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Should I give my husband a second chance?

Last year I found out my husband gave me an STD, thank God it was curable. Not only that I got really sick where I had to have surgery the day before Thanksgiving. When I left the hospital to go home my husband asked me if I am still going to cook for Thanksgiving....of course not Im in way to much pain. It showed to me and my family what was important to him and what wasnt. At the same time we lost our home because he gambled all our money away in poker. Should I or shouldnt I give my husband a second chance....we have been apart since my recovery in November of last year.

Update:

For those who have answered thank you! Here is a little more info. Yes, we do have kids together a 4yr old and a 3yr old. Thank God I had them before the problem happened. And the only reason why I am asking is because I was tought forgiveness and is one of those times where I need to forgive and forget or just forgive and walk away? If you are going to answer please do not call me spinless or say I have half a brain like another person did. This is a question I need a little assistance on to make my final thoughts and choice what is best for mostly for my kids and then me.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I personally wouldn't but I'm not you...Take time to think about this and if your brain tells you to do then give it a try.

  • 1 decade ago

    NO!! i think that you need to move on, just get those papers going, it seems like he will continue to hurt you no matter what, how can he be so heartless, i mean he first gives you an STD, then he talks crap about cooking thanksgiving dinner right after you get out the hospial, and still in so much pain, what an A hole, then he gambled your house away girl you've put up with way too much already, i would've let his *** go a long time ago.

  • BLB
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    A leopard can be nice at times but will never get rid of his spots.

    Do not give him a second chance....He lost that right after the two occasions you mentioned. And I'm thinking there is more to the story than you have revealed.

    You should let him deal with his problems while you two are separated. If he shows you he has changed and seeks the help he needs, then maybe consider giving him a second chance. But that will need to take a lot of time.

    Good Luck

  • 1 decade ago

    I think you should definitely start dating others. If you realize that even though you're with a new man and somehow you're still "missing" your husband, ex??? then you might want to give your hubby another chance. People just do the dumbest thing and without second chances, we won't know what could've been. If you guys are officially divorced, take all your feelings into account. Do you still love him? Love him as in want to grow old with him, not the love that you just need someone in your life.

    I wish you the best. That is quite a mess though!

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  • 1 decade ago

    You shouldn't.

    He has a gambling adiction what is a serious thing and obviously, he has unprotected sex with other people, he could easily pass HIV or hepatitis to you next.

    I figure you consider it cause you feel alone. It's time to change your life! It's about you now, get some friends together, make a BBQ and have girltalk, ask them how they could help you to get a new freetime-activityprogram. Maybe there's a lost art or sport you really wanna try? That's the time.

    Don't loose youself in old behaviour, start new.

    :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    RUN AWAY. FAR FAR AWAY from this man. Unless you want to deal with his addictive personality for the rest of your life. Sister, life is too precious and short and what if that STD had been incurable!! Could you imagine?! What if you had kids! Oh geez, I cannot say enough that this man is in need of a good *** kicking. I'm so sorry for you. DIVORCE him girl! There are good men out there. I wouldn't even suggest couples therapy at this point. Just get out!

  • 1 decade ago

    Men build houses, boys play house. This man has cheated on you, gave you an STD ( could have been AIDES), and gambled away money, your better off by yourself. He doesn't care about you or what your going through. If your life is going well why add stress to it by getting back with someone that is still a child?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If you have a martyr complex and want to be miserable your whole life, sure, give him another chance.

    Maybe this time he will give you an incurable disease!

    Posts like yours make me both sad and angry. WHY are you still there, after all the things he has done to you? Are you stupid or what? A masochist, perhaps?

    No one with HALF a brain would even consider staying married to such a man. Men like him give other decent men a bad name; and women like you- spineless, weak and dumb give other women a bad rep as well.

    Go to therapy and get your act together. I mean it!

    Get professional therapy because you REALLY need it.

  • 1 decade ago

    honey to be honest i think you two would need some marriage counseling. becuase i personally don't believe in divorce and so i would just try to find a marriage counseler who is a christian becuase all other ones would say to leave but oncce you r married u are with that person till death do u part. just keep in mind that the only grounds for a divorce (it says in the bible) are adultry and since that hasn't happend (yet) than u need 2 get a christian coun. ASAP u both deserve to be happy.

  • 1 decade ago

    If gambling the house away wasn't a red flag, the STD should have been because now he's jeopardizing your health. Move on, you don't need that type of person in your life.

  • 1 decade ago

    Give him a second chance to do the same thing to you again? His definition of love is sick. Stay apart and get the divorce going. Why would you want to give such a jerk a second chance?

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