Wow, Chrissy... that is really heavy duty... please do be careful.
I wish you had waited until you HAVE an apartment to tell him. I feel like once you've told him you're leaving, the longer you hang around there the madder he's gonna get, and he may feel he has nothing to lose.
ARE you looking for an apartment? Do you have a deadline in mind-- a week, a month-- when you plan to be out?
Keep your cell phone with you at all times. You might consider having a girlfriend check in with you at pre-designated times and have a code to let her know if you need her to come over. I'm not kidding, Chrissy. And you better check in here on the board at least once over the weekend and first thing Monday morning...
Weekends are like pressure cookers when things are bad... you're there with each other... things can heat up.
Right now your safety is more of a priority than worrying about being fair to him.
You've come a long way, baby...
P.S. Balto is right... if you need money to put down a deposit or something, I'll bet we on the board could come up with a few bucks.
