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What made you separate or divorce?

82 replies

Blossom4538 · 01/08/2022 10:26

And are you happier now or do you regret it?

OP posts:
Milkand2sugarsplease · 13/04/2023 14:27

Married young then I grew up and he didn't.

Never been happier since leaving and now married to the love of my life!

KeepSmiling89 · 13/04/2023 14:37

I realised I was being abused emotionally, verbally and he was so controlling. Unfortunately, I don't think he understood that what he was doing was controlling behaviour...he thought his issues were shouting and anger, which he got support for and did manage to control but the controlling behaviour continued (and still does even after I've left). He was also content with being a SAHD while I went back to work full time when our DD was only 6/7 months old and wanted to have another baby down the line. We rented, I paid for EVERYTHING and had no sign of owning our own home because he never wanted to work as he wanted to be with our DD all the time.
Things are generally amicable, but it's still early days (I left about 2 months ago) and we're sorting out the practical stuff. It wasn't all bad and I do miss his company as we had a laugh together and were always each other's 'go to' person to share news and stuff. I know it's for the best long term though.

Sclover23 · 13/04/2023 14:44

He wanted to sleep with a woman half his age and I had a big problem with that!

Im much happier now 6 years down the road 😊

ForgottenWhyImHere · 13/04/2023 15:13

My ex turned out to be gay. So no real option but to divorce (although it's surprising how many people try to cling on in that situation, including me).

He had been in denial about his sexuality. I had been in denial about the quality of the relationship. We were together twenty years, but there was a lack of affection on his side, lots of criticism that I told myself wasn't criticism, quite a few low-level controlling behaviours from him. I put a lot of it down to him trying to control himself, and that controlling behaviour then spreading to other areas.

Anyway, we had relationship counselling and I would recommend it as a first step if you think there's something worth saving. We all have our faults and I learned a lot from having counselling. Ultimately, though, I was never going to have a good marriage with a man who couldn't return my love because I was a woman.

I am much happier now and in a new relationship, but would far rather be single than in another dissatisfying/dysfunctional relationship.

On the other hand, it's very hard financially. Much tougher on a single income. I miss the DC when they're with their dad. I don't have the family life I signed up to. And the divorce process was gruelling. The most apparently reasonable people become completely unreasonable over the division of assets.

KeepSmiling89 · 14/04/2023 09:37

@ForgottenWhyImHere
So sorry to hear what you went through, but it sounds like you did everything you could to save your marriage.
I totally understand where you're coming from in terms of no longer having the family life you signed up for. I miss my DD SO much when she's with her dad and I didn't marry my ex thinking I'd be divorcing him 5 years later. It's a BIG shock to the system and I'm still adjusting (also living with my mum long term so that's also a fair bit of an adjustment).
Glad to hear you're in a happier relationship now though. I like to think I might find someone else to spend the rest of my life with down the line, but feel I need time to work on myself and be comfortable with myself before letting someone else into my (and my DD's) life.

Comeohsavinglight · 14/04/2023 09:41

It was psychological torture being with him.

CleaningOutMyCloset · 14/04/2023 11:26

I went to marriage counselling with my exdh, he stormed out saying the councillor was 'full of shit', after he went she pulled me to one side, told me I was being emotionally, financially and sexually abused by him, and in her opinion I should leave as soon as possible.

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