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dont know how to not be oversensitive with husband

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sunflowersareyellow · 03/07/2013 20:57

we have v rocky relationship

yesterday night had nice.time chattin n jokin n i said i wanted to read him something id read online. he was texting his sister at the time. i said do that in a min please.listen to this pleeassee. waited about a min or two...still texting....joking around "what u texting her why dnt u call her...must be serious if u messagin her as they dont chat much....." - so what i would call lovingly bothering n teasin, not getting anoyed n nagging...he just keeps blankin me so i get upset...he says go on then....i read the first of three sentences....he grimaces n rolls his eyes "is this going to b long?". so i just said whatever n shut up. he knew i was upset. (if relevant the content was a cutsie thing about treatin ur partner nicely n not hurtin them cos theyre precious blah). he knew i was upset. i didnt say anything but been off with him when i saw him briefly in morning n to say goodnight. he knew this. so thisevening we have a row about it. im not alowed to get upset over shite. he wil never apologise over it. i need to get over myself and grow up. then throws in if im busy tmro evening which he knows i Am as he now announces he has.plans to go out i.e. implyin i need.to cancel or go out carrying guilt he is missing out.

i feel like why cudnt he just have humoured.me and listen to me for ten secs? wouldnt that be loving?

i can see why this is ridiculous but i think its the context ofwobbly relationship n me being very emotionally fragile n vulnerable thats making me so confused n lost. i.e. this episode has.made.me contemplate suice self harm runnig away etc. whenevrr we have such episodes i feel alone n like a victim n stupid for being abnormally oversensitive n hurt but I Do feel hurt. he is v angry.it was a joke apparently. one said very dismissively n knowing i was hurt....

so lost.

OP posts:
vickster01 · 04/07/2013 11:39

i noticed lol.its not normal to be ignored it has happened to me once or twice but in respect with alot of other relationships i know it does happen quite alot.i have just joined n the mum statement was worrying to see.wat i was trying to do was make the mum realise being ignored is not that big of a deal n doesn't justify having thoughts of taking ur life.i tried to make her feel better letting her know it happens to most women.I gave an example of once wen it happened to me.i was more concentrating on watt she had said bout having self harm thoughts rather than wat her post was actually about.But it isn't normal to be ignored n my husband does actually say sorry lol.i just wrote something to make her feel better but maybe worded wrongly.

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 04/07/2013 12:10

vickster perhaps you might be more suited to Netmums? They tend more towards the hair stroking variety of support whereas Mumsnetters like to encourage posters to change the things that are making them unhappy.

:)

sunflowersareyellow · 04/07/2013 13:49

Sorry about "txt spk" - I was writing in rush on my phone so that is just how I ended up blurting it out.

Re: selfharm/suicidal thoughts - They are just thoughts at the moment as self harm is something I gave up in teenage/uni years & suicide is something I contemplate because I feel very trapped in relationship - its the only way I can see out. Its a.reflection of the anxiety in my mental state. Its hard to explain. I am not merely saying these things for attention - I Do contemplate suicide. But I am not making plans or acting on my thoughts. Its as if I feel like Releasing Tension but as I have learned to control my emotions somewhat and as I have.childre, I know self harm achieves nothing at all . However... if something Dramatic happened - like a huge row, families got involved etc, & I felt trapped in a corner with nobody on 'my side' as it were then I dont know if I could discount suicide. I'm unsure if that makes sense but thats how I feel.

I did try to book Relate but husband told.me he wasnt free then. I have asked him on a few occasions to book it as he knows his rota etc but he hasnt. Perhaps I should ask him to give me the rota so I can see the available dates.

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vickster01 · 04/07/2013 14:35

i actually only joined to get ideas for my daughters 3rd birthday most of my friends have younger or older children so someone recommend i ask the question on here.I do think its great that ppl who have problems have this site to turn to for advice n support.i agree the other one probably is more suited to me lol.thanks :)

Curioustiger · 04/07/2013 18:32

Vickster net mums is also a good site for child raising type questions but don't be put off mumsnet! The aibu board is a very ... err... robust part of the site. Post your qu on the chat board, you'll get some good ideas.

Tweasels · 04/07/2013 18:32

sunflowersareyellow

Is there no way you could leave this relationship. The text/listening thing seems rather minor in comparison to some of the other things you've said.

You can speak to Relate on your own you know, to help you talk through your worries.

OHforDUCKScake · 04/07/2013 18:48

The OP clearly name changed and answered her own post.

Ive only ever seen that here once before. It was odd them too.

OP and Vicky, I genuinely tried to read and understand your OP but it was really, really hard work. I didnt understand any of it.

sunflowersareyellow · 04/07/2013 21:41

OHforDUCKScake: Why would I make up a whole load of marital concerns & then reply to myself?! And if you Do believe that to be the case, then it is likely you would assume the content was fictional in which case why are you spending time and effort to understand messages you believe to be a wind up?

Tweasels I guess I want divorce as last case scenario for the usual reasons (fear,children, pressure from family,hope, doubt) but for divorce not to be a necessity my husband and I both need to change things immensely. And fast.

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Fairenuff · 04/07/2013 22:29

What?

and

Dysfunctionality? Is that even a word?

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