I’m In the process of splitting with my ex and waiting for the house to sell. It’s been on the market since August and we’ve only had one viewing despite lowering the price. Ex refuses to lower the price further as it’s now very competitive against other places in the area, and I do agree with this in the main. I just think we have bad timing. I have nowhere else to go and can’t afford to move out without the equity from this place.
In the meantime we’re living here with our two kids and I’m finding it really difficult. Ex is an alcoholic and can be verbally abusive. He refuses to do anything at all around the house and very little with the kids, part of the reason we are splitting is because I felt he didn’t pull his weight. Now he is literally refusing to do anything at all, and openly admits that he is teaching me a lesson by doing this. It’s been like this since June and it’s really starting to get me down.
I’m so tired of being in this situation, I’m exhausted and walking on eggshells. He’s always twisting my words or blaming me for things. I’m worried about my own mental health and the effect on the kids. I’m desperately trying to just get in with everything so we can move to our own place, but it’s so hard. Any tips on how to get through this with my sanity in tact?