Hi all,
So have been with my partner (not married) for 11 years and, I can't stand him. I resent him - he works but I pay all the household bills and wait for him to pay me back in his own time, anything the kids need all falls on me. Thing is, if he was a nice and kind partner I would just swallow it but, he is always moaning and me and the children, he shouts and swears at me in front of the kids despite me asking him not to. My eldest who is 7yo always asks things like 'why is daddy always nagging' or, I wish we could move away and leave dad behind.
I have told him it's over and planning to leave him as soon as possible even if that means moving in with my folks for a little.
My question is, I know that it will be hard. Literally, everytime he says something to me, I get annoyed, the last time he touched me I felt sick. But, my question is, how do people cope with just staying together for the kids, is it a case that those people manage their resentment? Do they just find it easier to let things go?
I'm so worried about what life will be like as a single mum but I can't do this anymore.