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Husband not letting me txt friends partner

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Westcoastlass · 05/10/2024 21:32

My friend turns 40 this month so i text her partner asking if he is arranging a surprise party? As he mentioned before he was.
I was out with my husband and kids today after dinner i seen i had a few messages from him asking advice on what to buy her, giving me a date for her party, letting me know whos coming. I text back saying brilliant xx i let my husband know and basically its 9.15pm Saturday night and he has spent the last 2 hours amgry , saying i should not have text him, he should let us know.. saying because i put a kiss at the end he will get the wrong idea. He sent 4 or 5 messages and i sent a 1 word reply but my husband thinks rather than my reply saying brilliant i shoukd have just replied "ok" i have spent 2 hours crying as i feel like he is dictating who i text and what i say. Hes saying theres something fishy going ok, when i accused him of being a bully and dictator he said im welcome to him . I burst out crying i didnt know where to tur n or who to turn to i felt like jumping off a bridge. Im in my daughters bed and i am.shaking like a leaf i cant stop crying . This couple we are both friends with thete is 100% nothing going on i genuinely just wanted to find out if my frined was having a birthday party but my husband is saying im taking it all the wrong way, its because he has sent me 5 messages back and might send me a few in the run up with times or venue change or asking advice or a gift he might not or he may text my husband about it as we are all friends, i get he doesnt want him texting me loads but i am.not in a habit of texting him.or any other males at all. i dont think i have done anything wrong i have spent the evening in tears he did apologise for shouting but then keeps saying i should not have text him and why do i even have to know when the party is i should have just left it? Saying hes not going to the party i can go myself so now i am even more upset and i dont think he is sorry at all. Hr went up stairs and said he cant be in the same room as me i cant sleep i dont know who to turn to i cant stop crying . Am i in the wrong?

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Ubugly · 06/10/2024 00:38

He sounds gross and my money says he's a cheating scum bag.

Oblahdeeoblahdoe · 06/10/2024 00:19

TheCultureHusks · 05/10/2024 23:26

Your husband is absurd.

Tell him to shut the fuck up about xx on the end of messages and look at his own birthday message list. Exactly. SHUT UP YOU STUPID LAME FUCK UP.

Just don’t even bother to talk to the twat.

Why do women even bother to give these limp dick disasters the time of day?!

This absolutely nails it. I reckon he loves making you cry. Twat

DontBother123 · 06/10/2024 00:05

Instead of begging him for hours to see your point of view, a perfectly acceptable response to his nonsense is “ok”.

Alucard55 · 05/10/2024 23:59

What's this crying and begging him to see your point of view? Tell him to fuck right off and you carry on doing what's right for you.

Passenger42 · 05/10/2024 23:45

If you’re at the begging end of a relationship then it’s time to leave. You love him more than he loves you and he is picking fights for petty reasons. Stop crying and start planning your exit. He may be texting people himself so he sees bad in innocent actions. Stay strong x

Copperoliverbear · 05/10/2024 23:41

Your husband is a cunt.
Don't let him upset you, carry on texting to find out more information if you want, go to the party alone you will have more fun.
Don't ever let him see you upset again like this, you have played right into his hands giving him what he wants, which is to make you sad, make you do what he wants and make himself in control of everything, he's probably in bed now very smug that he's making you feel shit.
Personally I'd ask him to leave in the morning, people who love you don't make you feel like he's mad you feel.

Dillydollydingdong · 05/10/2024 23:39

You need to take control. I have male friends who text me with jokes, cartoons and chat. My dp isn't keen but I take no notice and he keeps quiet about it. I wouldn't let him control me.

TheCultureHusks · 05/10/2024 23:35

He doesn’t get to ‘let’ you do anything.

He’s not the boss.

Caffeineismydrug35 · 05/10/2024 23:32

How old are you OP? I’d start planning how to leave this horrible environment. Do you honestly think any of this is remotely healthy? And is this what you want your kids to see as a normal relationship? He will not change, he will get worse. Where do you draw the line? Soon he’ll be checking your messages with your female friends too.

