Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes. He had explained ED in his 20s early in our relationship that eventually went away. I didn’t bring it up until the very end of our relationship (separated now)and flung it in his face out of spite. He denied that it ever happened and said I was crazy. It’s made me wonder what was really going on back then.
I have a list of other stuff I want to bring up that I’ve buried that I’m going to dig up when the time is right and we have a final settlement. Some of it is stuff I was expected to ignore and other stuff are things he thought I never knew and buried for himself.
This is crazy! Why would you do this out of spite if relationship was breaking. Just let it go. What are you getting out of it except a few moments of satisfaction? This is not how you treat people in love even when you are not together.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes. He had explained ED in his 20s early in our relationship that eventually went away. I didn’t bring it up until the very end of our relationship (separated now)and flung it in his face out of spite. He denied that it ever happened and said I was crazy. It’s made me wonder what was really going on back then.
I have a list of other stuff I want to bring up that I’ve buried that I’m going to dig up when the time is right and we have a final settlement. Some of it is stuff I was expected to ignore and other stuff are things he thought I never knew and buried for himself.
This is crazy! Why would you do this out of spite if relationship was breaking. Just let it go. What are you getting out of it except a few moments of satisfaction? This is not how you treat people in love even when you are not together.
Anonymous wrote:Thread title made me think of the Sopranos.
Anonymous wrote:Yes. He had explained ED in his 20s early in our relationship that eventually went away. I didn’t bring it up until the very end of our relationship (separated now)and flung it in his face out of spite. He denied that it ever happened and said I was crazy. It’s made me wonder what was really going on back then.
I have a list of other stuff I want to bring up that I’ve buried that I’m going to dig up when the time is right and we have a final settlement. Some of it is stuff I was expected to ignore and other stuff are things he thought I never knew and buried for himself.
Anonymous wrote:Thread title made me think of the Sopranos.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Trying to figure out, is this normal? It doesn’t feel normal, but my husband seems to expect it.
This is what abusive or predatory or double-faced people expect - that you will be their secret keeper. If you don't keep the secret, then the problem becomes YOUR fault because you spoke out loud about it, not the fault of the person who took the abusive action. It is not normal, healthy behavior, which would involve violation and repair. Abusive behavior involves violation and non-repair -- usually ignoring, secret-keeping or outright DARVO (deny, attack, reverse victim and offender).
OFC, whether you speak about it (i.e. decide NOT to bury it), is a decision you should make depending on your own ethics, position of safety (or lack thereof) and your own interests and goals.
Anonymous wrote:Trying to figure out, is this normal? It doesn’t feel normal, but my husband seems to expect it.
Anonymous wrote:Like, they did something unspeakable. And you kind of both never brought it up again and you pretend like it didn't happen.