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This is an OTT reaction from crazed DP isn't it??

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LemmysMole · 02/01/2016 22:56

I feel like I'm going crazy.

Earlier dp confused me for his ex for the 2nd time in two days (another thread). On top of this he's been really argumentative and snappy with me for the past week or so - example was recently snapping at me when I mentioned our upcoming wedding saying he was sick of hearing about it. He also seems to have gone off sex and even seems reluctant to kiss me giving me a quick kiss then pulling away.

So tonight when he again confused a time with his ex for a time with me I got upset, told him I was pissed off and when he came to hug me I declined (he does this to me ALL the time! I very rarely do it).

Anyway he shut himself away in the dining room. I gave him 20 minutes or so then went in asking if he was going to watch the movie with me. He said "no". I said "don't be like this, I was upset, can we forget it?" And he went into full blown crazed mode - said I wasn't to touch him or go near him, said he was going to call the police if I went near him, started to call the police when I went to hug him. Told me to fuck off and "do one" ... I started to cry (unusual) and told him I didn't want to argue and he carried kicking off at me - physically pushed me away when I went to hug him, refused to talk to me, said he was 'livid' with me and didn't want me near him and when I begged him to stop it (honestly he was acting like a mad man jumping around saying I was abusing him) he imitated me saying I was a drama queen and how hard must it be to live with such a bastard.

Even if I initially over reacted about the reference to his ex (which I fully admit) surely his response is bat shit crazy?? Or is it me?? I really wonder some times

OP posts:
TheTigerIsOut · 03/01/2016 05:24

I'm not gaslighting anyone, but why she insists in smoothering him with love, when he is high on drugs and demanding some space, is beyond me.

shellistar · 03/01/2016 05:29

Tiger have you ever been in a position where someone is repeatedly screaming abuse at you, making you feel worthless and all you want is for it to stop and you'd do anything for it to stop and you think if I could just show this person that I'm a human being and reach out them they will stop...

My XH used to want space and not have me touch him, all the while he'd follow me from room to room abusing me. It's not as clear cut as you think. Emotions are all over the place and you're not thinking straight because how can you think straight when your world is crashing down around you. How can you think straight when you're being told all these horrible things by someone who is meant to love you?

Don't make the OP out to be wrong. In a calm situation where two people are talking rationally then those actions would be frowned upon but this situation isn't that

TheTigerIsOut · 03/01/2016 05:46

Yes, I have. In fact, the police refered me to an association who helps victims of domestic abuse, and I was inder their care for almost a year.
There are some tjings in the op's posts of remind me of my exh, who believed that becayse he loved me, everything was ok between us even when I had been begging him for a divorce almost every day for the space of 8 years.

So I may be seeing the op from a different perspective, which may be right or wrong but in any case, I think we all agree that given the status of their relationship, it is better for her to back off and run to the mountains while she can.

waitingforsomething · 03/01/2016 06:22

My Dh got a bit fed up of wedding plans by the end but zoned out rather than go nuts at me...it's quite bizarre. I'd say he's either getting cold feet about the marriage and is very anxious or he is seeing someone else.

HipHopOpotomus · 03/01/2016 06:27

Why won't he just be honest?

Who knows? Why don't you focus on being honest with yourself?

You know this isn't working out. You know he's not the one for you. Keep being honest with yourself to find your solution

villainousbroodmare · 03/01/2016 06:38

Have not RTFT but for the love of all that is sensible and sane, get the hell away from this dangerous, unpleasant man as fast as your legs can carry you. He doesn't love you. He does not want to marry you. If you marry him you will be desperately unhappy.

IamtheDevilsAvocado · 03/01/2016 07:00

Please do not commit to this man... He's showing you what he is.... And what your future may be with him...

PitPatKitKat · 03/01/2016 07:36

"Very early on he tried to cheat"

That's all you need to know, the rest is just the same thing in different formats. Run.

Aeroflotgirl · 03/01/2016 07:55

Yes I thought likeadevil was op P from another room. She sounds very cold and lacking in empathy. Likeadevil, you have said you have been in a DV situation, but you are different, each situation is different, you cannot compare your experiences, with op! Op sounds very worn down, and she is at an all time low, she still loves him, and is trying with her affections to get him to love her back, but its not happening.

