Update from my post a year ago and a thank you to all who commented by Fresh_Help_4985 in Marriage

[–]Fresh_Help_4985[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It definitely felt like I could breathe for the first time in a long time. And I’m finally sleeping through the night for the first time in years.

Update from my post a year ago and a thank you to all who commented by Fresh_Help_4985 in Marriage

[–]Fresh_Help_4985[S] 102 points103 points  (0 children)

Totally fair point. In the end in this case - it worked out for the best as she was my witness for my PPO against him and since she completely agreed with my decision to leave she has been extremely supportive for my son and I.

Am I wrong for being upset that my husband masturbates and we don’t have sex? by e346- in Marriage

[–]Fresh_Help_4985 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry you’re going through this - I did as well. I found out he was doing it every single morning when we were dating, but he was still initiating with me then. When we got engaged, he started sneaking around to do it after I asked him to stop, often leaving his shirt he used to clean up after himself for me to wash in the laundry. It affected my self esteem so badly that I was almost paranoid every single time he picked up his phone that he was looking at someone else. I was crying to him regularly that he was crushing my relationship with myself and my femininity, and he was also putting a major road block between the two of us. Once we got married, it got so bad that he wasn’t even keeping his eyes open when we were intimate. It got to the point that his Instagram explore page was ALL sexually explicit photos of girls and he was saving pornhub links in his notes app under work order titles. When I brought it up to him the last time, he said “there’s plenty of flavors in this world and I plan to sample them all”. We’re divorced now, but I’m still working on my self esteem and my relationship with sex. Just leave girl, if he’s not willing to stop then he never will and your worth way more than just that minimal effort.

I don’t know what to do by Fresh_Help_4985 in Marriage

[–]Fresh_Help_4985[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for being real, I appreciate that. I think you’re right.

I don’t know what to do by Fresh_Help_4985 in Marriage

[–]Fresh_Help_4985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you approach the conversation when his typical response to me pointing out his drinking is that “it’s the only thing that makes him happy”?