FrangipaniBlue · 05/10/2024 23:30

Chickadoo · 05/10/2024 22:03

Your reaction is more over the top than his.

No, it really isn't.

TheCultureHusks · 05/10/2024 23:26

Your husband is absurd.

Tell him to shut the fuck up about xx on the end of messages and look at his own birthday message list. Exactly. SHUT UP YOU STUPID LAME FUCK UP.

Just don’t even bother to talk to the twat.

Why do women even bother to give these limp dick disasters the time of day?!

rainbowsparkle28 · 05/10/2024 23:24

Fml. He is a controlling and insecure man child. Seriously consider do you want to be with someone living the rest of your life like this and make plans to end it. If there is no trust and he is leaving you feeling like this that is not a healthy relationship and you deserve better.

Cas112 · 05/10/2024 23:22

He's deflecting 100%

Catza · 05/10/2024 23:20

Westcoastlass · 05/10/2024 22:03

Yes we have kids, mortgage together . I dont want to split up i just dont know what to do or who to turn to or how to get him to see my point of view - we could have had a nice Saturday night but instead he has got angry and i have spent the night crying over something trivial but he does not think it is trivial i just dont understand how he can listen to me cry for hours and not care -possible adhd so maybe lacks empathy?????

Why are you crying, though? You've done nothing wrong and I don't see why you are being upset rather than absolutely fuming with your husband. Your reaction is not appropriate at all. If my partner said something like that to me, I'd tell him to do one. If he kept going on about it after that, I'd tell him to shut up and stay home while I go to the party.
I just don't see myself crying all night over something that happens entirely in his own head. Which just tells that your relationship dynamic is not healthy... at all

UnionRep · 05/10/2024 23:12

God, I wouldn't put up with that shit.

It's all too childish, too exhausting.

Speak and text with who the fuck you want to.

Edingril · 05/10/2024 23:06

DinaofCloud9 · 05/10/2024 22:20

Stop being so dramatic over your husband being a tit. He's being pathetic but you really need to calm down.

This sums it up, but if a man put an x at the end of a text and sent it to woman there would be an uproar on here

Patriarchyaliveandwell · 05/10/2024 23:06

To be fair I wouldn’t have put xx on the end. To other women yeah 100% but I would never ever send it to a man and I was like that even when I was single. If you’re husband is just annoyed about that fair enough but if he’s annoyed you’re texting in the first place then he’s being controlling

WiddlinDiddlin · 05/10/2024 23:02

Yeah, he's an abusive arse, he likes controlling you and making you feel like shit, it makes him feel really good.

Devilsmommy · 05/10/2024 23:00

yeesh · 05/10/2024 22:02

Your husband is an abusive cunt

1 million% this

Elphamouche · 05/10/2024 22:58

Your husbands a cunt.

Patti62 · 05/10/2024 22:48

Is he a big drinker? Because this is exactly how my ex used to go on when he was drinking.

Treesinthewind · 05/10/2024 22:47

Those who have been in a relationship with a manipulative headworker like this would never think OP was being dramatic or overreacting. Men like this make you feel like you're crazy and drive you to get hysterical with your apologies in order to "deserve" their forgiveness.
I'm so sorry he's treating you this way. I'd seriously consider looking into the freedom programme.

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takealettermsjones · 05/10/2024 22:46

I might be way off but I feel like there's some key detail missing in the story here. I can't exactly put my finger on it.

Is he a lot older than you? Are there cultural dynamics at play? Are you scared of him?

I just can't fathom why you're letting him ban you from the kitchen, tell you how to text etc.

DeeCeeCherry · 05/10/2024 22:35

All this crying wailing wanting to jump over bridge over a man who is beyond silly.

He just wants to upset you and you're falling for it. Pull yourself together. Tell him there's nothing going on, you're not entertaining a conversation about nothing, and that's the end of it.

I bet he'd never say anything to your friend's partner for fear he'd get exactly what he deserves.

Sounds as if he doesn't like you much but I suppose there are loads of women out there battling through life with a man who blatantly doesn't like them. All about keeping up appearances

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