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H won't move out

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Trinpy · 13/03/2021 10:13

I have had a previous thread on this which I stopped replying to because I was not in a good place at the time and some of the replies were making me feel awful.

I told my DH back in January that I wasn't happy and wanted a divorce. Since then he has done a lot of work to improve on the reasons I gave him for wanting to end the relationship. I still do not love him though and never will again and living with him has been a constant stress. I have begged him to move out and said I will help him find somewhere and help towards the cost of the deposit and first months rent, but he has refused and says he doesn't see why he should have to give up his home and not see his DC every day. I would happily be the one to move out but he has said he cannot afford to keep our house running on his own and I can't afford the costs of keeping 2 houses going. He has refused to sell our house until our fixed term mortgage ends next year. I have had a couple of friends offer to let me sleep on their sofa for a weekend but not for 1 year+ and I wouldn't be able to take the kids with me which is an issue as I would need to be the RP.

He is convinced that he can make me love him again if he keeps me living with him, despite me telling him that that will never happen. He has also said that I am being unreasonable wanting to divorce him now when he has so many other things going on (I had a late miscarriage in December with a much wanted child, he has been furloughed since January and he has been doing the bulk of the childcare whilst I work during this time, he has also been having therapy to deal with his anger issues which has been emotionally tough on him). He thinks I should 'compromise' and wait a few more months. I agreed in Feb that I would wait a month, it has now been over that and the thought of living like this much longer makes me want to cry.

I haven't had much support from friends and family - most have advised me to stick it out for a bit longer but I don't want to. I feel trapped and alone and I don't know what to do now.

OP posts:
Trinpy · 14/03/2021 16:11

@WisnaeMe I'm ok thanks. We went to my mum's today (we are in a bubble with her) and she was busy chatting away to H and fussing around making him drinks like everything is fine. I'm so hurt by her reaction as I'd hoped for her support but I've accepted I'm not going to get it. I'm planning on starting the divorce process tomorrow and will try to contact woman's aid as well for advice on this as I'm dreading having to tell H.

OP posts:
Palavah · 14/03/2021 16:19

@CherryDocsInYrBalls

Being physically violent towards children is absolutely DV as is verbal abuse. Call the police and tell them he is violent and needs to be escorted off the premises and start the divorce.
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WisnaeMe · 14/03/2021 16:55

[quote Trinpy]@WisnaeMe I'm ok thanks. We went to my mum's today (we are in a bubble with her) and she was busy chatting away to H and fussing around making him drinks like everything is fine. I'm so hurt by her reaction as I'd hoped for her support but I've accepted I'm not going to get it. I'm planning on starting the divorce process tomorrow and will try to contact woman's aid as well for advice on this as I'm dreading having to tell H.[/quote]
Good OP, you recognise that this is a journey your mother is choosing to ignore. Get yourself started on the process and take back control of your life. 🌺

wewereliars · 14/03/2021 17:40

Captainfishfinger the court will have awarded a Mesher order as housing the children in that way was decided by the court as being in their best interests. Thankfully there was at least someone looking out for them. Everything you have written is drowning in bitterness and you sound absolutely vile. News just in, when you have children, they come first.

WisnaeMe · 21/03/2021 20:58

how are you OP 🌺

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