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DH kicked off because I didn't obey his orders

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MouldyPlum · 30/12/2011 21:42

That's how it seems to me anyway. We're out doing some shopping earlier and I spot a lovely Christmas tree knocked down in price from £70 to £24. I tell DH I think we should buy it for next year and he says "No, it will come down it price more than that after new year." so I say "I don't think it will, I'm going to buy it now" so he mutters to himself "why bloody ask then, nobody cares what I think, do what you want" Hmm this is untrue as I'll point out later in the thread he gets to make 95% of decisions!
So anyway we get home with this tree and he immediately says "I'll put it in the loft later on" so I say "I think we should open it first and make sure it's all ok (reason being it said "ex display" on the box which I didn't realise until after we'd bought it and by the time we do open it next December it will be too late to do anything about it if things are missing/broken). So he says "no we're not opening it, I'll put it away later". This gets my back up straight away "we're not opening it" are we not? who the fuck made him in charge of everything??? if he'd said "I'm not opening it but if you want to, fair enough" that would have been ok but "we're not opening it"??? I didn't react at first but sat there thinking about things and he does this all the bloody time. Going around shops he'll say stuff like "we're not buying those this week" or when booking a holiday "no we're not going there". Christmas "no we're not buying those for Christmas" etc etc. He really, really believes he is in charge and I just thought why the fuck am I obeying orders like this??? so I said "ok well if you don't want to help that's fine but I'm opening it and making sure it's ok". Well he went absolutely nuts and started screaming and shouting at me about how childish I am, How I deliberately go against everything he says, how I deliberately try and cause arguments, how I'm always after causing trouble and winding him up etc etc. He was really, really livid.
AIBU to think he's actually a bit of a fucking nob and at this moment in time I wish he'd fuck off to play with the reindeer until next December???

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rootietootie · 30/12/2011 22:49

my dp can be a bit like that. He moans that he doesn't get a say in anything, so I feel obliged to ask him, but he never has the right answer Grin so I'll do whatever my way, which is always the better way which then leads to a 'why'd you ask me in the first place'. And then I have to explain and then we both usually laugh.

naturalbaby · 30/12/2011 22:55

sounds like me this morning. i had a right strop and threw things because he wouldn't do anything so i carried on telling him what to do. then moaned at him because i have to tell him what to do all the time Blush

i blame the hormones, sleepless nights and stomach bug.

if it's that bad then communicate with him properly, not when you're both trying to prove a point.

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