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Today was the day I decided enough is enough with him

25 replies

Pippaandme · 10/08/2025 14:51

I am still in shock and I cant seem to be upset/emotional just yet but I think and know it will hit me later on when things have quietened down.

This has come out of the blue, but its how he makes me feel in terms of inferior and always right, that its at the point I cant argue with him, feel beneath him and have to always walk out the room, time after time to create peace back into my life.

Myself and my partner have been fine this weekend just gone, came back from seeing his family down in London, drove back, got home, chilled on the sofa. We were pretty shattered and he said shall we just head up to bed and chill on the bed watch TV I said yes sounds good to me....

He said I just need to nip to the loo and will be back in sec, I said no problem at all.

10minutes later he comes out saying "you are dumped, I never want to see you again, you will never be in a relationship with me, you are unfaithful, you have not been honest only for me to say "what on earth are you going on about?!"

He showed me a picture of one of my male friends on facebook that I commented on his photo about 3 weeks ago saying you are looking good, so pleased you are still running and keeping well. ( this man I have been friends with since I was 17, went to school with him and he has been a recovering alcoholic but now sober 10 years and he runs to work on his thoughts and fears which he is now an exceptional runner). I am also a runner and use to meet up with him and just make sure he was ok, nothing sexual, or physical or emotional he has never had a girlfriend because he just cant, he cant relate whilst he is the way he is.

However he likes to meet up with friends etc. I said to my partner aww I was just making sure he was ok, this friend did put down, I would love to see you again for coffee xx but I never responded. I did tell my partner this to which he has forgotten clearly weeks ago and I told him I never initiated a coffee meet up either which is true.

I was left crying last night and he said you are not a victim stop playing that role?, he continued to say "I will be gone tomorrow and you can start dating whoever you like and I will personally go round your parents to let them know what is really going on!". He never did he slept in the other room.

I sat there on the bed thinking no, this isnt right, he isnt right, I cant have this in my life, I am now left feeling completely on the floor....I thought dont respond to him as he will get worse and shout more and scream at me, remove yourself from this, so I did. I got up and went to my friends house.

I went to bed and he sent me a huge apology message saying he felt bad, he isnt sure what to do, told me he has issues with insecurities and infidelity from his ex leaving him for someone else and his child too and that he will go and seek help and that its not fair on me and what i have to put up with, he asked for another chance and to seek help as he cant go on like this anymore. I havent responded.

Now this time around its the worst yet but I am not confident he will seek help, for me now I am not really wanting him around and want my own space and sanity back.

I went out to see friends and a lovely dog walk this morning. I am still in silent mode with him and I am not ready to say anything until I think more alone, I might speak to another person/third party to help me deal with this more, but I feel I am ready to chuck him out. Its making me walk on eggshells too much now. Whenever something is said he doesnt like, its a repeat pattern, not just relating to men/jealousy but he has to at the moment undermine me, over power me and make me feel inferior and Im on the floor in pieces.
Then when I want peace and walk out the room he tells me he feels scared of me? When Im silent because he doesnt know where he stands with me? (Im thinking its because he cant control me when Im this way?)

Im not too sure what this is exactly but the more something is said he doesnt like, he corrects me, he is right apparently and Im completely wrong and broken down until I walk away he then comes back saying sorry/crawling and wanting to fix things in his head no matter what the situation is....

I personally now dont feel this is right or healthy anymore, and feel i am dealing with a full blown bully or he cant control his rage/anger and insecurities and its taken out on me when he cant understand his own emotions. He is in his mid 50s and had 2 long term over 15 years relationships.

Im a little lost, is it just a case of get out now before it gets worse, sorry for the long essay I have only spoken to my close friend about this today and not let me parents know as I want to resolve myself and not burden anyone!!

OP posts:
Lemonadeat8 · 10/08/2025 14:56

I haven’t read it all but… Fuck him.

Scarylett · 10/08/2025 15:06

Go with your gut and cut your losses. This man is playing games and is manipulative. He won’t change.

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 10/08/2025 15:11

I hope you don’t live with him.

WWomble · 10/08/2025 15:20

Get rid and change the locks.

OxfordInkling · 10/08/2025 15:22

with all kindness you need to find your self worth and ditch him for good.

TheStateofRoads · 10/08/2025 15:23

Get rid.

A million times get rid.

ChickenChow · 10/08/2025 15:28

Is it your home OP?

Please tell him you agree that you are broken up and chuck him out.

SandrenaIsMyBloodType · 10/08/2025 15:33

He absolutely is not scared of you. He might be scared of losing control over you.
And it absolutely does not matter whether you are dealing with a “full blown bully” or a man who “can’t control his rage/anger and insecurities”. You are not his mother, you’re not inferior and you’re not his bloody therapist. If he’s this emotionally incontinent in his mid-50s, he’s not going to change. Men like this do not have the maturity or the emotional literacy to take responsibility for themselves and their behaviour.
You can leave him now or you can put up with this shit for another few years and then leave him. There is no secret magical option 3 where he becomes worth it.

Hatty65 · 10/08/2025 15:36

He's too fucking old to change. And he doesn't want to. He gets pleasure out of abusing and manipulating you.

Absolutely end it. He's a waste of time.

On a side note, who bloody threatens they will 'tell your Mum about you' at his age? He needs to grow up.

theDudesmummy · 10/08/2025 15:37

He has done you a favour, and as they say, "the trash took itself out" (assuming he has gone, which I hope he has, if he hasn't he needs to immediately).

