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47 replies

TillyM1963 · 16/08/2021 14:07

My husband has had 2 affairs, that I know of. I forgave him the first one. I am his 4th wife and he cheated on all the others. He never left his marriage for another woman. All 3 wives left him. Now he has confessed that he is seeing someone else. I told him to leave and all he would say is 'it's not that easy'. He wouldn't explain why he cheated who she was or how long. He eventually told me she works in a pub where he was carrying out maintenance work. She left her husband, but not for him apparently. I packed most of his things and 2 days later he went for the weekend, with his bags and snook a dinner set, cutlery, pots and pans. He then came home on the Monday! We never spoke, he came in from work and went straight up to his bedroom. That lasted all week and the pattern was repeated the following weekend. I have asked him to leave and not flit between hers and my home. But he refuses, though last week he stayed with her on the Tuesday night. He has now received a solicitor letter, stating what I am entitled to. He does not want me to touch his pension, but the pension is worth more than the equity in the house. It is so cruel that he thinks he can come and go as he pleases. He has already said he is leaving me for her, so why doesn't he just go. Is there anyway I can force him out. We own the property jointly.

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blueberrywaffle · 17/08/2021 14:01

Next time he leaves. Get the locks changed an leave all his belongings on the front. He has to right to stay when he's staying else we're an commited adultery either he leaves an let's you have the house with a simple divorce or you'll rinse him, turn him upside down an empty his pockets too! Total dickhead but op- I don't know what you expected with him havin 3 previous marriages all ending with the same scenario.
What's so good about this man women can't resist ?? 🤨

youvegottenminuteslynn · 17/08/2021 15:04

@blueberrywaffle

OP can't legally kick him out of a jointly owned home, no matter how much of an arsehole he is.

Changing locks, packing up his stuff etc is antagonistic and not legal as the home is jointly owned by them both.

She needs to push on through legal channels with her solicitor and not get drawn into any game playing.

Addicted2LoveIsland · 17/08/2021 20:14

It's hard but I would ignore him and just get on doing things whether he is there or not. You constantly telling him to go isn't working. Plus it's just giving him attention. Act like he is invisible.

FuckingFabulous · 18/08/2021 08:21

I would act as if he's totally invisible. If he came to speak to me, I'd be as coldly polite as I would if it was a neighbour or colleague who had pissed me off. As much as I'd be screaming what a cunt he is inside. I'd channel some marvellous Edwardian lady and be very lofty, cold, impeccably polite but see absolutely nothing wrong with leaving the conversation abruptly. Such as-

"I want to talk to you about my pension."

"I believe you can speak to my solicitor at any time about that. Perhaps you'd like to think about instructing your own? Have a pleasant day." And then I'd leave the room or pick up a book or anything that gave the signal that my contribution to chatter was done.

I wouldn't seek his company, initiate a conversation.... if he leaves his washing for you to do, or his cleaning, at the most I would put it all in a big box, FAO him. Simply to keep it out of my way

Windmillwhirl · 18/08/2021 08:29

The old get the locks changed. You can't just decide to lock a person out because they cheated on you!!

in an ideal world he would go because he knows he has hurt you, but this man clearly has no problem living with things like that.

Legal advice is needed and see how fast things can be progressed.

I'm so sorry this is happening to you, op. He's a bad egg, simple as that.

savethatkitty01 · 18/08/2021 09:04

When he leaves to visit the weekend tart, change the locks. Then bag all is stuff & leave it outside for his collection

Blueskytoday06 · 18/08/2021 09:08

OP very kindly, find your self respect. Change the locks. Start divorce proceedings. Be pleased that he'll be someone else's problem.

Mischance · 18/08/2021 09:10

Change the locks.

