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Lazy f**ker

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Deedeedoe · 20/07/2025 18:43

Partner has just retired. Good for them. Through out our relationship, 35 years, I have done the lions share of domestic chores and worked part-time while our kids were young. I ve also cared for elderly relatives, alone (only child) for the last.4.years terminally/chronically ill. Partner has a sibling who does the most caring for their parents , who fortunately live independently. I m not doing everything anymore. I ve explained this, very clearly.and pleasantly. But I ve come up againt resistant almost immediately. I always order the shopping online. I said ,"why don't you do it" and he's gone off in a huff. AIBU

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CaptainFuture · 20/07/2025 19:46

So you're working full time, he's retired and won't do the online shop?!

ThejoyofNC · 20/07/2025 19:44

Bit late now isn't it. You've done it all for 35 years, why on earth would he change now?

Shenmen · 20/07/2025 19:42

Love how you are getting all the blame here. Basically you're being told "you should have trained him" "you should have told him years ago" "you should have pulled him up in this years ago". Classic it's the woman's fault.
Why shouldn't he have trained himself. Lazy twat. I'm pretty certain the most common time for divorce is after retirement now (because of dicks like this).

MuckFusk · 20/07/2025 19:37

So he gets to retire and enjoy life but you don't. YANBU. He's being an asshole and you have to decide if this is dealbreaker for you. If it is, tell him that if it doesn't change you want out of the relationship. If that doesn't get him off his lazy ass and you can't stand any more of his selfishness then you know what you have to do.

Whaleadthesnail · 20/07/2025 19:32

YABU for waiting 35 years to pull him up on this

StrawberrySquash · 20/07/2025 19:24

Hatty65 · 20/07/2025 19:07

I'm not saying he's not a lazy sod - but you can see why he believes this is how life works. 35 years of you has taught him that. It will clearly take more than one casual suggestion to re-train him.

This. Absolutely things need to change but it is kind of weird when this stuff changes and I think a bit of something to work through. But yes, if he's not ordering the shopping then what would he like to do? And I don't really see why any job should be assumed to belong to one person.

AlphaApple · 20/07/2025 19:24

It’s just a bit late to expect him to change. Doesn’t make it right but why did you think he would suddenly magically step up?

Dangermoo · 20/07/2025 19:21

You've been a mug and he's played on it. You can't teach an old dog new tricks and all that.

Deedeedoe · 20/07/2025 19:08

Thanks for your reply

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Hatty65 · 20/07/2025 19:07

I'm not saying he's not a lazy sod - but you can see why he believes this is how life works. 35 years of you has taught him that. It will clearly take more than one casual suggestion to re-train him.

AbzMoz · 20/07/2025 19:05

So he retired and expected you to stay on as his housekeeper and do all the chores whilst he plays golf/gets acquainted with daytime tv? Absolutely not.

i don’t think this needs to be about equality for the past or vs your respective obligations to parents etc. It’s simply about the now and the future - you both have time at home now and it’s a chance to establish balance and support each other. You can walk him through how it’s done a few times if he’s incapable of figuring it out… but, he is on the shared hook.