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Husband embarrassed when I felt unwell

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OneBrightCrow · 05/04/2024 11:18

My husband and I were at the wedding of one of his uni friends on Wednesday. It was a great day however I came over unwell during the speeches, probably due to not having enough to eat before a couple of Proseccos. I was not drunk at all, but came over pale, felt clammy and like I was going to collapse. I didn’t want to cause a fuss by getting up and leaving, but felt so awful that I put my head down on the table. I understand that this could have looked rude but I’m pretty sure the other tables did not notice, and everyone on our table could see that something wasn’t right.

Despite asking my husband to just leave me be for a few minutes, he persisted in trying to get me to leave the room, but his persistence was really not helping, and I tried explaining that if I stood up I was afraid I would collapse or be sick, and I absolutely did not want that to happen.

He wouldn’t let it go so eventually I managed to stand up and sat outside for a bit until I felt better; but I wasn’t quite right for the rest of the day. I chose not to drink any more, but even after multiple glasses of water I was struggling with the noisy room and drunk people getting a bit close for comfort. We found a quiet room with a sofa where I sat for a while, and he asked if I wanted to leave. I said no but we argued when I tried encouraging him to rejoin the party so that he could see his uni friends that he rarely gets to see, including his best friend who had come just for the evening reception; but he kept saying we should be there as a couple.

He got a bit arsey, questioning how I was feeling and saying that he has never known me to “do this” as though I was choosing to behave this way. I said I felt very pressured by him, and was hurt that he had been more concerned about how I was appearing to other people than whether I was OK!

He eventually stormed off and returned about half an hour where we argued again, so I just grit my teeth and rejoined the party even though I still felt unwell.

It’s left me feeling quite hurt about it, and even when I tried talking to him about it (thinking that now he’s sober he would be a bit apologetic) he maintains that putting my head on the table was rude and we would have to agree to disagree.

Am I being unreasonable in feeling hurt??

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LostNFoundSV · 06/04/2024 19:32

You were nbu at all! Hard to believe how many insensitives are rushing to berate your perfectly understandable response to feeling very light headed. I know just how that feels and agree that to try and leave the room without a drama would have been a risk (fainting or vomiting). People are usually so caught up in the celebrations that I doubt anyone even noticed. Hope your DH develops a spine and learns to be more concerned about your wellbeing than his mates’ opinions.

Anithos · 06/04/2024 19:18

ILoveLegDay · 05/04/2024 11:34

It's actually better to put legs up and head back. Maybe you could have put your feet on the table instead?

This!😂😂😂

inappropriateraspberry · 06/04/2024 19:18

He made it a bigger deal by fussing about. I do wonder if he was drunk so his reasoning/thoughts weren't really straight.
I don't believe you were drunk, all these people claiming you were pissed are being ridiculous. If you'd been sick, passed out on the floor or started trying to argue/fight with people then yes, you would have been embarrassing. Feeling ill and trying to keep quiet and out of the way is not embarrassing.

MILLYmo0se · 06/04/2024 19:13

Changeusernameseeusernamehistory · 06/04/2024 09:16

Are you sure you weren’t just trashed blind drunk from 2 proseccos?

Where did 2 prosecco feature in my earlier description of fainting? 3 drinks over a couple of hours as per the first occasion or a few sips of my first pint in the second arent going to leave me - or most adults - 'trashed blind drunk'

Jeannie88 · 06/04/2024 19:00

If my husband was there at a friend's wedding I doubt he would even notice and if he did would get some water and tell me to sort myself out! Guess we're not the type to be a couple when socialising, we just drift off and talk to people. X

OneBrightCrow · 06/04/2024 18:47

LaDamaDeElche · 06/04/2024 18:28

Since I've left the U.K. I have realised how odd English people are about being embarrassed about stupid stuff. If you were feeling unwell, for whatever reason OP, your partner is the odd one to feel embarrassed by you. You aren't an extension of him and for him to feel that way is actually kind of narcissistic. Unless you're a drunk or a hypochondriac who repeats this behaviour time and time again, his response was odd. You did what you did to make the least fuss, in your mind, while feeling unwell. No reason to be embarrassed at all. You weren't dancing topless on the table after getting smashed. This is English awkwardness brought on by thinking more about what other people are thinking about us (they're usually not, this is all in our own heads) than the well-being of someone we care about.

