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I went through something similar. I stayed for far too long in my marriage. I was so unhappy. Miserable, even contemplated suicide. But i pulled through because of my kids. It's difficult but you need to do what's best for you. What's worse? Staying in a miserable relationship with your husband and seeing him 24/7 or tolerating seeing him once in a while?

I'd walk away if I was you.
Hi..Thank you for responding ..you sound like me right now. I'm not suicidal but some days I feel like I'm falling apart. And as you know being a mum when you are so unhappy is very hard indeed because you don't have time to be sad.

Are you still with your husband? I'm guessing not.

Does he see the kids? I am dreading having to spend time away from my little girl. I couldn't bear it.
Yes it is. Especially when you have family telling you to pull through for the sake of the kids but what about our happiness?

No we're not together. Been separated since January. In the process of divorce. Almost finalized. Yes he does see the kids. He takes them for a couple of hours but I don't mind. I need the space and time to myself. But I understand more emotional mom's are more attached.
You're right. I get the same from my mum. Whenever I talk about my unhappiness I get 'you've got to take care of your little girl.'

Everyone else says it too!

It's like they think I Don't Know this!

As mums we also need to think long term for ourselves as you said because one day our kids are going to grow up and lead lives of their own. Therefore once they've left home for University etc what then? Are we to be left sad and lonely still? No. We need to look after ourselves too.

I like that your ex has the kids for just a couple of hours. Will it always be that way? Or will he want joint custody once the divorce has finalised?

I know for sure my husband will want joint custody and will fight to see her. Quite frankly I wish he would go away and leave me with my little girl. I shouldn't have given him a child in the first place. I didn't want to as he was treating me badly. But as I said in my original post, I thought 'better the devil you know...'


You are going to have to let him see his child whether you want to or not. Don't be bitter, you decided to have a child with him knowing you can't stand him so don't jeopardize the relationship between him and her OR your opportunity to get primary custody. Remain civil throughout the process. Standard visitation is like every other weekday or weekend just 2 days. Unless he's abusive and you will have to prove it, he will get visitation. It's ok for you both to have joint legal custody that's how most states operate now.

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Thanks Arieslove. I know you are right. I just cannot bear even the thought of being away from her. I love her so much.

I live in the UK and am British but I guess it's not too different over here law-wise. I need to look into it.
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I went through something similar. I stayed for far too long in my marriage. I was so unhappy. Miserable, even contemplated suicide. But i pulled through because of my kids. It's difficult but you need to do what's best for you. What's worse? Staying in a miserable relationship with your husband and seeing him 24/7 or tolerating seeing him once in a while?

I'd walk away if I was you.
Hi..Thank you for responding ..you sound like me right now. I'm not suicidal but some days I feel like I'm falling apart. And as you know being a mum when you are so unhappy is very hard indeed because you don't have time to be sad.

Are you still with your husband? I'm guessing not.

Does he see the kids? I am dreading having to spend time away from my little girl. I couldn't bear it.
Yes it is. Especially when you have family telling you to pull through for the sake of the kids but what about our happiness?

No we're not together. Been separated since January. In the process of divorce. Almost finalized. Yes he does see the kids. He takes them for a couple of hours but I don't mind. I need the space and time to myself. But I understand more emotional mom's are more attached.
You're right. I get the same from my mum. Whenever I talk about my unhappiness I get 'you've got to take care of your little girl.'

Everyone else says it too!

It's like they think I Don't Know this!

As mums we also need to think long term for ourselves as you said because one day our kids are going to grow up and lead lives of their own. Therefore once they've left home for University etc what then? Are we to be left sad and lonely still? No. We need to look after ourselves too.

I like that your ex has the kids for just a couple of hours. Will it always be that way? Or will he want joint custody once the divorce has finalised?

I know for sure my husband will want joint custody and will fight to see her. Quite frankly I wish he would go away and leave me with my little girl. I shouldn't have given him a child in the first place. I didn't want to as he was treating me badly. But as I said in my original post, I thought 'better the devil you know...'


