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How can I make him understand the importance of honesty?

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7917Kj · 13/10/2021 20:10

Looking for some advice and had some really beneficially help before so keen to hear opinions. I am really struggling to get my husband to understand I need honesty in a relationship. I seem to uncover lie after lie some trivial, some pretty big and have an impact on our lives. My husbands reaction is to continue to lie even when faced with evidence or occasionally say he has lied because he couldn’t be arsed to deal with my reaction to whatever it was. Today was a new one where he tried to convince me I was already aware and had some how forgotten!! In the past there have been times when I have lost it over the bigger lies but not actually because of the issue that was being lied about but because I have found out rather than being told. I have taken his feedback on board and we have had talks where we have agreed I promise not to judge or overreact and he promises to just be open and transparent with whatever has happened. Then it just happens again and he says if I don’t trust him we are over! I am really at a loss I can’t live like this and I don’t see why I should have to, is it worth a last ditch conversation to say get everything out on the table and draw a line moving forward or am I wasting my time and delaying the inevitable?

OP posts:
category12 · 31/10/2021 11:15

He's fine. He took all his stuff. He is living somewhere, possibly with someone.

If he wasn't, he'd be on your doorstep.

7917Kj · 31/10/2021 11:18

His work have put him in a hotel until today he seems to think he will be able to find somewhere to live but he’s being unrealistic even a houseshare would need a deposit and a months rent

OP posts:
category12 · 31/10/2021 11:30

He's a full grown adult man, he will sort something out for himself.

category12 · 31/10/2021 11:34

I mean this is a man who does nothing but lie to you.

7917Kj · 31/10/2021 11:42

I know but was I unreasonable for asking him to leave there and then? Should I have given him time to sort something out?

OP posts:
category12 · 31/10/2021 11:46

No, and it's not like you frogmarched him bodily out of the door - he went willingly - and later on he came back and got his stuff.

He's chosen this.

7917Kj · 31/10/2021 11:48

No that’s true. I just can’t see how this will ever be ok, how he will ever be able to find somewhere so he can see the children.

OP posts:
billy1966 · 31/10/2021 12:11

That is on HIM not you.

OP, this situation is because of HIS behaviour.

Take responsibility for yourself not him.

If he chooses not to get his shit together and provide somewhere for his children to visit, that is on HIM.

How could it possibly be YOUR responsibility.

You do your children no favours by trying to drown yourself in guilt.

Focus on yourself.

Your children desperately need a parent that is well and strong and provides them with a calm, stable home.

That has to be YOU.

You can do it.
But ditch this unwarranted guilt.

Flowers
billy1966 · 31/10/2021 12:11

Oh and @category12 is correct.

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