He’s always been conscious of what people think of him.

When we first started dating, he found PDAs awkward to the point of not wanting to hold my hand whilst walking round a shopping centre. I wasn’t looking for a snog…. Didn’t think a hand hold was particularly saucy…. But he said it would make people feel uncomfortable.

my response was to get a Burger King crown and wear it for the rest of the day. That got people looking 🤣 immature I know, but I found it hilarious. Remarkable that we’ve made it this far though….

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LaDamaDeElche · 06/04/2024 18:28

Since I've left the U.K. I have realised how odd English people are about being embarrassed about stupid stuff. If you were feeling unwell, for whatever reason OP, your partner is the odd one to feel embarrassed by you. You aren't an extension of him and for him to feel that way is actually kind of narcissistic. Unless you're a drunk or a hypochondriac who repeats this behaviour time and time again, his response was odd. You did what you did to make the least fuss, in your mind, while feeling unwell. No reason to be embarrassed at all. You weren't dancing topless on the table after getting smashed. This is English awkwardness brought on by thinking more about what other people are thinking about us (they're usually not, this is all in our own heads) than the well-being of someone we care about.

Letmehaveabloodyusernameplease · 06/04/2024 18:21

K0OLA1D · 05/04/2024 11:38

Mn is honestly crazy sometimes.

Not really, I suffer from fainting fits and if it had been me and I'd stood up to leave I'd have hit the deck like a sack of shit.

EDIT ..Sorry @K0OLA1D I didn't realise you were sticking up for OP!

MarkWithaC · 06/04/2024 18:18

Jesus fucking Christ on a mountain bike, the OP was not drunk and had not been drinking on an empty stomach! Are people being deliberately obtuse or just plain thick?

OP, your husband’s message to the B and G about you is pretty disloyal and quite peculiar. On top of his behaviour on the day itself, I’m finding it unpleasant and a bit suspicious, although I don’t quite know what I suspect him of! I’d be having a word.

mandlerparr · 06/04/2024 18:16

I would not have put my head down, that really does look bad. But, given his behavior when you finally did tell him, I can also see why you didn't immediately ask him to help you out of the room to go get some air and a soft place to sit. He took what was a small faux pax on your side and turned it into an entire thing for everyone to notice.
Also, I have felt this way at times in situations like this and it has almost always been air stuck in my stomach. It makes me feel ill and gives me a headache. Obviously, I can't say this is what your issue may be, but this is what it is when it happens to me. Drinking something fizzy and burping helps a ton. As does just throwing up if nothing fizzy is available,

Toptops · 06/04/2024 18:13

Ach you did what you did. Husband was embarrassed. You feel hurt.
Let it go.

pootlin · 06/04/2024 18:00

Pepperpot3862 · 06/04/2024 17:52

I'd have got a cab home by myself asap. He shouldn't have been embarrassed, better than you chucking up etc. something else underlying his response.

How could she have got a cab when she wasn’t well and had to keep her head down?

OneBrightCrow · 06/04/2024 17:59

JJathome · 06/04/2024 17:35

I’m on the fence. You say you were going to collapse so had to put your head on the table , but you also tell us when he insisted you left, you did exactly that. So clearly not about to collapse.

youre also very adamant it wasn’t you drunk too much in an empty stomach, but to be honest, im not convinced. You were clearly capable of getting up and leaving, as you did. Putting your head on the table is incredibly rude.

If you read my initial post and any subsequent posts you’ll see that his persistence was making me feel worse (implying I didn’t leave immediately) but that when I felt able to (after putting my head down for a bit and deep breathing) I did leave. I was capable once I felt marginally better…. but still felt awful.

think what you like, but I know I wasn’t drunk.
if I was drunk, I wouldn’t expect much sympathy from him as that’s a pretty sorry state to be in at that sort of occasion, so early in the evening.

