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Woman's Husband Vanished and Blocked Her Number. Now, He's Back After 6 Months Like 'Nothing Happened'
A woman says her husband left her and their three children without so much as a note and blocked her calls and texts
She says he recently showed up at her door six months later as if "nothing happened,' claiming that he's 'ready to come home'
The woman shared her story on a popular community forum to get advice on how she should proceedA woman's husband disappeared for nearly six months — but is now 'ready to come home' without an apology or a 'proper explanation.'
The woman detailed her experience in a Mumsnet post titled 'Husband left at New Year's and just turned up like nothing happened.' She explained that her husband left her and their three children — ages 7, 5 and 2 — in early January, leaving 'no note, no message, no nothing. Just packed a bag and vanished.'
She said that her husband blocked her on 'everything,' including texts and phone calls, and didn't even respond to his own mother when he disappeared.
The original poster (OP) went on to say that she reached out to police, who informed her that he was 'fine' and 'left voluntarily,' so there was 'not much they could do.'
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The OP — who has been solo parenting and 'barely keeping it together ' since he left — was shocked when her husband 'turned up yesterday' as if 'nothing happened.' She said he claims 'he'd been 'sorting himself out' and 'couldn't cope' and that he's ready to come home now.'
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The woman said that his actions have left her three children 'confused' and her eldest child 'cried all night.'
'I'm angry and numb and tired and I don't even know what I'm supposed to do with this. I feel like I've spent six months mourning and now he's back like a ghost,' she continued.
The woman said that she ultimately did not let her husband stay at the house, but 'he's saying he wants to talk.'
'I don't know if I even want to hear it,' she said, before asking her fellow community members if anyone has ever been through anything similar.
Post commenters expressed immense sympathy for the OP, with many people sharing that they do not think she should take her husband back or attempt to reconcile.
'I wouldn't let him back under any circumstances, if not just for what he's done to your children already, but because there's every chance he'll do it all again,' one person said.
'I think I'd have to hear him out and get answers, but no way would he be coming back to live,' added another person.
Some, however, said they thought the OP should at least listen to what he has to say.
'If he was, prior to this, a good person/good partner, I would hear him out. It sounds like he's had a complete breakdown," someone said.
Another person said that the OP should ultimately listen to herself — and disregard the opinion of others on what is ultimately a highly personal issue.
'OP, he can come back if you want him to. He can't come back if you don't want him to. It's completely up to you, and none of us,' they said.
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