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To think he’s perhaps financially abusive? Or just does care about me?

61 replies

fuckhimintheear · 15/09/2025 20:28

There’s a long history of this stuff, but I’ll stick with the past 48 hours.

He calls me yesterday mid morning and asks me what I’m up to. He suggests I meet him in town. We meet at Wetherspoons and as I know him so very well, when he asks me what I’d like I ask for the muffin deal. It’s £3 and I also get a can of drink which I can take home and give to my son.

I eat my muffin and he goes to get himself a drink. I ask if I can have one too and he kicks off. I know I have the canned drink, but really? I’m a mother of five, the youngest being 15 months. Can he not let me have a drink of if I ask for one?

Last week he was at work and I sold his bike for him in his absence. I was struggling to feed the kids whilst he was away all week, but I made do. I didn’t dip in to the cash. Today I was asked to pay someone £300 out of said cash. I did that. Then he came home and counted the other £1300 remaining and found it to be £20 down. He accused me of helping myself.

I literally had £60 in my bank account and immediately sent him £20, but I’m gutted. What am I actually dealing with here? I never touched his cash, only to pay what was owed to someone else. I feel like I despise him right now.

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fuckhimintheear · 15/09/2025 20:38

@SallySuperTrooperYes, we were there for an hour or so. Doing life admin and talking about something upcoming that’s important. In that time he had two or three drinks.

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Tacocatgoatcheesepizza · 15/09/2025 20:37

Good god, when I first read your post I assumed this was more of a casual boyfriend situation.

Why on earth are you paying 2 mortgages and bills and letting him get away with this?

RealEagle · 15/09/2025 20:37

Why the fuck do you pay his two mortgages?

fuckhimintheear · 15/09/2025 20:37

He pays, sorry. He pays his mortgages and I pay the bills.

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SallySuperTrooper · 15/09/2025 20:35

I eat my muffin and he goes to get himself a drink. I ask if I can have one too and he kicks off. I know I have the canned drink, but really? I’m a mother of five, the youngest being 15 months. Can he not let me have a drink of if I ask for one
I'm not getting this, he got you a can which you put in your bag, then asked for another drink?

Lollytea655 · 15/09/2025 20:35

Comedycook · 15/09/2025 20:31

Is he your husband, partner, boyfriend or just a guy you're dating...its not clear? Is he the father of your children?

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This! Not enough info to comment really.

fuckhimintheear · 15/09/2025 20:35

He’s the father of my children. He’s always been tight. He won’t marry me. I pays his two mortgages and I pay the bills. We buy food equally but he will insist that he’s ’supporting us all’ and even tells his friends that I’m a leech basically. I’m done with him I think. How can you be so tight that you accuse your partner of stealing £20 from you when she has £60 in the bank and you have thousands?
I was so horrified to be accused of theft I immediately transferred him £20, but what the fuck?!

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SallySuperTrooper · 15/09/2025 20:34

Comedycook · 15/09/2025 20:31

Is he your husband, partner, boyfriend or just a guy you're dating...its not clear? Is he the father of your children?

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Hopefully not!!

UghFletcher · 15/09/2025 20:33

Sack him off, life’s too short to waste time with this red flag

Comedycook · 15/09/2025 20:31

Is he your husband, partner, boyfriend or just a guy you're dating...its not clear? Is he the father of your children?

DoubtfulCat · 15/09/2025 20:30

Red flags 🚩. His kids too?