After years of misery with a cheating partner, you helped me leave
DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER years of being ground down by my unfaithful, lying partner, I felt broken and worthless.
He gaslit me so often that I believed my mental health was the problem in our failing relationship, not his constant cheating.
When I wrote, we’d been together for ten years and had two children. I’m 38 and he’s 42.
He would openly message other women and had several affairs, but if I glanced at another man, he would get angry and accusatory.
If I told him I’d had enough of it all, he would say he couldn’t imagine life without me.
You told me he was abusive and sounded narcissistic, and I deserved better.
I needed to leave, not just for my sake but for my children’s.
You provided the number for the National Domestic Abuse Helpline (, 0808 2000 247) and sent your support pack, Raising Self Esteem.
I finally felt I wasn’t losing it and it made me look at my life objectively.
It gave me the strength to kick him out and block him.
A massive weight has now been lifted from my shoulders, and life is so much better.
Thank you.
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DEIDRE SAYS: You have done the right thing for you and your children, and I wish you a happier future.
