Can anyone please help give some advice?
Hi everyone, I am single father of a wonderful 5 year old boy that means the world to me but I am going through a really hard time in my life, please do not judge me, Thanks.
I met my ex in January 2013 while I was working delivering to her workplace, we made eye contact and had a brief polite chat. As I was leaving the building, she approached me at my van and asked for my number. At the time I was 25 with one child with a previous partner, that was living with his mum and she was 32 with no children. On our first date, I explained my situation to her and she was very happy to date me. Our relationship got off to a great start wining and dining and was intimate within the first few weeks of dating. A few weeks after we met, I found out that she already knew my that my father because employed her as a social worker some years prior, so this made me think that she was a nice person. She the beginning of our relationship she seemed very exciting to be around, would like to spend money and was very caring too.
In early June 2013, my circumstances suddenly changed from being single father seeing my son every Wednesday and every other weekend, to being a full time single parent, because his mum could not cope with his behaviour anymore. This was very unexpected and hard for me to deal with because both of my parents were away on holiday at the time, which left just me to handle the situation. I had to stop working for several weeks to care for my 5 year old son by travelling across the city from north to south to school every morning & afternoon which took over an hour each way. I did what I thought was best as a father and began with the process of taking full custody of my son thought the legal system. My son is currently living with me at the moment and is very happy too.
In late June 2013, My current ex-girlfriend said to me that she was pregnant which came as a surprise to both of us. When she first told me that she was pregnant I was really supportive to her and told her that I will be there for her and our unborn child no matter what. I explained that it was not the best time for us to have a child due to my current situation with gaining custody over my first child and also her contract of her job was ending in October 2013, which would leave her unemployed and wouldn't be able live where she does, but I explained that I respected her decision and would stick by her on whatever she decides to do. I felt that it was my responsibility to be there as a father to our unborn child as I would never walk away from my own, and also support my ex-girlfriend as she had supported me when my son came to live with me. I had a lot of respect for her as she had stayed with me for three weeks at my house while my parents were away and supported me looking after my son.
The problems between is all started during July - I was living at my parents house and she was living by herself with flatmates. She asked me if we (my son, her and I) could find a place for us to live but at the time I thought it would have been to unsettling for my 5 year old child who has only just came to live at his daddy's house to have to move again within the near future. I was very reluctant at to have to move my son out of my house because of schooling and other issues and allow him the chance to settle down and it would have been confusing for him too. My ex girlfriend was very upset with me for this, which I can totally understand, but I explained to her that I wanted us to be a family and for her to be patient so I could find my son a new school which was close by and save up for a place for us in a reasonable amount of time, but she seemed to have wanted to move as soon as possible. I said to her she was more than welcome to stay at my house until we found a place together so we could be closer to each other and allow my son to slowly adjust and get comfortable with her. Plus she would not have to pay rent for her flat or at my house either. Not long after, she broke up with me without telling me because I did not agree to move my son in with her as she requested.
A week later we eventually had a chat about it and discussed a plan, which was to move somewhere near my sons new school which she agreed on. During that same week, my ex said that she wanted us to move between London and Dunstable so that she could be near to her mums. Things seemed okay for a week or so until one evening she explained that she wasn't feeling too well, and asked could I come over. I said yes I will be there to spend the evening with you, just let me put my son to bed first. A couple of hours past she said that everything is fine now, im going to bed - no need for you to come now, which I sensed she was angry at me because I did not com over straight away when she asked me to. I asked her if this was true and she said yes!! she was angry because I should have came over sooner regardless if I was putting my son to bed, which I though was very unreasonable and selfish. In her eyes this was the 3rd time she broke it up with me. On the Saturday she asked if I could come round because she wanted to borrow £50 because she did not have any money for the week. I came round on the saturday evening to give her money and she then told me that she wanted to be single and for her to have this child on her own. I was speechless and upset but decided to leave her house as I didn't want to hear her explanation on her decision. The next day she asked me to come and see her and if I could bring some food for her cravings. I came over with some food and reassured her that I did not want to leave her while she was pregnant. She agreed for us to try and work on our relationship and she also initiated intimacy with me that same day which we had.
The next day I got a text off her first thing in the morning saying that "she was going to live in Dunstable near her mums, with me or without me". After this she suddenly changed and ever since then she has been off with me.
I tried to show her support by doing things for her, giving her small gifts and small snacks, telling her that she is beautiful, driving her to work when she asked, cleaning up her puke, reassuring her by saying that everything will be okay and telling her that I love her all the time but nothing seemed to work.
12 weeks into her pregnancy I found had been suffering from depression (manic depression/bi-polar) for a few years prior to her pregnancy which she didn't tell me. Since she has become pregnant, she has stopped taking anti-depressence medication and stopped seeing her psychologist. When she was 12 weeks pregnant she told me that she wanted us to go on a break and for us to be single. When I lasted contacted her by calling her, she told me not to stop calling her and stop texting her. She has never acted like this towards me before and I was hoping that she didn't really mean it - but she did. She has asked for her space and I respect that. I did't want to overwhelm her by showing her too much interest as I want to do what she has asked, but at the same time - I did't want her to think that I have forgotten about her and lost interest. So I would text her once or twice a week to let her know that I was there if she needed, and if there was anything she needed, just let me know.
I am scared of losing the person that I have fell in love with because she meant the world to me but I feel that has already happened. I really wanted us to be together and do it the right way by doing everything possible for this to happen and start a family, but it feels like it is too late now.