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I feel sad

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Tonkawa87 · 21/02/2020 17:18

My husband and I have been together 11 years, married 3 years. We have a little girl together who is 3 years old. Before I got married I told him I never wanted to live in Arizona forever, I’m not a fan of living in the desert and grew up with seasons, in a small rural town. He said he understood and that he would be open to move somewhere we both liked down the road. We live in a big city, and I really never wanted to be here in the first place, I just came here for school and met my husband. I always worked before but never had a big career that paid well, and I stopped working to raise our child until she goes to school. So my husband is the provider. He also had a terrible accident right after our child was born, and developed bipolar disorder with manic episodes. He also received money from his dad when he sold his company, so now he doesn’t think he needs a full time job and just makes investments here and there. Which has changed a lot of things when it comes to the dynamic of our family. We have been through a lot together, and I love him but I can’t help but feel he is not willing to make sacrifices like I did for him I’ve stayed in a state I don’t like for for over 13 years to be with him, but when I say I’d like to move back east or in the middle of the country, somewhere green with seasons, he is not open at all. He keeps saying he hates the east for some reason and won’t go back to the Midwest where he is from. And now he is saying he could live in Arizona forever he loves it so much. He is also not willing to move to a liberal state, which most of the west coast is, sooo that leaves like Colorado and Idaho. And to be frank, I really only like the resort towns in Colorado. My family told me Idaho is a strange place, so now I don’t know. Part of me thinks he’ll never move and is just stringing me along hoping I change my mind, but everyday I live here aches a little bit. I have friends, I take classes to have a hobby, I have my child I love, but I don’t feel like this is where I belong. I don’t know what to do, it cost money to go visit different places in the us, and time. At this rate I feel like we won’t find a place we both like until we are retired. I feel stuck and sad. I wish someone could give me some advice.

OP posts:
Pandamoore · 21/02/2020 17:32

Have you heard of the word 'no'?
It sounds like it is all about him and it shouldn't be that way in a marriage. You really didn't want to stay there so he should have looked to compromise. He didn't. Because he is still thinking like a single man when he isn't. You are your own person and I know you might think 'oh but I dont want to split the family'. But a family that cant compromise and work together, isn't one worth keeping.

'I dont like it here and I wont be staying. Here are the places I would consider moving to... start thinking on it because if you haven't decided on a place that I can also get behind in 2 month, I'll be looking to go myself'.

Stop letting him treat you like a doormat. If it cant be an equal partnership, find your wings and fly away from the arsehole.

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