Exactly. Which is why I chose to walk away. I'm still young my kids will grow up and what will I be left with? I rather move on now than later. I'm not willing to sacrifice my happiness. Call me selfish. IDC

He wouldn't and will not fight for them half term. Hes too selfish. He loves his kids but I know it comes in between his freedom. I'm actually fighting for him to take them at least every other weekend. He hardly sees them and when he does it's just for a few hours on the weekend.
You are not selfish x as you said your kids will grow up and what will you be left with?

You say he only sees the kids for a few hours at the weekend..at the moment I would love it if my husband did that (once we're divorced). I actually wish I would just leave me and not want to see her again.

Am so tired of his bullsh*t.

But I know that he will want to see our little girl regular and I wouldn't like that! Especially as he pressured me into having children. Wouldn't take No for an answer. Then shut down on me and the communication (not that it was good anyway), completely broke down. It was like emotional torture. Pretending he's fine but acting like he's not but not talking to me.

Once I gave him a child, his issues were sorted but mine were left. And got worse.

There were unresolved issues in our marriage anyway. So I have made it worse by having a child to a man I can't stand!

Now? All I feel is guilt!
Don't feel guilt. You have a beautiful baby, the only lyrics good that came out of that relationship. I know you'd want him out of the pic but honestly your baby needs her father around.

What was his sun sign again?
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Thank you x

He is Aries. I am Capricorn.

NOT a good combination! (In the link below, ignore the part about the sex life. So not true with us!)

http://www.sunsigns.org/capricorn-woman-aries-man-love-compatibility/
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I went through something similar. I stayed for far too long in my marriage. I was so unhappy. Miserable, even contemplated suicide. But i pulled through because of my kids. It's difficult but you need to do what's best for you. What's worse? Staying in a miserable relationship with your husband and seeing him 24/7 or tolerating seeing him once in a while?

I'd walk away if I was you.
Hi..Thank you for responding ..you sound like me right now. I'm not suicidal but some days I feel like I'm falling apart. And as you know being a mum when you are so unhappy is very hard indeed because you don't have time to be sad.

Are you still with your husband? I'm guessing not.

Does he see the kids? I am dreading having to spend time away from my little girl. I couldn't bear it.
Yes it is. Especially when you have family telling you to pull through for the sake of the kids but what about our happiness?

No we're not together. Been separated since January. In the process of divorce. Almost finalized. Yes he does see the kids. He takes them for a couple of hours but I don't mind. I need the space and time to myself. But I understand more emotional mom's are more attached.
You're right. I get the same from my mum. Whenever I talk about my unhappiness I get 'you've got to take care of your little girl.'

Everyone else says it too!

It's like they think I Don't Know this!

As mums we also need to think long term for ourselves as you said because one day our kids are going to grow up and lead lives of their own. Therefore once they've left home for University etc what then? Are we to be left sad and lonely still? No. We need to look after ourselves too.

I like that your ex has the kids for just a couple of hours. Will it always be that way? Or will he want joint custody once the divorce has finalised?

I know for sure my husband will want joint custody and will fight to see her. Quite frankly I wish he would go away and leave me with my little girl. I shouldn't have given him a child in the first place. I didn't want to as he was treating me badly. But as I said in my original post, I thought 'better the devil you know...'


Exactly. Which is why I chose to walk away. I'm still young my kids will grow up and what will I be left with? I rather move on now than later. I'm not willing to sacrifice my happiness. Call me selfish. IDC

He wouldn't and will not fight for them half term. Hes too selfish. He loves his kids but I know it comes in between his freedom. I'm actually fighting for him to take them at least every other weekend. He hardly sees them and when he does it's just for a few hours on the weekend.
You are not selfish x as you said your kids will grow up and what will you be left with?

You say he only sees the kids for a few hours at the weekend..at the moment I would love it if my husband did that (once we're divorced). I actually wish I would just leave me and not want to see her again.

Am so tired of his bullsh*t.

But I know that he will want to see our little girl regular and I wouldn't like that! Especially as he pressured me into having children. Wouldn't take No for an answer. Then shut down on me and the communication (not that it was good anyway), completely broke down. It was like emotional torture. Pretending he's fine but acting like he's not but not talking to me.

