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Post by Mrs. Unhappy on Jan 30, 2014 6:23:26 GMT -5
Hello JustUs,
I have been married for almost 4 years and to be honest the last 3 years have really taken a toll on me. At first everything was great. We started dating june 3rd 2010 and by october of 2010 were living together and we were married by april 14 2011. It was great but things started to change. He became more concerned when i went to visit my mom (she lives 2 hours away from our home). He would call 3-4 times to just "check on me". I have never been allowed to be on his checking account. He works and I dont . I am going to college but he controls all the money. I have to ask for gas money or money to go visit my mom. He then out of no where decided in december 2013 to move downstairs to the couch and stopped have a physical relationship with me. Its now a new year, 2014 (January) and still no change. He is 11 years older than me. I am 29 this year and he turns 40. He sometimes talks to me like i am a child and tells me that my attitude is bitchy all the time. He blames most of the arguments on me. I know that sometimes i am prolly to blame for a few disagreements but I dont think its completely my fault. he also guards his cell phone like its fort knox. I really need some advice. I dont know what to do and honestly cant talk to anyone here because he knows everyone and I just have no where to turn. Please help.
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Post by JustUs on Jan 30, 2014 17:03:59 GMT -5
Hello Mrs. Unhappy,
You are in an abusive relationship, even though it's not physical. I'm not telling you to leave your husband but you need to set up some type of defense system. By doing so he will also see your strength. Find yourself a job then develop a circle of people you can trust. They don't have to be in your town, just someone you can reach out to for mental support. The sex will take care of itself once he sees that you're motivated and doing new things. You will start looking sexy to him again. The imagination is unbelievable, just the thought of your empowerment much less the sight is going to make him wonder and want you. Right now you've made yourself weak, dependent and a bit ole fashioned and it's gotten boring to him. He's your husband and if you want you can prance around the house in something sexy to spark arousal. Redo yourself, it's time to be that strong minded go-getter woman you once were. You've allowed your husband too much power in this relationship and now he's taking advantage of his position. Unfortunately you didn't really get to know this man before you decided to move in with him. Now you're learning his character. It would have been better if you and he had more time during the courting stage. People like him keep their women weak so he can exploit them, stop allowing it! Now him coming back home, even if he's sleeping on the couch, says a lot. I'm not saying he's not cheating but I'm not saying he is either, just that he still value the relationship. He's a control freak. My advice is to take control of your life.
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