Being told " I don't love you anymore"

Being told " I don't love you anymore"

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QJumper

2,709 posts

27 months

Tuesday 2nd January
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romeogolf said:
My mate was saying "It's not like..." and then reversed the roles, reminding me that it's not he who thought it was going fine and then I decided to leave, and thus it's sensible for me to want to protect myself now that he's making me unsure.
Ah, I see. That makes sense.

Reminds me of this song:



GreatGranny

9,141 posts

227 months

Tuesday 2nd January
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Darkslider said:
She's had an NHS bursary and help from her mum whilst in uni so she has been paying into the joint account something like 40% and I've been making up the other 60%, so while I've been supporting her a little it's not been excessive.
This will be ignored by Joey and he'll continue with the usual 'it's always the woman's fault, they'll all snakes etc' rhetoric!

littlebasher

3,782 posts

172 months

Tuesday 2nd January
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GreatGranny said:
Darkslider said:
She's had an NHS bursary and help from her mum whilst in uni so she has been paying into the joint account something like 40% and I've been making up the other 60%, so while I've been supporting her a little it's not been excessive.
This will be ignored by Joey and he'll continue with the usual 'it's always the woman's fault, they'll all snakes etc' rhetoric!
Financials aside, in this case he probably does have a point.....

Darkslider

3,073 posts

190 months

Tuesday 2nd January
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Alltrack said:
You need to do something about the joint account as I assume there's nothing to stop her (or you) emptying it?
Divide it up 50:50 and split any direct debits between you accordingly?
The joint account only has the bare minimum needed to cover the house bills in it day to day, we both paid what we needed in to run the house. I'm 100% confident she wouldn't steal from me/us, even after what has gone on. And even if she did, we're staying amicable at the moment she'd be daft to risk that for the sake of a few hundred quid or whatever is in there.

It will of course need dealing with in due course though, I'll have to get all the direct debits into my name once she's moved out and get it closed down I suppose. I'll add it to the list!

ClaphamGT3

11,318 posts

244 months

Tuesday 2nd January
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GreatGranny said:
This will be ignored by Joey and he'll continue with the usual 'it's always the woman's fault, they'll all snakes etc' rhetoric!
Have we had his "no man who has got divorced has ever been able to buy a house again" spiel?

Dr Murdoch

3,453 posts

136 months

Tuesday 2nd January
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Darkslider said:
The joint account only has the bare minimum needed to cover the house bills in it day to day, we both paid what we needed in to run the house. I'm 100% confident she wouldn't steal from me/us, even after what has gone on. And even if she did, we're staying amicable at the moment she'd be daft to risk that for the sake of a few hundred quid or whatever is in there.

It will of course need dealing with in due course though, I'll have to get all the direct debits into my name once she's moved out and get it closed down I suppose. I'll add it to the list!
Out of interest, is she still living at 'home'? How is that working?

Darkslider

3,073 posts

190 months

Tuesday 2nd January
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Dr Murdoch said:
Out of interest, is she still living at 'home'? How is that working?
Nope, she's moved out for a week at my request to give me some head space. Then the current plan is for her to stay in the spare room, we'll both continue to pay the mortgage for now but try and keep out of each others way as best we can while I try and raise the money I need.

Sounds like trouble on paper I know, but I still can't bring myself to hate her even though I know I should. I'm just a genuinely 'nice guy' and I've never really harboured any anger or hate towards anyone, I sometimes think maybe I don't have the capacity for it. The only real pitfall I can see is if having her in the house prevents me from moving on or healing my emotions somehow, but only time will tell that bit. I'm going to do my very best to fill my time with working, the gym, bike rides and re-connecting with friends, so hopefully my time spent in the house will be minimal anyway. We shall see.

Secret lemonade drinker

769 posts

51 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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Letting her stay in the spare room will end in a lot of awkwardness, anger and other mixed emotions

It’s not a good idea

Gargamel

15,018 posts

262 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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ClaphamGT3 said:
GreatGranny said:
This will be ignored by Joey and he'll continue with the usual 'it's always the woman's fault, they'll all snakes etc' rhetoric!
Have we had his "no man who has got divorced has ever been able to buy a house again" spiel?
This thread would greatly benefit from refraining from personal attacks on posters. We all have our individual experiences, sometimes we aren’t really writing advice we are merely re-polishing and refining our own stories and each time editing them a little to make them more acceptable to ourselves.

I understand that this repeated narrative might be irritating to some, but can we please not attack each other. Some people are more willing to forgive, to be accepting and others are much more hostile to people they once trusted and hurt them.

Bitterness and outbursts of misogyny aren’t usually helpful to others reading them, but it should be unwritten here, that this is a good place to vent those feelings and have them at least a little understood by others. That doesn’t mean endorsed or accepted with a nod, but it should mean those reading see them in the context of the experiences of those posting.

