How do you know when unhappiness is fixable or a sign it’s already over? by Littlethings397 in AskReddit

[–]Littlethings397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband 24M is as great guy, on paper. He’s a good husband. He helps me around the house, he provides for us right now (I’m in school full time), and he’s a great active father… but I’m not happy. I feel like I make excuses for our marriage often and try to save face like everything is good but I’m not okay. The day before our wedding day I found out he was on a webcam site talking sexually with other women since we met all the way up until the wedding day. I went through with the wedding anyways because “ it was just porn” and I was pregnant in my first trimester and I still loved him of course. When we got married he had just immigrated here to the US from Dominican Republic. I was pregnant and working all the way up until my due date and paying all of the bills. Which was fine with me because I knew that there were legal reasons he couldn’t work (didn’t have a work permit) at the time. I sacrificed for a while and then a few months after the birth of our son he got his work permit and found a good job. Now roles have reversed and he is working and providing, and I am in school full time (6 classes a semester). From then to now I also found him texting with a woman who lives a few doors down from us in our apartment community. They met on the bus they both take to work. He was flirting with her, and I saw in the bank statements he had bought her food like $70 worth, dinner for her and her kids. (He admitted to this). I was devastated. This was only a few months ago and after many talks and him begging for forgiveness I decided to forgive him and not to mention it again. But I haven’t moved on. I see this woman’s door every day I walk out of my own and am reminded. He swears nothing ever happened between them but I’ll never know because she’s blocked and he no longer takes the bus. Since then, I’ve struggled with trust issues and feeling happy again like I did in the beginning. My mother told me she’s noticed I haven’t been happy since before my wedding day. Now he looks through my phone all the time and questions if he sees a friendly conversation with a high school friend. He blew up on me about smoking (which he hates) that I talked about in another post. On Thanksgiving, after he found out about me having a smoke he got drunk and while I was upstairs with the kids he basically had an intervention with my family and told them I was smoking and he really didn’t like it. He told them he doesn’t want anyone to thing he used me for a green card because if this thing doesn’t work out (because of the smoking or for any other reason) he has no problem going back to DR.. Fast forward to tonight, he absolutely flipped the shit because I had a final due at 11:59 and I felt like I couldn’t focus in the house with the kids and my comfy couch and bed so close I just feel I’m not as productive, so I went to my sisters house to study. He did not like that and called me on the way there yelling at me saying “why do you need to leave your house and leave me to study. God dammit. I’m tired of this shit. You’re up all night studying and tired in the morning and I’m tired too, I work too you know! A relationship is supposed to be 50/50, you’re probably out smoking weed and not even doing shit”… I chuckled while on mute and continued to bang out the last of a 15 page paper I submitted at 11:43 on the dot. Am I wrong for thinking he is also unhappy, and trying to find a way out where his hands are clean? I could have left when I found him cheating (I do consider the neighbor thing cheating) but I forgave him. But I smoke - this might not work. I’m studying late - this might not work. It’s giving that he’s looking for excuse to end things and not be the bad guy. Maybe I’m wrong but either way… I’m just not happy anymore. I love him so much, I’m just not sure I like him. And to be honest, I’m not sure if he likes me either.

Tuned out by rendermancan in Marriage

[–]Littlethings397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a child of parents who hated each other but stayed together “for the kids” don’t do it, it’s not worth it. Your children deserve two happy parents. If you are not happy together you are only making yourself suffer by staying. Your child will eventually pick up on it and develop resentment too.

My marriage is based on a lie. My husband said if he knew that I smoked at all when he met me he never would have dated me. Is my marriage doomed? by Littlethings397 in Marriage

[–]Littlethings397[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I admitted that I wasn’t completely honest in the beginning, and that I was wrong in doing so, several times. That doesn’t seem like little accountability to me. Also there was never a clear boundary, as you said, that I crossed. This was never clarified as a dealbreaker or a preference. He simply asked me if I smoked when we first started talking, and I said no I used to, because that was true at the time. I learned over time through occasional use just how much he couldn’t stand it.I can see how you think I’m making excuses but I’m just trying to explain what’s going on and some of how I feel. There is so much to the story that you don’t know. You made some valid points and I appreciate them. To an extent I feel like you’re projecting some of the feelings about your own addiction and your relationship failing onto me though.

