How did you come up with the courage to leave your husband?
Won’t bore you with too many details. I (female 26) want to divorce my husband (male 26). We’ve been “together” since we were 14. We didn’t get married until 24. Even then I knew our relationship was in shambles, but like an idiot, I married him anyway. He’s always had this tenancy to talk to me in a very intense, condescending tone. It is always his way or the highway. Everytime I think I have a valid point, he finds away to logically explain how I am wrong, and he is right. And most of the time I can’t even argue with him because the way he argues, he actually makes sense. I’ll add though, I recall on our honeymoon, he called me a “dumb a\*\* bi\*\*\*” because I forgot the credit card I used to book the rental car. There’s been multiple situations similar since when, like when we had a 6 hour argument over me tying a plastic bag with our food in it. I always find a way to validate how he treats me. I don’t communicate well. I have low aspirations. I shut down and blank out during arguments, so usually he has the high ground. I know I’m a bad wife. I don’t do all of my wifely duties. All he wants is for us to “build up our lives and succeed” and that is so valid. But the way he treats me, his criticism, his condescending tone, I’m exhausted. Everytime there’s something he slightly disagrees with, it’s met with the this tone that makes him sound like he’s sick and tired or talking to this idiotic imbecile. His aspirations are no longer worth it. I need to leave, but I cannot bear the failure or being a divorced at only 26. How did you do it? How did you make the decision to leave? What have your the confidence? Did you for back to your parents house? What was their reaction? When did you know enough was enough? Please help me. I don’t know how much longer I can hold on.