Once I gave him a child, his issues were sorted but mine were left. And got worse.

There were unresolved issues in our marriage anyway. So I have made it worse by having a child to a man I can't stand!

Now? All I feel is guilt!
Don't feel guilt. You have a beautiful baby, the only lyrics good that came out of that relationship. I know you'd want him out of the pic but honestly your baby needs her father around.

What was his sun sign again?
Thank you x

He is Aries. I am Capricorn.

NOT a good combination! (In the link below, ignore the part about the sex life. So not true with us!)

http://www.sunsigns.org/capricorn-woman-aries-man-love-compatibility/
Oh wow. Now it makes sense as to why he was so pushy. That's an Aries for you
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Oh hell Yes! And he is very very pushy about everything. And won't back down. Ever. And if he does back down, he does it by making some put down comment!

Such a bloody smartarse too! ! GRRR!

In the end you actually want to hit him!

I find that Aries girls are not like that so much. At least the ones I have met anyway.
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I went through something similar. I stayed for far too long in my marriage. I was so unhappy. Miserable, even contemplated suicide. But i pulled through because of my kids. It's difficult but you need to do what's best for you. What's worse? Staying in a miserable relationship with your husband and seeing him 24/7 or tolerating seeing him once in a while?

I'd walk away if I was you.
Hi..Thank you for responding ..you sound like me right now. I'm not suicidal but some days I feel like I'm falling apart. And as you know being a mum when you are so unhappy is very hard indeed because you don't have time to be sad.

Are you still with your husband? I'm guessing not.

Does he see the kids? I am dreading having to spend time away from my little girl. I couldn't bear it.
Yes it is. Especially when you have family telling you to pull through for the sake of the kids but what about our happiness?

No we're not together. Been separated since January. In the process of divorce. Almost finalized. Yes he does see the kids. He takes them for a couple of hours but I don't mind. I need the space and time to myself. But I understand more emotional mom's are more attached.
You're right. I get the same from my mum. Whenever I talk about my unhappiness I get 'you've got to take care of your little girl.'

Everyone else says it too!

It's like they think I Don't Know this!

As mums we also need to think long term for ourselves as you said because one day our kids are going to grow up and lead lives of their own. Therefore once they've left home for University etc what then? Are we to be left sad and lonely still? No. We need to look after ourselves too.

I like that your ex has the kids for just a couple of hours. Will it always be that way? Or will he want joint custody once the divorce has finalised?

I know for sure my husband will want joint custody and will fight to see her. Quite frankly I wish he would go away and leave me with my little girl. I shouldn't have given him a child in the first place. I didn't want to as he was treating me badly. But as I said in my original post, I thought 'better the devil you know...'


Exactly. Which is why I chose to walk away. I'm still young my kids will grow up and what will I be left with? I rather move on now than later. I'm not willing to sacrifice my happiness. Call me selfish. IDC

He wouldn't and will not fight for them half term. Hes too selfish. He loves his kids but I know it comes in between his freedom. I'm actually fighting for him to take them at least every other weekend. He hardly sees them and when he does it's just for a few hours on the weekend.
You are not selfish x as you said your kids will grow up and what will you be left with?

You say he only sees the kids for a few hours at the weekend..at the moment I would love it if my husband did that (once we're divorced). I actually wish I would just leave me and not want to see her again.

Am so tired of his bullsh*t.

But I know that he will want to see our little girl regular and I wouldn't like that! Especially as he pressured me into having children. Wouldn't take No for an answer. Then shut down on me and the communication (not that it was good anyway), completely broke down. It was like emotional torture. Pretending he's fine but acting like he's not but not talking to me.

Once I gave him a child, his issues were sorted but mine were left. And got worse.

There were unresolved issues in our marriage anyway. So I have made it worse by having a child to a man I can't stand!

Now? All I feel is guilt!
Don't feel guilt. You have a beautiful baby, the only lyrics good that came out of that relationship. I know you'd want him out of the pic but honestly your baby needs her father around.

What was his sun sign again?
Thank you x

He is Aries. I am Capricorn.

