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Over heard DH on the phone

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Misschananderlerbongg · 18/07/2024 21:18

I really am genuinely wondering if I’m being unreasonable.

Just overheard DH on the phone and it was clear at the other end his friend was talking about the fact his wife had just had a boob job. They’re not close friends.

DH then said ‘I can only dream, that would be amazing’.

Then ‘every Man I know that paid for it had said it was a great investment, money well spent, no one has regretted it’. He’s brought this up with me before.

Then ‘oh I know it’s a no go here, she wouldn’t go for it’ in a very sad voice.

‘It needs to be initiated by the woman, I can’t bring it up’. Then what a lucky guy you are type chat.

This has made me very upset for a few reasons:

  1. I have small boobs, but have breast fed 2 kids and think they’re in pretty good shape
  2. it’s major surgery and he’s seen me go through major medically required surgery
  3. HE has put on weight, I have not and I never comment on it and wouldn’t dream or commenting on it
  4. He never compliments me or makes me feel sexy, and now I know he doesn’t like my boobs.

But I’m tired and emotional and keen to understand if I’m in the wrong? It just feels like a betrayal to talk about my body like this 😔

OP posts:
BlackPanther75 · 18/07/2024 22:50

Yeah. I’m not surprised you’re upset. It sounds like ‘locker room talk’ and i wouldn’t read too much into it, but obviously hard not to.

if you don’t find him attractive ow he’s gained weight this would need a great opportunity to have that conversation

He’s made himself look really bad though. Men talk about their wives and women talk about their husbands. I bet he’ll be ashamed of himself when you confront him

billyt · 18/07/2024 22:49

@Misschananderlerbongg

So sorry you are married to a twat.

I could never, ever imagine talking to anyone about my wife like that.

What a tool.

heartbroken22 · 18/07/2024 22:48

If I were to bring it up I'd bring it up that I heard and aLso mention his weight.

I'd also pretend to call a friend and talk about guys with circumcised penises being amazing. Or worse guys with bigger ones...and I'd make sure he'd hear it.

Or bring the topic up. Bring his weight up. Then bring all the above up and give him a taste of his own medicine.

TruthorDie · 18/07/2024 22:46

Sunshineafterthehail · 18/07/2024 21:23

Talk to him about surgical penis enlargement.. Tell him you could go abroad and get joint surgeries....

First thought that went through my mind about a penis enlargement. Could be a “great investment”

Misschananderlerbongg · 18/07/2024 22:42

Megifer · 18/07/2024 22:29

Did he really say investment? Shit.....dude.....☹️

Unfortunately, no man regrets spending the money apparently.
To those asking we’re both late 30s.

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JMSA · 18/07/2024 22:42

That's really shitty, OP Sad

MeganM3 · 18/07/2024 22:42

He sounds like an absolute idiot.
Who talks like that.

I don't think this is a small deal. He's shown himself to be ridiculous and completely unattractive. Big time ick. Can I throw in a LTB.

Beach11 · 18/07/2024 22:41

Be blunt with him and tell him you think he should get a 🍆 extension.
He’ll soon shut up then.

Megifer · 18/07/2024 22:29

Did he really say investment? Shit.....dude.....☹️

Branster · 18/07/2024 22:28

Tell him he's more than welcome to get breast implants himself of whatever size he fancies and do whatever he wants with them.
I don't understand this concept of husbands paying to alter their wives bodies and instigating the idea of cosmetic surgeries to another human being.
Like'buying' part of their body.

Anyway, you shouldn't feel in any way bad about your small bust.
This is why:
I've been incredibly upset for a very long time after I stopped breastfeeding my first child. I always has a small bust but really beautiful breasts and the size and shape suited by frame. They really didn't look great at all after breastfeeding for a year. I really felt I lost part of my identity. They did settle after quite a while and breastfed a second time but for 6 not 12 months. It all fell into place eventually, they will never be what they were before pregnancy but it's not a bad situation anymore. I wouldn't have a problem going topless on a beach anymore and I've been able to go back to not wearing a bra with certain outfits. I also feel a smaller bust gives more clothing options and gives the appearance of a more youthful body shape. A smaller busted body looks more athletic and, personally, I prefer that aesthetic. I've never ever been jealous of women with bigger breasts and would never want bigger myself. I absolutely hated having big breasts while pregnant, although, looking back, everything was actually in proportion at the time. Plus, surgery can go really wrong- why risk it?! Unfortunately for my husband, he is a big boobs kind of man but managed to survive without big boobs for many for many, many, many years.

Shallysally · 18/07/2024 22:25

newleafontheplantjohn · 18/07/2024 21:48

Very old-fashioned of him.

Small boobs are in at the moment.

But yeah, what a weird thing to say.

