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Told DH to leave

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IWillBeOkHope · 25/06/2025 11:30

I know I am making the right decision but I am not a very confident person so I always doubt myself.

Been married for over a decade but the last 3 years have been tough. He’s my friend and we have such a good laugh but that’s it. There’s no physical intimacy, no affection, it’s like we are housemates. I always feel worthless and ugly because he is not interested.

On top of that, he is messy and a hoarder. My house literally looks like a dump and I’m tired of it. I also have a disabled daughter who is mentally unwell. She lashed out at him, kicking him on his side. It wasn’t hard and it didn’t hurt him but he reacted by tapping her on her leg (she’s 21 years old). He also told her that was assault what she did and he will call the police. Bear in mind that her mental illness is severe anxiety and she’s scared of people in general as well as the police (linked to a traumatic experience that caused her to be sectioned). That broke something in me when he did that. She had a bad reaction to it and started with her panics again.

He just doesn’t care about anything. He will sleep in his clothes and wear them the next day for like a week. He doesn’t care about his health. He’s arrogant and think he knows better than anyone else. He never brushes his teeth or goes to the dentist and they are rotting.

Im just scared I guess and need encouragement and support in my decision

OP posts:
IWillBeOkHope · 25/06/2025 16:11

He took some stuff last time but it wasn’t really a proper separation, more like a trial and it only lasted 2 weeks. He didn’t take most of it.

OP posts:
TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 25/06/2025 17:03

IWillBeOkHope · 25/06/2025 16:11

He took some stuff last time but it wasn’t really a proper separation, more like a trial and it only lasted 2 weeks. He didn’t take most of it.

I bet he didn't!

You're going to have to be steadfast and firm.

PeggyMitchellsCameo · 25/06/2025 17:07

Is it possible he hasn’t reacted much because he thinks he can go to his mum’s for two weeks and then return?
Also, about you feeling unattractive around him. This is a man who could have ten cases of that new all over deodorant and it wouldn’t mask the honk. He can’t even be bothered with a bit of toothpaste.
It might be hard to get rid of his stuff but if you can enlist the help of a few good friends, get up boxed up and ‘transported’ to his mum’s even if it overflows into the street.
And don’t feel any shame around it - good people will want to help. It’s not your crap, it’s his.

Twostones · 25/06/2025 17:20

Who does the house belong to?

AgnesX · 25/06/2025 17:31

It sounds like he's got mental health issues and leaving may well be the best thing for him.

You also need to get some help for your daughter as well ( sorry if I've missed where you have).

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