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I should have known better.  I should have resisted the urge to go back to something familiar.  So in a way I asked for this.
 
I'm so fucking unhappy with Bill.  I cannot tell you how angry and frustrated I am right now, but it's up there will some of the worst times of my life.
 
I don't think I can make it work.  He's a control freak who promised to change.  Of course I should have known better, but I'm stupid enough to think I would be worth changing for.  He monitors my bank account, he uses access to the internet at home as a way to get his way, he throws a fight if there's not dinner on the table and his clothes aren't washed, but never pitches in.  He blames me if money is tight even though he spends extravagantly on things I would not think to.  He does his best to isolate me from any and all friends.
 
I might even be able to deal with that load of crap, but now, since he's discovered that we don't qualify for IVF financing he has become petty and mean.  Of course he blames me for his not being able to have children.  Names like old, fat, ugly, stupid and others that make my eyes fill with tears are thrown at me.  I have kept my end of our agreement that we made when we decided a year ago to look into IVF and purchasing a home further down the road. 
 
So, here I am, almost exactly a year later in pretty much the same situation.  Of course I'm still paying off the fertility doctors, the wedding photograpers and the loan I took out to move out of our apartment last year.  So technically I'm worse off.
 
I think I want to go live in a box somewhere and leave everything and everyone behind.


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  • beyondtheveil said on Jun 30, 2008....
    unique- This is something of a shock for me, I had no idea. If you've written about it, I missed it. How sad.

    There is an endless line of women who have fallen for the "I'll change" claim. I have heard a few times of men actually changing, but not a control freak, I'm afraid.

    I feel so sorry about this. You deserve so much more. When you mentioned the names he calls you, it made me cringe. I honestly don't know what to say - except there was one time in my life I was looking for that box.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    BTV - I have held a lot of this in for a long time.  Hoping things would get better so that I wouldn't have to admit I'm an idiot.  I'm not sure how I'm going to get out of this, but staying doesn't seem to be an option either.
  • fearing said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Awww U-I, hon I don't know what to say.  I wish I had something more comforting.  I have a virtual hug and I'm here to listen.  Does that help?

    I'm torn - on one hand I want to come over there and smack him, then shake him because he's an idiot who doesn't know what a precious gift he has in you.  On the other, I could be using my energy better and encouraging you.  I don't know anything about control freaks other than it's based on their insecurity but knowing he's insecure doesn't make him easier to deal with or the sting of his hurtful words any less painful.  The only offer I have is one I'm sure you've considered or tried - counseling.  He needs counseling.  He can't change what he is on his own.  You have to constantly tell yourself - it isn't you.  He's got some issues. 

    I'm sorry, I really am.
  • fearing said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Btw, you're not an idiot.  You just aren't psychic and love is blind.  
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    fearing - I'll take that hug.  I think the worst part is that while I can deal with the behaviors the names tear at my ego, which is pretty frail already.  I need to figure out an exit strategy that doesn't leave me bankrupt emotionally or financially.
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 30, 2008....
    u-i, i'll confess this isn't coming as a big surprise to me i'm afraid but i'd been hoping the glimpses i thought i saw were just my imagination or the product of something very brief & temporary.

    and i'm afraid i don't quite know what to say beyond this:

    [hug]

    my PM inbox is always available to you.

    ed
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    SW - thanks
  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Jun 30, 2008....

    (((hugs)))

    I´m sorry about this uni.  Reading your words really pinched my heart. [edit comment : this is the reason I got carried away and wrote a monumental blog, see below - sigh]

    I admire and like you a lot.  And I have taken so much inspiration and wisdom from reading your blogs.  Your strength, your zest for life, seeing beauty in everything around us, making us your readers look again at what we might have missed because we look at it everyday.

    As you joined SC, I was mostly lurking but I admired you from afar.  It was enlightening to read your comments to other blogs.  Clarity, warmth (with an omp ;) ), intelligence and insight always reverberated in your words.

