It’s been 12 years and it’s not working…

I have to write it out. Married for 12 years with obsessive dominating lady. Kids will turn 8 years in couple of months. First 4 years of marriage I just choked up anticipating that she will improve or I will adapt or both will find a way. Couldn’t make any friends due to her nature of dominance and extreme possessiveness. My life sucked in home. Started losing interest in sex. Sex was just one way routine. And it finally stopped like no touch for 4 months, then 6 months. Love was clearly fading. But I was afraid to face it. Then in some weird moment Kids happened in 2014... I thought that having kids life will he different now and it will improve. But she started making use of kids to dominate me over simplest of the things, asked me to cut off any connection with friends, obliterate social life. Often she would threaten me to do suicide with kids if I don’t agree with her on absolutely anything. I Suffered mental trauma. Sex in us completely vanished. Haven’t touched her since year 2015. Then I couldn’t hold on. And at one moment in 2017 I started stop giving a fuck to her intimidations. I registered complaint with police but I didn’t inform her initially neither I made her appear there. It was just for my safety. Few weeks later I told her calmly to stop intimidating tactics and informed her that I have registered complaint in station. Threats of suicide stopped suddenly.

And then In same year I met another girl and fell in love. I knew I was heading towards extra marital affair and that was because of broken marriage. I needed a peace and someone I can love to. She suspected it. I confronted her that I no longer can stay with you , let’s separate and keep respect of each other. But she again threatened to do suicide. I couldn’t move on. It got worse day by day. Few months later she got into affair and our fights eventually faded away. She started staying out of home for almost every weekend. 4+ years we have dragged it. Now in year 2022, worst fights of my life have started again, abuse happening in front of kids. Couple weeks ago over a fight She forced me to appear in police station n abused me in front of kids. I m no longer in state to tolerate this. I said I want divorce, she is resisting. She want to force continue this abusive relationship. I am contemplating separation seriously. But I am suffering huge emotional setbacks and emptiness and anxiety thinking about going away from kids…I am from India. Naturally 99% of the time mother will have kids custody. I don’t know what to do next.