Get the hell out of Dodge
Today, I realized I'm happier and life is better when my husband isn't around. He isn't abusive, just lazy and uninvolved. We have young kids and I don't know how to leave him. FML
Today, I realized I'm happier and life is better when my husband isn't around. He isn't abusive, just lazy and uninvolved. We have young kids and I don't know how to leave him. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was all set and ready to leave my cheating, narcissistic husband. I couldn't because my kids wouldn't come with me. FML
Today, it’s only been a few months but I’m seriously considering leaving my husband. His kids were fine during weekend visits, but now that they live with us they’ve become absolutely insufferable fucking monsters. He won’t discipline them, and when I try they, tell the most awful lies about me. FML
Today, I'm solely responsible for my kids, entirely, while my husband goes to the gym, his office, goes running, and plays with his buddies. He wanted kids; I didn't. FML
Today, I found out that my kids hate and are actively ignoring me; my wife is bipolar and she swears she hates me too after over 20 years of marriage, and my job sucks the life out of me every single day. FML
Today, I realized my marriage is over. I was in labor with our first child and my husband acted like being there with me in the hospital was a chore. However, he saw a young nurse and his mood did a 180. He left soon before I gave birth because he “got hungry.” All of this and he STILL has no clue why I’m upset with him. FML
Today, I'm home, taking care of my kids and keeping the house in order, so that my working wife is able to relax but she doesn't appreciate me at all and hates that I'm not like her best friend's wealthy husband, even though I do my best, and really wish I could be the breadwinner in the family. FML
Today, I contemplated leaving my husband because his best friend is overbearing and doesn't respect the boundaries of our relationship, all while talking bad about me to him. FML
Today, my fiancé walked out on me saying he loved me dearly, but not enough to continue parenting my three kids from my previous marriage because they hate him, he now hates them, and they’re not his problem to continue dealing with. I don’t know what I’m gonna do without him. FML
Today, I woke up and found a little note where my husband should have been. It said, "We've had some good times, hun, but it's time for me to move on." We've been married for 15 years, and have 3 children. FML
Today, I could easily be any man's dream wife. I'm pretty, smart, devoted, earn well, cook great, keep a clean house, and raise amazing children… but I chose to marry an asshole who keeps hitting me for little to no reason. I'm too scared to raise my kids on my own in this world, or else I would leave. FML
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dragonladiesfire 19
Tell him you want him to be more involved and to help you out or else you will leave him and take the kids with you.
Chazzster 32
OP, just a reminder - We are all affected by the pandemic. That forces us to spend more time than usual around our spouse, family, kids. That can stress people out. Even people who are happy together need breaks from each other from time to time. Ask yourself was your spouse always so annoying or whatever to you or did this observation start with the pandemic and quarantine and business shutdowns and working at home? If the honest truth is the latter try to figure out how much of this is displaced frustration from the pandemic and how much is a real problem with your spouse. Secondly you need to honestly figure out if you are better off with your spouse or without him. Bear in mind that in the current pandemic getting a job that allows you to be self supporting is more difficult now. If you are not working and expect your possibly soon to be ex to financially support you and the kids you are going to need an adjustment to your expectations. Most states expect both spouses to be at least partially self supporting and both are expected to provide financial support for their kids. It’s not the 1950’s - thank goodness! OP, try talking to your spouse in a non-confrontational way about how you feel. He deserves to know how you feel and he may be dealing with his own frustrations too, you know. If there’s not a really serious problem you should try to work on fixing the relationship if practical before looking for an exit. Some things once said or done cannot be taken back.
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dragonladiesfire 19
Tell him you want him to be more involved and to help you out or else you will leave him and take the kids with you.
RichardPencil 32
Are you that financially reliant on him? You should buy him more snacks and video games to keep him in his man cave and away from you and your kids.
Nemesis_1148437476 9
Is he doing something that is causing problems? If not then why leave him?Many men don't know how to help a woman, sometimes even if he wants to it might backfire and damage the relationship. I would recommend talking to him, asking him, do not beat around the bush be straight.
core01 30
Really? It's not the 1950s. If he can't figure out how to help raise a child, wash a dish, or do an errand without his hand being held then maybe he needs to grow tf up.
Nemesis_1148437476 9
Did you miss the context? She said she prefers when her husband isn't with her. That he is uninvolved and lazy. If we don't know why this is how can you judge. I gave a probability to push her to talk to the husband.
Jeanette Waltman 12
well... get a lawyer behind his back for some info. then make sure you have your ducks in a row a financial stabile environment and just pack his bag! bye bye
Chazzster 32
Oh really, OP gets to keep the house and spouse is the one to leave? That sounds sexist to me. Every situation is different.
Jeanette Waltman 12
not sexist when op sais he does nothing around the house with the kids... no let OP leave and then teach him a lesson about caring for others?
Chazzster 32
OP, just a reminder - We are all affected by the pandemic. That forces us to spend more time than usual around our spouse, family, kids. That can stress people out. Even people who are happy together need breaks from each other from time to time. Ask yourself was your spouse always so annoying or whatever to you or did this observation start with the pandemic and quarantine and business shutdowns and working at home? If the honest truth is the latter try to figure out how much of this is displaced frustration from the pandemic and how much is a real problem with your spouse. Secondly you need to honestly figure out if you are better off with your spouse or without him. Bear in mind that in the current pandemic getting a job that allows you to be self supporting is more difficult now. If you are not working and expect your possibly soon to be ex to financially support you and the kids you are going to need an adjustment to your expectations. Most states expect both spouses to be at least partially self supporting and both are expected to provide financial support for their kids. It’s not the 1950’s - thank goodness! OP, try talking to your spouse in a non-confrontational way about how you feel. He deserves to know how you feel and he may be dealing with his own frustrations too, you know. If there’s not a really serious problem you should try to work on fixing the relationship if practical before looking for an exit. Some things once said or done cannot be taken back.
Win 9
If this is a recent realization, a discussion would be important because I’m guessing you married this person because you did find them interesting at one point. If this has always been the case, it’s still important to discuss but also talking to a therapist may be helpful in order to process your thoughts. In the end, if being away from him makes you truly happy, do what is right for you. Best of luck.
Brightside86 31
Feels like a solvable problem if that's really the worst of it.
Tom O'Halloran 9
do you not understand the words "for better or worse, in sickness and in health"? its your job to make it work. what in the hell is wrong with you??
Tom O'Halloran 9
he is lazy? has he been to a doctor to get his thyroid checked? nearly 5% op the population suffers from undiagnosed hypothyroidism... "chronic and debilitating fatigue and brain fog." shame on you.
littl3storm 30
behave, a massive majority of the generation is just lazy. Good idea about the thyroid but you don't have to insult someone? marriage doesn't always work, it would be nice if it did but it doesn't. she's unhappy, work from there
Richard Luna 1
Why don’t you just confront him and try to figure out what ya can do to fix marriage