Should I go back and give another chance??

My husband and I have been constantly fighting and being the worst partner to each other since our baby was born in 2020. I’ve never felt so depressed and unmotivated in my life. I’ve always said to myself that he will change his ways and he’ll see that the way he acts isn’t the best. Everybody sees it and everyone around him tells him. I felt stuck at a point in my time that this is going to be my life, since we’ve been together for so long.

I went to therapy, it wasn’t really working either. Therapist told me to work and focus on me right now. That the only way you can be better for the relationship is if you become a better version of you. It’s been difficult making myself a better me because he will never let me forget it. He always tells me “look at you singing and dancing while I’m suffering”. He says the meanest things to me and makes fun of me knowing it’s something I feel insecure about it. It was always difficult to be happy under that household.

Fast forward to now, I know I been through enough to know that it’s not changing. He doesn’t get his way he becomes a monster. The situation we had, he went through my phone and saw a text from my dad. My dad doesn’t like him. But my husband went crazy and started raging. Never seen him like that, I packed up my food and groceries to go to my parents, I pay for all the food. But he decided to throw out each and every thing down the drain, on the floor, all my shake powder on the floor, my yogurt down the drain. Everything! And then he proceeds to sleep on the couch while I’m in bed, I made sure I locked the bedroom door. So, decides to come back to bed but I wasn’t having that. He stood by the bedroom door for hours making sure I didn’t sleep begging to let him. I told him I wasn’t too comfortable laying in bed next to you.

He says he can so much worse than this, so I decide to leave and go to my parents. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been here and I already feel the change within myself and I know it takes time. But he makes me feel so bad, he starts crying. He actually realizing that he could lose me. He begged me to give him another chance and him saying I didn’t think we would not be together, you’re my other half, all that stuff. But it’s the same story, why is he now pleading and begging when it gets too real. Nothing has changed in the relationship for years, so why couldn’t he have the change of heart during the mist before I leave.

I said it’s hard for me to go back there and know that you’ll only be nice for a week and go back to your habits. I want to start my healing journey and be happier more positive person, I’m getting older and I feel I like I’m not accomplishing anything, sometimes I felt like I was being held back in the relationship. I just feel like how long am I going to keep waiting til we’re at happy place, I feel like I waited long enough so much damage has been done.


I guess I know my answer but curious to see what you guys think. Thanks for reading all the way through ❤️

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Honestly leave for now it's for the safety of you and your baby it only seems he's getting worse and honestly alot of the time they don't change. We love them to bits and it makes no difference. I'd stay with your family for a while see if you can make a new life for yourself and once you have something established and he wants to reconnect maybe but that's a big if. Right now he may be putting you through this cycle where he's mean then he's nice/remorseful only to keep you to repeat the cycle this isn't healthy for you or your little one.

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My best advice is look up the cycle of abuse and see if that applies to your situation. Imo he is being abusive and it’s only going to get worse unless you let him go. Make sure you document everything and don’t put anything into text that can come back on you.

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I’m in a very similar situation. But I’m 28 weeks pregnant. Feel like I’m stuck here until I have baby and hope that the love of his child changed his ways but I’m not hopeful.

I think you’ve made the big leap to break the cycle, it’s only been a few weeks stick at it for now and look after you and baby xx

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Don't go back! When a man says he doesn't want to be with you, believe him. When a man says he can make things worse, believe him. Those are two things men will stand on. Everything else is a lie! And that's psychological abuse. What's he doing to you. He is all ready, throwing your things out and going through your phone. Next thing you know, he's hitting you! I say don't go back. If you do, do it at your own risk!

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He sounds so toxic. I would leave him before it gets worse. It’ll be hard but you deserve better than what he’s giving you. Can you imagine doing this for the rest of your life?

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He needs some professional help be for you all can start discussing your relationship.

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He's dangerous. Go back at your own risk. You have your parents who have welcomed you so stay there. Infact move states all together if you can even.

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