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Livid at receiving martial advice from someone who left their wife and kids for a girl half his age.

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gottachangethename1 · 17/06/2012 12:22

Went out with dh on friday and met up with his friends (not English) visiting the UK. The man left his wife and three small children after fifteen years for a girl half his age. He brought her along, she is nice enough, but rather childish and with it seems little remorse for what they both caused. Dh and I are going through a bit of a bumpy patch, namely that we both work long hours and I have responsibility of a grumpy teenager and a disabled mother, so when we do see each other I am exhausted and he is resentful of the fact that I am not very often up for going out and about or having lots of sex.

Anyway to get to the point, while we were out dh's friend asked what we do when we are off at the same time, dh said 'not much'. Friend then went into twenty minute speech about how I must give priority to my husband and that we would be sure to split up if I didn't address things soon. I was so upset I just sat there, what made me even more angry was that dh just sat there and nodded in agreement. I am aware that I need to make more of an effort when we are alone together,but to have to take this advice from someone who basically up and left his young family to have a relationship with someone who boosts his ego made me really angry. Am I oversensitive-Dh said he was only being helpful!!

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BelieveInPink · 18/06/2012 13:11

Hmm, about a million assumptions made in the OP there, but whatever.

You know he left his wife just because someone boosted his ego? They had an otherwise deleriously marriage then, you obviously know this for a fact.

It's not him I'd have a problem with. You and your husband should be looking in the mirror.

BelieveInPink · 18/06/2012 13:12

*happy marriage

LurkingAndLearningForNow · 18/06/2012 14:10

BelieveInPink

So you think his condescending sexist rant was okay?

nerfgunsftw · 18/06/2012 14:46

In your husbands defence. When I go out by myself I am free to ignore it when people I am with are stupid, ignorant or boring. I can just nod along and then change topic or move on as soon as possible. Personaly I go out to meet friend and relax and have a nice time. Why does the presence of my spouse mean I have to spend the whole night debating and arguing with these (stupid, ignorant, boring) people? I really can't see them changing their minds or having a sudden change of heart.

DizzyKipper · 18/06/2012 14:51

He wasn't being helpful, he was being a dick. And I would've been furious with my DH had he also been sat there nodding to such advice. You're exhausted, you have a lot to deal with, why should the burden be placed on you and not your DH as well of making more of an effort? There's 2 people in a relationship, not just 1 - he placed the burden of responsibility onto you - because apparently it's all down to the wife to make a successful marriage and if she doesn't try hard enough to keep her DH happy he's fully justified in buggering off, no effort required on his part then? What sexist mumbo-jumbo.

Wheezo · 19/06/2012 16:10

Not sure I really understand this bit Gingerodgers " You don't really need to be IN the mood, just not NOT IN the mood."

It reads like you're advising OP to "lie back and think of England" just so her husband can get his rocks off? Does this not put your husband right off?

Ormiriathomimus · 19/06/2012 16:16

"Dh said he was only being helpful!!"

I' bet he bloody did Hmm Helpful to him.

northernruth · 19/06/2012 16:20

Sounds like he's talking from his own experience, in a misguided way. But he sounds like a misogynistic twat anyway, as does your husband for a) letting you do the lions share round the house b) complaining that you don't want "Lots of sex" and c) allowing someone to patronise you without him defending you.

Oh, and what Wheezo said Grin

AnyFucker · 19/06/2012 16:31

I second everything (again) that wheezo has said

Cockwomble · 19/06/2012 16:40

What would piss me off, and I'm sure it's been said, is that the man was saying YOU have to make all the effort. Not the two of you. Just you. As if you should twirl about on your knees in a french maid outfit at every opportunity to stop hubby straying for a younger model. Or some other twatty statement.

Gingerodgers · 19/06/2012 23:41

It's easy enough to get in the mood! Unless of coursse your actively not in the mood.......

fedupofnamechanging · 19/06/2012 23:44

Ginger, seriously, would you want to have sex with a person who did nothing to help you domestically and allowed his friend to come out with all this bollocks and said nothing to set him straight. Or worse, implied agreement with said friend?

Because those things would be a passion killer for me

Gingerodgers · 19/06/2012 23:44

Op, I bet you just wanted to let off some steam, and now everyone is so pissed off with your husband, that you will find yourself seething with us all, and defending his corner, cos he's probably not normally like that, and hopefully that will put you in the mood!!!!

fedupofnamechanging · 19/06/2012 23:47

Ginger, you should write fiction

Gingerodgers · 19/06/2012 23:50

You are probably right

Greatauntirene · 20/06/2012 07:17

I had sex with my DH countless times when I was tired and not really interested - faking it is easy and you then get off to sleep in peace (no prodding in the early hours). DH was much randier than me (fortunately he is a bit older so now many years on we are about matched!)

The OP sounded annoyed at old git justifying leaving his DCs 'advising' her, understandably, but possibly feels a trite guilty that she isn't feeling in the mood with DH as much as he would like. DH is being selfish expecting attention when OP has so much else to deal with but that doesn't make the randy feelings disappear.

OP, can you get some help with disabled mother to lighten the load as this will not get easier over time, and tell DH he must give more time to DD.

Blaming his wife for him walking out on DCs is nasty. Perhaps he should have put as much effort into his marriage as he advises you to in yours.

Greatauntirene · 20/06/2012 07:20

oops, last sentence referred to unpleasant 'friend'.

CrumpettyTree · 20/06/2012 16:31

OP, just wondered if you have had the opportunity to use Wheezo's line on your dh yet, ie. ""I've been thinking a lot about twatface's advice the other day and I think that what I really need to do is leave my family and find someone half your age and twice as attractive to really revive my sex life - seems to have worked well for him, what do you reckon?"

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