by flying solo » Thu Nov 18, 2021 4:09 pm
After 15 years together my husband and I are separating. We’ve done the therapy thing and we still love each other, but sadly, the intimate side of our marriage just hasn't stood the test of time.
It has been an extremely hard decision now made harder by the fact that my own mother is being very unsupportive of my decision.
She has pretty much told me that I am being way too indulgent, putting myself ahead of my young daughter who now has to deal with coming from a broken home and all of the issues that this will bring. Oh she's also thrown in that she won't be offering any financial help.
I already feel ashamed that I haven’t been able to make my marriage work and she knows that financially it will be hard as my husband is the main breadwinner. I am beyond upset that she is behaving this way but her reaction is making me wonder if I am doing the right thing.
What do I do? I love my daughter more than anything and I don't want to ruin her life but I don't want to be living like a sister with her father for the rest of my life either?
[size=100][font=Calibri,sans-serif][font=inherit,serif][color=#121212]After 15 years together my husband and I are separating. We’ve done the therapy thing and we still love each other, but sadly, the intimate side of our marriage just hasn't stood the test of time.[/color][/font][/font][/size]
[size=100][font=Calibri,sans-serif][font=inherit,serif][color=#121212]It has been an extremely hard decision now made harder by the fact that my own mother is being very unsupportive of my decision.[/color][/font][/font][/size]
[size=100][font=Calibri,sans-serif][font=inherit,serif][color=#121212]She has pretty much told me that I am being way too indulgent, putting myself ahead of my young daughter who now has to deal with coming from a broken home and all of the issues that this will bring. Oh she's also thrown in that she won't be offering any financial help.[/color][/font][/font][/size]
I[size=100][font=Calibri,sans-serif][font=inherit,serif][color=#121212] already feel ashamed that I haven’t been able to make my marriage work and she knows that financially it will be hard as my husband is the main breadwinner. I am beyond upset that she is behaving this way but her reaction is making me wonder if I am doing the right thing.
What do I do? I love my daughter more than anything and I don't want to ruin her life but I don't want to be living like a sister with her father for the rest of my life either?[/color][/font][/font][/size]