I need to tell her

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#1 Jul 17 - 6AM
drazia
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I need to tell her

This is the letter I am going to send the OW.

E--- and I have been together for almost 6 years.We have been engaged for the last three. I knew something was really wrong this last year or so. He changed , stopped going to AA, started the band.
Did you know he begged me to have a child our first year together knowing how important family and a baby was to me? This whole time he has been telling me how much he loved ME, OUR family together, Our home? But he also made his band come first. He said it was midlife thing and that it wasn't forever but we were.Did you know our daughter has a rare bone disorder he gave her and that he has it as well?He refuses to go to ANY of her doctors appts, dentist appts, has never picked her up from school, taken care of her when sick, he has only taken her to Mc Donald's twice alone? He hated watching her at all even to let me take a shower or go out for a hour or two he would be in full rage if she tantrums? He has refused to have his car cleaned or buy a car seat. That he has broken my things, raged in front of our daughter slammed the door in her face? WE WERE HAVING SEX THIS WHOLE TIME!!!! All of the things he said to you he also said to me.He told me this move was to find himself and that their was no one else that he doesn't want to be tied down. He told me we could still be together someday and that he wants to be my best friend and that we would always be family. Did he tell you that when he was fucking you he ran up $7000 on MY credit card? That he promised to go to therapy? He was diagnosed with a personality disorder as a teen and he refuses treatment.He has been telling me and his parents how broke he is and alone and had no gas money to see our daughter last week. In the mean time buying $100 concert tickets! He also has run up a ton of debt on his own cards. To top it off he has totally stopped going to AA. He used to go 5 days a week.He needs to go not just for IPN but because he IS a chronic alcoholic and drug abuser who has been arrested numerous times. AA keeps him level. I have begged him to go back for his sake and his daughters. If he drinks again it will be the end for him. He told me in detail about his past. The cheating and prostitutes he saw the hurting himself and cutting himself to get attention and drugs.It will KILL him if he starts again. Look at his tattoos they are to show the pain he feels can you imagine what the inside must look like. Read his music that is his expression of life. When he is in AA he is a totally different person. He was kind and loving to me and his family he took responsibility for who he was and wanted to be better. He doesn't want that anymore he likes the pain. He sucked me in told me we were forever baby.
He is going to lie, cheat and manipulate any situation to get his way. So you know he has also contacted another X-girlfriend as well who lives in Springhill. I AM SO DONE!!! He is yours. Be warned its going to get ugly he doesn't like rejection. Remember this whole time he was telling me how much he loved me, our home, our family and that this split might not be forever. I am a woman of my word I loved him to the end and back in some sick way I still do. I could hurt him bad if I wanted, but I don't want that, I know I can never trust him again. I am going to thrive without him for the sake of our daughter.
The bone disorder is called MHE look it up online you will see what our daughter is going to have to go through. If you were to have his baby there is a 50/50 change of getting it and if you have a boy it can be very bad. Ed was lucky, but he will have problems down the line. He hasn't told his doctors he has it and is in denial about it.He lied to me and said girls couldn't get it. Be informed. He is yours now.

Jul 17 - 4PM
ruby01 (not verified)
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drazia

Writing down your feelings and posting them here is the very best thing you can do for yourself. Hopefully you feel much better after having done so. Now think about it. If you include him in this, just like any other time you have reached out to him, he will take that contentment away. Don't give him the satisfaction. And don't ruin something you have done for yourself to heal. XXX, Ruby
Jul 17 - 11AM
SoaperGirl
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I'm of a different POV - my take

