I Don't Know How to Leave Him. Help! Posted: 01-18-06 11:55am
We had been engaged for almost 4 years. I
tried breaking up with him 4 or 5 times
during the first year, but he always
convinved me to give it another try. We
had our son who is now two and a half and
sharp as a tack. Over the past two years
we've had our upa and downs such as any
other relationship does, but it turned for
the worst early 05. I was deployed for a
month and was pulled aside my unit to be
told that I had to go home due to
something my doctor found in some tests
every female takes prior to deployment. A
week before I was scheduled to get on a
plane and go home, I cal my fiance and
tell him I should be leaving in about a
week or so. In the same phone call, he
tells me that he met some girl from
another local town who's boyfriend had
also recently deployed and that they had
been hanging out quite a bit. Long story
short, they had lunches, dinners, went to
clubs...Things he and I never did anymore
because we took care of our son who was at
the time staying with my parents. The
night I get home, I wake up and begin to
wash my face in the sink. He walks around
the corner and says, "by the way this is
such-in-such'. The girl he told me about.
I tried not to think anything of it, but
she gave him a huge hug right in front of
me, then turned and got in her car without
a 'nice to see you home safe, or nice to
meet you, or even thank you for letting me
stay in your home...He insisted that
nothing was going on. Later that week, I
find out by him saying the wrong thing,
that he had been to her apartment to help
her prepare for deployment since her
roommates had already moved out. He still
sticks to his story. I end up returning
to iraq, and two days after I got on the
plane, i'm standing in front of my crying
best friend, who happens to be a guy that
i've never done anything with, and he
tells me his wife has cheated on him. We
talk for three hours before he tells me
that one of the men she cheated on him
with was my fiance. Here we are a year
later, after trying to work things out.
He has changed to be completely
responsible and totally loves our son and
I to death! Great guy, and certainly more
respectful of our relationship. I can't
get past it for the life of me, and the
feelings I used to have for him are gone.
I've tried leaving, we were trying a trial
separation, but I just feel so guilty
about hurting him, after he's tried so
hard to grow up that I let him move out of
the spare room, back into our bedroom.
Our finances won't allow either of us to
move out right now. It's so crazy! What
do I do? Please help me! Should I stick
to what my heart tells me and hope it
doesn't effect my son too badly now, as it
would later on? How do I get him to
accept my indecisiveness and leave me
alone?
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Melissa_20
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 6806 Location: Florida
Posted: 01-20-06 15:28pm
If your feelings are gone and you have
still been trying and nothing is coming
back to you,you need to get out.The first
thing you need to think about is your son
and how it will affect him.Secondly you
need to think about yourself and how you
will feel miserable for the rest of your
life if you keep going on like this. I
was once worried about hurting someones
feelings by breaking it off and I ended up
doing it in a meaner way-i cut him off
completely.I talked with him later and he
said it hurt him more the way I did it
than if I would have just come out and say
it. The point of this story is he told me
not to worry about his feelings,he is a
big boy and can take carre of himself.So I
hope you can and will take my advise.I
wish the best for you!
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czarg
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 68 Location: Lagos-Nigeria
What Needs Be Done. Posted: 01-22-06 09:05am
Sometimes we drag a decision that needs be
made in hope that it will sort itself out
someday. From experience, I have learnt
that a decision worth taking will still be
taken at the end of the time. No matter
how much you drag your feet, it is almost
certain that someday, you will follow your
heart.
Your happiness is a priority and it will
count even, say, when your son becomes
grown a bit more than he is now.
I advise you to do what your heart tells
you. You are only buying time. You will
still get around this.