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Appointment scheduled, excited, nervous, feeling guilty…

I’m feeling guilty! It’s just me I guess. I know my husband is a jerk, he has no friends and sees his family once a year. My daughters can’t stand him. My son is his only person. Did anyone else feel this? I know I can’t stay, I’ll be so much happier without him but I know he’ll be lonely and I guess it’s his own fault. He’s a narcissist and bipolar and doesn’t take his meds. Hard to live with.

Re: Appointment scheduled, excited, nervous, feeling guilty…

Hi Smitty
I am in the same boat .

Why do you feel guilty??

I have been divorce for almost 2 years now, it was a 34 years of marriage and my grown kids doesn’t want anything to do with their father either because he was very controlling and had no empathy to them and he threaten me also. He has no friends and he became even sicker after I filed for divorce (I believe in Karma) he is the one that made himself sick because he will really get mad about small littles things that was not worth it.
At times he will tell “my way or the highway”
I had enough 😠 😔
I could not handle him anymore
Of course in the beginning of my divorce was hard, sad, cried a lot but eventually you will get used to it never be forgotten but life goes on….even though I still feel Sorry for him because he has no sisters, brothers , friends etc…
But there are plenty of caregivers to take care of him
Wish you Luck 🙏
Take care of yourself

Re: Appointment scheduled, excited, nervous, feeling guilty…

Thank you for the encouragement. I have to worry about myself and daughters right now and making sure we are secure. I’m putting my guilt away, he doesn’t deserve my sympathy really.

Re: Appointment scheduled, excited, nervous, feeling guilty…

Smitty,

You are right, you deserve to be happy. I used to feel guilty about leaving my husband since he has an illness. One that will need eventual full time care for. But, he choose to cheat, and lie to me several times it was over, he made his bed. He has no one to blame other than himself. I am a huge believer in karma, it always catches up, no matter what.

Good luck and don’t feel guilty

Re: Appointment scheduled, excited, nervous, feeling guilty…

Thank you! I needed that today. I did speak to an attorney today he was pretty business and like not warm and fuzzy but I guess that’s the way they have to be he explained to me the laws the law and that I’m entitled to half of what he has the thing is when he gets served he’s going to flip right out. my husband has a very good job he has stocks he has money markets and retirement we have separate accounts so I do not know what’s in his account but he is going to fight this the entire way because he doesn’t wanna give me anything I am sure of it. I did make an appointment to see another attorney on Tuesday at two she’s a woman with a lot of experience and I really liked them also so we’ll see what they have to say because in the end I know the laws the law but I have to be comfortable with who I’m working with . When I got home once again he was being nasty so he is just poking the bear because I’ve been on the fence about doing this and he’s going to push me over the fence. I know it’s some thing that needs to be done because I can’t live like this the rest of my life I would like to be happy .