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to think "dropping the kids off at nursery" does not mean "then go to the pub all day and turn up with random woman in tow at 4pm"?

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ButterpieandCheese · 15/04/2011 16:58

Gah. I am possibly being unreasonable.

DH and I work from home (also out of home, so it's not like he is trapped in - 50% of work is around a 10 mile radius or so, 50% at home) and today only I had work on. However, we have just moved house and are having a housewarming gathering tomorrow, so there is plenty to be done. We are also pretty skint.

Today I got up after Dh and the kids (we take turns to do the really early shift, although I had been up with the baby in the night and DD1 had woken me up and spent half an hour clambering over the bed and telling me all about her favourite cereals that morning, so don't imagine a full 8 hours of peaceful slumber. I was also late to bed last night as I had to stay up to finish a report for work) and DH told me not to worry - he would drop the kids off, but could I please go on ebay and write down what needed posting to where as he was going to the post office as soon as he got back. Fair enough.

So, I got the ebay stuff done straight away, then sat down to do work on my laptop.

Anyway, after two hours I text him to see where he has got to. "ran into an old friend. She has social phobia too - you would get on well" (i don't have social phobia. I have general anxiety as a symptom of other problems, and anyway, why would that mean I would automatically get on with someone?) He did invite me for a coffee with them both, but I refused on the grounds that I had a mountain of work to do before a medical appointment that afternoon.

He texted again at 12.30, saying the same. I replied saying that actually the nurse was due here any minute. He replied saying that he was having a great time, asking silly questions of shopkeepers, and that he would be home in a minute. (?)

After the appointment, at 3.30, I texted again as he still hadn't turned up. He knows full well that this regular appoiontment always makes me much more anxious, btw. I tell him every week.

He replied with "home soon, sorry, is in quite a mess, I had to talk to her for ages". Then, at 4pm, he turns up, WITH RANDOM FRIEND IN TOW. No warning. I was on hold to the council, and then I had to ring the DLA people to have a personal conversation. I also had my laptop open as I was writing another report for work while on hold.

I said hello to friend, who then proceeded to ignore that I was on the phone and obviously working, and just chattered away, while DH disappered upstairs to do things related to ebay. When I got through to the council, I went through to the other room, so as not to be rude to his friend, and she followed me and kept trying to talk to me. Once I was off the phone, I apoligised but I really needed to make another phonecall, and so I went up to my bedroom to get the details. while I was up there I made the call, and afterwards I came out of my room to find DH, who told me he had brought this woman home so she could be my friend. Hmm

OK, so I am very shy, and so I can see that he was trying to help, but is turning up with no warning with a random mate when I am very busy the way to do it?

Anyway, I then decided that I should probably talk to the woman, so I went into DD1s room to get a bobble to tie back my hair (hadn't bothered to brush it as wasn't expecting to see anyone except the CPN, and I'm sure she has seen worse than messy hair). I turned round to see the woman in DD1s room, cornering me. The woman then, out of nowhere, said "Nick says you have mental health problems. I have social anxiety." then tried to hug me! I made the effort, I didn't push her away, despite being really, really not a huggy person, and I said "yeah...it's...difficult, isn't it? I had my nurse out today." and then the woman got really overexcited and started asking me why the nurse comes out to see me in my house and all sorts (I couldn't make out a lot of what she was saying as she was slurring her words). I just said I didn't know and apoligised again, but I WAS REALLY BUSY and so could she please GO AND FIND DH.

Then, despite the fact that I was clearly very busy, he then told his friend that he had to go and pick up the kids (Fridays are the only full day they have in nursery, so very precious for getting stuff done) but she could stay here and have a brew with me, as we were clearly getting on like a house on fire (!)

I then thought that I would just have to be outright rude and said "no, actually, I'm really busy, you will have to entertain your own guest I'm afriad." And he just looked at me and asked her again if she wanted to stay while he went out.

Luckily, she got the MASSIVE hint and left at that point.

I know I was rude, but really, I obviously don't mind his friends coming round, but expecting me to entertain them is a bit much, no? Plus the spending all day at the pub when there is loads of work to be done. (luckily he didn't seem drunk - he had said he was drinking coffee, so that must be true)

Anyway, I know I am being unreasonable to be so rude to someone apparently having trouble, but if DH had let me know at any point that she was coming I could have had a quick tidy and done all my urgent work before she came.

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ButterpieandCheese · 18/04/2011 06:47

It was a private fb message. He knows I can access his fb, we have never previously had any need to mistrust each other (and I had never previously seen his messages, except in a thinking I was logged in kind of situation)

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southofthethames · 18/04/2011 06:51

I see - well, he is playing with fire then, and doesn't sound as though he's being respectful of you. Sorry, got to go. best of luck with everything today. Be strong!

iscream · 18/04/2011 06:51

Wow, I have no idea what I would do if I were you.
It sounds like you two could do with a talk. Sounds like he is treading dangerous waters.

ButterpieandCheese · 18/04/2011 06:54

Last night he couldn't see why I was annoyed. He made me go up to our bed with him (he said he couldn't trust me by myself if I was upset) and he kept trying to hug me/stroke me in the night. By the time I got up, I was lying right on the very edge as he had kept moving closer to me and I had moved away.