I think you wrote a very good letter. If it was me, yeah, I'd send it (and I've done so in the past!) It's JMO, but I consider it personal therapy - getting the anger and frustration out! Did I ever mention that several years ago, when I went to to a mental health center for grief counseling, I was surprised when the psychiatrist and a psychiatric social worker I had seen, both came separately to the same conclusion that "I was a strong healthy woman, and if anything I'm healthier than most people!" Honest, that's what they told me! At the time, I thought I was losing it, but they said nope, I was making adjustments and moving on, and that I'd hadn't said one thing to them that wasn't absolutely normal! in their professional opinions as qualified, experienced mental health specialists. Even that I was wasting my time coming, because I didn't need their help. Anyway, I'm not saying the others are wrong, far from it in fact! They may even be giving you far better advice than myself. Being labeled a psycho only matters if you care. I don't! Furthermore, I believe in time, my warnings to the OW, who has impressed me as being a little on the lonely, desperate side, overly trusting and quite naive will help her in the end. My own values and sense of integrity, conscience if you will demanded I at least reach out to the woman and try to help her by warning her. Now, I feel much better as I also helped myself! It wasn't a matter of revenge or wanting to hurt anyone, but doing what I felt was right! I've felt some temptation to thank them both for getting together and getting the target off my back. I haven't, and as time passes, feel even less need to. I've said my peace, got it all out, tried to help the OW and myself. I feel good about the decisions and actions I"ve taken. I am at peace with it. I think it helped me to let go of him, and at five months, I'm moving on, I feel grateful, I'm making a new life for myself, finding answers, and much of the pain is gone now! Life is good!
Jul 17 - 11AM (Reply to #12)
drazia
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:)

Thanks. My motives really are good. I also dont care what he thinks. I have his whole family on my side and I didnt ask for that they came to me. He has been enabled hi whole life. Its time to break the cycle. I hope in the end he can become the father I thought he could be. I only wish my daughter can have a daddy she is proud of. I need to stay strong so that I do not ever take him back. He is cunning. It is very fresh for me. My mom just died and then this happened. Now I am working on me. This will be my last week to vent then I will get on with it. I am finding a lawyer and will agree to whatever the court does in my daughters best interest. I am going to cont therapy and take parenting class to learn how I can raise this beautiful child who needs me.
Jul 17 - 9AM
sparky2009
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Trust me don't do it ! I

Trust me don't do it ! I tried to warn ow when I was pregnant and he left and I figured out she is just as cold as he is I suspect she's BPD. Two years later she still has no remorse for what she did. Save yourself the trouble and the label of being called psycho and just walk away from it.
Jul 17 - 8AM
Hunter
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Drazia

Sending this letter is only going to hurt you. If you received a letter like this, how you look at it? my guess is, that it is, crazy making. Instead of a letter like this a BIG Thank you Note is more appropriate. This guy is a Jackass. Look at how he is making you feel, Its not her fault as it wasn't yours for getting involved with him. He is the manipulator here. Take back the control and fix you. Good things are coming your way, leave the trash at the curb. Hunter
Jul 17 - 3PM (Reply to #9)
Susan32
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I've sent that Thank You note...

And I should've gone to Hallmark to get PAID for it! I PERSONALLY thanked the ex-Psych prof for not marrying me, and I told him point-blank I was glad he wasn't my boyfriend. He&I never casually dated even. It was an "I'm glad I didn't marry you." Something sweet&nice to that effect. I WANTED to send a thank-you note to his girlfriend (now his wife of a decade, so much for the bets that it wouldn't last-but hey, I LIKE BEING RIGHT) I gave them a happy fairy tale ending that would make Disney envious. If I had married the ex-P a decade ago... I doubt I'd have my sanity, let alone be alive&employed. I'd either be crazy or dead. Gratitude is a virtue. I'm all about being thankful.
Jul 17 - 8AM
Littleone
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Drazia, I know your feeling

