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Trivial marital issue but I don't quite know what to make of it.

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SquareFrances · 11/09/2015 21:13

I think I need the brutal candour of AIBU to tel me to get a grip.

As background my husband and I have previously argued about how much he goes out. He was going out every Friday night as well as working late and doing sporting activities on other nights. Saturday night he wouldn't go out but would be knackered. We came to a compromise that he could go out on Friday nights but Saturday nights we'd have a date night and having one night a week that was just us took priority over a Friday night out if the other nights were busy.

Sorry, I hope I'm not being too long-winded.

This evening my son lost his beast quest cards, I rang my husband to see if he knew where they were and he didn't answer.

At home, for some inexplicable reason, all hell broke loose, my 7 year old said he wanted to run away, my five year old said other things and the two year old screamed. my friend popped over and the five year old let the dog into the road and my 7 year old departed for a long-planned sleepover. I rescued the dog and then my husband rang, just as the hullabaloo ended.

I asked him where he had been - perhaps accusingly, I didn't mean it that way but I was mega frazzled. He said he'd been in a meeting. He got home, was angry that I'd doubted him, said that I ruined his fun, he has plans to go out with the fathers so was only going to be back for half an hour. I found out that actually he had been in the pub. (He didn't tel me this), he says that although he's been a dickhead for lying about the meeting he's angry with me still for ruining his night and sulked a bit and said he wasn't going to go out. I told him he had to as he'd said he would, he agreed but asked why if been so accusatory on the phone, I really don't think I had been too too bad but said that itched been a tough day he said that I hadn't actually had that hard a day. He's really pissed off with me.

When i found out he had been in the pub (I was using his phone to check cinema listings for tomorrow and saw the internet page saying 'does coke hide alcohol breath?) I just laughed. I have tried to be really upbeat.

But I don't know, I actually feel really upset. He said that I shouldn't have asked him where he was like that, I said he usually texted to say when he was coming home and that was why I had. (The texting to say what time he expects to be home is something I asked him to do as it varies so much).

He's really cagey about his phone. I'd asked to borrow it to check listings and he just hang around all the time and dos the pin himself instead of telling me it - it has changed. How do I get is back on an even track, have we both behaved really badly? Or is he actually being a twat. I've tried to give a fairly even-handed account.

Sorry for such a long post.

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Duckdeamon · 11/09/2015 21:40

You are underreacting not overreacting here.

Lying, out all the time, accusing you of "spoiling his fun" and a "slut". Charming!

WhoseBadgerIsThis · 11/09/2015 21:40

You asked for brutal candour, so here it is: you deserve way better than the way he is treating you!

He calls you names, lies, doesn't add much to running the household by the sound of it, and gets angry at you for nothing at all. There are lovely blokes out there who don't do all that stuff - it's got to be worth considering trading this one in and looking for better!

catfordbetty · 11/09/2015 21:42

It's just the way we roll salem. It works for us.

scallopsrgreat · 11/09/2015 21:43

But he wasn't working he was at the pub. Remind me again of how much of a 'workaholic' he is?

He's taking the piss.

SalemSaberhagen · 11/09/2015 21:43

Fair enough!

ChristineDePisan · 11/09/2015 21:45

If my DH called me a slut he would be an ex DH

(I might forgive "slug", Libraries Grin)

LibrariesGaveUsP0wer · 11/09/2015 21:51

My autocorrect is very polite tonight Christine . I clearly have not taught it my ways!

SquareFrances · 11/09/2015 22:05

If take slug any day of the week, we're being invaded by them and hornets too. One just dive bombed me. Unknown they're supposed to be gentle giants but they're hard to love.

Random derailment. Thanks everyone. I feel miles stronger.

Trivial marital issue but I don't quite know what to make of it.
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cremeeggboycotter · 11/09/2015 22:06

SquareFrances lol, you can shorten, it's fine.

Seems pretty controlling that he has all your pins and can snoop all he wants but he watches you like a hawk with his...

You have many reasons for being fucked off.

SquareFrances · 11/09/2015 22:07

So many typos.

I 'would' take slugs and 'I know' not unknown.

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cremeeggboycotter · 11/09/2015 22:07

The wasps are all out here too! They are a bit dozy but I bloody hate them!

SquareFrances · 11/09/2015 22:11

Apparently they all finished their nest 'duties' early this year and have been on a massive bender for a month pissed off, hungover and waiting to die.

That's obviously a bad thing for us but it feels like some sort of made orgiastic insect Dorothy Parker thing - drink, dance and be merry for tomorrow we shall die. Poor things. I hope they have a total blast, just well away from people.

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cremeeggboycotter · 11/09/2015 22:16

Lol yes far far away!

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