    One of the reason I started blogging again and through the process  found enormous release during a critical stage in my life is because of you being here in SC.

    Saying all these, I feel utter frustration not to be able to say something helpful.  Beyond and fearing said the words that I myself would have not had the courage to say because of the limited interaction we had...but I want to echo them...You deserve so much more.  And you are not an idiot, only someone who loves and believes in love.

    And at the risk of being redundant, I have had the honor of seeing your pics :) ,you are very attractive inside and out!

    I wish you lotsa and lotsa good positive energy to overcome this.

    paper ~


  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Jun 30, 2008....

    *blog - i meant comment! (this is the reason i lurk, i get way emotional when i comment!) ~ scusi


  • nytquill17 said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Aw, geez, U-I.  I was kind of in the same boat as SW...saw some things I didn't like but figured, everybody gripes about their SO more than they gush about them, and put it aside.

    But I'm so sorry this is happening.  I don't have any advice for you on where to go from here.

    There is one thing I thought of though - do you think it would be safe to tell him you want out?  For some people that just might make things worse, turn a bad situation into an explosive one.  But in some cases the guilty party is partially or totally clueless.  Maybe knows he's fallen through on his promises but sticks his head in the sand and thinks everything is fine.  Do you think it would help, sort of kick him into gear about this marriage, if you forced him to face up that everything is NOT fine?  Or is it past that point, and you just need out?

    You probably know this already as, despite what you think about yourself right now you are a smart and in-touch lady, but name-calling and insults are ABUSE.  Might be hard to get it to stand up in court without proof (tape recordings, for example) but if you walk into a therapist's office and tell them your husband calls you names, they will call that an abusive relationship.  Not to mention the controlling, the isolation, the rewards/punishment system, the demands, the sense of entitlement.  We are getting a little beyond control-freak territory.  Be careful.

    And remember that a lot of full-blown abusers give absolutely NO sign until after the wedding.  What I mean is, maybe there were some warning signs, but there's a good chance you had no way to tell in the beginning that you would wind up at this point.  From what I've read, you were happy together, with the standard "couples' foibles" to work through.  You were in love and you believed him, simple as that.  I've been there, I think almost every woman has at some point.  The difference is only a matter of degree.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    PBW - Wow.  Thank you for your kind words.  The fact that I may have influenced or helped you in some small way really makes me feel great.  (okay, less yucky)  I will try to see myself more like you see me than how I see myself at this time.
  • SeanRenaud said on Jun 30, 2008....
    If you're in the So Cal area I would like to volunteer violence.  Other than that good luck girls seem to walk into these all the time (including my ex) so I'm pretty convinced that deep down women want to be treated like this and my actual sympathy is neglible.  I hope you find happiness.  Happiness for me right now =violence.  So again I'd like to volunteer violence.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    nytquill - I'm sure the signs were there, but I always managed to explain them away.  That, and like most abusers, he was do something nice just often enough to make me pause to consider that maybe I was the crazy one.  (there's still a possibility that I am)  I think telling him I want out would only make things worse. (hard to imagine but true)  I will probably have to cut my visit with my daughter this summer short if I give him a 30 day notice since I do not trust that he will be mature about it.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    SR - I can't decide whether to thank you for the offer or tell you to piss off about your theory.  So, I'll do neither.
  • SeanRenaud said on Jun 30, 2008....
    LoL.  Breaking even has got to count for something. 
     
    PS.  You're not stupid, the fact that you've done it and you knew what you doign when you were doing it, and so many other women do it so much that
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    SR - at this point I'd settle for breaking even.  Your comment appears to have been cut off.
  • SeanRenaud said on Jun 30, 2008....
    It was.  My point  was that you're far from uniquie in dating a guy like this.  Hell I'd say that you' seem to be pretty on top of things that you saw the situation heading in, and you're fully aware that these behaviors are a problem.  You could be my ex where I get the occasional 'he broke the lamp cus we got into an arguement, his cell phone distracted him and I ran away and I'm driving to my moms.'  5 min later.  'He broke his fist punching the wall and needs a ride to the ER.'  Which pretty much results in my hanging. 
     