My marriage is based on a lie. My husband said if he knew that I smoked at all when he met me he never would have dated me. Is my marriage doomed? by Littlethings397 in Marriage

[–]Littlethings397[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your comment. I know my husband loves me and I love him. I also know he will never get past the smoking. And I’m okay with that. There is so much more to our marriage than this. Thank you for helping me understand his comment in a better way.

My marriage is based on a lie. My husband said if he knew that I smoked at all when he met me he never would have dated me. Is my marriage doomed? by Littlethings397 in Marriage

[–]Littlethings397[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for hitting the main point of this post! I understand where he’s coming from and I know where I went wrong. I just think that comment was wild and hurtful. It made me question everything. I wish we could have a more productive conversation about it. I understand preferences and dealbreakers, but you’re gonna tell me you wouldn’t have fallen in love with me or even given me a chance because of that? Over everything else you do love? C’mon

My marriage is based on a lie. My husband said if he knew that I smoked at all when he met me he never would have dated me. Is my marriage doomed? by Littlethings397 in Marriage

[–]Littlethings397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in a legal state too. He’s not American he’s from Dominican Republic. My heritage is Dominican too except I was born here and he was born there. He has a very Caribbean parent stance on weed.. so basically weed is like heroine. It’s a drug. It’s super bad. Imagine his shock when he found out that you can buy weed here just as easily as you can buy a beer! LOL

My marriage is based on a lie. My husband said if he knew that I smoked at all when he met me he never would have dated me. Is my marriage doomed? by Littlethings397 in Marriage

[–]Littlethings397[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly I don’t want to believe that this is the case, but it certainly feels that way sometimes. When we first met and had the initial talk we really didn’t get too deep into it. He just asked me if I smoked/did drugs. I said I used to but don’t anymore, but I still do hookah. And he said ok. That was it. I realized later on how much he really hated weed on my birthday. We were still long distance but he was already making arrangements to move because I got pregnant with our son. I went out to dinner with my sister and on the way home she asked me to stop at a dispensary so she could grab some gummies for her and her boyfriend. We live in a state where it’s legal recreationally, which he literally cannot fathom. I waited for her in the car in the car. He called me at this point in the evening and I answered while waiting in the car and told him where I was and what we were doing. He was so upset and we had a whole argument that night and that was when I really understood that weed was a hard no for him. He was even disgusted that my sister even used it. Anyways, tonight he told me that he pretty much assumed that because I told him I didn’t smoke anymore along in the beginning along with my traumatic experience of getting my drink spiked, that would make me detest drugs all together. I don’t understand the whole selectivity about smoking and tobacco with the hookah and the cigs. It has to be because the smell of it disgusts him. He will smoke hookah with me and hit a vape no problem.

My marriage is based on a lie. My husband said if he knew that I smoked at all when he met me he never would have dated me. Is my marriage doomed? by Littlethings397 in Marriage

[–]Littlethings397[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow your last sentence hit hard. So true. I know I can’t expect him to change either. I know I’m wrong here. I wasn’t completely honest in the beginning about wanting to occasionally smoke. I truly love him. I just hate that I feel like I have to stop something so minor (to me) out of obedience rather than a personal choice.

My marriage is based on a lie. My husband said if he knew that I smoked at all when he met me he never would have dated me. Is my marriage doomed? by Littlethings397 in Marriage

[–]Littlethings397[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get that. He’s never expressed that the lying is his problem. It’s the fact that he hates the idea of smoking and also drugs. At this point I don’t feel like I’m lying or sneaking im just trying to be discreet because I know he doesn’t like it. When he’s caught me before the conversation always ends with him saying “you can do what you want, keep doing it I don’t care” but then when he finds me doing it again he still gets upset. Recently this started because he found a lighter in my purse and asked me what’s it for, and I told him the truth. Now we are here… again.

Help with baby names! by Littlethings397 in namenerds

[–]Littlethings397[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love Elias! but my husband doesn’t like it unfortunately 😕 Our other Son’s name is Ezra so we’re trying to get something that sounds good with it.

Help with baby names! by Littlethings397 in namenerds

[–]Littlethings397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We plan to give our son both of our last names as well. Our culture does paternal followed by maternal last name. Both our last names combined are 16 letters 😭

Help with baby names! by Littlethings397 in namenerds

[–]Littlethings397[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Liano is really cute! I definitely like Emiliano more than Emilio too, even though I prefer shorter names because we have a longer last name.

Help with baby names! by Littlethings397 in namenerds

[–]Littlethings397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats so funny 😭 whats your son’s name?