Unhappilymarried Posted October 21, 2012 Posted October 21, 2012 I am posting here today looking for advice on how to find the strength to walk away from my marriage. My story is that I am 36 years old and have been married for just over 10 years. We have no children. My husband is the same age and due to his job in the military I live quite a distance away from my friends and family and have nobody to talk to. I was very close to my mother but she sadly passed away 6 years ago. I have my own career and a good job. Things have not been right for some time in our marriage. My husband is an alcoholic who will not admit that he has a problem. He drinks every night without fail and on weekends the first thing he will do when he gets out of bed is start drinking again. This means I spend a lot of time at weekends on my own as he is not in a fit state to do anything. He had no hobbies and I feel his life revolves around where his next drink is coming from. His drinking has affected our sex life as he becomes unable after having so much to drink and then blames me for his failure, which was obviously very upsetting. He never helps out with any housework and I feel resentful at having to get in from work to then start cleaning up after him. In a recent development, I have discovered that he is a serial cheat who has been unfaithful to me on numerous occasions and I feel now is the time to walk away if I am to retain any form of self respect. I have not confronted him yet about his infidelity. It should be easy to walk away given that I have my own income and no children but somehow I just can't find the strength. Thank you for listening! I feel just talking about it has helped x
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