SandrenaIsMyBloodType · 10/08/2025 15:39

And the fact that you think this might burden your friends or your parents suggests that you have low self-esteem and so are particularly vulnerable to his brand of manipulation. Perhaps you need a therapist, not a relationship?
It also stands out to me that he threatened to go and “tell your parents what is really going on”. What 50 year old man threatens to tell on an adult woman to her mummy and daddy? Very weird/inappropriate but also suggests that perhaps he thinks they would take his side? Do you have a good relationship with your parents or are they also part of why you have such low self-esteem?

RosaMundi27 · 10/08/2025 15:40

Please do not continue in a relationship with this abusive man. There is no previous trauma or issue which is a legitimate excuse for how he is treating you. If you stay with him he will destroy you - just project what's happening now into the future, is this how you thought your life would be like?
Get out now, he doesn't love you, he doesn't respect you.

gamerchick · 10/08/2025 15:40

Some people, of both sexes crave the dopamine fix from the roundabout of falling out and making up. They never, ever change. It's too addictive for them.

If you stay with him, you'll have to make a shell, don't have the row and tell him to piss off until he's over himself.

Or this is your life.

Mix56 · 10/08/2025 15:42

Lemonadeat8 · 10/08/2025 14:56

I haven’t read it all but… Fuck him.

Me too, gave up reading.
Enough.

MounjaroMounjaro · 10/08/2025 15:44

He's crazy. He's just looking to find fault with you. FFS if he hasn't learned how to be a decent man in his 50s, he's not going to learn. Don't listen to him at all.

What's your living situation like? Whose house is it?

Pippaandme · 10/08/2025 15:56

Thank you everyone, I have kicked him out today, he has admitted he is at fault but it doesnt change how I feel today nor do I want to change, I see him in a different light I never would have thought I would think like this. @SandrenaIsMyBloodType I hear what you are saying as much as this is coming across not nice in your wording, I like to work things out myself then in my own time will tell the parents! My self esteem has a lot to do with my parents yes my mum was controlling and has been in the past, Im not perfect in any shape and Im sure you have been through something yourself as relationships always stem from our parents.. So Im understanding myself better and my boundaries I am strong enough to leave. I have a good relationship with my mum now, yes she is understanding me better, apologised for her part, but they also liked him too, thats why it was tough and he knows this but nobody is going to anyone. Im just still getting over what has just happened. Im more than happy to speak to someone to understand my part in this too. I just dont deserve this and want peace.

OP posts:
Whatareyoutalkingaboutnow · 10/08/2025 16:08

theDudesmummy · 10/08/2025 15:37

He has done you a favour, and as they say, "the trash took itself out" (assuming he has gone, which I hope he has, if he hasn't he needs to immediately).

Precisely this. He is an arse and needs to go in the bin.

sazzaz1980 · 10/08/2025 17:31

well done!

SandrenaIsMyBloodType · 10/08/2025 18:24

Pippaandme · 10/08/2025 15:56

Thank you everyone, I have kicked him out today, he has admitted he is at fault but it doesnt change how I feel today nor do I want to change, I see him in a different light I never would have thought I would think like this. @SandrenaIsMyBloodType I hear what you are saying as much as this is coming across not nice in your wording, I like to work things out myself then in my own time will tell the parents! My self esteem has a lot to do with my parents yes my mum was controlling and has been in the past, Im not perfect in any shape and Im sure you have been through something yourself as relationships always stem from our parents.. So Im understanding myself better and my boundaries I am strong enough to leave. I have a good relationship with my mum now, yes she is understanding me better, apologised for her part, but they also liked him too, thats why it was tough and he knows this but nobody is going to anyone. Im just still getting over what has just happened. Im more than happy to speak to someone to understand my part in this too. I just dont deserve this and want peace.

I so hope that now you have asked him to leave you will start to feel lighter and brighter. I want to apologise if my words came across as harsh in any way.

I wanted to raise the question of whether, on top of all the obviously horrible behaviour, he was also trying to exploit any vulnerabilities you might have in your relationship with your parents. it seemed like a particular type of gaslighting and bullying.
And, if you don’t have a supportive relationship with your parents, I wanted to suggest you find that support professionally because some of his words seemed deliberately intended to destabilise you and damage your self-esteem. If he has been doing this to you for a long time, it may be hard to get over on your own. I wish you the very best. Please don’t take any responsibility on yourself for the terrible behaviour of this man.

InSpainTheRain · 10/08/2025 19:17

Well done for getting rid OP! Now please, do not let him back. Keep him firmly dumped. He's been manipulating you horribly - but if you don't let him back in he can't control you any more.

Mmhmmn · 10/08/2025 20:41

When someone shows you who they are, believe them. It will keep happening. His issues - and they are his issues - are not your responsibility. He’s seeing how much he can f**k with your head and how far he can push for next time m and the time after that. And the time after that. Ad infinitum. When a man tells and shows you he is damaged like that and takes it out on you, the best thing you can do to look after yourself is not have them in your life.

Mmhmmn · 10/08/2025 20:43

Well done OP. 👏 👏 👏

Milliejacksonhouseforsale · 10/08/2025 21:14

Well done and keep him out of your life.

MJ1980 · 10/08/2025 23:43

Oh get rid. You dont need this drama! Well done to your mate on 10 yrs sober

DirtyBird · 11/08/2025 02:21

Usually when they adamantly accuse like this it means they are guilty of what they are accusing you of

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