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My husband and I were married at the end of September. A few weeks before, I received a Facebook message from a woman telling me she and my now husband had been in an on-going relationship for nearly a year. She included screenshots of texts from him saying he was going to end it with me in order to give their relationship a real chance. When I confronted him about it he said he had no real feelings for her but he was terrified of marriage and wanted to know he wasn't trapped. Charmer. He comes from a family of liars who act like they do it to protect one another so honesty had been an ongoing issue in our relationship. We've been together for 6 years and he was so manipulative and emotionally abusive that by the time I found out about his cheating, my first instinct was that I did something wrong or I wasn't good enough to be with him. I genuinely believed it was a phase because of the pressure and I ACTUALLY APOLOGIZED TO HIM for putting too much pressure on him during the wedding planning. He has repeatedly undermined my career goals and life plans by arguing until I agree that those feelings are irrational. He only cooks, cleans, and plans for himself but if I don't include him in a decision he would make me feel like garbage for being selfish. I attempted suicide once and he yelled at me for an hour about how selfish I was and how distracted he would be at work because he has to worry about my safety.
Lesson: saying all of this to strangers helps me see how bat shit crazy it sounds. But when you're with someone as manipulative as my husband you make every excuse to ignore it. You say you're crazy and selfish and think of every nice thing they've ever done to make up for the horrible person they are. But what I've learned is it's never too late to walk away. Yes I wish I would have had the self esteem to leave before getting married but at least I realize it now and I'm seeking help. I may have had a shorter marriage than Kim K but I cannot describe the relief of knowing that I'm not crazy and I am worth loving.
I know this will die in usersub but I'm sharing for anyone who is stuck in the pit I've been in for years. You deserve love.
pregnantpause
He’s a narcissist and you are lucky to see it now and get out. Check out www.selfcarehaven.org for support and Info.
IronicJeremyIrons
I've been in an emotionally abusive relationship.. It's hard, but I found that going to therapy/support groups really help a lot
ryo0hki
Sometimes its just best not to get married
mastikator
Annulment is a lot cheaper. Get an annulment. Hurry, don't wait.
eodtalley
I just got divorced out of an 8-year marriage and a 10-year relationship. At least you found out early
Bumpernutz
You should look up Narcissist Personality Disorder. This might help you make some sense out of it all...
DoofusMcGillicuttyEsq
Good for you OP. Once you realize a marriage is wrong, get out. Quickly.
DigYourselfBaby
Not getting married in the first place would have made it easier - you tell yourself more reasons to stay after going to all that trouble.
hitmeormaybenot
Get out NOW!
Banana4none
Wait a second. The main question is: knowing his background of six years of abuse...why did you marry him? Change yourself not him.
everythingallatonce
abuse in relationships can happen so slowly you don't realize it until you're neck deep. not until you look back that you go "why the fuck"
Velexis
The biggest thing I'm worried about here is that you married him AFTER finding out he'd been cheating on you for a year
textilelover
People take back cheaters all the time, especially if they've been conditioned to think it's their fault.
dhulqarnayn
Can you get it annulled?
ClearBlue
Get out now. Don’t look back.
WizardyDinosaur
The truth is he won't grow up and get better until you leave him. Never go back to him, move on and find someone who appreciates you
onlyawfulnamesleft
Even after she leaves him, he may not get better. Don't look back OP!
WizardyDinosaur
Very true. Always wise to just move on
perfectlyadequatehansen
Sourpatchkid23
Good for you! Be strong. You've got this.
UndeadLahmacun
Please, get rid of this parasite. Please! Good luck ,I hope, 2018 will be your year of victory, happiness, pride and freedom:)
lurkmoarjono
@OP, you both need help. not for your relationship, that seems well past. for your own sake. please seek it where you can, best of luck.
kansastornado
My fatherly advice. Set a timeline and be done with it, ASAP. Put him in the past. Don't look back, cut off all contact.
kansastornado
I say cutoff all contact because he will still try to control you, don't let him..Be strong and think for yourself and for your future...
