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To have walked out last night?

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cherrypumpkin · 27/12/2024 11:11

I'll try to keep this brief. Yesterday we hosted the my in-laws for the day. I drove them to the races and then stayed home with my 21yr old DD ( we are not racing fans) and MIL who has back issues so wanted to stay with us. I cooked a lasagne and a vegetable curry for the evening, then drove back to collect DH, FIL and my two stepsons and bring them home.
They sat and watched football while drinking, I pottered in the kitchen checking on dinner, bringing drinks etc. At food serving time DH came out as I was dishing up the lasagne. He started to shake his head so I asked what was wrong. He said "that looks fucking shit". I reminded him we had decided not to make a salad as it never gets eaten, he said "you didn't make salad because you couldn't be arsed". I said look it's fine, there's salad on the plate I will put some on the plates, but please don't speak to me like that.
He become very aggressive and told me to put the fucking salad on the plates, then that I was being a massive prick.
I ignored him and finished serving the food and the curry then went upstairs. He followed me up and told me I was a fucking bitch, and entitled prick, that I was selfish and didn't give a shit about anyone else. He was so vile out of no where and I didn't want it to escalate so I packed a bag and slipped out, spending the night in a nearby travel lodge so as not to a) have it become worse and b) spoil the evening for the rest of the family who were enjoying themselves.

He says what I have done is unforgivable in a marriage. He says I shouldn't be concerned about his words and that I should be more concerned about his actions which he said were not wrong.
Was IBU??

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cherrypumpkin · 27/12/2024 11:19

I have literally nowhere to go, no family in this country and 2 dogs so not easy to just stay with a friend etc, plus my DD is at uni but I have to consider her too, by myself I couldn't afford to rent somewhere else.

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azafata2 · 27/12/2024 11:19

Tell him he is an utter disgrace and make plans to start leaving. Make it clear you will not accept this. Are you frightened of him?

pictoosh · 27/12/2024 11:18

Of course you weren't unreasonable. You were sensible.

Tell us...is your husband often a bully to you like this? He sounds dreadful.

Merryoldgoat · 27/12/2024 11:17

So why are you still with him? What’s keeping you there and can you make plans to leave?

cherrypumpkin · 27/12/2024 11:16

It's not the first time, he has a been verbally abusive in the past...yes, he had been drinking but today still sees nothing wrong with what he said and believes I am the one in the wrong.
I'm home now but he isn't here, I imagine he will be back soon.

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FoxtonFoxton · 27/12/2024 11:15

Obviously YANBU and I'd be making plans to leave permanently. No way would I have anyone speak to me like that. Let him make his own fucking dinners from now on into eternity.

Merryoldgoat · 27/12/2024 11:15

Is this typical behaviour from him? I cannot imagine my DH ever talking to me like this.

I wouldn’t have walked out though because I’m entirely unconcerned about making a scene and would have told him where he could shove his lasagne.

YWNBU though - he’s an arse hole and there’s no reason to talk to someone like that.

azafata2 · 27/12/2024 11:14

Hi

Hope you are OK. Is this unusual ? Out of the blue? Not an excuse but was he drunk?

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