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Q: Is He Here Cause He Has No One Else?
asked by: whattodonow on January 15th, 2007
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Hi there, new to the board today, just dont know what to do anymore. Me and my common law husband of 4 years have had many problems over the time we've been together, I truly love the guy and really wonder now if he is just full of s?'t? He calls me jeleous when I bring up my concerns of him staring at other women so much, alot of them are teenagers, he's 35, that scares me. Says i'm too sensitive when he screams at me (he has anger issues). Talks to his work, friends, ex wife and his mother about our personal problems. And they react to me by being cold, he always has an excuse for them, says he has no one else to talk to. We had a big fight friday night, or should I say I got a lecture and an ultimatum. When he said "maybe if you had blonde hair and big boobs I would listen to you" I made up my mind to tell him to leave, he even suggested I let him stay in the basement while I thought bout it for a few days, told him to start packing. I really dont think he expected that, he asked if I really ment it and I said yes cause I wont live the rest of my life like this. He agreed to get anger management help, and us to get couples help. So, he stayed. This a.M we got an email from one of his friends girlfriend, stating pickup lines.........Thought you might need them she says, she dont know I see his mail too. What gets me this was sent sunday after they all had coffee together, I cried, am I just being taken advantage of????????? He has no one in this area he knows he can stay with and his only family is thousands of miles away. He has said that himself, even said he'd live in the basement while I thought about it, like he did with his ex wife and a few other livein girlfriends, am I blind, god I just dont know what to do now, think I should follow through with the coulseling or tell him to go for sure this time?????????????????????????
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apathyjunkie75 replied on January 16th, 2007
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Re: Is He Here Cause He Has No One Else?
The only advice I can give is get the h*ll out. If its been bad for a long time and your only 4 years into it..... Its never going to get any better. If he is looking for something to fill his voids outside of the relationship, there is nothing you can do for him. You are only 6 years away from hitting the 10 years mark. Think about 10 years of going through the same stuff day after day. Will it be worth it? I just gave up 11 years waiting on something to change.... My marriage was good for the first year and then up & down for the next 9, and just down for the last one. I didn't want to see the signs a few years in, I wanted to hang in there. 11 years I can not get back. So think about you, and what its worth to you.

I was real upset when my marriage ending, as unhealthy as it was and as much as I wanted to be "free" of it. I was not sure if I really wanted it over, he was "my best friend". I was speaking to my therapist about it. He asked me point blank 'you have given him 11 years of your life, how much more do you want to give him'? None, I didn't want to put anymore energy into something that would never change. I knew at that point I had to move on.

You deserve more.
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whattodonow replied on February 1st, 2007
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Re: Is He Here Cause He Has No One Else?
apathyjunkie75 wrote:
the only advice I can give is get the h*ll out. If its been bad for a long time and your only 4 years into it..... Its never going to get any better. If he is looking for something to fill his voids outside of the relationship, there is nothing you can do for him. You are only 6 years away from hitting the 10 years mark. Think about 10 years of going through the same stuff day after day. Will it be worth it? I just gave up 11 years waiting on something to change.... My marriage was good for the first year and then up & down for the next 9, and just down for the last one. I didn't want to see the signs a few years in, I wanted to hang in there. 11 years I can not get back. So think about you, and what its worth to you.


I was real upset when my marriage ending, as unhealthy as it was and as much as I wanted to be "free" of it. I was not sure if I really wanted it over, he was "my best friend". I was speaking to my therapist about it. He asked me point blank 'you have given him 11 years of your life, how much more do you want to give him'? None, I didn't want to put anymore energy into something that would never change. I knew at that point I had to move on.


You deserve more.


well I may be stupid doing this and after one counsel session I do feel stupid. My other half has issues from the past, thinking if we get help it will help our relationship. Your right though i've been thinking do I really want to go through this for the rest of my life, "no". Two days after our session, his anger management and our couple counciling he said something so vindictive I am having a hard time believing it. Told him of something personal I was going to do sunday afternoon, next day I said I thought about it and was not going to do it, put my priorities right I said. He agreed, but, get this, when we got in a fight cause I dumped the bottle of voldka, that I bought, and told him so, he got angry, he is the occasional drinker, I am not, may average one a month. Then he lashed out at me in front of the kids, his son and my son. His vent came out about the personal thing I was going to do, it was a lie, I changed my mind about it, he knew that. Back to square one, only with a vengence. Said he was sorry as per usual, that word means absolutely nothing to me anymore. He thinks I harbour things, I think he is spiteful. When its repeated over and over again. We do have a session next week, got a feeling he is going to ask me if i'll bring it up, darn right I will plus alot more things. Like the therapist said it wont fix things over night, hesitantly I will give it 6 months, to see if it does any help to him or us. Got a gut feeling it won't, find he has narssissist traits. May regret it, but I will know in the end I did everything I could, whether we stay together or not. God help him.
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babydance143 replied on February 4th, 2007
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Hello whattodonow ,

i agree with the other ladies, and its easier said than done! Seems like this guy is just stringing your along, because he knows in his heart you wont go! Its hard I know, especially when you love someone so much! I had to walk in on my boyfriend, a few years ago, to realize that he was no good! I didnt want to listen, I wanted to work it out, and give him a chance, but he didnt really want it to work, he wanted to use me as he back up girl! Its hard because love is def. Blind, and men will take advantage of that if you let them! I would say, let him know how you feel, and tell him that he has to go, that you need time, because emotionally you cant do it, what hes putting your through is not right! If you had blonde hair and big boobs, if someone love you, they love you for who you are! A hair color and boobs shouldnt change that! So I would say, from somenone who didnt listen to her mother and best friends, that its time to go girl, its time to live for you, and it will be hard, and you will cry many nights, but time will heal all wounds! Good luck and keep us posted.
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