OMGhuskies
Hugs. I was married 4 days when I first called a divorce lawyer. Emotional abuse as well. Hoping divorce is final soon. Wish you the best.
BobsonDugnutt
I left my emotionally abusive husband after less than 2 years of marriage. Sometimes I have to remind myself of what a horrible piece of...
BobsonDugnutt
Shit he was. You’ll want to revert to good memories when you start feeling lonely. Just remember you are far better off being alone than...
BobsonDugnutt
Being with someone who makes you feel worthless.
WillyWinkey
It's called gaslighting. Fuck him. Enjoy your emancipation lady
sailordoug3
I bet the divorced husband downvoted this. Dick.
FloridaLawyer
Couldn’t agree more.
elgambito
Yup. And @op shouldn't feel bad. Fish don't see water.
Ironynotwrinkly
This!
MetaSomma
This. It's the number one trait of someone who is cheating, and it's hands-down considered abuse, anywhere.
thesmelge
Make sure you get emancipation and not defenestration. Similar words, different outcomes.
WeNamedTheDawgIndiana
I'd suggest not fucking him. Dick has a way of clouding issues
Laeryc
yes but if shes the one fucking him dildos have a way of making the brain understand pain in a more personal Way.
WeNamedTheDawgIndiana
Technically correct
ZOMBiEJACKiE
good luck
tryingtochangeourplanet
Saying I know this will die in usersub is a call for it to make it to the front page. Like really people?
fingersonlips
Usually people get downvoted for their "sob stories", and having lived through an abusive childhood, you don't realize how fucking far >
fingersonlips
>beyond "normal" this behavior is so you think its just another standard sob story and ppl will tell you to "get over it" and you're over->
fingersonlips
>reacting. She probably thought this wasn't anything outside of normal shotty behavior and ppl wouldn't care all that much.
fingersonlips
*shitty
FlamingoKick
The sooner you get out, the healthier you will be.
averyllamacommenter
Also, get tested for STIs, @wwcheeseathelete
MasterBaitin
All this advise and op doesn't seem to have checked imgur as no replies etc
fingersonlips
She could be working? If be unable to reply to these at work (no service and Imgur is blocked on my work computer)
MasterBaitin
Indeed. But, posted 14 hours ago, usual working hours are 8.. normal people would be intrigued to check during the day/ respond
fingersonlips
Not everyone is tethered to their phones or gets imgur updates on their phones.
MasterBaitin
Did I say that? Always fun when people butt in with an opinion based on incorrect perspective of a conversation
FlamingoKick
Hopefully she is getting her ducks in a row to gtfo, thus unable to respond...
MasterBaitin
Yep, just found it odd being that it's a total newbie.. will be shocked to see it's FP
welcomestranger
I wish I lived with my first wife for at least a few months before we got married. Never made that mistake again.
doctorbees
This is such solid advice, I wish everyone would live with their partners before marriage.
Itsnotreallyme
Marriages statistically fail more often if you live together beforehand.
doctorbees
Yeah you have to give a sauce for stuff like that.
Itsnotreallyme
Has to do with diff viewpoints between just cohab and married cohab plus weaker relationships slide into marriage when they wouldn't othrwis
doctorbees
Sauce or no dice.
welcomestranger
I'm currently at almost 10 years with my partner now. I'm pretty sure she's a keeper, but we still haven't merged our DVD collections.
doctorbees
Ah yes, the true test.
pinecone
As a book person, what's special with DVD-collection merging? :D Book merging is so easy, get nice bookshelves and put them all there.
MadDeeZee
I don't like divorce but i can see that in this case that shouldn't have been a marrige in the first place. Hope the best for your future.
flamingling
You don’t like divorce for you or everyone? How do other people’s divorces effect you?
MadDeeZee
Mine like yours is must an opinion and we should respect that eventi if we don't share it.