Drazia, I know your feeling hurt, angry and wanting to seek revenge. It's all apart of the process and it's very hard to control the urges to do these things. But you really really can't send that. Yes he deserves to be exposed and worse, but sending this will only FEED him. He WANTS this kind of attention!! You will give him what he wants. The ow will most definately show him. This whole plan could completely backfire. Who do you think she will believe? The crazy ex mrs (all kinds of stories would have been told about you now) or the n who is currently idealizing her and not showing any of those awful traits. Because he is hiding them. If you send this you will play right into his hands- he will show everyone and say-"see, I told you she was crazy". Trust me I remember the urge to do something like this and it's very hard to fight it. But you must. You must walk away with your dignity and pride intact. You must ask yourself, what do you want to achieve by sending this? If you answer that you want to help her, you know you are lying to yourself. The truth is i think you want revenge. And trying to get revenge with them is never a good idea, it let's them Know that you are still thinking of them and that knowledge gives them power. Go silent. Or as silent as you possibly can with your children with him. Feign indifference. You WILL get through this, you have just hit the anger stage- which is great progress girl!! Keep it up. Vent and rage on here but not at him. You will only be giving him what he wants. The ow will suffer the same fate that you have it's only a matter of time. In the meantime there is not a damn thing you can do to help that girl- would you have listened if his 'crazy' ex contacted you when he was being so wonderful? Invest in a punching bag. You are going to need it. Try and find a healthy way to manage your anger. Exercise etc. When I went through the anger stage i was a simmering ball of rage every single night. I wanted him dead. Seriously. I started running and took kickboxing classes and it made a huge difference. Always remember your indifference is the biggest narcissistic injury you can inflict. Your silence is your scream saying NO MORE!! Hugs to you Xox
Jul 17 - 11AM (Reply to #7)
Okay1150
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I needed to see that

I am totally ashamed and appalled at what my reactions have been. I try to keep my cool, but have always had a problem with jealousy. Last night I ranted and raved and generally acted like a crazy person. And you are right - now he can tell all his friends I am crazy! It is so hard trying to disconnect. I am glad I found this site -- I am going to need all the help I can get.
Jul 17 - 10AM (Reply to #2)
drazia
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This isnt revenge it is truth

I have to do this I feel it in my soul to do it. Everything I said is documented. Nothing were lies. What she does with the info is up to her. He is a documented alcoholic. I didnt confront her in it. Im sure she has been fooled too. I need to stop the cycle. It is not harrassment because I am doing this once and only once if she responds I will not answer. I have saved every tex phonecall ect.. I have had NC now since Thurs he is freaking, calling texing ect... I will not answer any of it. Maybe this is a mistake, but i feel in my heart I need to do this. I am holding off till sometime this week.
Jul 17 - 4PM (Reply to #6)
Littleone
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Yes I understand that it's

Yes I understand that it's all truth. I didn't mean that you were making things up, of course not. You mentioned that the cycle must be stopped, but it WON'T stop. I've had these exact same feelings a month ago and I felt it was the right thing to do. I got talked out of it. I felt frustrated because I was powerless to stop this predator. But you DO have power, but it's with NC. He's not going to ever be the person that you want him to be. He won't change. They don't. He is not your responsiblilty- you don't have to save the ow. He'll just get another one if it doesn't work out. If you still the same way in a month, then think about sending it. Your wounds are still raw and new- this will pour salt into them. You will get a blacklash from this and it will make you feel ten times worse. Their relationship will fall apart because she will figure it out eventually. Outing a narc is very dangerous, especially as there are children involved. You could put your daughter in a precarious position. What if he did something to her to get back you? Dont underestimate them, this stuff is in the news all the time. Think of your daughter. He is not your responsibility- your daughters is.
Jul 17 - 11AM (Reply to #3)
Okay1150
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Did you believe

anything anyone told you about him? She won't either.
Jul 17 - 11AM (Reply to #4)
drazia
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I did believe

I knew about his past, but he was in AA thriving, but I am a realist. Did I think he would do what he did? No, but once I had proof I believed. She can believe what I say or not. At leaset my conscience will be clear. I truly am not doing this out of hate, revenge you see I know he will be his own downfall. If she told me and had proof years ago I would of hated her, but at least I would of had less years of pain. He was the best mistake I ever made. He gave me my daughter. I cannot regret the times. Im just hurt most was lies.
Jul 17 - 11AM (Reply to #5)
Okay1150
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That is what hurts the most

the lies. And I think that is what sparked my appalling behavior last night - along with a few cocktails. I know he is seeing his HS girlfriend he had a child with at 15 and gave up for adoption ( they just recently found her) He tells me that there's nothing going on, then I see texts to her saying that she is the one he should have been with. Right now - if she's not smart enough to figure him out, she will have to learn the hard way. I just have to find a way to contend with my emotional roller coaster. I filed for divorce, but we are still living in the same house.