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[quote=Anonymous]My DH and I live in separate residences 90% of the time. He has anger issues to the point of severe verbal and emotional abusiveness, and I finally told him I wanted him out. I said I was not giving up on our marriage but felt like he was not experiencing any negative consequences of his explosive anger: I always forgave him. I told him he had two choices: move out, get into therapy, and we would stay married while he works on his issues, or we could just get divorced. He wanted to stay married.

Fast forward a few years: he has made some progress (fewer huge explosions) but not a lot. We have meals together a few times a week, go to events as a couple, spend holidays together and sometimes travel together, and we often spend weekends together at our vacation house. I love him. I really do. But I am about 1000x happier not cohabiting with him most of the time.

I am still struggling with whether this is good enough to stay in long term if it never gets any better.[/quote]

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