Anonymous wrote:My ex-wife is a nasty, nasty narcissist but the scary thing is she looks a lot like Dr. Ramini, only fatter.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:DH has been awful - terrorizing me for months, lots of emotional and verbal abuse. I have a therapist, and every online source, including Dr Ramani would point to the fact that this marriage is over. Yet I feel horrible ending a marriage of 20 years. I am very conflicted.
If you want to give it a last try so you don't end up regretting giving up without a good fight, attend marriage counseling with him for six months. If he isn't willing to go and fight for a better marriage then there isn't much you can do.
I didn’t know how. He’s been so awful, I don’t want to speak with him or look at him. When I hear his voice on the phone (he’s been away for a new job for 2 weeks), I feel like I have PTSD. He repeatedly told me to die/go to my grave/he’ll ship off my coffin etc. I had to go to a hotel because it was so bad for a few days.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:DH has been awful - terrorizing me for months, lots of emotional and verbal abuse. I have a therapist, and every online source, including Dr Ramani would point to the fact that this marriage is over. Yet I feel horrible ending a marriage of 20 years. I am very conflicted.
If you want to give it a last try so you don't end up regretting giving up without a good fight, attend marriage counseling with him for six months. If he isn't willing to go and fight for a better marriage then there isn't much you can do.
I didn’t know how. He’s been so awful, I don’t want to speak with him or look at him. When I hear his voice on the phone (he’s been away for a new job for 2 weeks), I feel like I have PTSD. He repeatedly told me to die/go to my grave/he’ll ship off my coffin etc. I had to go to a hotel because it was so bad for a few days.
He sounds borderline or narcissistic. I’m sorry. You should be need to live like this.
Anonymous wrote:In most marriages, one person has to pay to get rid of their other from their daily lives. That is the reality of divorce. It often isn't a financially equal marriage and so one is on the line.
If the abuse is bad, why put up with it to save money? If you have been married for 20 years it is family money, not your money anyways and considering it your money is often seen as financial abuse itself.
Leave, get to a safe place. Get your supports and resources in place and you can do the legal part then.
You only have one life. Being safe and away from the abuse should be a much bigger priority for you than it seems it is. Do you have kids?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You’re getting lots of hood advice here but you really need to talk to a lawyer about all the financial implications.
I already did. It will cost me.
Anonymous wrote:In most marriages, one person has to pay to get rid of their other from their daily lives. That is the reality of divorce. It often isn't a financially equal marriage and so one is on the line.
If the abuse is bad, why put up with it to save money? If you have been married for 20 years it is family money, not your money anyways and considering it your money is often seen as financial abuse itself.
Leave, get to a safe place. Get your supports and resources in place and you can do the legal part then.
You only have one life. Being safe and away from the abuse should be a much bigger priority for you than it seems it is. Do you have kids?