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I need distracting!

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TurkeyLurkeyChickenLicken · 23/11/2025 18:50

DH and I have decided to separate after a period of unhappiness on both sides. Been together 16 years and we have two teens.

I'm struggling to let go even though I know it's the right thing to do. I feel I have exhausted support from friends and family at thos moment so someone please keep me company so I don't message him! I definitely have an anxious attachment style and i'm working hard on myself to not be like that but I can definitely have wobbles.

Anyone else in a similar situation or been there?

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MrsLizzieDarcy · 23/11/2025 18:54

DH and I split after 15 years, because I just got so tired of carrying the family load alone. He got a flat nearby, but didn't take well to having the children and regrettably I caved in and let him come home 6 months later. The novelty of being back and being more helpful soon wore off, and I was then in the predicament of feeling I couldn't put the kids through another round of splitting. I should have trusted my gut, because now I really do feel stuck.

If you've split, it's likely to be for a good reason - and if you go backwards instead of forwards, that reason will still be there. Change is hard - you need to download a game or find a book to keep yourself occupied.

tiatempo · 23/11/2025 18:58

I’m the same as @MrsLizzieDarcy
Stick it out. I wish I had.

TurkeyLurkeyChickenLicken · 23/11/2025 19:06

I guess nothing ever changes no matter how much you want to believe it might. Like you said, we're divorcing for many many reasons and I should remember that.

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