    And plenty of women do EXACTLY this, so there must be some reason. 
     
    So like I said I settle breaking even and you not being pissed cus I'm my usual calous self, but with the gift of violence which believe me I can keep giving, and hell I've got a friend who just lost his job and like me violence is cathartic for.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    SR - Well, you're right about part of it anyways.  I did see things, but always found a way to reason them away because I wanted it to work out.  That was extremely stupid of me.  He isn't the physically violent type.  Hell, I'd almost welcome that rather than the emotional beatings.  A bruise heals, the emotions tend to stay damaged.  And ........ if anyone's going to do the physical beatings, I'll take care of that myself.  Remember, 5 years of martial arts here. 
  • SeanRenaud said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Ooooh a girl who can fight back (or try anyway) five years might actually be enough too.  I've found that martial arts really don't make up for size and weight differences unless you're REALLY good.
     
    My point though is that you're not the first woman with the I thought I could change him.  Though people (imx) don't change, and why would he if you took him as is?   I wish I could call you stupid and move along, but this basic scenario seems to be far to common for it to be something wrong with you.  It's like it would be nice to just say gays are deviants (as much as I might defend gay rights, two guys kissing still makes my tummy tumble, and two women that I'm not inbetween just bores me) but there seems to be a lot of evidence that there is no conscious choice, it's something you are or something your not.  Just like girls go for bad boys and nice guys finish last is just shy of scientifically prooven.  There has got to be something that is hardwired into women that makes it such.
  • destinydiva said on Jun 30, 2008....
    unique, don't curse yourself for arriving at this part of your journey,...  had you walked away a year ago...you would always wonder if you made the right decision....at least now, you know for certain .. that it was the wrong decision...so
    act on it....    get out of that relationship...  nobody has the right to speak to you like that... you have done it before ...you can do it again...be strong...   I have total faith in you :-)  ((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))  xx

     
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    SR - no excuses here, but I've given it considerable thought. (how I ended up here) and I definately have a broken psychie.  I have "daddy abandonment  issues" that sound generic, but they're very real to me and who knows, may have influenced me to stay well past the point I should have told him to fuck off.  Oh, and as for skill, I take care of myself just fine. ;)
     
    destiny - I know you're right.  I'm just not looking forward to all the crap that's about to hit the fan.
  • Fallyn said on Jun 30, 2008....
    oh UI. this sucks. i'm so sorry.
    i'm just glad you are recognizing it now and not waiting ten years or whatever. *HUGS*

    sean, us girls in bad relationships do get something out of it.....it's not a healthy something...but there is a kind of payoff.......i for one am learning new ways to look at things and realizing my part in the bad relationship i was in.....unfortunatly....it only helps with that one particular brand of retardedness......so i may end up in a different kind of bad relationship.....hopefully i've learned enough to recognize it for what it is.
  • cntlvmenuf said on Jun 30, 2008....
    U-I: {{{{hugs}}}}}...it does take courage to call it quits ya know. I do know all about rationalizing and wishing that things will change for the best. Its amazing the things we get into with our eyes open...and the lessons we keep learning over and over again.
     
    Hope your exit strategy works....especially since you are in a bigger bind financially. Can Bill be liable for some of the debt you incurred? Its better you've come to accept the situation for what it is now rather than continue to live in denial. Take heart and walk with your head high.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Fallyn - I honestly don't think I would last 10 years with that kind of emotional battery.
     
    cntlvme - Bill should be responsible for 1/2 of the wedding pictures and fertility doctor bills, but if he stays true to course he'll not only duck that, but make me responsible for some other bills that aren't even mine.  I hope my exit works too, it really kinda has to.
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 30, 2008....
    u-i, have you visited your bank yet?
  • pickersplock said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Do you want me to punch him in the face?
  • SeanRenaud said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Sorry pickers I volunteered violence first you have to que up behind me.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    SW - there's nothing there to steal.  We only have one joint checking account that is all but drained.
     
    pickers - not yet.  Not till I'm clear of him.  Then .......... puching palooza here on SC.
     
