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My wife (32F) finally attacked me (39 M) physically after getting drunk. Married for 6 years. (by Sparky)
My wife (32F) finally attacked me (39 M) physically after getting drunk. Married for 6 years.
TLDR: My wife finally attacked me physically after drinking excessively. I don't know what to do.
We (32F) (39M) have been together for almost 12 years and married for 6 without children. I'm a social drinker. Only two or three beers at its best. My wife, on the contrary, has always been a kind of excessive drinker. She doesn't drink every day, but whenever she drinks,she can't stop before being wasted. It repeated so many times that I know the moment very well now. It's usually right after the 3rd or 4th glass of beer or wine. She turns into another person. Her eyes, her voice, her moves all changes. She is kind with everybody. She becomes mean towards me. The problem is, I tried every possible way to explain to her that she has to stop at some point, but it's almost impossible to talk about it calmly. We can talk about many things without a problem except her relationship with alcohol. Whenever she drinks, at home or outside, I kindly tell her to stop drinking, but she takes it as a declaration of war, and that night ends with extreme drama. My existence becomes an irritation for her. She humiliates me. She says that she hates me or she wants a divorce, etc. I usually stay calm and try to send her to bed. Even when she wakes up the next morning the first one or two hours, she is still very offensive, and I can't even say a word. Finally, when I talk to her about what happened, she usually says she doesn't remember how the night ended. She cries and feels terrible about it. She says, "How sorry she is." My wife is the only child of a single mum(65) who has her own mental issues and she's under treatment. Her father left before she was born. I am from a traditional Middle Eastern family. But if you want to know, I don't believe in religions. And I am very open minded. I'm a very patient and calm person. I tried talking and doing something about it but finally understood that I couldn't handle it on my own. I convinced her into therapy last year. It started as a couple therapy. I had to stop after 4 sessions because of planning and money issues. But she is still going on with the same therapist. It's been much better since she started therapy. She is trying to avoid alcohol. But it's still almost impossible to stop when she starts drinking. So, it's one of the last episodes we've had recently that didn't end well. She drank a lot, as usual, but she managed to crawl into the bed with my help. I hugged her (big spoon) and got into the sleep mode. She just woke up after a while, realising I was hugging her and started pushing me and shouting. She said things like what the **** are you doing? Stay away from me. I hate you." Aand so on. I tried to calm her down while she was trying to hit me. My face would be all black and blue if I didn't protect myself. I went to another room, locked the door, and slept there. She woke up before me, and she found another key to enter the room I was in. She gave me kisses and hugs. She knew something had happened but didn't remember anything. When I told her about what happened, she felt terrible again and felt depressed. But I know it is going to happen again. And I don't know if I can keep that forever. I'm telling all this story to ask whether you have any advice on how should I do to handle this? We love each other we want to be together. We want children, too. She had extrauterine pregnancy before and a miscarriage 4 months ago. It's the first time in 12 years I've started thinking about the end of our relationship. Thanks in advance, everybody!
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TLDR: My wife finally attacked me physically after drinking excessively. I don't know what to do.
We (32F) (39M) have been together for almost 12 years and married for 6 without children. I'm a social drinker. Only two or three beers at its best. My wife, on the contrary, has always been a kind of excessive drinker. She doesn't drink every day, but whenever she drinks,she can't stop before being wasted. It repeated so many times that I know the moment very well now. It's usually right after the 3rd or 4th glass of beer or wine. She turns into another person. Her eyes, her voice, her moves all changes. She is kind with everybody. She becomes mean towards me. The problem is, I tried every possible way to explain to her that she has to stop at some point, but it's almost impossible to talk about it calmly. We can talk about many things without a problem except her relationship with alcohol. Whenever she drinks, at home or outside, I kindly tell her to stop drinking, but she takes it as a declaration of war, and that night ends with extreme drama. My existence becomes an irritation for her. She humiliates me. She says that she hates me or she wants a divorce, etc. I usually stay calm and try to send her to bed. Even when she wakes up the next morning the first one or two hours, she is still very offensive, and I can't even say a word. Finally, when I talk to her about what happened, she usually says she doesn't remember how the night ended. She cries and feels terrible about it. She says, "How sorry she is." My wife is the only child of a single mum(65) who has her own mental issues and she's under treatment. Her father left before she was born. I am from a traditional Middle Eastern family. But if you want to know, I don't believe in religions. And I am very open minded. I'm a very patient and calm person. I tried talking and doing something about it but finally understood that I couldn't handle it on my own. I convinced her into therapy last year. It started as a couple therapy. I had to stop after 4 sessions because of planning and money issues. But she is still going on with the same therapist. It's been much better since she started therapy. She is trying to avoid alcohol. But it's still almost impossible to stop when she starts drinking. So, it's one of the last episodes we've had recently that didn't end well. She drank a lot, as usual, but she managed to crawl into the bed with my help. I hugged her (big spoon) and got into the sleep mode. She just woke up after a while, realising I was hugging her and started pushing me and shouting. She said things like what the **** are you doing? Stay away from me. I hate you." Aand so on. I tried to calm her down while she was trying to hit me. My face would be all black and blue if I didn't protect myself. I went to another room, locked the door, and slept there. She woke up before me, and she found another key to enter the room I was in. She gave me kisses and hugs. She knew something had happened but didn't remember anything. When I told her about what happened, she felt terrible again and felt depressed. But I know it is going to happen again. And I don't know if I can keep that forever. I'm telling all this story to ask whether you have any advice on how should I do to handle this? We love each other we want to be together. We want children, too. She had extrauterine pregnancy before and a miscarriage 4 months ago. It's the first time in 12 years I've started thinking about the end of our relationship. Thanks in advance, everybody!
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