Op leave, if not now, get away from him at least, friends, family, or a Travelodge or something. This is not a healthy relationship for you.

Choughed · 03/01/2016 08:13

Don't marry a drug abuser, don't have children with a drug abuser. It should be obvious but it seems it needs to be spelled out.

Pipistrella · 03/01/2016 08:20

I'm sorry I've just skimmed the thread, but has psychosis been mentioned yet? Sometimes when people use a lot of cannabis, they can actually become psychotic, paranoid and a whole load of other things - I had a dear friend who was diagnosed as bipolar after several years of fairly heavy use.

I don't know if that was caused by or just exacerbated by the use of weed but anyway - back to the point, yes, your DP is batshit crazy and probably quite dangerous to you. What if he did all this with a knife in his hand. I don't see why he wouldn't, given what he has done so far.

Please please seek outside help - your own GP is a good start - your DP needs a mental health assessment quite urgently. It's possible he could even be detained on a psych ward, for his own safety.

Please do seek advice from a HCP, protecting yourself of course - don't tell him you are contacting anyone.

Pipistrella · 03/01/2016 08:22

Oh I think actually, if you do speak to the police they can then get hold of a psych team to come and assess him.

I'm not saying he is your responsibility, just that it may be in your best interests in case he decides to attack you or something.

Someone needs to be aware of what he is behaving like.

ArmchairTraveller · 03/01/2016 08:25

YABu to be in a relationship with someone who is this abusive, let alone considering marrying him.
I know that loneliness is scary, but being prepared to take anyone and put up with anything rather than be alone is not a good choice.

icanteven · 03/01/2016 08:32

We only have one side of the story here - how does the OP define "I got upset, told him I was pissed off" etc.? She could have gone absolutely nuts at him, and he reacted reasonably (insofar as you can if you're high as a kite, which in itself is ridiculous behaviour in an adult, so I'm not defending him here), for all we know.

However, all the other things - withdrawing from her sexually, getting exasperated with wedding planning, changing passwords, generally acting in a way that is causing the OP to get nervous and clingy - coupled with the blazing row tonight - makes it sound like he wants out and rather than having the guts to actually SAY it, he is hoping that if he lets things get miserable enough she will do his dirty work for him, which is a really shit way to behave towards the woman you are supposed to be marrying.

Whoever was to blame for the escalation of tonight's fight, he doesn't sound like a good person, and DEFINITELY not somebody who wants to get married.

OP - I hope that you can look objectively at things this morning, and rather than trying to make up with him in order to save your wedding (because even if there is a wedding, I don't see there being much of a marriage) - see him for the jerk that he is, and break up with him. Get him OUT now before you waste any more time on such an unpleasant, lazy person.

cedricsneer · 03/01/2016 08:42

Lemmy, please listen to the other posters here. You sound like you are suffering from such low self esteem that you will put up with this. He is treating you with contempt and you do not deserve it. I am concerned for you - that you are seeking comfort from someone who is abusing you - trying to hug him when he is angry and rejecting.

Get away from him and please get some help with your self worth - you deserve so much better. You can find someone who is kind, wants you and doesn't evoke this desperate need for affection - because you will feel secure and loved.

FantasticButtocks · 03/01/2016 08:43

Do not marry someone who behaves like this. This relationship is not working.

I must say though, if I was angry with someone and they kept trying to hug me, I'd find that very unpleasant. He had specifically asked you not to touch him. Yet you did. And you kept on trying to hug him, while he was livid. Why would you do that?

Marriage in these circumstances would be ludicrous.

Dipankrispaneven · 03/01/2016 08:54

I'm not quite sure there is a clear victim here. He is acting in a very aggressive way but she is ignoring his requests to give him some space and smoothering him with love and requests to fix things up when he clearly wants to be left alone. That is also abuse.

One possibly misguided attempt to hug him is not abuse by any stretch of the imagination.

