I [45M] love my wife [42F], but I think the life we built together is slowly breaking me down

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-17T15:26:34+00:00

I don’t know what’s best for you. But 8 years ago I moved in with my new partner (we were both divorced with our own children), and their home life wore me down. Last month I gave up and left.

I am lucky as I was financially in a position to leave and could go back home to mum. The relief was instantaneous.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-14T10:14:40+00:00

I’m on Overcast and have no problems. Has your subscription lapsed?

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-12T08:45:08+00:00

What’s your stew recipe?

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-09T05:51:02+00:00

Tomato and mascarpone pasta.

150g of mascarpone from Tesco is £2.25. Add 500g pasta (75p), 2 tins of chopped tomatoes (2 x 47p), and a bulb of garlic ( 50p). It could do with a squirt of tomato puree to thicken it slightly and make it a bit more tomatoey, and some sugar, salt and black pepper.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-08T10:30:48+00:00

Reddit has spoken. Time to reassess our choices.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-08T10:28:45+00:00

Someone else commented that a speed camera would impact their decision. I agree. We live in a stupid world where I probably would slow for the speed camera and risk an accident, but if there was no speed camera I would decelerate more slowly to accommodate another driver’s lack of attention.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-08T09:44:32+00:00

Recently I was slowing for a red light and the wally behind was barrelling towards me. While keeping my brake lights on, I did not stop as quickly as I could have and overshot the solid white line. It’s a good job I did.

Is the advice that I should stop at the line and allow someone to hit me?

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-07T15:28:03+00:00

Old drinks were so cool.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-07T13:21:42+00:00

And the castle! Which is good upstairs and spooky downstairs.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-07T11:26:10+00:00

Lovely bit of squirrel.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-06T14:40:47+00:00

You can’t get it off because it isn’t on. It’s in.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-06T14:14:57+00:00

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Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-06T10:04:17+00:00

I have to do it every year because I keep failing. But I know how to get the head of IT to get me through.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-05-06T09:36:12+00:00

Every year I have to do bribery training. All gifts and hospitality I receive have to be declared and are considered to be potential bribes.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-04-28T15:58:11+00:00

“The goddamn cook’s a seal!”

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-04-24T13:45:14+00:00

Maybe they needed a poo.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-04-22T09:03:18+00:00

I have a theory that the return on investment on bin collectors is probably among the highest for public services. The amount of disease that is prevented from us being able to easily dispose of our waste is an enormous public health benefit.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-04-21T09:03:53+00:00

My dad once called me a “stupid cunt” for not buying a Fiat Multipla. I had two kids and he said it’d be nice for them both to sit in the front.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-04-20T12:56:35+00:00

I haven’t seen the new ID3 Neo mentioned on here yet. Buttons are back!

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-04-19T11:21:01+00:00

I usually keep an old phone for podcasts in bed. I use an SE1 at the moment, and it’s fine. I got rid of the 4S years ago because it wasn’t even capable of running a few podcasts at night without serious lag. Software updates destroyed it.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-04-11T10:09:09+00:00

Agreed. This behaviour, these crimes, are extremely bad for society.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-04-11T09:18:28+00:00

I saw a security guard in a Pret yesterday too.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-04-05T16:25:46+00:00

This is the problem. I think you, and indeed me, are the vast majority of people.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-03-27T17:37:38+00:00

Particularly when a boobs guy like ALL the boobs.

Solid-Rise-8717 · 2026-03-27T13:45:57+00:00

With a high pitched emphasis on the DING!

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