What Should I Do? Is This Relationship Worth Saving? Posted: 09-02-06 18:16pm
My problem seems tame in comparison to
others on this forum, but its still
extremely painful. My boyfriend and I
have been dating 3 years and we are
engaged. My feet are more than cold,
they're frozen. The closer the wedding
date is, the more anxious and unhappy I
seem to get. I can't help but feel
controlled and brainwashed in this
relationship. He is never happy with the
way I am and always demands change from me
- he says he feels unloved because I don't
show him affection and I am distant. He
is always angry and freaks out at the drop
of a dime. When I don't give him
directions while driving in a more speedy
fashion, he freaks out. When we go to my
parents house, he freaks out. He
constantly criticizes me on my personality
and how inadequate I am. He says things
like "the way you behave and act - its
just not cutting it" and "i was so happy
before I met you" and "i've never been so
unhappy in my whole life," and when I call
him out on this, he says he's justified
because he's just being honest. He makes
me feel responsible for his happiness and
I just give up because anything I do is
never good enough. Every time I feel hurt
and I say why - he turns the tables and
says its because I set the tone. Every
time he's unhappy, its my fault. Every
time i'm unhappy, its my fault. I
frequently say i'm sorry and take the
blame, just to stop the insanity. But
even still, I am not sincere, so its still
not good enough. He has been abusive at
times, giving me bruises. He doesn't
outright punch or hit me, but he might put
a pillow over my face or drag and throw me
on the bed, or one time he dragged me into
the tub with my clothes still on and
turned the shower on. He often pulls my
arm in public or scolds me in public. He
also embarrasses me in front of his
friends. He's told me all of my family
and friends are suckers. He, out of his
own volition, supports me and pays for
things, and seems happy to do so. But
then in an argument he will use it for
leverage. He says he pays for things
because he loves me, but I feel i'm paying
for it in other ways. My brother and some
of my friends despise him because they've
witnessed him yelling at me and
criticizing me. He's even got into my
friend's face and brought her to tears
when she voiced her concerns about his
personality. He's admitted when he's
upset or angry, he just wants to destroy
and he's acknowledged that he is flawed
and has problems and has apologized. But
is that enough? When I weigh the pros and
cons of the relationship- the pros are
that we have a good time when when times
are good, he is generous with his time and
effort except when he's angry, he supports
me, he lifts me up when i'm depressed.
The cons are that sometimes I censor
myself because i'm afraid to make him
angry, when I think about the times he's
abused me I feel i'm betraying myself by
staying in this relationship, my brother
feels that he is evil, all my family and
friends feel we are incompatible, he gets
angry easily and I feel emotionally,
spiritually, and physically drained. Is
this relationship beyond help?
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Spirit
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 387 Location: Canada
Posted: 09-03-06 06:23am
Your instincts are telling you something
ladeeda...................Listen to them.
Get out now and with the support of your
family. This man sounds dangerous and in
my opinion this relationship will go down
even futher once you are married. And
please be wise enough not to bring a child
into this mess.....It's doomed to failure.
The fact that someone is willing to give
all financial support is not enough to
make you happy........................And
you also mentioned he lifts you out of
your depression
sometimes..................Who had a hand
at putting you there?
Admitting he has "flaws" and "apologizing"
later.................Not .Good .Enough!
Someone who pushes away family and friends
is a good indicator of a control
freak.........................He's an
angry little man
...................................Get
out! Get out! :)
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Jaleigh
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 34
Posted: 09-16-06 19:33pm
spirit
wrote:
your instincts are telling
you something
ladeeda...................Listen to them.
Get out now and with the support of your
family. This man sounds dangerous and in
my opinion this relationship will go down
even futher once you are married. And
please be wise enough not to bring a child
into this mess.....It's doomed to failure.
The fact that someone is willing to give
all financial support is not enough to
make you happy........................And
you also mentioned he lifts you out of
your depression
sometimes..................Who had a hand
at putting you there?
Admitting he has "flaws" and "apologizing"
later.................Not .Good .Enough!
Someone who pushes away family and friends
is a good indicator of a control
freak.........................He's an
angry little man
...................................Get
out! Get out!
:)
ditto!!! I completely agree with this
statement! Get out asap! You will see
later on that you are much happier and
better without him.