I want to end this
I want to end this relationship and don't know how. He was supposed to make an appointment with the therapist and didn't. I asked him today and he got defensive. He isn't going to call I am sure. If he won't do this to save us then why should I.He believes all is good. SS is becoming poor poor baby because his friends don't like him and baseball is ramping up. BM is now texting again non stop. I don't want a huge argument when I tell him I am leaving but I am a bigger person then just walking out. And we do have some financial things that would need figured out.
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Figure out the financial
Figure out the financial things first if possible bc once they get pissy and passive aggressive then you gotta hire heavy muscle (lawyers etc) to make them act right.
If you feel compelled to tell him, wait until the absolute last minute so he has no time to retaliate.
I agree with you, once they refuse to do counseling that's usually a signal that they're not concerned about at least trying to make positive change and they're cool with maintaining the status quo (no matter how dysfunctional and no matter if it ends the relationship)
Lillywy00 recently left a bad
Lillywy00 recently left a bad situation.
If you're not married, that can be easier. Get your financials in order. Consult an attorney. Google the Grey Rock Method. Make yourself uninteresting to him.
If you're concerned about your safety and the situation escalating, tell someone. Set up a new email. Get a burner phone. Find a new place to live. Discreetly pack. Have someone there when you tell him and definitely have people there to help you move. If you feel unsafe at any time, call 911.
Yes I did leave about 2
Yes I did leave about 2 months ago bc my former partner was an extreme Disneyland dad who had out-of-this-world expectations out of me but no expectation/no boundaries from his kids and exwife.
Sometimes some of these men will treat you horribly and unfairly if they think you can't go anywhere
I didn't tell him I was leaving bc I feared he would retaliate between the time I told him and the time I moved out. I did however tell him after he left work that I wasn't going to be there when he arrived to the house.
I scheduled counseling more
I scheduled counseling more times than I can count when I was going through it with my OSS21. I asked my husband to come with me but he said I should go by myself to begin with and I did. Eventually he refused to come altogether and made many excuses for subsequent other counselors. He even used this during arguments to tell me I was the crazy one and I was the one going to counseling so I am the problem and him and his son were not needing any help or improvement. Eventually, I stopped all efforts on my end. Afterwards, my husband asked multiple times to go to counseling and i told him no or make his own appt. They use counseling against you in the end if you are the one suggesting it.
Nothing will change for you so either accept the status quo or walk away or find a benefit in all of this. Your situation wont change unless the main protagonists (husband, step, ex) make a change positively for you and want to do so. Most dont but sometimes it happens....on this board, a few have had their spouses open their eyes and do a full circle change but again....only a few....
Take your time to decide what is best for you and your finances and your future/old age
Don't do anything until you talk to a lawyer.
Don't do anything until you talk to a lawyer. Find out exactly where you stand. Consider therapy for yourself to help you sort out your feelings.
I am not afraid of him
I am not afraid of him hurting my physical or doing anything financially. It will be all mental. Him saying mean things about me and then trying to telll me he has done so much changing and so on. Then he will end up crying. I just don't want the song and dance. We can never have grown up conversations.
Take it all, clean out the
Take it all, clean out the house, and leave. Have your attorney deal with divisition of whatever financial considerations remain.
Leave while he is away on a Baseball tournament trip.
You do not owe him a face to face or prior notice that you are done and leaving. He has not earned it. He worships his failed family progeny and can't make an effective break from his X. That... is on him and the failure of this relationship is on him.
Take care of you.
SO is scrambling to make the
SO is scrambling to make the appointment for the therapist now. It is because I told him this life isn't for me. He of course isn't understanding it. I said I don't want this life. I let him know there is nothing he can do to change it. I point blank told him I don't want someone with kids and and ex in their lives. I said I don't expect you to give up your children I want out. I told him it isn't even all about that major dysfunction it is that he has extreme OCD. I told him I don't want his stress anymore. It went on and on and he doesn't get it. There at least was no yelling and fighting. I will let him have his appointment and then when have the couples counseling I will tell him in front of a third party that his life is not for me.
I seem to recall that you did
I seem to recall that you did counseling at one point.. and the therapist told him to not go to you for venting or opinions on kids.. but he could not stop doing that..
I would tell new therapist that.. that you tried therapy.. that the problem here can't be fixed.. because you and he want fundamentally different lives. you are incompatible.
Yea. That was over a year ago
Yea. That was over a year ago I think. He went with me once. He can't stop himself but he can't see it.He can't agree that we don't want the same things . And is is very obvious. I am being straight forward.
He can't agree that we don't
He can't agree that we don't want the same things .
He doesn't want to see it, doesn't want it to be true. But, he needs to man up and let you go, if that's what you want. This is not fair to you and him making it harder and trying to get you to stay is not fair.
Therapy is a moot point, at this point.
I know it hurts. (((HUGS)))
You are making a wise decision for YOU and that is what matters. Hang in there.
No, it isn't easy.
No, it isn't easy.
However, regurgitating the same steps while hoping for some major epiphany and change is aligned with the unofficial definition of insanity. Doing the same things repeatedly while expecting a different result.