Understanding and not judgement.

ClaphamGT3

11,318 posts

244 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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Gargamel said:
This thread would greatly benefit from refraining from personal attacks on posters. We all have our individual experiences, sometimes we aren’t really writing advice we are merely re-polishing and refining our own stories and each time editing them a little to make them more acceptable to ourselves.

I understand that this repeated narrative might be irritating to some, but can we please not attack each other. Some people are more willing to forgive, to be accepting and others are much more hostile to people they once trusted and hurt them.

Bitterness and outbursts of misogyny aren’t usually helpful to others reading them, but it should be unwritten here, that this is a good place to vent those feelings and have them at least a little understood by others. That doesn’t mean endorsed or accepted with a nod, but it should mean those reading see them in the context of the experiences of those posting.

Understanding and not judgement.
Whilst your broad sentiment is sound, I can't agree with the specific. Joey has form for going beyond sharing perspectives & personal experience and posting his own prejudices dressed up as advice, which isn't helpful for anyone.

In fairness to him, he is not the only one - Tonker used to be terrible for it when he was around - and plenty, including you, very clearly avoid doing so but it needs calling out when it becomes a regular occurrence

Edited by ClaphamGT3 on Wednesday 3rd January 10:27

number2

4,325 posts

188 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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That's a name I've not heard in a while - I recall Tonker's divorce stories...


GT3Manthey

4,538 posts

50 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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number2 said:
That's a name I've not heard in a while - I recall Tonker's divorce stories...
Ohh yes so do I .

Very messy business I seem to recall.

CharlesdeGaulle

26,335 posts

181 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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GT3Manthey said:
number2 said:
That's a name I've not heard in a while - I recall Tonker's divorce stories...
Ohh yes so do I .

Very messy business I seem to recall.
Yeah, I'd forgotten those until you mentioned it. He became a very angry man. Is he still around?

ClaphamGT3

11,318 posts

244 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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CharlesdeGaulle said:
Yeah, I'd forgotten those until you mentioned it. He became a very angry man. Is he still around?
No. He has left the site and has had all his posting history erased. I believe from his posts towards the end of his time here - but do not know for sure - that aspects of his divorce became subject to some extremely toxic allegations with significant potential ramifications for his relationship with his child as well as for his new marriage and career.

CharlesdeGaulle

26,335 posts

181 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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ClaphamGT3 said:
No. He has left the site and has had all his posting history erased. I believe from his posts towards the end of his time here - but do not know for sure - that aspects of his divorce became subject to some extremely toxic allegations with significant potential ramifications for his relationship with his child as well as for his new marriage and career.
Ouch. Poor chap.

JagLover

42,490 posts

236 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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CharlesdeGaulle said:
Ouch. Poor chap.
He used to advocate recording any meeting with an ex just in case from what I recall. It is fairly common for allegations to be made during a relationship breakup.

Seventyseven7

876 posts

70 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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Darkslider said:
Dr Murdoch said:
Out of interest, is she still living at 'home'? How is that working?
Nope, she's moved out for a week at my request to give me some head space. Then the current plan is for her to stay in the spare room, we'll both continue to pay the mortgage for now but try and keep out of each others way as best we can while I try and raise the money I need.

Sounds like trouble on paper I know, but I still can't bring myself to hate her even though I know I should. I'm just a genuinely 'nice guy' and I've never really harboured any anger or hate towards anyone, I sometimes think maybe I don't have the capacity for it. The only real pitfall I can see is if having her in the house prevents me from moving on or healing my emotions somehow, but only time will tell that bit. I'm going to do my very best to fill my time with working, the gym, bike rides and re-connecting with friends, so hopefully my time spent in the house will be minimal anyway. We shall see.
Maybe too nice.

kev b

2,715 posts

167 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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Am I being too cynical when I ask if anyone else anticipates the post where the OP arrives home and finds the locks have been changed?

pb8g09

2,352 posts

70 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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I’ve had it where I came home and the ex had removed every single item of furniture and possession from the house except my clothes. She left a mirror with some lipstick quotations off one of her trash telly programmes, to then come back the next day whilst I was at work to take the mirror too. In the end I had to phone the police to get my laptop back. They incidentally weren’t helpful either.

Get her out dude.

Greenmantle

1,282 posts

109 months

Wednesday 3rd January
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I don't think you are being too nice just doing what you believe is the right thing. (not chucking her out on the street).
Unfortunately for both you and her the co-habiting isn't going to help your emotional and mental wellbeing.
Agree timescales and get moving on living separate lives in different locations.
Living under the same roof is just going to cause a situation where disagreements will prevent you both from healthily moving on.
You cannot have frank discussions and come to decisions since inevitably each decision will disadvantage one of you.
You will be a better man than any of us to achieve a right level of compromise whilst living under the same roof.
Good Luck