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      I’m wondering if I was the one to blame for the problems in our relationship. Was it because it Because he was stressed and I didn’t see it and I should have been more patient and tried harder? He could be nice. Yet I felt like a slave, I’d do everything for him, make all the meals, drinks, make his lunch for work, wash, clean, tidy, hoover, gardening, laundry, I did all the looking after of our child. But he worked more hours so I shouldn’t have minded he didn’t help should I? I know other people who have arguments over these issues so was I being inconsiderate. The last few months of our relationship it felt like he despised me and our child, we could do no right. Was I being selfish wanting to have time to myself?

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      No, you aren’t the one to blame. Sounds like you worked hard to support him, and in a healthy relationship you’d have been able to have a conversation about all this. If my experience is anything to go by, yes you may feel this way, but it’s not your fault and although you may see stresses in his life, that doesn’t excuse abusive behaviour.

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