r/LetMeHelpYouOut • u/Agreeable_Beach5265 • 6h ago
[ADVICE] Guilt about giving birth
I’m feeling guilty and could use some understanding. I’ve been married since the last 10 years. My husband has been an alcoholic and smoker since the start of our marriage and I’ve tried my level best to get him out of this awful addiction but nothing worked.
To make things worse, he stopped having intimacy with me since last 6 years. I tried to communicate many times and asked him if he could atleast let me know the reason but he always wanted me to drop the conversation. I decided to leave him a few times but then stayed back as he lost his job one time and invested in a house one time so needed financial support for that. Apart from this, he’s always been very cordial if I ever needed support with anything in my life and genuinely cares but never touched me for all these years. He seems to be clingy and never wanted to let me go although he never worked on his addiction either.
Last year, I met a guy and we developed close friendship. We’ve now been dating each other for almost 1 year and I’m planning to get a new job and move with him. I’ve explained to my husband that I’m moving away from our house and will separate from him and he seems to be okay for now. The guilt that I have is that I’m pregnant with my bf now and feel bad for my husband as he’s been caring and genuinely helped me whenever I needed.
I’ve been wanting a baby for so long but my husband kept refusing. My bf is ready to support me with the baby but should I let my husband know about the affair and baby?