MadDeeZee
Also i'm not the type of person that want to force other to think like me, so if you disagree i'll not tell you are wrong since you aren't.
flamingling
Just asked a question dude.
MadDeeZee
Sry for acting a little aggressive maybe but for all the time i've been on the internet ppl didn't like my point of view so sry again.
MadDeeZee
We are one big society so every action have an effect on every one one way or another.
LoopyMind
Good for you... only thing I can fault you for is the suicide attempt, that's fucked-up and a shit move, had a ex that pulled the same shit
Fishlullabies
Once my friend told me that he didn't see any point in staying alive anymore. I knew that he said it to get attention because he had 1/?
Fishlullabies
Said similar things many times before. I told him he either confessed that he was trying to get attention or I would call someone 2/3
Fishlullabies
So he got the help a suicidal person needed. We got very upset with each other. Did I not handle that right? He is fine btw.
LoopyMind
You wrote that you attempted suicide... not him
Fishlullabies
I don't think I am who you think I am.
upthehillandtotheright
You can probably just get an annulment instead of having to go through with the whole shebang since it's only been 3 months
WillyWinkey
An amicable divorce costs little, however based on her description of the situation that doesn't look like a possibility
indrada3290609
Maybe he wants half his money?
DankShitHawk
Since it was a she bang that got you in this mess
OutoftheDarknessIntotheLight
Or a dissolution of union, if he agrees to sign it. It's faster and cheaper than a standard divorce, depending on assets.
Samicles
Not true. There's very few ways to get an annulment and OP doesn't have the option.
DatButch
Proof of adultery is on of them.
CuriosityDidNotKillTheCatItWasMe
Generally bigamy, not adultery
tazlah
Only in some states/countries.
PaperCl1p
Doesn't that only apply if they haven't consummated?
Evern
Depends on laws/payouts. My parents knew a pious couple too good for divorce, married 10+ years and had kids, paid huge and got annulled.
aBastardNoLonger
Read that as 10+ kids
ChaosandChaos
Very pious.
somenerandom
How do you even confirm that
ssaberhagen
back when virginity was an absolute must midwives could check for the hymen. if you want to read more you can look at this article.
ssaberhagen
http://www.historyundressed.com/2015/02/medieval-virginity-testing-and.html
doctorbees
Historically yes, but modern annulments have different criteria. Legal grounds vary by state in the US.
MouthSpiders
Not since gay marriage, since gay couples can't physically consummate. At least in the U S
MetaSomma
Depends on your definition of "consummate" I guess. Either way that piece of legislature is hugely outdated
MouthSpiders
Oh definitely, I'm not saying it's current, just that they dropped the consummate part from annulling marriage for that reason.
MouthSpiders
Lol down votes for a statement of fact? Excuse the fuck out of me
AnEightStoryTallCrustaceanFromTheProtozoicEra
1/? Getting an annulment has nothing to do with time. It deals with the terms of the marriage and the couple and vary from state to state...
AnEightStoryTallCrustaceanFromTheProtozoicEra
2/? Most states have normal terms for the annulment; such as: MARRIAGES BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS, IF ONE OF THE PARTIES IS UNDERAGE...
AnEightStoryTallCrustaceanFromTheProtozoicEra
3/? IF ONE OF THE PARTIES IS IMPOTENT, IF ONE OF THE PARTIES LACKS THE MENTAL CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MARRIAGE ENTAILS,...
AnEightStoryTallCrustaceanFromTheProtozoicEra
4/? IF ONE OF THE PARTIES COMMITS TO MARRIAGE UNDER A FALSE PRETENSE, SUCH AS A BABY ON THE WAY, and others depending on the state, ...
arphaSleepWrecker
Hahahaha excellent. Thank you for your accuracy
AnEightStoryTallCrustaceanFromTheProtozoicEra
5/5 Now most people who want an annulment think their spouce is retarded, but the whole "mental capacity" will have to be proven.
Seggs
This is probably the one thatll work
FuzzyX
False pretenses may work when he was already committed to another.