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AIBU to stay in a hotel for a second night?

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Hoteljune226 · 24/06/2026 14:01

To stay in a hotel for a second night.

DH has been a total pain for months. Complains about the house being messy although he never helps to clean. We both work full time.

Never sees anything I do and picks the one thing I dont do. Eg on Saturday, took DC to buy their uniform, to collect their prescription (in a town 30 mins away), shopping, lunch. Got home and immediately put shopping away, cleaned kitchen, hoovered kitchen and mopped floor.
Got an ice pop and sat outside on paving to have it as was roasting after hoovering and mopping. He comes over and sees some stones on paving and goes mad that I sat down without brushing the paving first.

That type of thing regularly happens. I do so much but the minute I sit down, he'll pick on the one thing I didn't do.

He has an opinion about everything.

So yesterday, I got into my car and booked myself into a hotel. I booked 2 nights.
Youngest DC is very upset without me. Older DC let me know.

So far, he has got them locked out of the house, had to take the day off work to look after DC, broke their pool and had to buy them a replacement, had to go shopping (shock horror - food doesn't magically appear in the kitchen by itself).

DH is still being an arse telling me why choices I made are wrong. I want to stay out again but feel bad for younger DC.

Aibu to stay out for a second night.
He would not let me take DC with me - i would have if it was an option.

OP posts:
Tulipsriver · 24/06/2026 14:25

He sounds awful and I wouldn't blame you for breaking up with him in the slightest.

Leaving your children confused and distressed by leaving out of the blue isn't on though. You are punishing them along with him.

PeloMom · 24/06/2026 14:22

Tell him the only wrong decision you made is marrying him. What a twat.

daughterfromhell · 24/06/2026 14:20

You need to end your marriage. I would be telling him he either leaves today and you’ll come home.

Or you’ll be back to pick up your child so they are not left with him.

ByHangryHazelQuoter · 24/06/2026 14:20

My mum did something similar when I was a child. I can still remember the confusion and upset and fear of what was happening 30 years later. You’re not teaching your husband a lesson

Elsvieta · 24/06/2026 14:19

He's been a pain for months? In a way that he wasn't before?

This is what they do when they're having an affair - start making out like you're a terrible wife so they're justified.

What do you mean he wouldn't "let" you take DC? How would he stop you? Time to start putting your foot down.

Itsseweasy · 24/06/2026 14:17

It won’t solve anything long term, and sounds like your kids are finding the situation distressing, so no I wouldn’t stay another night at the hotel.
What I would do, however, is put plans in motion to leave this horrible man.

Pistachiocake · 24/06/2026 14:16

Has he always been like this? If so, it's unreasonable you didn't leave him before having kids. If not, why has he got like this? Is it gradual? Is there any reason (not excuse) why he's like this now? If he's saying women started working decades ago, and still did all the home stuff so why shouldn't you, why was it he used to help?
I wouldn't leave my kids though. Maybe that's just me, but it's not the kids' fault.

Purpleandping · 24/06/2026 14:15

How does he get to not let you take DC?

I think I'd be telling DC they were coming to stay with me, although not sure if that's good advice from a legal pov

Lomonald · 24/06/2026 14:15

Glidinglikeaswan · 24/06/2026 14:09

You come back on condition he moves out for ever. That way everyone's lives will be improved,

This, he won't change he is too hung up about "tidy" and you tidying to be any different, he doesn't care you are upset, probably thinks you are being "petulant".

FinallyHere · 24/06/2026 14:11

Absolutely take another day. He clearly needs the practice and if he won’t step up when you are around, you have to absent yourself.

TheJoyousHiker · 24/06/2026 14:11

You need to go home, your DH isn’t going to change his ways, no matter how long you’ve gone. Then you need to take steps to end your marriage. While you’re still living together, grey-rock him, do what you want to do, when you want to and do not do something because you know it’s what your DH wants or expects. Don’t engage with him when he moans and gives out to you, ignore him, walk away but do not engage at all. Also don’t do a single thing for him - no laundry, no tidying up after him, no buying anything in supermarket just for him because he likes it. No tidying away his plate, etc after a meal, no picking up after him. Nothing, do absolutely nothing for him.

Blueseudeshoes · 24/06/2026 14:11

Do it!!! Explain to younger DC you’ll be back home tomorrow and get them a little treat!

well done on standing your ground hopefully it’s give him a good wake up call

Glidinglikeaswan · 24/06/2026 14:09

You come back on condition he moves out for ever. That way everyone's lives will be improved,

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