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My husband puts work before family

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AnnieG35 · 06/06/2020 14:06

Hi all.
I'm having serious doubts about my marriage. My husband and I have been together for 11 years with 3 children. I work full time as does he, however he works 6 days and excessive hours. Ie 16hrs per day.
This has always been the way, but the last few years this is really taking its toll on me. I'm not happy. I see other couples doing normal things like having a coffee/lunch together or out walking together. I don't have this in my relationship. We eat together once every 2 weeks as I work every 2nd weekend. The way my shifts are I'm at home 3 days 1 week and 4 the next. He could come and eat dinner with us but chooses to eat at work.
I've told him many times I'm not happy. This week I told him I feel like we are just room mates. He does no homework, nothing with the children. There is definitely no other woman involved and this I am 1000%sure.
I feel he has no interest in his family, he didn't even notice the children were away for 2 nights before covid. It was only wen I told him to which he said I should have said something.
Tonight I have asked him to come home early to discuss this. I'm already disheartened because I know he won't come home before 10.
Am I wasting my time having this same chat for the 100th time or what do I do. I'm scared for the future for me as a single parent although I'm already living it just with him here. #deflated wife

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S0faSurfer592 · 06/06/2020 17:47

It doesn't sound like he is going to change

AnnieG35 · 06/06/2020 17:53

No it doesn't, maybe that's my fault for the empty threats over the years. :( I'm so fed up with this. Even our friends joke to him their surprised he still has a wife with his hrs

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