You have made a diligent effort, He isn't.
End of story. Never repeat these mistakes again in you own life.
Get on with your best life. Living well is what we owe ourselves.
So... get out of your own head, stop embracing guilt, and get on with the commitment of a new life adventure for yourself.
Get on with it and leave this shit show behind.
SO appointment is made but
SO appointment is made but still two weeks away. At that point it will be almost two months since I saw her. If she didn't take good notes she won't remember me and he might be able to manipulate her. Whatever I suppose.. BM is texting every single day again because of SS having no friends. Yesterday was I dropped him off at the batting cage you can pick him up. SO was working late so all he said was I am still working. If he weren't working he would have gladly picked him up . To make her happy and to be disrespected by SS for 10 minutes.If he was any kind of asap his answer would have been I am not going to run everytime you ask me so I would appreciate if you stop with this and that SS knows he can text me and I have told him I need advance notice. I get he can't "make" BM stop texting but he can be blunt about it. He never will and it is so unattractive.
"BM is texting every single
"BM is texting every single day again because of SS having no friends."
What is she wanting from your DH? Emotional support? If DH can't stop being her emotional support person, he is not fully available to be in a relationship with you.
SO is on his I hate work kick
SO is on his I hate work kick again. He had to work late two nights. This is what his job is he has done it for 30 years. He is getting anxiety over it and I know it is because he can't make all of SS games.
I do hope he isn't fishing
I do hope he isn't fishing for you to get a second job so that he can "take care of his son"?
I would never do it. He just
I would never do it. He just tried to call me because he was leaving work at 3 no matter what today to see SS play. I cringed and didn't even answer. I don't need to hear it. I guess I am old school and think that a parent will go to games only if work allows you to have that time. If not it is your primary responsibility to provide for your child and you have to do what work says.
I cringe too when my SO takes
I cringe too when my SO takes off from work to attend to my two SS19s not urgent needs. What an example are the Disney parents setting? Taking off from work at any time and prioritizing non-urgent children matters sends them the wrong messaging. So much so that nowadays one of the SS19 does not understand why does he have to get to work on time, or why does he have to go to work on his scheduled days; he has actually lost 2 jobs because of tardiness. And, then he and SO blame SSs boss!!!!!!
Maybe I am too old school for these modern times, but there are a lot of small details regarding punctuality, responsibilities and priorities that irk me when my SO throws all that away to satisfy the SSs wants and dumb needs.
Yes. This is not teaching
Yes. This is not teaching anything about priorities. This is just another regular basketball game that SS plays a few minutes of and doesn't even do a good job at it. SO has made so many games . But you hear it in movies etc. when parents tell their kids , I will never miss one of your games, I will always be there.
I am going to rant but no one
I am going to rant but no one has to read it I just have to put it somewhere. So did the call me at 3 and I ignored it because I didn't want to hear what I already knew he was doing then he called at 4:30 when the game would have ended. I didn't answer again. Remember I am also at work when he is calling. He text a few minutes later saying he tried to call. I text that is was busy and getting ready to leave work. He called again and i didn't answer because I was getting in my car and the Bluetooth is just a pain when that happens I mean I know he was calling to tell me he was waiting for SS to get back from the other school so he could drive him to BMs. He called again and I picked up. He said exactly what I know he was going to say and then wanted to go on about the bus being late. I said okay i am home see you when you get here, no nasty tone . He then called right back and said why did you get off the phone so quick. I said I need to go in and walk the dog. Another point of contention with me because it is his dog and it must be walked in order for it to do it business. Yes you will say let him do it. I don't want poop and or pee in the house so I have made the choice I have to. But what is weird I am okay with doing it if he is working but if he is running that child around it pisses me off. SO says sorry you have to do that are you mad at me for something . I said in a nice tone no I just need to get in the house and get stuff done. I just want to scream and say I don't give a rats arze about you and your a.hole kid. I don't know if I can hold out until we can do the couples therapy. I told him I would give him at least that opportunity but it is relentless. I know that people will say disengage but how can you disengage from that kind of a person. Ugh. Sorry
He is trying to bait you into
He is trying to bait you into an argument. I deal with this, too. I repeat in my head "Fix your face, don't respond!" "Are you upset about something?" He knows damn well what you are upset about.
Yes I always have to tell
Yes I always have to tell myself to not respond but my personality is that if I am directly asked something I answer and answer truthfully .Even though I hate conflict . I would this rather not be asked anything. I want to mind my own business.But my SO is so relentless that it makes it almost impossible to disengage. He didn't stop with the SS and the basketball game when he got home. I tried to keep changing the subject and he then said I want to tell you about the game. SS played bad and the whole team did blah blah blah. I said oh that sucks. He is like is that all.Just at me for more. I said these boys try out and make the team if that is all this district has that is it. I tried to avoid anything negative about SS. I then changed the subject again. I mean I have straight told SO I don't want to discuss his kids like this. That I am tied of hearing him complain about them and not understanding what he expects from me. Like I said I have been straight up honest. But I can't keep it up because everything leads to an argument.