I need help and I’m not sure where to turn.
I think I am at the end of my marriage. Today is our anniversary and I feel nothing. We have been through so much in the time we have been together (too much to explain here) and we have had many good times, but the good is getting further and further apart. I will start that my husband loves our kids, he is a good man but has issues that he will not deal with and it has gone too far now.
He is angry, loses his temper quickly over nothing or something insignificant, he is lazy, won’t help me around the house or with the kids unless I say something and then he complains about it, all he wants to do is sit on the xbox or watch Netflix. Dishes are left unless I do it, rubbish isn’t taken out unless I do it. If I have had a hard night with our baby and ask for help he complains about it and then complains all day that he is tired. He will go for a lay down at 3pm/4pm because he is tired, leaving me to deal with 2 kids, dinner, baths, etc then have the audacity to complain about dinner/kids/being tired, etc. He is depressed, but wont do anything about it. All he does is complain but he wont do anything to change it.
I want to tell him I want a trial separation, where there are conditions that he must complete before getting back together. Like anger management, getting help for his mental/physical health, not being so lazy, and so forth… how do I do this without sounding like a controlling b*tch? I have things that I will work on too, I am not perfect and don’t pretend to be. But this is affecting our kids, especially our oldest, and I can’t allow it to continue. I love this man, I don’t want to leave but I cant live like this anymore.
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organise a time where someone minds the kids and you can sit down and talk to him one on one. It won't be easy but make sure you keep reassurring him that you want it to be temporary and an opportunity for you both to work on yourselves to better your relationship. Start with that before giving him a list of things to check off. Tell him you love him but you both aren't happy and need to do something before your marriage ends completely.
good luck mumma!!!
Marriage counseling - it’ll help you to stay together or it can help you seperate. Either way, get external help. If he refuses to attend, get your own counselling and separate. No strings. No conditions. Trust me. I tried it. Took him 2 years to realise what he wanted and it was too late. Don’t wait around hoping wishing waiting...
Wow this sounds like my marriage, angry and lazy man.. no advice I actually don't love my husband anymore because of the way he is but still struggle to leave...
Goodluck x