What would you do

If you know you are emotionally and mentally checked out of your relationship do you stay and continue for the sake of peace, children and finances.

I would say I checked out about a year ago but for the sake of my son and the bills I remain.

I pretend and feel I do a good job of masking. I even (even though very rarely now) have intercourse with him.

He seems completely oblivious

I’m choosing to stay as I believe he will cause my life hell if I kick him out (my house). We share a son together and I honestly believe he will use our son to hurt me.

He isn’t a hands on dad and very much wrapped up in his own needs and wants. He also is pretty clueless when it comes to parenting and the safety aspects so he hasn’t ever had son alone for no more then a couple hours.

I need his money (which isn’t much) but without it I would be in the mud completely. Only just keeping head above water now.

My plan is to wait until son is in full time school which means I would be able to work full time and son would be older. However I can’t stop thinking how this man will act if and when I finally call it a day.

I’m 98% sure he would cause a lot of issues. I know this as I’ve seen how he acts, speaks about his other kid mum (what a fool I am)

Edit: yes I have for years communicated often my concerns, needs and suggestions on how to improve our relationship he will either agree and try (lasts a couple weeks) or his favourite thing to do is gaslighting and mulipulate me. He is a master of turning my concerns and feelings into something completely else and he becomes the victim and everyone must feel sorry for him

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