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How do i tell my husband i am leaving him?

I m a 23 year old wife and a mother of a 2 year old. I haven t been happy for quite a while and I ve been talking to someone. We haven t had any sexual relations or even discussions we are just friends. But how do i tell my husband i am leaving without it hurting him too bad?

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    6 years ago

    why are you thinking of leaving him and if you do leave then you are also depriving your child a happy home with both the parents involved

    If he is physically abusive or cheating on you then you can consider that option. otherwise try to work on your marriage. start communicating with your husband. you can talk with your husband for atleast 10 minutes a day . explain to him how you are feeling and listen to his thoughts. you two can come to an arrangement where both of you are happy. if that's not working then you can go to a marriage counsellor.

    imagine if this person just uses you and throws you out. while your husband would have moved on and your child will come to know what you did . your child will develop hatred towards you .

    you may feel that grass is greener on the other side but it is not. try your best to save your marriage.

  • 6 years ago

    Clearly you want to have sex with this other man and I'm sure that plays a part in you leaving. So, here's what you tell hubby: "Instead of staying and working on our marriage, like I vowed to do when I married you, I'm going to rip our family apart so I can screw around with another man, because that's the kind of girl I am." Frankly, he's better off without you. Sad though that your child will pay, although I'm sure that doesn't factor into your decisions.

  • 6 years ago

    first of all you are wrong... unless you are being abused by your husband you shouldn't leave him at all.... you made a spiritual and public oath that you would love your husband forever and be with him till death do us part... see whats wrong with you is your thoughts have become your actions.. you have sit here and not went to counseling about how you feel... you have lusted in your mind about leaving him which is betrayal.. I mean if you would have submitted to your husband you wouldn't have this problem.. I say your messed up in your brain.... I think you are confused... the poor man is gonna be hurt now! all because YOU BETRAYED HIM WHEN YOU MADE YOUR VOWS YOU LIED! YOU ARE EVIL!

  • 6 years ago

    If you're happy then tell him that so he can change to make you happy again, do it for your 2 year old but if you think its impossible for you to love him again then just have to tell him or be a bad wife and not cook or clean so that he gets mad and leave you.

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  • BAM
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    You can t not hurt him. I was with my wife for 17 years and have two kids with her. Like you, she had an emotional affair with somebody. Yes, you are having an affair. You are putting all of your emotional energy into somebody outside of the marriage. My wife divorced me and tore the family up and she started officially dating the guy. A year later, he dumped her. Her betrayal and what she did to our family hurts me everyday and its been 3 years. I still have zero interest in dating anybody else because im still in pain.

    I suggest reading these...

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    If you arent happy , become happy. Get help. Turn it around. You are on the verge of making the biggest mistake of your life and destroying it. You are being selfish. Sop contacting this guy. Your child and husband deserve far better than you.

  • 5 years ago

    just tell him, i guess. But really, don't leave with some idea you're going to get with this new man and live happily ever-after, because odds are, it's not going to happen.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    You can't be sure it won't hurt him, you just need to tell him that the relationship has run its course and it's time for you to move on. Wish him well in the future, and then be on your way.

    He'll recover.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    If he loves you, there is really no way you can not upset him. Do it in private, perhaps when your child isn't there in case you guys get into a fight/yell. Stand firm in what you believe, don't blame or accuse him and let him ask questions or share his opinion.

  • Tara
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    You cannot control how much it's going to hurt him.

    It will only hurt him as much as it's going to hurt him -- any way you tell him.

    Just do not be cruel in any way when you tell him .

  • 6 years ago

    I would be very careful if you do that, first think about how you would feel if he doing this to you!!!!!! I think you can work things out..much need to talk with each other.. And then ask yourself if you do how will you feel when he is with someone else? Would try everything first!!!!!!!!!!!

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