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EvaPeron · 18/04/2011 06:58

Do you think he thought you'd like her too? That if you'd agree to be 'friends' have a threesome, and he'd get to sleep with her (and he obviously wants to) without thinking of it as cheating?

ButterpieandCheese · 18/04/2011 07:01

Well, on Friday I did say something about her obviously fancying him, and he said that she wouldn't, because she prefers women...

Why would he do this though? All that was ages ago, I have told him I'm not up for that any more, I thought we had it cracked, I suppose I was smug.

I thought he respected my choice.

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ChildofIsis · 18/04/2011 07:05

It seems like you're being taken advantage of OP.
Your DH is your 'carer' yet he doesn't like you going to appointments that support your recovery.
He says you need more friends, but doesn't like you coming on here, where there is a lot of valuable support.
I think he's fearful of you recovering for some reason.

DontGoCurly · 18/04/2011 07:06

Because he was drunk and horny.

ButterpieandCheese · 18/04/2011 07:14

:(

How can I explain to him why I am annoyed. He genuinely thinks I should be impressed with him. He says he had the chance to cheat, but didn't, and that proves what a good husband he is.

We've been married less than a year (been together 5 though, we have two children together). He's been married before. That lasted less than a year until they seaprated.

Fuck. She chucked him out after she apparently completely unreasonably accused him of cheating with an old school friend - a different one. The divorce named me for ease of getting it through as he got with me after they had separated (I triple checked they were actually separated - they just took ages to get divorced - he was living apart from her, and then with me for a year, before they started the paperwork)

We see a lot of his old school friends - we live in the town where he grew up. Hundreds of miles away from my home town.

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ButterpieandCheese · 18/04/2011 07:20

He'll be getting up soon. What do I say? Where can we go from here?

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Morloth · 18/04/2011 07:23

This whole situation is utterly bizarre Butterpie.

He is acting in a very strange manner. Do you love him? Do you trust him? Has he always been a bit weird?

ChippingInLovesEasterEggs · 18/04/2011 07:24

Butterpie - I think it would do you good to read some of your old threads on relationships. I don't want to go dragging all your old stuff up here, but read the ones the couple of weeks before the wedding. Think about if this is really what you want for the rest of your life :( x

ButterpieandCheese · 18/04/2011 07:26

Oh, he has always been weird!

He turned himself from "fling" to "serious prospect" (and coincidentally accidentally impregnated me with DD1) by reciting Bryon to me and being filthy.

:(

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Animation · 18/04/2011 07:36

Bloody Hell OP.

Set some BOUNDARIES with him.

And tell her to Fuck Off.

Morloth · 18/04/2011 07:38

Well, I have to say it would all be far too hard for me.

My life is better with DH in it. Is yours better with your DH?

Reality · 18/04/2011 07:54

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CowgirlHerdingCats · 18/04/2011 08:39

I was wondering the same as Reality - has he caused contributed to you developing anxiety issues?

As for not cheating - he created the situation and the deliberate miss signals to other person that gave him the opportunity to cheat - why the hell does he what praise for that.

EggyFucker · 18/04/2011 09:47

I wouldn't have this idiotic tosser in my house

he doesn't sound like your "carer" OP, he sounds like a fucking liability

I would bet my house your anxiety problems have worsened while you have been together

WassaAxolotlEgg · 18/04/2011 11:30

I would like to second ChippinIn's suggestion and Morloth's post. You don't know me, nor I you, but I've been lurking on Mumsnet for a while, and I often find myself worrying about you.

flippinada · 18/04/2011 12:27

Hi OP, not read any of your previous threads as I'm not sure who you are but I have to agree with last few posts, your H sounds awful and I wouldn't mind betting your anxiety issues have a lot to do with him and how he behaves.

Checklist -

1 - He's supposed to be your carer but doesn't do any actual caring
2 - He actively discourages you from doing anything which may help your recovery (trying to isolate you from support)
3 - He brings what sounds like a disturbed stranger into your home and forces you to have contact with her (ie friends HE picks out are ok).
4 - He has form with his previous relationship (still think his ex was unreasonable after this little performance with the freaky friend?)

NB - he isn't being weird, he's being creepy, controlling and IMO verging on (if not already) emotionally abusive.

hairfullofsnakes · 18/04/2011 12:41

I think flippin has a point.

Also I am aghast that he thinks you should be impressed that he had a chance to cheat but didn't. Sorry but this man sounds like a prize idiot with an inflated sense of self-importance. Sounds like he loves the attention too - he should have left the minute she tried something on not bloody well bring her to your home. He is total out o order on all counts and to be honest I would be very mistrustful of him as his actions are completely knobbish. Don't put up with him seeing her or being in contact with her at all.

Also - how bloody rude of him to discusss your personal problem with her.

You need to sort this out and NOW!

Animation · 18/04/2011 12:42

I also suspect that his X WASN'T being unreasonable.

This seems to be a relationship without any boundaries.

His behaviour also strikes me as emotionally abusive.

StealthyKissBeartrayal · 18/04/2011 12:47

Butterpie, are you OK? It is past 11, hopefully you are ripping him to shreds & he is grovelling

ShirleyKnot · 18/04/2011 12:56
Shock

This is awful. So they were snogging and then came back to your house?! (have I misread that?) and then she HUGGED you. erk.

ERK. If he can't understand why you're upset about this then he is clearly devoid of...normal human emotions? FFS.

Reality · 18/04/2011 13:03

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