Which would you choose?
I'm desperately searching for some sort of determining guidance and think someone here can put things plainly to me. I'm going to be 100% transparent about myself and situation. I already know I'm trash, disgusting, ect. You can't say anything worse to me than I've thought myself. But here it is:
I 27f grew up very poor and was sexually abused 10-13. Moved in with a family friend 21m when I was 14 who fell in love with me and has tried to look after me. Now 13 years later we have pushed eachother and beat a few odds. Stable careers, own quite a bit considering our back ground, 2 toddlers and no real worries...Except when I start to "lose it" every month or so. I drink, yell, break things, cry a lot, avoid family/close friends, blow money on stupid shit (vehicles, surgeries, ect) talk terrible to him and really feed into attention from other men and/or women. I know I have something going on mentally or emotional that isn't right and I need to get a handle on it. He also has issues that clash with mine. He has abandonment/paranoia and I only make it worse when I go off on these tantrums. Even when we are doing good, I feel as though I'm not allowed to be myself...Even though I'm not even really sure of who I am. I feel wrong.
My last tantrum got me caught up with a business man, twice my age and married. I had never been with a married man before him but didn't feel very sorry for it regardless afterward. I don't think I love him but I can't stop talking to him. We hit it off so well. We stay on the phone 8 hours a day/6 days a week and meet up when I can. He makes me laugh and doesn't judge me over anything...But he also uses money to lure me in and it works of course. "If you leave him I'll build you whatever house, you'd look good in X new car, I have to have someone to leave my stuff to when I die, ect." He has just left his wife of 26 years 2 days ago for me and has no kids...which he has implied is why he was never really happy at home and wants me to get pregnant right away. He feels like a kid is what he's been missing, I make him feel young again, that kinda shit. I do feel bad that I've made a mess of his life bc I'm a hoe..I don't want to get this deep with him and leave him hanging. But I don't want to leave my kids' dad or the life we've worked hard to make either. He will be so bitter and depressed. I'm his everything. I feel obligated to him. But I don't want to stay with him out of guilt or bc I feel sorry for him either. I also don't want to split custody of my kids.
What do I do? I'm a mess and I only make messes. Help me clear this shit up...Do I leave the life I've worked hard to create with a man that I'm not in love with but have a responsibility to for a man that makes me feel happy and will give me a good, easy life?
I'm obviously going to seek therapy regardless. I'm scared that once I get myself together I will regret one choice or the other.
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