I am in a second marriage at 61 years old for the past five years. My husband has an explosive temper that is directed at me frequently. Sometimes someting I say inflames him and he starts shouting at me and won’t stop. I have told him that I can’t tolerate this and that it makes me feel worthless.
I have thought many times of leaving, but I don’t know whether or not I am blowing things out of proportion. All I know is that after an ‘episode’, I retreat from him and am sad for several days. After that I tread on eggshells until the next time I frustrate him and then it starts all over again.
What to do? How to handle this? Should I even try?