I feel so alone
I’m regretting my decision to stay for now. I’m expecting my first child and thought it’d be wise to wait until baby is born before making a big decision to leave. My husband’s anger issues & constant competition with me has led me to questioning whether I want to be in this marriage in the long-term. I had an opportunity to move to a new place on my own but thought it’d be better to move together & try work things until after baby is here. My fear was having to shoulder things on my own especially the labour as I don’t have any family nearby but now we’ve moved to a new place & baby responsibilities coming up, I just feel I’m alone.
I’m about to go on Mat leave & he still expects me to pay for everything 50/50. It was not 50/50 before, I used to shoulder most of the bills & when I expressed that we needed to make things equal, he would go into a rage & silent treatment would follow for the next couple days. Eventually for my peace of mind I stopped chasing. But now I feel that as I’m going on Mat leave he should be able to at least be more considerate but that’s not happening. I just regret choosing to stay for now.
Last night was my first night in the new house & he chose to sleep in the sofa rather than the bed & we didn’t even have a fight.
I know leaving is scary, I can relate. You can do this. I would advise leaving before the baby is born and asking a close friend or family member to help out/come and stay with you for a while. I left my husband when my daughter was 5 weeks old and moved back to my parents for 5 months until I got back on my feet. In my opinion, you will be in a better position to get sorted before the baby comes than after. I stayed for the same reason as you and I really wish I had left before I had my daughter. I really feel for you as I know this is a rubbish time for you. You are stronger than you think x