What should I do in my relationship?

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Rundown:
3 wonderful kids, all under the age of 5
Husband stays home with them, I work
We both love the kids very much, and love each other, but more like friends
He has an anger management problem, yells a lot
I have a stress problem, yelling makes it worse, I can't sleep and am always exhausted
I also have a hard time sleeping alone, we have not slept in the same bed for 5 years
We are intimate maybe once ever 1-2 years, intimacy is very important in a relationship for me
He refuses therapy
I have tried figuring out what is going through his head, how he feels, and he puts up a wall
He doesn't want to be touched, so it has nothing to do with me being "sexy" in the bedroom
If we split he will no longer get to see the kids much because he would be forced to move out of state due to not being able to provide for himself...his choice, I have tried to encourage/support him in whatever he wanted to do, even took fewer classes while I was getting my degree to help him just to have him drop out. 

I am about at my wits end, I don't want to end things and wonder what if? but I also can't keep living this way because I am unhappy. What do I do?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

This is life.
You are over-thinking this.
Stay or go.  You will do whatever you want most.  Even when both options are unappealing, they are never totally 50:50.
Right now, by your actions, you are showing that you would rather stay.  If you choose to stay, accept that you choose to stay.  We don't get everything we want in life, and what you relate is the price your pay for staying.
If you really wanted to leave you'd be gone.  You might reach that point anytime now, but at this point, you haven't yet.  All you're doing is driving yourself crazy thinking your HAVE to make up your mind.

cococlothes1 · Answer

You have a right to be happy and just because he doesn't have an job isnt a viable reason that you should remain unhappy. Everyone deserves to be loved the way they want. If he is refusing therapy something that could help then he is essentially refusing a working relationship. Therapy or divorce

Anonymous · Answer

If there's such thing you should get a therapist to come to your house or just drag him there.
Wow, why stay with a man that like this? You should make a decision fast before your kids get older and really comprehend what's going on.

MoneyMen · Answer

Dump him immediately.   If he cared about his kids he would be putting some effort into making their lives better by making his marriage (and therefore the family) better.

Do you really want to support this deadbeat who gives you ZERO fulfillment for the rest of your life??  Really????

Anonymous · Answer

you had 3 kids with an angry men with no job?? you brought these problems on yourself!!! its time to correct them by moving on!!!

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