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Stupid Argument Massively Escalated

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darksideof · 07/08/2024 13:31

I know this is a silly thread but I really need some perspective here to establish if I am being unreasonable and how to move forward.

Basically me and DP have had an argument due to poor communication between each other. I thought we were going camping this weekend, he had made plans for a playdate for DD, he was supposed to be going away for the night with work one night and asked me to join him and then nothing mentioned since, he also mentioned something about going the cinema with DS on a night we had other plans. I overheard some of the arrangements as his was talking to the kids. He also agreed to a sleepover for DS, now I was aware that he wanted a sleepover but as it was a work night and I WFH I would have said yes but they need to come after 4pm but instead DP just agrees that they can come at lunchtime so I would have 4 teenagers messing about in the house while I am trying to work while he intends to go into the office, I did say I wasn't happy that he had agreed to this so he ended up WFH also (FWIW he ended up telling them they needed to go out as they were all running round the house and he was on calls so it was disturbing him).

In the end I made an arsey comment to him saying what else have you planned that you haven't told me about and he completely flew off the handle kicking off at me saying things like he just forgot to tell me and he can do what he wants with the kids. We didn't speak the rest of the day.

Today I said to him he was out of order kicking off and speaking to me like he did and he said I was out of order for being arsey, I could have just asked him in a normal tone, fair enough, I take this on board, I was arsey but I was annoyed and I should of just asked. I went out the gym and a text war ensued which escalated to him bringing all other stuff up unrelated to what we were arguing about and then him telling me to just leave etc. I am now very upset about all the things he has said to me and how we have ended up here when all's I was asking from him was to tell me what plans he had made. He is saying its my fault and I am making him feel bad for forgetting (he does forget things sometimes).

My issue here is that I feel like I am not allowed to say anything that annoys me as it will just result in a kick off and me bring told to leave. I told him if he has other unrelated issues then they should be spoken about separately and not brought up in an unrelated argument.

AIBU? How do I handle this?

OP posts:
darksideof · 07/08/2024 14:25

I said I wanted to go camping, he said lets go at the weekend, I hadn't made separate plans without telling him, he suggested it and then a few days later I hear him telling DD that her friend is coming over at the weekend which he didn't tell me about. He is known for saying things like yes lets do this but then doesn't commit so suppose I was annoyed he's telling me one thing and arranging another, why just not say we'll have a look at when we can go.

I tried to keep the argument to the issue but he continued making nasty comments and bringing up other issues. He does always do this and our arguments escalate because of this. If he is angry there is no talking to him until he has calmed down.

I just don't know if I have caused this unnecessarily .

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Madamecholetsbonnet · 07/08/2024 14:15

Well he sounds a bit of a dick so I would be inclined to agree with him re separating but refuse to leave your home. Unless of course it’s his house, as you aren’t married.

Your arrangements do sound incredibly confusing though…

HellonHeels · 07/08/2024 14:10

I would consider splitting up over this behaviour. He sounds nasty.

However, if you're not married, whose house is it? Why is he telling you to leave?

outdamnedspots · 07/08/2024 14:07

SettingsOptions · 07/08/2024 13:47

let’s be honest, it’s not about the surface issue of family plans. It sounds like he’s properly harbouring resentment towards you for other issues and the request to leave came from his heart. You’re not going to move on properly from this unless you work through everything.

it sounds like he’s at the end of his tether for whatever reason if he wants to end the relationship. I’m not saying that’s reasonable, just that he’s not in sync with you. You want to recover the relationship, he doesn’t

Or asking op to leave might just be his knee-jerk reaction to any argument because he's an emotional fuckwit? 🤷🏼‍♀️

BeanCountingContinues · 07/08/2024 14:05

Have you had more than one argument that has escalated into him telling you to leave?
If he is doing this to shut you up and stop you saying anything to annoy him, that is potentially being abusive, and certainly doing massive damage to your relationship.
You cannot have a relationship with someone who wants to shut you up.

SauviGone · 07/08/2024 13:57

I can’t make head nor tail of your OP and who agreed to do what on which night. No wonder there is total confusion.

If this is daily life in your home and an indication of your usual communication on both sides, then I can well imagine one or the other of you getting totally sick of the bickering and eventually blowing their top.

Get a big calendar, stick it on the fridge and agree the rule that if it’s not written on the calendar then it hasn’t been communicated properly.

SettingsOptions · 07/08/2024 13:47

let’s be honest, it’s not about the surface issue of family plans. It sounds like he’s properly harbouring resentment towards you for other issues and the request to leave came from his heart. You’re not going to move on properly from this unless you work through everything.

it sounds like he’s at the end of his tether for whatever reason if he wants to end the relationship. I’m not saying that’s reasonable, just that he’s not in sync with you. You want to recover the relationship, he doesn’t

littlegrebe · 07/08/2024 13:39

A family calendar would be a good solution to the immediate practical problem here but the bigger problem, that the OP's husband doesn't know how to argue like a grown up, is going to take more than that. To go from bickering about weekend plans to "why don't you just leave then" is the sort of escalation I don't think you get in a healthy relationship. Has he always been like this?

ThatTealViewer · 07/08/2024 13:37

This is all a bit hard to understand, to be honest. I don’t really get what happened.

Or I’m possibly just being thick.

Ace56 · 07/08/2024 13:34

Have you got a family calendar you can put stuff like this on? If he’s arranged a play date he needs to put it on the calendar for all to see. Similarly if you’ve planned a camping trip the weekend should’ve been blocked out. Did he actually know about the camping or was it just you thinking it would be nice to go? Had you booked it?