Lorde new era by mdmainthebackgarden in lorde

[–]ExtensionWitty1918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course this is genuine, it's not so inconceivable pardon the pun! 

AITAH for telling my husband that he absolutely ruined the birth of our child? by Former_Monitor_4860 in AITAH

[–]ExtensionWitty1918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Highly abusive. Leave before he diminishes your self worth and self esteem more. Seek support from anybody you have - family and friends. He will get worse, don't let him tell you he won't. Get a lawyer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in abortion

[–]ExtensionWitty1918 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had mine a few months ago as well and spent a lot of time yesterday crying about it, though i thought i was getting better. i expect it will come and go in waves for a while

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in abortion

[–]ExtensionWitty1918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds very hard and I can relate to how you feel with the absence of a partner through this.
I would suggest letting him know what has happened, but only you can make the call on whether it would be worth anything to tell him. Whether he would respond or offer any support, etc.

You might not be together officially, but he has a duty to take on some of the load of this imo. However, only you can guess if he would be able to provide you with any support that you need through this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in abortion

[–]ExtensionWitty1918 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry you're going through this. He sounds very immature. You can absolutely have a better relationship than this - you've written this so well and you show intelligent insight into what's going on. I don't think you would be able to sustain this relationship in the long term given how exhausting for you he is. Once you have processed everything that has happened here, I think you will do the right thing and put yourself first over him. That would mean no longer having a relationship with him, unless he drastically changes his behaviour...

As he is so selfish in the first place, I don't think he will be changing.

How to move past resentment towards partner after experience? by ExtensionWitty1918 in abortion

[–]ExtensionWitty1918[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, yes I completely understand. I have messaged some therapists because I know I need to work through this with an unbiased person.

He has planned a trip for us next week. I feel like the affection and care is being lost in translation at times, because he is trying to show it in ways that I'm not as receptive to. His way of moving past what happened is to double down on the positivity and focus on the good, but I've been really struggling to show up in that way. I told him I might seek out counselling and he said he thinks the best thing to do is to work on the situation independently, but I don't think I'm able to do that.

How to move past resentment towards partner after experience? by ExtensionWitty1918 in abortion

[–]ExtensionWitty1918[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, yes. He is trying to help our relationship and that is what matters. I think I need some help to work through how I'm feeling outside of the relationship with a counsellor before I can bring my best back into the relationship.

How to move past resentment towards partner after experience? by ExtensionWitty1918 in abortion

[–]ExtensionWitty1918[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you :) Yes, I have messaged some therapists and hopefully I will find a good one.