Right, so I have been single coming up to a year. My marriage broke down during lockdown when I started to realise the extent of the emotional abuse coming my way.
This absolutely isn't for sympathy but over this last year I have realised how bad it was and I feel quite sad about just how much I put up with. I feel so much better now for myself and our kids.
I am generally a strong person and have a good group if friends around me but felt like a smaller version of myself if that makes sense. I was regularly belittled and made to feel worthless and little snide comments and mickey takes out of me. If I didn't like something, he would do it more because he found it funny!
To our friends they saw us as a happy couple and I haven't spoken in RL why I have left, it's not there business and I have children to consider, what would I achieve?
I want anyone going though this too, your not alone! It does absolutely get better if you feel you can't cope and need to leave... you can do it.
I wanted to get it out there that if you are going through this too, your not alone either. Thanks for reading my rambled message.