    SR - we'll all get our licks in.  promise.
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 30, 2008....
    i'm not worried about stealing: i just wanna make sure your automatic deposit is separate.
  • botoni said on Jun 30, 2008....
    UI......I'm sorry that this has happened to you.  Like Ed I kind of had my suspicions that this was coming.  Others have pointed this out but I'm going to say it again.  You are not at fault here.  You are a lovely and intelligent woman with a beautiful heart and loving nature.  I've been in the same position with a demeaning and abusive partner.  Take a look at the reality of it all and decide to let your anger come to the surface.  After you've got it all built up make a choice to go on living with the ego busting blaming behavior or recognize that you can and should get out.  Take care of yourself first.  Yes, I know that sounds like selfish advice but it is definately time for you to think about you and your well being.
  • Me-Myself&I said on Jun 30, 2008....

    Me too! I am an Idiot with Poor Taste in Men. Here Here!

    I'm sorry, i relate and understand totally. I have a problem with co-dependence.

    I hope the best for you. My prayer are with you. Take care of yourself.

    Please don't be too hard on yourself. We are all just humans doing the best we can with what we got.

    ~see ya

  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    SW - yes, I've already been "burned" that way and was not ready to get burned again.
     
    botoni - that really is the hardest part for me.  I have no problem putting myself before Bill, since he's proven to me he cannot see anyone but himself.  I do deeply regret having dragged my kids through this.
     
    MM&I - bleech! that label (co-dependant) fits me too well I'm afraid.
  • evil_twin said on Jun 30, 2008....
    I'm really sorry to read about this :-( I do remember that he was acting like an ass before and you moved out on him. I was really surprised when you said you were going to marry him after that. But when you love someone, you really do want to believe that they can and have changed. But unfortunately, it's hardly ever true.

    But your only crime was believing in him. And that doesn't make you and idiot. It makes you a caring person who really wanted to give him the chance to prove himself. It just sucks that he blew it and didn't deliver.

    I'm sorry. I hope you can get through this.

    -evil_twin LA
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    ET - I'm sure I will.  It will take time.
  • froggie_51 said on Jun 30, 2008....
    D   U   M   P          H   I   M!
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    froggie - good advice.
  • woman said on Jun 30, 2008....
    You have no children? Then I would leave. I have lived with a difficult man for 38 years. It doesn't get better. He has often been verbally abusive and I have learned to detach from it. But UI, if not for all those years, and all the children and grandchildren, I would have gone. Perhaps you see something in him sometimes that touches you. Perhaps you feel some connection that makes it difficult to say good bye, but if he doesn't make you feel loved and appreciated, if he doesn't make your life better, I'd have to think about leaving. There really are calm and sweet men out there. Would you want someone who is cruel to be the father of your children? You are a lady with a sense of humor and intelligence. You have the right to be happy. Take care of yourself.
  • wombat said on Jun 30, 2008....

    Reserving comment until I read more and more closely, but I am so sorry to hear that things are not going well.  Been there, done that...but each and every situation is different.  So no advice here.....just a hug and a worried look for a nice lady for now..

    {{{{{{{{{{{{{{hugs from wombat}}}}}}}}}}}}}

  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....

    woman - we don't have children together, which is in the end a blessing.

    wombie - thanks for the hug.  (and the worried look)

  • Lucytorial said on Jun 30, 2008....

    Ohh honey, its been a confusing few months for you hasn't it?  I'm sorry to hear he's being such a cunt! (no apologies for that word) I should go grab my cricket bat and beat the lving shit out of him for treating you that way... you do deserve far more and I've told you that already.

    Is there anyway for you to depart with your self respect in tact and not hurt your kids too much? cause I don't see this relationship as being good for you at all.... period. I'm sorry for being so blunt but you are such a lovely women worth so much more love and respect than what you are receiving.

