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This relationship was so bad wasn't it.

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Strawberrydelight55 · 15/05/2022 08:03

5 weeks ago today I was thrown out of my exes house at 4am. This was at least the 10th time in 8 months I'd been sent home like a naughty child. I'd been awake an hour troubled because the weekend before I'd found out him and the ex were once again exchanging messages. This ex was still able to get his attention after 3 years. He couldn't stop..she still thinks she owns him. She doesn't want him. But she sees me as irrelevant..she had him 10 years and I was only an 18 month relationship. In the time we were together she mocked me. Told my now ex she watched my Facebook profile. She sent him comments about what she had seen..she was always looking for clues. He felt loyal to her and fiercely defended his reasons. But he was always expressing how he didn't like her behaviour and seemed bitter and jealous alot.

He was allowing this. Possibly emotionally still attached to her. He couldn't move on. He never let's go of the past or does things normally. He just sees her as this sister now. But he knew it was spoiling us and I wasn't worth him stopping contact massively. He described it as he was forever waiting for me to kick off again..he said he felt awkward with me and didn't want a relationship where he felt controlled. So I said I'll tell you what. I'm done. I've had enough.

I ended it. I ended it because on top of this I never felt he was commited. He wouldn't take single off his Facebook. He would write paragraphs about how much better he was doing since quitting drink. Not once did my name get a mention. He was borrowing my money and paying me back less. He was not trying at all. He had photos of his ex on Facebook but never one of me. We never went out because of his back pain and he was broke the whole relationship. My spare money paid for his phone bill or food and fags.

He had a broken back operation through out our time together and it stopped sex in the last 6 months. It stopped affection. But he still was looking at women in the street. Still messaging the ex (not sexually) suspected in the end he was messaging another woman too as he was online alot!! Particularly through the night. But the minute I went home he'd be active. He also left me blocked on wattsapp after a row.

He went through stages of being really angry and against phones. He dug at Me. Dug at his exes old behaviours. Then 2 months later he's always glued to it himself. He has history of using tinder. He possibly has snap chat. But he claims to have now removed these apps.

Ge smokes 3-4 pouches of tobacco a week and around £40 for weed when he can afford it.

3 occasions happened whilst we were together..

My birthday
Christmas
Valentines.

He got me absolutely nothing. Not even a card. He blamed this on being skint.

He had a dodgy 18 year old friend who called in..my ex is late 40s. He has nothing to show for his life in terms of savings, car, property, even furniture etc. He has nothing.

I fell for it because he has nice qualities. He played the role of a vulnerable victim just trying to get sorted really well. But...I ofcourse see now that there was alot wrong.

He was verbally abusive too. He had no issue calling me a C* and screaming at me to get out. He was vile at times. Kicked me out his house. Spoke to me terrible. Then blame it on my insecurities and me questioning him.

I just couldn't understand the relationship. It felt like we were together but we weren't. It felt like his actions were never matching his words.

He slowly seemed to chop and change his stories. One minute he doesn't like something then he does. Or he'd suggest things for me to do or wear and I'd be confused as to the why. It all seemed odd.

Has anyone experienced this?

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Freetodowhatiwant · 15/05/2022 08:14

Yeah it was really really bad! I never say this lightly but you need to block this man on everything and never speak to him again!

Vallmo47 · 15/05/2022 08:17

I’m glad you got out OP. Try to put this behind you, over time this is possible. Take care.

LadyGardenersQuestionTime · 15/05/2022 08:18

You might also want to ask yourself why you were with this man for a whole 18 months and it ended when he threw you out - so you don’t let yourself in for this kind of abuse again in the future.

CleanerFail · 15/05/2022 08:18

This entire post is about him..

What do you want for yourself OP?

Michellebops · 15/05/2022 08:20

The more I read this the more convinced you have had a lucky escape.

This was a toxic relationship and you need to block him, stop checking up on him and move on.

There's better for you around the corner with someone who will appreciate you not use and abuse you ❤️

pumpkinpie01 · 15/05/2022 08:21

Nope I have never experienced this because I wouldn't put up with this crap. By the sound of it he brought nothing but anguish and stress to your life please block him on everything and move on .

LostAndLonely2022 · 15/05/2022 08:28

I think you may have dated my ex husband. You're well rid!!

Strawberrydelight55 · 15/05/2022 08:33

I'm seeing a therapist..I was always fine before him.. my family have said ive always been able to stick up for myself before and also we're surprised I lts happened.

I've never met anyone so complex to be honest. I don't think I could see things clearly because there was alot going on with him. But he sold the story well.

I'll be honest I based it on his last two partners too. They both were like me in terms of being good. They worked. We're girly and sensible. So I thought he must be quite a nice man. Originally too I thought he must be nice because his ex Is still his friend.

I am still very up and down. Processing alot. But I feel like I need people to back up my thoughts. Even though it doesn't really matter its about how he made me feel. I get worried he was doing nothing wrong and I was questioning him. But I know he wasn't being that decent to me.

