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Controlling or just wanting connection? Lonely in my marriage

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anothereveningalone · 27/01/2026 22:05

Both work 9-5. Child under 5. He goes to the gym with his friends 3 nights a week. Usually leaves around 6 and back at 11. I don’t expect help with childcare, he does that on the days he’s not at the gym. But I crave evenings just being us. Is that controlling? On the nights he’s at the gym I eat alone and go to bed alone. I feel like we’re flatmates sometimes.

Whenever it’s mentioned he says it’s his time to decompress. The classes he goes to finish at 9, so I’m sure he just stands around chatting for at least an hour.

I’m sad and lonely and don’t feel enough

Aibu

OP posts:
toomuchfaff · 27/01/2026 22:12

So he has 5 hours, 3 times a week to "decompress" - and he works 9-5, do the kids even recognise him or scream "stranger danger" when he shows up?

YANBU