  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Lucy - I'm afraid the self respect boat has sailed.  I'm trying to find a place to go that requires no or little deposit since my money is tight.  I'm trying to keep the kids out of it without having to lose any time I have with them now.  There are no easy answers I'm afraid. 
  • Lucytorial said on Jun 30, 2008....

    You are the only person to think of right now you cannot help your kids of you my dear are not able to keep yourself well.  There never are easy solutions in this kind of problem, please try to make sure to surround yourself with people who do love you, respect you, care for you and are willing tohelp you.. don't ever be afraid to ask for help.

    God this sucks, if I was living there I'd say come on over here as long as you need!

  • MissMimi said on Jun 30, 2008....

    {{{{{{{{{{{uni}}}}}}}}}}}}

    All above me have already given you good advice.  You deserve to be happy.  I wish you strength, uni, to do what you need to do.  You're in my thoughts.

  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Lucy - I am talking to friends as we speak.  Hopefully one of them will have something that pans out.  I don't want to jump from the frying pan into the fire, so I'm trying to find some place that I can settle at least temporarily into without the same kinds of problems I'm having now.
     
    Big M - thanks, and please do keep me in your thoughts.  I believe it helps.
  • vacantmind said on Jun 30, 2008....

    u-i...this really sucks. I can only say that I am glad that this is happening now rather than later. IVF requires alot of emotional support from your spouse and I just don't see that he is capable of that.

    You, my friend, are a loving and caring woman. It angers me that he was willing to put you through all of fertility testing yet, when the money just didn't come through he turned on you. I hope that you find something that is suitable for you so, that you can remove yourself from the situation.

    {{{{HUGS}}}}

  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 30, 2008....
    vacant - yes, and in the long run maybe this is what was supposed to happen.  Maybe he needs someone much different than me and he can have babies with her.
  • wombat said on Jun 30, 2008....

    Sometimes a leopard will change it's spots, despite the old adage.... when they wake up in the jungle alone.

    Other times, you have to find a new leopard......

    I have no idea which is going to happen for you, but I trust that you will do what is best for you and all who are concerned.  Emphasis on "all who are concerned."

    Those who "don't need help"   (or think they don't)  do not get it.

    Those who do, will find it.

    My heartfelt wish that you will find help, solutions and peace of mind.

     

  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 30, 2008....
    I can't really add anything enlightening to what the others before me have said.  I have no room to give advice on relationships anyway.  All I can do is wish you the very best.

    ((((hugs))))

    CW
  • Mr_Box said on Jun 30, 2008....
    That really sucks. I'm sorry that your marriage isn't quite working out the way you hoped. Sometimes people really can change, if they want to bad enough. It sounds like he didn't want to bad enough.

    Being around someone who does the things he does is very unhealthy. Isolating you from friends, monitoring your bank accounts....it's bad news. And I'm just glad you can see that, because a lot people let that stuff go for way too long.

    And then it just gets worse. It's abusive behavior. And I'm very sorry you've been dealing with this. Just try to stay strong and I know that you'll come out on top of this. I think your freedom will be enough for the time being.

    Good luck.
  • Zayda said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Uni: I'm so sorry this is happening. I don't have any advice beyond what you have already been told. Just know that you deserve better than being treated that way.


    (((hugs)))
  • the_infernal_optimist said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Just ((massive, massive hugs)) from me, Leafy. I'm here if you need another shoulder.

    ~Infernal
  • Eilan said on Jun 30, 2008....
    I'm so sorry, u-i.  :(

    *hug*
  • gingersoul said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Unique.....i am really sorry.....{{hugs}}

    But the time to cry over this asshole is over. You have been keeping all inside yourself for too long.

    Its time to stand up and fight him back. Don't listen to ANY of his words. Those words come from a poor, little, delusional, pathetic, with the lowest self esteem piece of shit. Therefore they don't have ANY value.

    Ok, you made a mistake. So what?  Now its time to act.

