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I’m Not Rushing to or From Anything
January writing prompt
Thank you Warren Brown for the chance to participate:
This year will be a year full of changes for me. Possibly more change than ever. Nevertheless, I will deliberately not rush. I’ll explain why.
Background
My husband and I, despite many differences, bought a house together after one year of being a couple, got married two years later, and had a child a little later.
We had many fights from the beginning. We had problems because he always prioritized other things: his job, other women, and his freedom.
The wedding was already massively questioned a few weeks before the date. We almost called it off.
Unfortunately, I did not listen to my gut feeling. So we got married. We constantly had differences again, and it became too much for me.
It just doesn’t fit and never will. I regret I did not listen to my bad feeling much earlier. Now we have many joint liabilities, and it is complicated.
We went to couples counseling for the first time at the end of last year, but not to save the marriage, but because I want us to learn to communicate sensibly.
When we get divorced, I don’t want arguments and stress, especially for the sake of our child. I don’t want it to suffer from the separation.
2022 - new year, new chances
This year, we will probably have more counseling dates. I plan both the divorce and everything else that needs to be done.
Where will we live in the future, what about our jobs (unfortunately we work in the same small company), what about everything we have built together?
There is so much to clarify and take care of. The most important thing for me is that our child is doing well, and my own mental health.
That’s why I take this drastic and all-changing topic slowly. Step by step — and I’m doing anything but rushing.
My soon-to-be ex-husband is neither violent nor somehow bad to our child, so there is no rush. I’m still somehow handling it with him in the same house for that long.
I will manage it all and start a new life with the right people in it.
❤ I am patiently waiting for my new life❤
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