NOT a good combination! (In the link below, ignore the part about the sex life. So not true with us!)

http://www.sunsigns.org/capricorn-woman-aries-man-love-compatibility/
Oh wow. Now it makes sense as to why he was so pushy. That's an Aries for you
Oh hell Yes! And he is very very pushy about everything. And won't back down. Ever. And if he does back down, he does it by making some put down comment!

Such a bloody smartarse too! ! GRRR!

In the end you actually want to hit him!

I find that Aries girls are not like that so much. At least the ones I have met anyway.
Aries women are more laid back but still very arrogant. At least the ones born in April. March Aries are a lot kinder and sweeter.

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Funnily enough my husband is a March Aries - but he is not so sweet sadly!

My little girl is also Aries! And a March one
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I went through something similar. I stayed for far too long in my marriage. I was so unhappy. Miserable, even contemplated suicide. But i pulled through because of my kids. It's difficult but you need to do what's best for you. What's worse? Staying in a miserable relationship with your husband and seeing him 24/7 or tolerating seeing him once in a while?

I'd walk away if I was you.
Hi..Thank you for responding ..you sound like me right now. I'm not suicidal but some days I feel like I'm falling apart. And as you know being a mum when you are so unhappy is very hard indeed because you don't have time to be sad.

Are you still with your husband? I'm guessing not.

Does he see the kids? I am dreading having to spend time away from my little girl. I couldn't bear it.
Yes it is. Especially when you have family telling you to pull through for the sake of the kids but what about our happiness?

No we're not together. Been separated since January. In the process of divorce. Almost finalized. Yes he does see the kids. He takes them for a couple of hours but I don't mind. I need the space and time to myself. But I understand more emotional mom's are more attached.
You're right. I get the same from my mum. Whenever I talk about my unhappiness I get 'you've got to take care of your little girl.'

Everyone else says it too!

It's like they think I Don't Know this!

As mums we also need to think long term for ourselves as you said because one day our kids are going to grow up and lead lives of their own. Therefore once they've left home for University etc what then? Are we to be left sad and lonely still? No. We need to look after ourselves too.

I like that your ex has the kids for just a couple of hours. Will it always be that way? Or will he want joint custody once the divorce has finalised?

I know for sure my husband will want joint custody and will fight to see her. Quite frankly I wish he would go away and leave me with my little girl. I shouldn't have given him a child in the first place. I didn't want to as he was treating me badly. But as I said in my original post, I thought 'better the devil you know...'


Exactly. Which is why I chose to walk away. I'm still young my kids will grow up and what will I be left with? I rather move on now than later. I'm not willing to sacrifice my happiness. Call me selfish. IDC

He wouldn't and will not fight for them half term. Hes too selfish. He loves his kids but I know it comes in between his freedom. I'm actually fighting for him to take them at least every other weekend. He hardly sees them and when he does it's just for a few hours on the weekend.
You are not selfish x as you said your kids will grow up and what will you be left with?

You say he only sees the kids for a few hours at the weekend..at the moment I would love it if my husband did that (once we're divorced). I actually wish I would just leave me and not want to see her again.

Am so tired of his bullsh*t.

But I know that he will want to see our little girl regular and I wouldn't like that! Especially as he pressured me into having children. Wouldn't take No for an answer. Then shut down on me and the communication (not that it was good anyway), completely broke down. It was like emotional torture. Pretending he's fine but acting like he's not but not talking to me.

Once I gave him a child, his issues were sorted but mine were left. And got worse.

There were unresolved issues in our marriage anyway. So I have made it worse by having a child to a man I can't stand!

Now? All I feel is guilt!
Don't feel guilt. You have a beautiful baby, the only lyrics good that came out of that relationship. I know you'd want him out of the pic but honestly your baby needs her father around.

What was his sun sign again?
Thank you x

He is Aries. I am Capricorn.

NOT a good combination! (In the link below, ignore the part about the sex life. So not true with us!)

http://www.sunsigns.org/capricorn-woman-aries-man-love-compatibility/
Oh wow. Now it makes sense as to why he was so pushy. That's an Aries for you
Oh hell Yes! And he is very very pushy about everything. And won't back down. Ever. And if he does back down, he does it by making some put down comment!

