had non breathing episodes then he went home gambled on his credit card and had a fucking takeaway....
You are worth more than that ... Flowers

Closetbeanmuncher · 23/02/2019 22:42

Get ready for the "I have nowhere to go" line op.

Stick to your guns, you're absolutely doing the right thing.

housewifeoflittleitaly · 23/02/2019 23:04

Arnold you must be far and few because Mumsnet is a hive of disasterous relationships with

I’d be terrified to move to anyone because I don’t think I’ll ever believe another man.

Merryoldgoat · 23/02/2019 23:27

@housewifeoflittleitaly

My DH is the complete opposite of this too and rather unremarkable amongst our friendship group.

They all do their share of nighttime wakings, housework, leave with the kids etc.

We all have different occupations and backgrounds - it’s just the norm for us.

The only place my DH seems very different is he does all the cooking - otherwise it’s all an equal split.

Plenty of men like that - I’ll be raising my two boys to think like that too - don’t settle for anything less from the start.

Cherrysoup · 23/02/2019 23:33

Stick to your guns, OP, insist he goes. What a fucking cocklodger!

babysharkah · 23/02/2019 23:36

He's a Cockfosters to the absolute definition, you need to get rid of him, really you do.