She Packed A Getaway Bag And Wants To Leave Her Marriage Because Her Husband Cheated, Hasn’t Put Any Effort Into Their Romance Since, And Lets Her Stepson Get Away With Doing Nothing At Home
This 43-year-old woman has been married to her husband for nearly 18 years, and they have two kids together. But, within the first five years of their relationship, things quickly started to go downhill.
She found out that her husband had been cheating on her with multiple different women online.
“And although I couldn’t prove any physical infidelity, it has left me with lingering trust issues,” she said.
Now, in the 13 years since, she doesn’t think her husband has cheated again. Still, at the same time, she believes that he hasn’t done anything to improve their marriage, either.
According to her, they never do anything together unless it’s an activity that has to do with one of her husband’s hobbies. He also just doesn’t take any initiative to make her feel special or do any romantic gestures.
On top of that, they never celebrate anything anymore– whether it’s holidays, anniversaries, or even birthdays– because whenever they would in the past, her husband always made it clear how much he despised it.
“It was visible how tedious and how much of a chore it was for him to do, so I gave up reminding him to avoid it all,” she recalled.
To make her home life even worse, her 21-year-old stepson also lives with them, and she thinks he’s downright lazy. Yes, her stepson currently has a part-time job, but he doesn’t contribute around the house– doing no chores or cooking. Plus, her stepson never replaces the items he uses but doesn’t pay for.
Her husband never talks to his son about the issues, either. Instead, her husband only steps in whenever she tries to address her stepson’s habits!
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So, she’s been left feeling really unappreciated and unfulfilled, and left without any other options, she’s begun to go out and try to enjoy life by herself.
She also decided to prepare a “getaway bag” just in case she needed to “escape” and leave her husband behind once and for all.
“It honestly tears me up inside to put together a getaway bag, but it also seems like my husband and stepson are content with the status quo,” she vented.
Still, while she really feels like she deserves more from a partner, she can’t help but wonder if packing the bag and thinking about leaving her husband is really the wrong thing to do.
Would you want to remain in a marriage like this? Do you think it’s smart to have a “getaway bag” or not? What would you do in her shoes?
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