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decisiveCircle1100
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Relationship Stress / by decisiveCircle1100
Last post
 March 30th, 2022
...See more Hello all :) I'd like to start off by saying I'm new here and came to 7 cups because I'm really struggling with a decision and I don't know who to talk to... I am in a relationship of 5 years and we have a child together. I have 3 children from a previous relationship who love my partner and even call him dad. My partner has some serious anger issues, he's gone as far as punching the walls and breaking stuff when we argue and has said ugly and disrespectful things while mad. I would like to point out that he has never laid a hand on me or my children. After the fact he always apologizes and says he wants to be better. I've tried to help him for 5 years. I feel so exhausted. I'm mentally drained. I want him to be better but idk what to do. Last week I told him I need a break, that I couldn't do it anymore. His response was that he won't accept a break, we either break up or we fix our relationship. He got sad and upset and went on about if I leave he has nothing and I have everything because I have the kids. I feel bad. Really bad. I love him, and I want him to be better. I don't want to split because of my kids, they deserve a family. So I'm still here, in the relationship, but I feel stuck between a rock and a hard spot. I don't want to be the bad guy and I don't want to tear him apart. Do I keep trying?
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Contemplating a break up..
Relationship Stress / by decisiveCircle1100
Last post
 April 2nd, 2022
...See more Hello all :) I'd like to start off by saying I'm new here and came to 7 cups because I'm really struggling with a decision and I don't know who to talk to... I am in a relationship of 5 years and we have a child together. I have 3 children from a previous relationship who love my partner and even call him dad. My partner has some serious anger issues, he's gone as far as punching the walls and breaking stuff when we argue and has said ugly and disrespectful things while mad. I would like to point out that he has never laid a hand on me or my children. After the fact he always apologizes and says he wants to be better. I've tried to help him for 5 years. I feel so exhausted. I'm mentally drained. I want him to be better but idk what to do. Last week I told him I need a break, that I couldn't do it anymore. His response was that he won't accept a break, we either break up or we fix our relationship. He got sad and upset and went on about if I leave he has nothing and I have everything because I have the kids. I feel bad. Really bad. I love him, and I want him to be better. I don't want to split because of my kids, they deserve a family. So I'm still here, in the relationship, but I feel stuck between a rock and a hard spot. I don't want to be the bad guy and I don't want to tear him apart. Do I keep trying?
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