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44 replies

SadNutter · 25/01/2025 16:26

Will start by saying things aren't great in my marriage, mainly due to my husband not lifting a finger to help with anything in the house or with our 3 children, and when I ask he does it begrundgingly. When I raise this he usually gets cross and I end up apologising for upsetting things! I have started to resent him for this, although not sure he realises this.

So today its welsh valentine day, he's left a card and bunch of flowers for me and says he's arranged to take me out this evening, thing is one of our kids is having a tooth out today, so when I replied by saying lets see how he is first, he got cross with me and said we won't bother, he's now not speaking to me.

So who is BU, him for having a strop because I wanted to make sure our child was ok before making arrangements and leaving her with someone else or am I being ungrateful?

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VotingForYourself · 25/01/2025 16:42

ToKittyornottoKitty · 25/01/2025 16:38

Well he made the effort and you made it sound like you didn’t want to go. Might have been better to keep the plans and then if she wasn’t ok THEN say oh I think we should cancel.

Yes sounded like you wanted out

ToKittyornottoKitty · 25/01/2025 16:42

ElfAndSafetyBored · 25/01/2025 16:40

The only way this can be rectified is if you apologise for sounding negative when you did not mean to; and he apologies right back for not checking with you first.

And then if she is OK you are free to agree together what you want to do. And then let yourselves enjoy it.

I don’t agree he should apologise for not checking before making an effort. He didn’t do anything wrong by suggesting an evening out

ginasevern · 25/01/2025 16:42

I don't think a bunch of flowers and a meal out (at very short notice) makes up for him not lifting a finger. But it depends on his job and other factors I suppose. More context needed OP.

VotingForYourself · 25/01/2025 16:42

You should have made plans and then cancelled if DD wasn't up for it

PennyApril54 · 25/01/2025 16:41

Tbh if arrangements are made for her to be with close family I think it was unreasonable to reply with that message. Maybe you both need to make more effort with each other's feelings. Sometimes for lots of reasons we forget that. Good luck

MumChp · 25/01/2025 16:41

SadNutter · 25/01/2025 16:32

She's 6 and she would be with close family

So the issue is?

ElfAndSafetyBored · 25/01/2025 16:40

The only way this can be rectified is if you apologise for sounding negative when you did not mean to; and he apologies right back for not checking with you first.

And then if she is OK you are free to agree together what you want to do. And then let yourselves enjoy it.

Ablondiebutagoody · 25/01/2025 16:40

SadNutter · 25/01/2025 16:36

Helpful! But what makes you say that?

Silent treatment from him is annoying but also you being awkward when he attempts to do something nice is too. That's not the way to encourage him to make thoughtful gestures.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 25/01/2025 16:38

Well he made the effort and you made it sound like you didn’t want to go. Might have been better to keep the plans and then if she wasn’t ok THEN say oh I think we should cancel.

xyz111 · 25/01/2025 16:37

He's made an effort and then you put a barrier in place. YABU.

Pigsinblankets13 · 25/01/2025 16:37

Can understand where you're coming from but also feel a bit sorry for your DH if he's gone and planned something nice to try and show more effort and you've pooed all over it...he probably thinks why has he bothered!

SadNutter · 25/01/2025 16:36

Ablondiebutagoody · 25/01/2025 16:35

You both sound annoying.

Helpful! But what makes you say that?

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SadNutter · 25/01/2025 16:35

Should add, she is ok and so I've asked what are we doing tonight then and the reply I got was 'well nothing now'

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Ablondiebutagoody · 25/01/2025 16:35

You both sound annoying.

SadNutter · 25/01/2025 16:32

She's 6 and she would be with close family

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ElfAndSafetyBored · 25/01/2025 16:31

But he is acting childish anyway.

ElfAndSafetyBored · 25/01/2025 16:30

Depends a bit on the age of the kids and who (if anyone) is looking after them.

TipsyMaker · 25/01/2025 16:30

How old is she? What time is she having the tooth out? Who would you be leaving her with, does she know them well etc?

Crazycatlady79 · 25/01/2025 16:28

YABU.