Long story short....I'm in a sexual and emotionally abusive relationship with my husband. He is also a very controlling man. I know I am in this sort of relationship and I am working on a way out. I'm just in a very difficult and different situation. I have however reached out to womans aid and we are communicating via email.
Anyway....
Last week I told him I want to split up and separate. The news didn't go down too well as you can imagine.
As we are travelling the UK (His idea not mine) I am with him 24/7. We no longer have a home. We travel in our car, sometimes wild camp other times stay in hotels or campsites. I am finding the 24/7 bit very hard.
He did the whole 'we can't split up', 'I don't know what I would do without you', 'I can't be on my own' speech.
We have a son who is 7 and is homeschooling (always has been) we have seen a massive improvement in his learning since travelling.
Husband does not want our son to come from a 'broken home ' (like he did) and suggests carrying on but as friends rather than husband/wife.
I thought ok, while I speak to Women's aid and get things together this could work. He promised to stop drinking (he drinks anywhere from 10-20 cans of carling at least 4-5times a week.) And he promised to not touch me or kiss me etc. Thought great, his touch repulses me anyway. Plus other promises too.
However, it did not last for long. He started touching me again, I told him no. In the end, he asked if a hug is OK, I said every now and again (falling for it).
He controls our food. He thinks we can live off a diet of fruit and cereal. I told him he's out of his mind and our son can't just eat that. He went on and on and got his own way in the end however I did manage to persuade him to add more food to our son diet. Thank goodness.
This morning I woke up to him asking me to compromise on sex. I said no at first and he was blaming me for the 'bombshell' I gave him the other day. He then said once I week I will get myself ready, lube you up, and pop it in and it will be over in a few seconds. I told him no again and that he's just using me. Of course, he went on and on about how unfair it is that I wanted to separate etc and in the end, I just snapped and said yes once a week is fine. I feel stupid for giving in.
How can I stop giving in to his mind games?
I think the only real answer is to somehow leave completely.
That will be so hard if we are together 24/7 and we have very little money. Currently, I have a small online business that brings in around £700 a month which is enough for fuel and food and a few days out but that's it.
I was brave enough to tell him I do not love him and want to separate, I need to be brave to leave now. arghhhh.