TillyM1963 · 20/08/2021 13:03

Thanks for all your replies. I am liaising with my solicitor now as to the next step to take.
I went out to a party Wednesday afternoon until after midnight :) never mentioned anything to him, why should I. I left the dog bowl on the counter top with dried biscuits and the unopened can in the bowl. Had a friend drive past the house at 6 to make sure he was home for the dog (he was). At 23.50 I received a text from him.[ 'without prejudice'. Got in at 8pm was the food for Poppy (the dog) with a puzzled emoji !]. Well why lie about the time he got in, without prejudice was because I put that on his letters, as for the dog food it obviously was for the bloody dog! And why ask at 23.50 the dog would have been starving if left until that time!! I think he has lost the plot!!

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MzHz · 20/08/2021 13:09

Just ignore

He’s trying to mess with your head.

It won’t be your problem for much longer

Every time he does something stupid like this, push the solicitor harder to get it over and done with sooner

whatausername · 20/08/2021 13:12

If you have pets you will have to communicate to make sure the other knows when someone needs to be there to take care of them. A slightly later dinner okay but don't want to end up with the dog dying for a pee for 12 hours or something.

bg21 · 20/08/2021 13:13

@Outbutnotoutout

Make sure you take half his pension and half the house
why his pension ? its not hers to claim
Fluffycloudland77 · 20/08/2021 13:21

Oh it is.

IS0D0RA · 20/08/2021 13:24

You need to stop wasting your energy talking about dog biscuits and focus on a financial settlement that is fair to you.

Don’t try to negotiate , let your solicitor do it. It’s obvious that you are not in the right place to do it yourself.

TillyM1963 · 20/08/2021 14:34

The dog is my priority. If a bowl with food is left ready then if he's that thick its his problem. I am going away for a few days, and have arranged for the dog to go to my friends house.
Solicitor has now drafted another letter so hopefully he will get that whilst I'm away. I think all correspondence needs to be done via solicitors as he obviously does not want to communicate with me. At least I have this weekend without him in the house!

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MrsMaizel · 20/08/2021 14:42

@TillyM1963

Thanks , as I am 3 years older than him, 60 next year, my solicitor is aiming for 60/40 - 65/35 split in equity. He can now get 25% tax free from his pension = £60k so I should get that, to enable me to buy a property for cash. He then said we will go for 50% of the remainder of his pension. Savings 50/50. He has a good job, far better paid than me and he would be able to get a mortgage, I work 25 hrs per week and earn less than half of what he earns. He will go ballistic when he knows I am going for his pension!
That's fair and legal according to the time you have been together .
Seesawmummadaw · 20/08/2021 14:49

Tip his bloody wine away and stick some pink dye in the washing machine

SnatchCassidy · 20/08/2021 14:55

@bg21

The finer points of divorce settlement are clearly not your strong point. His pension will indeed be included as part of the settlement. That's why you need to be careful not to screw around behind your wife's back, because she might screw you back financially.

TillyM1963 · 20/08/2021 15:02

[quote SnatchCassidy]@bg21

The finer points of divorce settlement are clearly not your strong point. His pension will indeed be included as part of the settlement. That's why you need to be careful not to screw around behind your wife's back, because she might screw you back financially.[/quote]
Exactly. Hit them where it hurts and in this case its definitely his pension!

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IS0D0RA · 20/08/2021 22:35

There’s nothing sacred about pensions. It’s just part of your wages that you and / or your employer put into savings for you. It’s done that way because of the tax breaks. But it’s no different legally than putting it into a savings account or paying off your mortgage.

If it’s money earned/ saved by one of your during the marriage then it’s a joint asset. Everyone seems to understand that a house / savings account is joint but somehow a pension is individual and taking some is screwing other person.

It’s as much yours as his.

LadyCatStark · 20/08/2021 23:12

I bet he did feed the dog when he got in, he just realised it was late and you were out and he either wanted to get you to come home or spoil your fun, so thought he’d worry you.

You can’t change the locks but surely it wouldn’t be your fault if you accidentally forgot to take the key our of the door and went to bed?

LadyCatStark · 20/08/2021 23:12

*out

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