Okay, at least you are not too old and can still learn. Her behaviour is manipulative and controlling. I wouldn't stick to that. So it is up to you to either follow her rules and stop complaining or start living a life.
If there's one thing I've noticed, it's that taking relationship advice from Reddit is a terrible idea. You're gonna have to figure out most of what you do next, and perhaps take experience from other people who have passed through (and no longer in) this exact type of situation. Good luck.
Just talk to him. You should start with the wedding and it’s weird that you stayed at a wedding event that you clearly were not welcomed at and discuss the other events after that. If you and your mom are getting cut out then you need to know. Then he is just using your family for cash.
Chronically ill here. The reality is that you guys need councilling and to spend a bit of money enabling you to be a couple again, not a carer-patient.
Addressing specific points:
Firstly, your wife likely needs to change therapists if she’s not getting anywhere with hers. Talk to your local authority and see what support they can give you. Sometimes you can get things like home help.
You need support and shouldn’t be being the sole carer for your wife. That said …
Secondly – looking longer term – kids will not be easier than looking after chronically ill partners and there’s always going to be a chance your kid ends up disabled. You cannot walk out on a kid. So you need to do some real inward looking – is 18+ years of having to care for another human being (baring in mine that one has no say in their own existence) really a job for you? What if you break up with your wife and get someone pregnant but the pregnancy disables them? It happens. You can’t keep making cows to women but leaving when they become inconvenient to you.
Thirdly – couple’s councilling. You need to find ways to be husband and wife again. Maybe hiring in help a couple of times a week to clean the house and cook a few meals that you can freeze and microwave will enable you to have more time to actually enjoy rather than feeling like you are working 24/7. Get some good quality microwave meals in for the nights when she really can’t cook. They’ll be cheaper than a takeaway and you can get some very nice ones now, EG Charlie Bingham brand in the UK literally tastes homemade.
Like others say, offer to meet in a third country where it's easy for people to get a visa and enter and where women are protected (Thailand maybe?) Enjoy the vacation together
He has given a “2-month” deadline. That he will be with me in the next 2 months. I feel objectified and disgusting. I am thinking of requesting NOC this semester for “internships”.
Sometimes are silly things like for example she wanted to go on a date on a specific day that I can’t for my studies but sometimes are because she is pressuring about sexual stuff and I place my limits and she gets pretty upset about it and it turns out into a big fight, we try to talk about this issues but we get nowhere and another day we fight for the same issues
I think you’re right my emotions are all over the place and I know I am not thinking straight. That’s why I thought I’d come on here before I didn’t anything stupid and text him. I’ve talked to my friends and mum and they think the birthday text is a good idea. I might be over it by then anyway.
You are so right about the unchecked remarks. My husband has been well aware of those. This may not be that shocking to him TBH. I get extremely drunk and have never in my life done or said anything like this, so agreed drinking is not an excuse. I am just heartbroken bc I know things are going to change.
Okay, at least you are not too old and can still learn. Her behaviour is manipulative and controlling. I wouldn't stick to that. So it is up to you to either follow her rules and stop complaining or start living a life.
She only told you because they guy threatened to say something. Nope get out of there.
Change the locks.
You don’t wanna be around someone who doesn’t want you, you do not deserve that.
How is talking to a picture any different than talking to a grave/urn/just talking to air? A lot of people do that with deceased loved ones.
Will do, depends on how she behaves from now on
So she implied that you are okay as a backup? No… you can do better than this .
Both of you are skipping brain day.
If there's one thing I've noticed, it's that taking relationship advice from Reddit is a terrible idea. You're gonna have to figure out most of what you do next, and perhaps take experience from other people who have passed through (and no longer in) this exact type of situation. Good luck.
Just talk to him. You should start with the wedding and it’s weird that you stayed at a wedding event that you clearly were not welcomed at and discuss the other events after that. If you and your mom are getting cut out then you need to know. Then he is just using your family for cash.
Maybe you should get out of your comfort zone. That's where real growth as a person happens
She still has feelings for him.
I suspect the sexual assault may have more to it than being so one sided.
She’s struggling with her feelings for him.
You’re being played for a fool.
You need more self respect.
Chronically ill here. The reality is that you guys need councilling and to spend a bit of money enabling you to be a couple again, not a carer-patient.
Addressing specific points:
Firstly, your wife likely needs to change therapists if she’s not getting anywhere with hers. Talk to your local authority and see what support they can give you. Sometimes you can get things like home help.
You need support and shouldn’t be being the sole carer for your wife. That said …
Secondly – looking longer term – kids will not be easier than looking after chronically ill partners and there’s always going to be a chance your kid ends up disabled. You cannot walk out on a kid. So you need to do some real inward looking – is 18+ years of having to care for another human being (baring in mine that one has no say in their own existence) really a job for you? What if you break up with your wife and get someone pregnant but the pregnancy disables them? It happens. You can’t keep making cows to women but leaving when they become inconvenient to you.
Thirdly – couple’s councilling. You need to find ways to be husband and wife again. Maybe hiring in help a couple of times a week to clean the house and cook a few meals that you can freeze and microwave will enable you to have more time to actually enjoy rather than feeling like you are working 24/7. Get some good quality microwave meals in for the nights when she really can’t cook. They’ll be cheaper than a takeaway and you can get some very nice ones now, EG Charlie Bingham brand in the UK literally tastes homemade.
Like others say, offer to meet in a third country where it's easy for people to get a visa and enter and where women are protected (Thailand maybe?) Enjoy the vacation together
He has given a “2-month” deadline. That he will be with me in the next 2 months. I feel objectified and disgusting. I am thinking of requesting NOC this semester for “internships”.
Reminder: We only have the OP's word on the relationship and the OP is not a reliable narrator.
Sometimes are silly things like for example she wanted to go on a date on a specific day that I can’t for my studies but sometimes are because she is pressuring about sexual stuff and I place my limits and she gets pretty upset about it and it turns out into a big fight, we try to talk about this issues but we get nowhere and another day we fight for the same issues
Please tell the wife.
I think you’re right my emotions are all over the place and I know I am not thinking straight. That’s why I thought I’d come on here before I didn’t anything stupid and text him. I’ve talked to my friends and mum and they think the birthday text is a good idea. I might be over it by then anyway.
You are so right about the unchecked remarks. My husband has been well aware of those. This may not be that shocking to him TBH. I get extremely drunk and have never in my life done or said anything like this, so agreed drinking is not an excuse. I am just heartbroken bc I know things are going to change.
We decided that we will add his last name first then my last name. Again, it was his idea but I am in love with it.
A little reading comprehension might help.