Pixie Girl, 14 yrs ago I left my ex AH. I told him on the spur of the moment that I wanted to leave him. He told me if I stayed for 2 weeks, he would not fight it. I did stay the extra 2 weeks to get things set up. During this time he was the model husband, no drinking, sweet as sugar. 2 weeks later I was packing up my truck to move my stuff and he went beserk. He thought he had done a good job the previous 2 weeks and that once I thought about it I would change my mind. I did leave with my daughter and I never regretted it. 14 yrs later he is STILL drinking heavily. Please, I was petrified when I left. I had no marketable skills, I had never lived on my own and I didn't know if I could do it. It was not easy but I made it through. You can do it. Stick to your guns.