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Divorce over mental load?

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Basketballhoop405392 · 27/06/2026 22:35

Is it worth doing it. Two young kids. Don't want to be away from them 50% time and he would go for 50%. He loves them alot. But is just so lazy/doesn't think. Mental load falls to me. I am exhausted. We have nice time together when im not holding resentment, talk alot, very good financially, dont go without, no stress etc
Just purely the fact we would live in a shithole, miss deadlines etc if I didnt do everything I did.

Tell me your storeis please. Reassure me its worth staying for the sake of my kids?

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suburberphobe · 28/06/2026 02:40

No,

You'll have to do it all but whithout a human chain around your neck.

Yogafiend · 28/06/2026 02:49

is There some middle ground between divorce and continue to do everything. How long have you been together? If you are ok financially can you get help in - I assume you have talked this at length with him? I don’t think it’s worth staying in a marriage just for the children.

Basketballhoop405392 · 28/06/2026 07:11

At length he improves a bit then slacks again. We have a cleaner mostly fortnightly. Would up it to weekly but he does shifts and when on nights cant have the cleaner in. But unfortunately w cleaner doesn't help keep ontop of day to day life with two young kids and a dog. Im just resigned to this is my life. I love my kids dearly and cant imagine being away from them.

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