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On Tuesday I saw my N with two lawyers present. Signed over the deed to the house & the title to the car.
I was sitting down. The two lawyers were talking on an aside. I did no look at N. He stood behind a partition so I could not see him. Then, he decided to take control. He cam over to me. I was sitting, he was standing. (Domination.)
He says, "You don't want to talk to me?"
"No."
"Are you angry with me."
"No."
"Then why don't you want to talk to me?"
"Because we have nothing to discuss."
Then I went to the Ladies' Room while the lawyers were speaking in private. When I came back, and sat down, while the lawyers talked, he just stood there staring at me so intensely. I turned my back to him. There must be something to this notion that they have hynotic powers. The staring . . . the evil eye.
Later, there was an issue because he didn't do what he was supposed to have done. While the lawyers were speaking, he again came over & said some self-serving crap about the thing not done & what he would do about it. I looked at the floor & just nodded.
I was very upset by seeing him. I remained calm & ignored him. But, of course, he was the "mature" one in public talking to me. But, really, analyze the exchange. Where is the, "Hello. How are you?" Everything in the second person . . . "you don't want to talk to me" "why don't you want to talk to me" -- it was all about him.
I left him on May 2nd, 2009. All the e-mails, all the phone calls, everything about him, his pain, him, him, him. Never once has he asked me if I am OK? He never even asked me where I lived! The man did not know where his wife was! It only dawned on him during the final separation agreement negotiations, he did not have an address & I did not want to give it. Then it became a huge power issue for him. He had to know to sue me for failure to perform my duties under the agreement. In the end, he was the one to have failed to perform everything.
good for you
March 2, 2010 - 4:17pm — narcnarcwhosthere (not verified)for staying calm....they all make me sick.....mine tried to murder me...did murder my dog....and he too wanted to know why i was angry with him......i hope you'll never have to hear or see from him again......kudos for the way you handled yourself under such stress.....i would have snapped......
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March 2, 2010 - 12:28pm — TexN (not verified)You did a great job! It is so difficult to have to see them again. It reminds you of all the pain they have caused us. I have to see my exN in court next week & I am so nervous! It takes days to get back to my old self...
You handled the situation very well....
February 27, 2010 - 3:16pm — nycsurvivorunder pressure.
I am sure it was very difficult for you. It has been a while since you've seen him, and so it was a shock. By not acknowledging anything or speaking to him, you did the right thing.
Your exchanges with him showed everything is/was all about him. It's so typical that he did not even care if he had your address, until he needed it.
And turning your back to the evil eye is the perfect way to handle him. I know the evil eye. I've seen that a few times, and seriously, it's almost as if his dark brown eyes turn black, and it's filled with such hate. I've never seen hate like that from anyone's eyes, and you can tell, if he could, he would kill me.
When I was pregnant, I told him that I had a sharp pain in my stomach (after we had been arguing for an hour), and without even skipping a beat, he said, "me too." Excuse me, but I'm the one who's pregnant.
It will never be about you, unfortunately. I know this felt like a brief setback, but now that everything is done, you won't have to deal with him again. You have your freedom and your life back.
I have had very similar
February 27, 2010 - 1:27pm — itreallyisabouthimI have had very similar experiences to what you wrote and know how uncomfortable you must have been. I hate that no one "gets" why we must protect ourselves so much from these men and cannot even have a conversation with them. I left mine almost exactly when you left yours, btw. We have children and he has NEVER EVER ONCE asked what we need. He has only given excuses for why he cannot help financially. Complete wastes of space.
yuck!
February 27, 2010 - 12:58pm — quietude (not verified)That must have been awful, sorry you had to be exposed to more BS. Hopefully, next time the lawyers won't have to talk in private and leave you alone?? What was your lawyer thinking??
Anyhoo...
Good for you to remain disengaged and demonstrating you couldn't care less about what he has to say. I hope things worked out in your favor...the best thing though is just being away from the creep.
Get past this as soon as possible,,he will try to get attention
February 27, 2010 - 11:32pm — AmazedYou are such an intelligent, competent woman, I feel horrible that you have to go through all this crap because of him...keep dealing with it, everything will get sorted out, and you will be unhinged.
You did great by not looking at him. Do not let anything of his seep back into you life, except that which will remind you of the horror of her personality and trouble he will bring.
You know it, and he will try to gain more attention no matter what the circumstance.
He will leave the door open for you to give him more attention. Shut him out for good!!!!!!!!!