My ex was like a lot of what's being said on here possessive, jealous, violent, my family and friends couldn't stand her but she was stunning so I put up with a whole bag of shite until I ended up on anti-deps.
When I finally plucked the courage up to leave her that was her time to tell me we were going to be parents... So we spoke long and hard she admitted she knew she had a problem and if we were having an argument she sometimes knew she was wrong but "couldn't" back down (yeah psycho confirmed )
I stuck around for the sake of our son but pretty much had a breakdown and moved back to my mums before his 1st birthday.
I spent the next year and a bit fighting in the courts to see my Son. This was all 15 years ago and I spent the next 7 years sorting myself out, paying off debts, contacting friends I had lost in the years I hadn't been 'allowed' out, and eventually managed to get my mot gage and buy my house, I was doing everything for me and my Son, nobody else and I swore I would never be tied down again and was happy to be single.
Then I met my now wife and she is the polar opposite of my ex, basically the two of us can do whatever we want as long as we let each other know of any plans, she is happy for me to socialise with female friends, she even regularly points out hot girls as we are walking or driving saying things like 'wow, check her ass' with my ex I would have to look up at the clouds or wear sunglasses in the presence of anybody hot.
I wouldn't change any of my life story as I have a fantastic 15 yr old son now who I'd be lost without, but if my situation sounds familiar to anybody please sort yourself out before there are kids involved.