Hello all,
I am new here so bear with me...
I have come to the realization that I need to do what is best for me and leave my fiancé. We have been together for 6 years and have an 18 month old daughter. We have lived together for 3 years. We live in a house that I bought under my own name, he did not pay for any closing costs, down payment, or any furniture. He has, however, contributed half of the mortgage payment monthly. My mom lives 10 minutes away in her own house and has room for me to move back in with her as well.
During the day I work full time and he does not (he is a "self-employed" entrepreneur, which allows him to freelance and work on the computer whenever he chooses to). Because of this, he is the one to take care of our daughter during the day. One (sometimes 2) days a week my mom watches her. Besides that we have no other daycare/school/babysitter set up.
There has been a lot of deceit and disrespect on his part and I am ready to leave. I believe he sees it coming as I have communicated with him (to exhaustion) of the behaviors that have made me unhappy.
The biggest factor of my decision is that he does not take good care of our daughter. He does the bare minimum. He has never done a load of her laundry, cooked her a homemade meal, and rarely bothers to take her outside for fresh air. He has never taken her to a park (besides when I take her and he tags along complaining the entire time wanting to go back home)
I am concerned about the logistics of leaving and am wondering if any of you have gone through this and could advise on the best way to do so.
Any help is appreciated, thank you!