Is it normal to live this way or keep fighting?

Hi all,

I have been dating this guy for about 3 years now, we live together and everything was going on well until this girl popped up in our lives. I am worried because of the way they communicate. We have over 10 business and personal email accounts, and we share the passwords. I know all his passwords and he knows mine.

Some few months ago, we bought a new domain name and it was mainly for him to build a website and post his portfolio and that kind of stuff. Apparently, he opened a new email address under that domain name and kept it a secret. Carelessly, he logged into that address on his laptop and forgot to logout. I was checking out something in his laptop when I found out about it. He was seated next to me, but seem like he had forgotten all about the account.

He has used the account for about a year now, and only came clean when I confronted him. He had been communicating with this chick all that time. He tells me that he is not hitting on her, but I found one of his massages asking the chick when she will be online and they chat coz he wants to hit on her.

This really drove me nuts, and I couldn’t believe what he did. He is strong and every time I ask him about this chick, he hits me. The other day he gave me a blow to my left side ribs, and up to now (over six months), that side is still painful. The only explanation he gives is that ‘they are friends’. He continues to hide stuff about this chick from me and this has made me to completely refuse to trust him. I don’t trust him anymore and I feel like I am pulling away from him.

Right now, I feel like I hate him with all my breath and might, but I still love him. We have been through a lot of downs. From sleeping hungry to bathing with hair shampoo and brushing with salt or at times laundry bar soap, but now things are OK. We lived on less than a dollar daily, and am happy we can manage to spend about $200 daily without compromising our budget.

As I am writing this, I feel so much rage towards the man I love, and have chosen to sleep on the couch. We have just had another argument about this chick coz he is acting like a teenager falling in love. I don’t want to lose him and I want to trust and love him again like I used to. With all the respect I have for him, I have never contacted this chick and I feel like I am being pushed to it because I know her email address and her FB username.

My question is, should I go ahead and contact the chick? And if so, what can I tell her? Or, should I pretend that is OK? Please help me. I apologize for writing such a long query. Thank you all for listening and replying.

mweni

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  • rainbowdrop

    Wait. He hit you and you're still feeling pain from it? He has no right to hit you. And the reasoning for his abuse towards you is even more revolting. You have a right to be curious about what he is doing, especially if it is a secret account based on you both trust eachother with all other accounts/passwords, that would be a red flag to me as well. And the fact that he gets *that* upset is definitely warning signs. You don't need that and you deserve better than what this man is doing to you. So you have been together through thick and thin, that doesn't mean he has the right to hit you and treat you the way he is. That is ABUSE. I'm sorry you are going through this, its very hard to say "no! I will not be treated this way!" When its a man you truely believe in and love..its the toughest damn thing in the world..believe me, I know.... But YOU DESERVE BETTER.

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  • pambambam

    Drop him. He hit you. No matter how much you love him, he will hit you over and over. And cheat on you so LEAVE HIM

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  • littlelulu1999

    WTF pack up your clothes and leave this man ASAP! Cease all contact! Do you have family or friends you can stay with until you get your own place? Please open your eyes; this man has no respect or love for you (whatever love he had for you in the past is gone), and he is not worth your respect or love....contacting her will not accomplish anything; it will not change his feelings for her, it will not stop him from continuing to communicate with her, and it will not stop him abusing you again and again! NOTHING justifies him physically abusing you, that is not love....you deserve so much better than this...you need to love yourself and put yourself first!

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  • bigtoy

    Tell him you'll call the cops if he hits you again. He's just infatuated with this girl - it often happens to people over the net. It's nothing like being in a real relationship either. He is hitting you because he resents you. He resents you because he is with you but thinks he wants to be with someone else. Usually, in this situation people split up then realize that the grass really isn't greener on the other side and deeply regret what they have done (personal experience!). You need to be tough. It's your call - either split up or ride out and hope he loses interest in her.

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  • joybird

    He obviouly feels very strongly about this girl if he's willing to use violence on you. Can you not befriend any of her friends or get access to her fb page to see what she's saying about their relationship?

    Anyway, this is all pointless! He is cheating on you.

    Sort out your finances NOW before he cleans you out or overdraws your joint accounts and puts you into debt! Don't kid yourself that he won't!!!

    Then get out of there! He no longer respects you, regardless what you've been through together in the past. He's not looking back at that, he's looking forward to his future with her. If he truly loved you, he wouldn't jeopardise your relationship for some friend. He's treating you with contempt coz he sees you putting up with the shit he's dishing out!

    Please - stay safe!!!

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  • All you have to write to her is: We've been together for __ years and when I ask him about you he beats me.

    Then leave him.

    You may love him and he may even love you, but he took your relationship to a different level by hitting you. You are now in an "abusive relationship" and you are a battered woman.

    He has reached a point where he has lost some of the normal respect that companions should have for one another in a relationship. He will not get that respect for you back while he is communicating with her and living with you, even if he regrets his actions.

    Take a few weeks apart... That way he can't physically hurt you and you will both have some breathing room to figure out what it is that you really want.

    At this point, a fear of losing him, should not be your greatest fear.

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