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to be angry with my partner for sulking?

11 replies

NoniJuice · 02/03/2013 23:31

Yesterday my beloved dog died, she was 16 (had her 14 years) and I had grown up with her. She wasn't a pet she was part of the family.

She was old and getting to the point where she couldn't go for walks and would fall over and be unable to get back up, she'd had a really bad night so I took her to the vets and decided it was best to have her put down. It broke my heart even though I know it was kindest thing I could do for her.

I was home alone for most of the evening and the house felt so empty. I know I'm being silly.

My partner of 3 years had been working away all week. Came home and wanted to have sex as it had been over a week. I was still quite upset and just wasn't in the mood and he went into a sulk.

Am I being the unreasonable one?

OP posts:
yaimee · 02/03/2013 23:33

nope of course yanbu! He's being a knob!

ruledbyheart · 02/03/2013 23:33

Yanbu very insensitive of your partner! !

Nagoo · 02/03/2013 23:39

There's nothing more attractive than a man sulking for sex is there? I've shamed mine out of it now. I asked him if he expected me to consent to sex i didn't want to have just to make him stop sulking. He soon stopped that shit. There's no point in doing it unless everyone is happy to do it.

I'm sorry about your dog Thanks

WhereYouLeftIt · 02/03/2013 23:40

Regardless of why he is sulking, YANBU because he is sulking. An activity that he should have outgrown when he achieved adulthood. He has achieved adulthood, hasn't he?

SolidGoldBrass · 02/03/2013 23:41

Sorry about your dog, it's rotten to have to take that decision. Does your DP normally expect to get his own way by sulking?

NoelHeadbands · 02/03/2013 23:41

Totally agree with WhereYouLeftIt

The act of sulking alone is unreasonable

WhereYouLeftIt · 02/03/2013 23:42

My sympathy on the passing of your dog - as you say, they are part of the family, it is a great loss.

Original poster
NoniJuice · 03/03/2013 00:13

Thank you all for the kind comments about my dog.

I was very lucky to have her and for so long. I knew it was coming but still.

You're all lovely.

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Montybojangles · 03/03/2013 08:51

Sorry to hear about your dog. And sorry to here your DP is a sulky insensitive ass. Is he really dim enough to think that that is the way to make himself sexually irresistible?

MamaBear17 · 03/03/2013 10:04

Your DP is being very insensitive. YANBU. If you talk about it later and he dares to comment that it was 'just a dog', slap him.

BadgersNadgers · 03/03/2013 10:11

I'm so sorry, you did the right thing to let her go. Your partner should have brought you tissues, chocolate and wine. He's an childish arse.

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