Many marriages will inevitably have their ups and downs. However, for one woman, she claims the situation has become utterly "unbearable", and she knows she won't be able to put up with her husband's behaviour for much longer.
She's so fed up with the relationship that she's actually hoping to witness her partner cheating on her - so she can have a reason to leave him,
As told to 9Honey, the anonymous wife explained that she's been stuck in "a really difficult marriage for six years now" and that they have two school-age children together.
She emphasised that she loves her kids "very much". However, she "cannot handle" staying with her husband Richard* any longer and is now planning to leave as soon as she is able to secure "a great job that's well paid enough".
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According to this woman, Richard "has turned into an arrogant piece of s**t" who makes her life "unbearable". She describes his behaviour towards her as "borderline abusive", with his actions intended to make her "feel small".
She explained: "He constantly belittles me about how much weight I've put on — which isn't much at all — and even criticises the food I prepare each night. He has it so easy and doesn't realise how lucky he is to have me".
On top of this constant criticism, the frustrated wife is also fairly certain that Richard has been carrying out extramarital affairs, despite having never found any real evidence to back up what she describes as being a "gut feeling".
With a tendency to work late at least twice a week, while never answering his phone, Richard's routine has added fuel to her suspicions.
However, rather than feeling devastated at the prospect of him cheating, this woman has admitted that she really hopes she "can catch him cheating", which would then give her a reason to leave.
Should she fail to find such evidence, she's acknowledged that she'll need to become financially independent as soon as she can, given that Richard insisted on taking over all finances back when they first got engaged.
At the time, the wife was fine with the arrangement, having been "madly in love with him". However, when their first child was born a few years later, she realised Richard "was in control" and that she had "nothing of my own".
She continued: "I'm always on edge, wondering when Rich is going to explode at me, or when he's going to make nasty comments about my appearance. Enough is enough. I know I deserve to be happy, and I don't want to be with him. He doesn't deserve me at all".
As of yet, her job search has been unsuccessful. However, she adds that as soon as the right position comes along, she intends to leave the marriage, noting that "life's too short to stay so unhappy".
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