Nothings been about what I want with him. That's why I'm glad now that I'm out. I'm awaiting communication about his stuff because he's moving soon and I don't know when or where. I'm not willing to take his things to him as he's ignored my email. I did say I'd box them up and shove them in his garden but he ignored me. I decided I'm not willing to pay for a taxi (£20) to take it or get a lift. He can get it himself.

Other than that I'm trying to move on but worried that him.and his ex are calling me together and I'm scared he's already got someone else. Not sure why. I think it's the stress.

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Strawberrydelight55 · 15/05/2022 08:37

@LostAndLonely2022

Sorry to hear you went through similar. How long were you together? How was the split for you?

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Spagaps · 15/05/2022 08:39

my family have said ive always been able to stick up for myself before and also we're surprised I lts happened

Women who are abused are broken down by their abusers, it's not the case that they aren't capable of sticking up for themselves usually or aren't strong or whatever so sadly not that surprising as it could happen to anyone.

frozendaisy · 15/05/2022 09:03

An 18 month "relationship"
Last 6 months sexless

He numerously threw you out of his house alone in the wee hours. This alone, honestly this alone would only have to happen once and I would never, never look back.

Didn't buy you a birthday card

Had no money for booze or weed but happily used yours.

Shouted and screamed at you.
Letched at other women on the street and online.

Dump his box of crap on his doorstep and block him. Actually just in case for some utterly unfathomable reason you might be tempted to fall for his poison again get someone else to drop it round. Take a photo of it on the doorstep knock and run.

Then you remove everything about him from your life, block all numbers, block all social media, delete all photos and messages.

cottagegardenflower · 15/05/2022 09:15

Stop giving him headspace. Block and move on, but get your head straight and your self esteem back on track.

Iamnotamermaid · 15/05/2022 09:18

never experienced this but maybe the clue was late 40's 'He has nothing to show for his life in terms of savings, car, property, even furniture etc. He has nothing.'

This is down to his life choices - he is not a victim but still an immature bully who will drag down anyone associated with him. Box up his things and shove them in his garden early morning, so you do not have to interact with him, and walk away - do not look back.

Strawberrydelight55 · 15/05/2022 09:37

Thank you. I don't know if he's moved yet or when I be able to. He lives an hour walk away 3.5 miles. But I don't drive. Taxis are £10 each way. My friend had a week off last week and offered but he didn't answer the email. It's stuff of high value and even documents that are private and personal. It's also a mixture of large and small things.

I'm trying so hard to move on but I still feel anxious because of this stuff. I wrote another post Friday.... I turned to a member of his family who seemed helpful but not he's trying to befriend me and he's cut my ex off. He's old enough to be my dad and now I feel he's made things worse getting involved. He didn't feel I was being fiery enough with my ex so he wrote out a message and said I was well and truly done with him now. He told him my exact words were i want a man not a child and said I'd called him a narcissist pig. He pushed that it was what I needed to do. Then my ex retaliated and said I was mad and crazy and he's had to block me because of my tantrums and stuff! Said he couldn't stand Me anymore.

It's all just making me feel so stressed.

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Iamnotamermaid · 15/05/2022 11:10

He lives an hour walk away 3.5 miles. But I don't drive. Taxis are £10 each way. My friend had a week off last week and offered but he didn't answer the email.

For £20 (return taxi) you could probably use DPD to send his stuff back. Don't wait for his email- DPD will tell him when they plan to deliver so it is his problem and he can reschedule etc...

FabulousKilljoys · 15/05/2022 11:23

I had an ex who used to throw me out in the middle of the night if he was annoyed with me. He used to put me out of the car too, sometimes on the motorway with no way of getting home other than thumbing a lift. And it still took me 6 months to get over the fucker. You start to think it's normal. That maybe it is you. It isn't. It's him. Look after yourself. Don't give him any more headspace.

Strawberrydelight55 · 15/05/2022 11:54

It does seem harder to get over the relationship compared to others when I made peace with it almost straight away. With him it's been such a head fuck. Alot of mixed stuff. I kinda understand my brains just facing up to stuff perhaps I let go at the time. You never have solid evidence of certain things and it's not until you step back and see it with space from.the situation that you see it more.

I will look into the dpd thing. How do I do it? Am I being stupid x

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Strawberrydelight55 · 15/05/2022 11:54

It does seem harder to get over the relationship compared to others when I made peace with it almost straight away. With him it's been such a head fuck. Alot of mixed stuff. I kinda understand my brains just facing up to stuff perhaps I let go at the time. You never have solid evidence of certain things and it's not until you step back and see it with space from.the situation that you see it more.

I will look into the dpd thing. How do I do it? Am I being stupid x

Just go online www.dpd.co.uk/ and fill in the parcel details. Follow the instructions. Put in his email and phone number as details for receiver. That way he can change delivery option(s) etc.

Once sent block every form of communication & walk away.

Strawberrydelight55 · 15/05/2022 13:16

@noirchatsdeux

I've posted twice about it. Friday and today.

I'd strongly suggest you educate yourself on abusive relationships as one day you could find yourself dealing with it. What an ignorant person you are.
Calling a victim of abuse stupid is stupid.

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