How do i end my marriage

[dailydaze]

I've been thinking a lot lately, and I have pretty much decided that I need to end my marriage. I have been unhappy for quite a long time now. It has been hard to come to this decision and honestly I have no clue where to begin. I care about my husband a lot, I can just no longer live on eggshells.

What do I need to get in order? We own a home together and a dog (that is like our child), but no children. I don't care about possessions, I just need my dog.

Having a conversation with him is not going to be easy and I know he is not going to take it well at all. So i need to know what I'm doing. What happens with the house etc when do I contact a solicitor?

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.

Sorry you've had no responses to this yet Hopefully someone with some good advice will come along soon. I also have a dog and no children and losing my dog would kill me

You sit down quietly with him and say that neither of you are happy, and you think that for both your sakes the time has come to end it.

You may not have grounds for a divorce yet. The easiest way is in a 2 year separation with consent of both parties.. Otherwise there's adultery, desertion, or unreasonable behaviour (or 5 years sep if he doesn't agree).

The house would be sold unless one buys the other out. Get it valued, then you know where to start. With no children, there's no reason why one person can argue they should stay.

Thanks to those that commented. Was hoping for more advice here but I appreciated those that did take the time to comment and advise.

I don't know much about this but I have seen lots of posts about this on mn over the years. Check out the Divorce and Legal Matters topic boards, and also search and past threads full of advice should come up. Good luck to you