Male 30
Female 25
Child 2

After couple of months of arguments and belittlement from the wife, she has finally made it clear she wants out.

She wasn’t always like this ( begs if someone else is in her life now), but last couple of months the disrespect has continued to escalate.

Without going into too much detail, she would do something to make me angry ( my anger is only limited to crown and faces, I never shout or get abusive). The anger will then lead to her having a mental breakdown where she is verbally abusive to me, silent treatment, threats to leave with the kid and slamming door across my face. She takes no accountability for what led to my anger.

This vicious cycle continues for couple of months, I belittle myself to show that I am needy of her and then she accepts me. And the cycle continues- she makes me angry, I react, she disrespects and I apologise.

Today, I called her out on her disrespect, she denies everything and says where has she been disrespectful? It’s like she can’t comprehend what she’s doing to me. I am meant to be this emotional less creature, where she can do whatever and I can’t show any emotion.

Anyways, in the end I asked “ do you even want to continue this relationship” she said “NO”

Just like that, 5 years of relationship is over. I don’t feel anything. I want to cry but then I think about what I had to put up with.

My son….