Thinking of leaving him

My baby daddy provides a good life for us. He begged me to be a stay at home mom and I feel so blessed to be the one raising my daughter and not having to send her to daycare or a nanny - but he’s not good at being a partner. Doesn’t do anything for our daughter, barely acknowledges her until asked. He doesn’t do anything for me either, no dates, no affection. He barely kisses me and when he does it’s just a peck. We’ve been sleeping in separate rooms and we fight a lot. I’ve been trying hard to work things out with him but recently I ran into someone from my past and reconnected with him. I’m not a cheater and he thinks that I’m in a happy relationship and starting a family - but in reality having him back in my life and how easy it was to open up, laugh, cry just made me feel like I certainly am not in a good relationship. Never mind the fact that we had a polite hug before leaving and my body was SO desperate for affection that I cried in my car after because I realized how deprived I am of love, affection, and closeness with another human being. I don’t know what to do or where to go from here. If things don’t change I’m going to end up living a depressing life and missing out on happiness for the sake of my daughter not being raised in a broken home.It just feels like divine intervention that I happened to run into them while they were in town visiting a mutual friend - I just realized from the fact that someone who hasn’t spoken to me in years was able to have a more genuine connection with me than the father of my child and I don’t think that’s right.

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I would say recommend marriage counseling or leave. Your baby deserves to grow up in a house surrounded by love.

I was in the same kind of situation. I’m a SAHM with my 2yo daughter. My bd pays me the bills. Gives me extra cash when needed. He spends maybe a hour or two a day with our daughter. When he’s not sleeping or working. I’ve expressed how I need intimacy and affection and he looks lost everytime. When I force “it” I’m bent over for all of two min. Noforeplay nothing. I’m not attractive to him or something. Idk but what worked was opening up the relationship. So we are poly now living together and it’s working so far.

@Tori he works away from home and is working a few weeks then off a few weeks - so he has 3 weeks with our daughter 24/7 but doesn’t even give her 1-2 hours of his day. He’s always gaming, on his phone, watching tv, out with his friends etc. I’d be scared of asking to open the relationship bc if it’s to that point I’d rather just end it altogether because I’m genuinely starting to lose feelings for him and can’t say with confidence that I still love him the way I used to. Of course I’ll always love him but I’m not sure it’s enough for me to stay with him just for that

Yea agreed if your relationship is already having problems adding one more partner is gonna make things worse. Marriage counseling would help if your bd wants to make things work but if you’re losing feelings I would rather end things and just co parent

And you deserve someone who loves you and makes you feel loved. There’s someone out there who would love you and care about you so don’t settle for less. Cuz he doesn’t even give you the bare minimum

Sounds like he is a provider but not a lover which is not healthy. If you leave him when he gets home he wouldn’t have nothing to come home too. I say sit down and talk to him and definitely try come counseling. If it don’t work than leave because your child def needs to see love that’s the only way she will be able to know how love others and be loved by others

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