Such a bloody smartarse too! ! GRRR!

In the end you actually want to hit him!

I find that Aries girls are not like that so much. At least the ones I have met anyway.
Aries women are more laid back but still very arrogant. At least the ones born in April. March Aries are a lot kinder and sweeter.

click to expand

Funnily enough my husband is a March Aries - but he is not so sweet sadly!

My little girl is also Aries! And a March one
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Isn't there another man you want to be with (who has another girlfriend, who

left her husband, for him)?

I seem to remember this from another thread. 😕


SO WHAT if there is—

I swear these people tattooing our stories on their foreheads!!!
Thank you Gemitati x

Agreed. So what.


You have to be ready!

Tabs on you are kept and will follow you forever! Lol

Treat it like you are popular now!

Hugs
Aren't you that an old woman who follow me around talking about your shyt.

You are not a popular

You are a piece of shyt ?

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Sorry was that comment for me Harukka?

I hope not!
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Posted by Harukka
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Posted by Harukka
Posted by Gemitati
Posted by pooface222
Posted by Gemitati
Posted by Montgomery
Isn't there another man you want to be with (who has another girlfriend, who

left her husband, for him)?

I seem to remember this from another thread. 😕


SO WHAT if there is—

I swear these people tattooing our stories on their foreheads!!!
Thank you Gemitati x

Agreed. So what.


You have to be ready!

Tabs on you are kept and will follow you forever! Lol

Treat it like you are popular now!

Hugs
Aren't you that an old woman who follow me around talking about your shyt.

You are not a popular

You are a piece of shyt ?


Sorry was that comment for me Harukka?

I hope not!
No not for you .

Sorry, but I can't stop myself 😄

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Phew! Relieved.

No worries ?
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Posted by Harukka
Posted by Gemitati
Posted by pooface222
Posted by Gemitati
Posted by Montgomery
Isn't there another man you want to be with (who has another girlfriend, who

left her husband, for him)?

I seem to remember this from another thread. 😕


SO WHAT if there is—

I swear these people tattooing our stories on their foreheads!!!
Thank you Gemitati x

Agreed. So what.


You have to be ready!

Tabs on you are kept and will follow you forever! Lol

Treat it like you are popular now!

Hugs
Aren't you that an old woman who follow me around talking about your shyt.

You are not a popular

You are a piece of shyt ?

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And you still follow me.

LOL pathetic loser!
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Posted by Harukka
Posted by Gemitati
Posted by Harukka
Posted by Gemitati
Posted by pooface222
Posted by Gemitati
Posted by Montgomery
Isn't there another man you want to be with (who has another girlfriend, who

left her husband, for him)?

I seem to remember this from another thread. 😕


SO WHAT if there is—

I swear these people tattooing our stories on their foreheads!!!
Thank you Gemitati x

Agreed. So what.


You have to be ready!

Tabs on you are kept and will follow you forever! Lol

Treat it like you are popular now!

Hugs
Aren't you that an old woman who follow me around talking about your shyt.

You are not a popular

You are a piece of shyt ?


And you still follow me.

LOL pathetic loser!
Haha

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And you did it again. You just can't keep out of it can you? Get a life! What is wrong with you?
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Posted by Harukka
Posted by Gemitati
Posted by Harukka
Posted by Gemitati
Posted by Harukka
Posted by Gemitati
Posted by pooface222
Posted by Gemitati
Posted by Montgomery
Isn't there another man you want to be with (who has another girlfriend, who

left her husband, for him)?

I seem to remember this from another thread. 😕


SO WHAT if there is—

I swear these people tattooing our stories on their foreheads!!!
Thank you Gemitati x

Agreed. So what.


You have to be ready!

Tabs on you are kept and will follow you forever! Lol

Treat it like you are popular now!

Hugs
Aren't you that an old woman who follow me around talking about your shyt.

You are not a popular

You are a piece of shyt ?


And you still follow me.

LOL pathetic loser!
Haha


And you did it again. You just can't keep out of it can you? Get a life! What is wrong with you?
I'm a fan for you

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I know! You aren't even hiding it.

And you dying to know if my story is true