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Retirement and second marriage.

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Kat231 Tue 06-Feb-24 16:11:10

Anyone on a 2nd marriage? I sold my house that I was ok paying the mortgage on and moved to a bigger house with a joint mortgage 10 yrs ago. 3 years after moving we got married and then my husband decides he is retiring from his £100.000 a Yr job without discussing any finances with me.I have my own small business which I have run mainly from home for 15 yrs and only earn a fraction of what he earnt. Anyway when covid hit, my business suffered and iv not really been able to get it back to where it was. My husband expects me to carry on working whilst he sits on his pension , only spending money on his 2 adult daughters who certainly don't need it . Meanwhile im stressed out and not at pension age yet . My job is demanding at times and he just doesn't seem to care. If I retired I'd have no money of my own at all coz it's clear he doesn't want to help me. I know its his pension pot but I feel he is being really selfish as he constantly spends money on his girls behind my back and i have no idea how much money he has at all. I feel he retired too early and his pension also took a knock during covid but he makes no effect to do any sort of work and I feel this is not what I signed up for. I'm so angry when he sits there watching TV all day watching me so stressed with it all. I feel like forcing sale of the house so that I can move somewhere else and retire myself. I just feel that he has made all the decisions to suit him and sod me. His daughter is getting married soon and I'm prity sure that because of it we are no longer going out to dinner or doing anything that he has to spend any money on. I just can't get past this resentment. .

welbeck Tue 06-Feb-24 16:20:41

see a divorce lawyer.

Calendargirl Tue 06-Feb-24 16:25:30

Wrong forum.

You need Ask A Gran, or Relationships.

Germanshepherdsmum Tue 06-Feb-24 16:25:59

I second that. There is no future in this one-sided relationship.

Bella23 Tue 06-Feb-24 16:31:39

Sorry as I feel for you I think you know the answer yourself.

keepcalmandcavachon Tue 06-Feb-24 17:24:04

Kat231, sorry you are going through this, I hope you have some family/friends to support you . As you are not as yet of pensionable age you have a lot of years ahead. I don't think I could live like this, everyone is different however and you may wish to try to work on this marriage despite this behaviour. I would have had enough by now and be talking to a solicitor. Take care of your future even if it means upheaval now .All the best x

pascal30 Tue 06-Feb-24 17:44:43

definitely talk to a lawyer.. this is not what I consider a marriage to be..

Shelflife Tue 06-Feb-24 17:49:14

I agree Pascal - marriage is a partnership!