    Go to a lawyer and let them take you out of this crap. Defend your kids and your rights. You did it once, you will do it again.
    I am confident in your strength and lucidity.

     


  • wishyouwerehere said on Jun 30, 2008....

    U-I - Good for you for finally letting this out.  I hope it will give you some perspective.  You are definitely not an idiot.  I am someone who was also once hopeful that my spouse would keep his promises.  It's his choice whether or not to change, and his loss if he doesn't.

    I wish you all the best - trust your strength and don't question past decisions.  It's best to use your energy to move forward.  Later, you can examine this and take away certain lessons once you are in a better place.

    Hugs - Wish

  • SeanRenaud said on Jun 30, 2008....
    Wow.  I'm still valuing violence, but I apologize to the jerk cus I'm completely siding with you without knowing anything about his side, and as a male who's been bashed via this in the past I can't in good conscious keep saying he's an evil pig with no value because I really believe my own relationships suffered needlessly (not claiming to be a saint) but blogs like this allow women (and men) to say my S/O is a jerk, I'm totally blameless, get a bunch of advice from people that are sympathetic (and some of them that they have respect for) tell them the other person is evil and they should do x, and they believe them and then go back and think they are righteous.  Not saying that you aren't u-i, you knew you were getting into a bad situation from the get go so I''m somewhat sympathetic, but nobody has asked why you got yourself into this or why you've stayed (how long?).
     
    Its easy for us as Soul Casters to jump on the train.  I'm still quite willing to do violence (and not ask questions) but I really just want to do violence.  Also by virtue of liking you, you get priority.  So you win by principle but as someone who's suffered this before I cann't continue to thrash him.
  • RollingC said on Jun 30, 2008....
    I'm sorry to hear about what's happening to you.  I feel for you and send you a big   ((( HUG ))) !
    You are not the only one out there that's made bad partner choices. I'm separated and will most probably get a divorce sometime down the road.  The fact that you tried to make things work and they didn't does not mean that you are a failure or are bad. 
    My situation is that I'm now finding the true colors of the person that I thought was going to be my life partner. I am not a saint and I don't wish to get into a comparison competition.  Luckily I had an inkling couple years back and listened to the advice of friends and started protecting myself.  What Ed said is good advice as you should have separate bank accounts with someone like that.  I am nobody to give advice but seems to me if there are no children maybe a trial separation will clear the air a little and you can think better.
    My separation hurt at first but now I see that staying together just means more suffering for both of us.
    Not trying to put the blame all on my s/o as we both have our good and bad points and not trying to get into a competition as to who is right or wrong even though I am willing to admit that she's more selfish than me and yada, yada, yada.
    Looking out for yourself and your well being is not wrong....remember that.
    Good luck and God Bless.... ♥♥♥
    Rc
  • blastfromthepast said on Jun 30, 2008....

    Hi, Unique!

    If you read what you wrote, you might find that you've got the answer.  Someone told me this once, and I'm passing it on to you.  Nobody can live your life better than you can.  Nobody can possibly know what you're feeling better than you can, and nobody can love you better than you can.  My heart goes out to you, Dear.  You deserve better, way better.  It's time you believed it. 

    Blast

  • uniquely-ironic said on Jul 01, 2008....

    wombat - I think you're right about this leopard not waking.  I've nearly kicked the shit out of it and it continues to snooze away.  Time for a new leopard, or maybe a tiger this time.

    CW - As much as I appreciate the words, just the fact that people give a shit about me at all is the best help.  Thanks for being my friend.

    JBox - yes, many of the behaviors are unhealthy and I've let them go on too long.  At this point it's a little scary getting my "right" back, since I've been operating without them for so long.

    Zayda - thanks

    TIO - thanks for the hug.  I like them :)

    Eilan - I'm serious about being your honorary sister.  Of course then you'll have to put up with me.

    gingersoul - since there are no legal obligations (our handfasting wasn't a legal marriage) the only obligation I have is to put in a 30 day rental notice and pay my portion of all remaining joint bills.