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Pepperpot3862 · 06/04/2024 17:52

I'd have got a cab home by myself asap. He shouldn't have been embarrassed, better than you chucking up etc. something else underlying his response.

Mothership4two · 06/04/2024 17:51

Except OP said she didn't drink on an empty stomach @Danielle9891 and did have water and food - this happened after the meal and cake.

I wouldn't be disappointed if my partner, or anyone, did this I would be concerned. Frankly I would find anyone who was disappointed someone was ill a tad odd.

Danielle9891 · 06/04/2024 17:43

It sounds like you had a few drinks on an empty stomach, got half cut and placed your head on the table during the speeches. I would find this to be really embarrassing and disrespectful if I'm honest. (I work in hospitality and have been/worked at loads of weddings) You should have just got up and had some water and food. I'd be disappointed if it was my partner acting like that in front of all my friends.

Even if you did feel unwell and it had nothing to do with drinking alcohol on an empty stomach you would have stood out and took some of the attention away from the speeches and the bride and groom.

Your partner couldn't have just left you as people would have noticed and probably kept asking him how/where you were.

JJathome · 06/04/2024 17:35

I’m on the fence. You say you were going to collapse so had to put your head on the table , but you also tell us when he insisted you left, you did exactly that. So clearly not about to collapse.

youre also very adamant it wasn’t you drunk too much in an empty stomach, but to be honest, im not convinced. You were clearly capable of getting up and leaving, as you did. Putting your head on the table is incredibly rude.

Mummame2222 · 06/04/2024 17:29

OneBrightCrow · 06/04/2024 17:18

So I’ve just seen on our iPad that my husband has texted the bride this morning (Saturday, bearing in mind the wedding was Wednesday) saying “I don’t know if you noticed but we had to leave during the speeches as [alcoholicwife] felt unwell - I think she drank too much Prosecco!”
[he absolutely knows this wasn’t the case but better to paint me as an alcoholic than someone who just felt ill for a number of reasons, right?]

neither the bride or groom seemed to know anything about my brief departure on the day…. And then two more days have passed before he decided to drop that little nugget of info to them. I just don’t know why?!

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Yeah, that seems a bit extra. Not sure what the point in that was.

ReadingSoManyThreads · 06/04/2024 17:26

Jesus, what a dick. Why the hell did he do that?

justasking111 · 06/04/2024 17:25

I'd also message them saying that you were well enough to wash the clothes he'd vomited over. 🤬

justasking111 · 06/04/2024 17:23

I'd brain him.

OneBrightCrow · 06/04/2024 17:18

So I’ve just seen on our iPad that my husband has texted the bride this morning (Saturday, bearing in mind the wedding was Wednesday) saying “I don’t know if you noticed but we had to leave during the speeches as [alcoholicwife] felt unwell - I think she drank too much Prosecco!”
[he absolutely knows this wasn’t the case but better to paint me as an alcoholic than someone who just felt ill for a number of reasons, right?]

neither the bride or groom seemed to know anything about my brief departure on the day…. And then two more days have passed before he decided to drop that little nugget of info to them. I just don’t know why?!

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MarkWithaC · 06/04/2024 15:54

Jk8 · 05/04/2024 23:21

Sorry but I would still be uncomfortable sharing a table with you in that state & would be incredibly relieved you had a partner their actively trying to move you along or help even if they got fed up & angry in the process

‘In that state’. Get a grip.

justasking111 · 06/04/2024 14:04

I'd have been mortified if my husband had puked all over his clothes and shoes as her husband did.

hihelenhi · 06/04/2024 14:00

OneBrightCrow · 06/04/2024 10:35

My reason for staying at that point was not that I wanted to hear the speeches; it’s that by that point I felt so unwell I couldn’t stand up. It happened very quickly from first onset (and hoping it would pass) to feeling like I was going to pass out.

find it weird how so many people think I stayed out of pure stubbornness 🤣 clearly some of u have never come over unwell VERY suddenly.

I think they (and your husband) are being extremely unfair to you, OP. You did nothing wrong. These things happen.