Doesn't even make any sense. Why would anybody like the idea of breast implants just purely because they are breast implants? They are just lumps of silicone.

Some women would look much better without.

Likewise breast implants work really well for some women.

But it seems weird to me to have what sounds like a festish for "fake boobs just for the sake of it.

Small boobs are in? How can you comment this, a body shape isn’t a subject of a trend.

NoSnowdrop · 18/07/2024 22:24

You do deserve better. Stop making an effort at couples therapy and do what @Oldseagull suggested. See how he likes it?

He sounds immature as does his friend. How old are they? Pathetic really. It’s incredibly hurtful and disrespectful for him to talk like that. Your body is fine. He’s the problem but it’s not your job to fix it.

Shallysally · 18/07/2024 22:23

Misschananderlerbongg · 18/07/2024 21:40

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the responses and it’s really making me see things clearly.

I think if he was complimentary about me and my body, this would affect me less. If I felt desired and if he hadn’t mentioned the boob thing before (but he has complimented boob jobs several times in the past).

I did bring it up with him, he was mortified. Said it wasn’t meant like that at all. He seems genuinely ashamed and says he’ll make it up to me, I’ve got an incredible body etc. but I can’t unhear what he said.

We’ve also been doing couples therapy and he’s been making zero bloody effort, so that came out too. I also rarely feel supported by him with my career… it all just came out. I read him the riot act, he says he’ll get better but I don’t know. I feel like I deserve better 😔

You absolutely do deserve better. Maybe this will be the push you need to co aider your stance on the marriage.
Life is too short to waste on someone who isn’t giving 100% to your relationship.

WildLemur · 18/07/2024 22:20

I think this is a pretty big betrayal.

It's not unreasonable to privately wish that aspects on your partner's body were different (and, in some contexts, like if it's affecting their health or self-esteem, to raise it).

I could, perhaps being generous, stretch to very jokey comments in response to a friend's spouse getting some sort of cosmetic surgery, be it a boob job, penis enhancement or whatever else, but this seems to be a genuine critique of the OP's body.

I don't like to throw LTBs around but this seems like something that would be very difficult to get past.

CarpetSlipper · 18/07/2024 22:18

Can you imagine even considering asking your husband to alter his body in some way just for you, let alone referring to it as an “investment”. It would be unthinkable wouldn’t it? He thinks you’re his possession and does not view women as human beings.

diddl · 18/07/2024 22:17

He’s brought this up with me before.

How very strange that it's such an issue for him.

Lentilweaver · 18/07/2024 22:17

If you are in counselling, tell the counsellor. Let him be humiliated.

BiscuitsForever · 18/07/2024 22:17

He sounds very dull and small minded. Perhaps you should upgrade your husband, ideally by replacing him.

Noseybookworm · 18/07/2024 22:17

Uugh what a massive turn off to hear him talking to his mate about women's bodies like they're a piece of meat 🤮 it sounds like you are working very hard to save a relationship with someone who isn't making the same effort. You can't unhear what you overheard and I doubt you'll be able to forget it 😔

gamerchick · 18/07/2024 22:16

I don't think I would let it drop. I'd have a conversation about how hurt it's made you feel and that how would he like it if he overheard you on the phone how excess fat buries the head of the penis and makes sex unsatisfying. That you wouldn't dream of saying anything like that because you have respect for him.

He needs to know how it feels

Justrolledmyeyesoutloud · 18/07/2024 22:16

I would tell him l will have a boob job when you get a cock extension, see how he likes it. Or better still, call a friendnm and discuss it with them!

Lentilweaver · 18/07/2024 22:15

I am very small breasted btw. Was a 32 A until I passed 50, and now a 34 B. Love my breasts. DH has never expressed any issues, and I would kick him in the balls if he did. They look good in clothes, and have not sagged as I have got older.

Life2Short4Nonsense · 18/07/2024 22:15

As they say: You need to lose 200 pounds... of asshole. Stat!

I think you'll find that with some therapy and wihout him as dead-weight in your life, your self-esteem will rise miraculously. 😁

RobertJohnsonsShoes · 18/07/2024 22:14

This is vile. I've been looking at getting some minor cosmetic treatment, while he would supportive me if I did, he has expressed how unhappy he is that I feel it necessary. He's mainly upset that I'm not happy with how I look. I do look like I live in a bush but the point is my DH wouldn't ever put me down like that.

Your DH is a pig.

Poolstream · 18/07/2024 22:14

@Misschananderlerbongg

I have wondered during the last 30 years whether a boob job is a good idea for me.
I’m in my 60’s now and so glad I’ve always had small boobs, they hardly sag at all and I can wear fitted clothing with confidence.

Embrace your boobs and suggest to your dh that he has weight loss surgery if he’s so concerned about how people look.