    WYWH - It's the actual moving forward that I find frightening, but yes, I do need to move forward.

    SR - I'm sure I've contributed to the demise of this relationship.  I'm not perfect.  I won't go into detail, but he has stepped over the line from simple human error to sadistic behavior.  The fact that I allowed this in the past is something I regret, but the fact that he cannot even acknowledge that it was over the line puts him beyond help.

    RC - I tried a seperation last year and I thought after talking things through that we had finally found a middle ground.  Now I see that neither of us is happy, but apparently I'm the one who needs to call it quits.

    Blast - And there in lies the truth.  I have to be the person to take care of myself, love myself and live my life.  Thanks.

  • SeanRenaud said on Jul 01, 2008....
    Again I'm not saying your at fault or he's not an asshole.  I'm saying that we're only hearing one side of the story and since I've been victimized and lost someone I cared about because of a similar situation (I didn't isolate her from her friends she just has a habit of abandoning everybody that isn't a "yesman" every two years or so) and then she went on Myspace after we had a fight asked Tom & co if she should dump me and did.  I eventually got her back but she still has that combined "I'm in this world alone" complex and Myspace friends give the best advice that brings me infinite agony and it wasn't until my last post that I realized that I was doing EXACTLY what was done to me, normally I'm not good at empathy but I'm working on giving a shit what other people are feeling.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jul 01, 2008....
    SR - LOL you don't really need to explain your motivations to me, but thanks.  I'm sorry your situation was so difficult.
  • queenparanoia said on Jul 01, 2008....
    uniquely; oh wow sory to hear this uniquely... i hope things change... let's hope it will... {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUG}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jul 02, 2008....
    queenie - things will change.  It's just a question of taking back control.
     
  • Scarlett said on Jul 03, 2008....
    you are not an idiot for having poor taste in men, but you will be if you stay with him.  I don't know you so my words mean very little, but PLEASE consider your furutre.  This guy is not changing.  You sound like a good person - do what it takes to live the life you want....PLEASE!  I care about you even though I don't know you.  I am in my late 40's and can't even begin to tell you how I wish I would have had courage years ago when my whole life was ahead of me.

    You deserve to be cherished by your man.
  • Mucho said on Jul 03, 2008....
    Do you know why you have a poor taste in men?
  • Mucho said on Jul 03, 2008....
    Do you know why you have a poor taste in men?
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jul 03, 2008....
    scarlett - yes, I would be an idiot for not getting out.  Now I need to figure out how to accomplish that, but things will change, that is for sure.
     
    Mucho - I suspect that there are some self esteem issues involved.
  • everythingyouthink said on Jul 03, 2008....
    I just started a blog on soulcast, and happened upon yours today.  Thank you for sharing what is going on in your life.  I've been in a similar relationship, and it was extremely difficult.  I finally came to the realization that I can only change myself, not him.  It took years to get there though.
    You have such strength for sharing your story on your blog, so thank you.  Keep writing, and remember that you don't deserve to be treated this way.  There's no justification what so ever.  Good luck!
  • Mamie said on Jul 04, 2008....
    oh crap! How are you doing today, honbun?
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jul 04, 2008....
    ETYT- thank you, and welcome.
     
    Mamie - better, not really enjoying the concept of a long weekend with him.
  • lostboy said on Jul 06, 2008....
    Just the fact alone that you get such a large of amount of caring and concern from these people on this site says something about you. You obviously have a great personality and are kind person, and it resonates in the sincere feedback you get from these people. You will find a way to make things better, and it's great you have these people here to help you.
    Me, I'm not anywhere as experienced as many on this site so I don't have much advice to give. But I will keep reading and hoping the best for you. I don't know you, yet I know you deserve much better. Just stay positive, things can always change!
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jul 06, 2008....
    lostboy - yes, these people are my "family" and I am so very lucky to have them.  Things will change, they must, and I guess the trick is changing them for the better.

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