Dipankrispaneven · 03/01/2016 08:56

Fantastic, where do you get "kept trying to hug" from? OP only tried once.

wotoodoo · 03/01/2016 08:57

Sounds as if the op's fiance was accused of assault by the ex wife, op you would be wise to find out a bit more about why they split up. Might be following a pattern of behaviour, especially if he is confusing you with the ex wife.

It is shocking how dv is perpetrated in a relationship, ended because of it, the new partner has no clue and dv happens again. Surey there should be a database to check for this?

MiscellaneousAssortment · 03/01/2016 09:00

This thread makes upsetting reading. I don't think you are an abuser OP. But I do think you are being set up to be the bad guy. This thread is a taste of the way you are being set up. If you continue down this path it's a taste of what you will get.

Please please save yourself. You ARE worth it (sorry sound like a hair advert, but it's true!).

You need to save yourself from this bad situation. He will end up destroying you.

Think about it, your attempts to reach out to him are being twisted and turned into 'assault'. He is doing this to make sure he hurts you and punish you. It's disgusting. And it's not something a good man would ever do. Please stop reaching out, and start to think about yourself in all this. If you're too busy sacrificing yourself and getting swept up in his manipulative needs, who looks after you? You're both fixated on him, and the dynamic is, whatever you do is wrong, whatever he does is right. And that's not ever going to end happily.

Please don't get pushed into being the bad one, listen to what he's saying.what he's doing and saying is 'I'm a manipulative weak coward and I want her to go or I'll break her'.

He sounds pretty dangerous to me. Don't get tricked into feeling sorry for him or wanting to save him from mental health problems. Two joints a day is never mild use. He's an addict who can't control his habit. He's not someone you can ever trust as his emotions and self are being mediated through his drug habit. I know people with this kind of habit - an ex of my friend. They expect their partner to play second fiddle to his smoking habit. And lash out if anything comes between satisfying his addiction. I met him after they'd split up, he was very clear she was the horrible one who'd ruined his life. Then he started to roll up in front of my baby. I said no please don't smoke in front of my baby, especially not a joint. He got very angry, told me I was a bad mother for not letting him light up in my own house a joint which would leave me feeling stoned by second hand smoke, let alone a tiny baby. I realised then what a selfish addicted she'll of a person he was.

It's not you, it's him. But it will be you if you carry on supporting his psychotic habit and settle down to be his emotional punching bag - which sounds close to being his physical one as well.

Good men don't behave like this. Please walk away, restart your life and start to love and care for yourself. There will be other relationship, and if you are treating yourself right, it will help you create friendships and connections, even if you are an introvert.

But if you stay with this awful man, your own mental health will suffer (is already suffering), and you'll find it harder and harder to leave.

Good luck OP.

WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 03/01/2016 09:02

Why do you want to marry a drug taking, emotionally abusive, possibly physically abusive cheat? He will only get worse.

ShipwreckedAndComatose · 03/01/2016 09:09

Hope you are ok this morning.
I agree with others, you cannot marry this man.
What are you going to do today? I hope it involves either moving out or getting him to leave.

In answer to your earlier question, it may be that he cannot be honest because (as someone else said) he is weak and does not want to look like the bad guy. He turns everything into your fault so that it sits better with himself.

Whatever the reason, your future is not with this man in this state Flowers

ShipwreckedAndComatose · 03/01/2016 09:11

MA is right. anyone who turns everything into your fault so that it sits better with himself is dangerous.

LumpySpacedPrincess · 03/01/2016 09:12

He sounds utterly deranged, please don't marry him op.

It's awful when the plans you make fall apart but you never would have had the future you thought with this man. He is deeply unpleasant, verbally and emotionally and physically abusive.

Be strong, take stock of your financial situation, who owns the house etc. If it's jointly owned then he needs to find somewhere else to live as he obviously finds you repellent.

I think either he has cold feet or is having an affair and is pushing you away OR he is seeing just how far he can push the abuse. If it's the latter be careful as he will suddenly play Mr. Nice Guy, apologise for his episode and you will end up married to this man and back here in a couple of months. When you're in a hole, stop digging!

Pipbin · 03/01/2016 09:16

I hope things seem better this morning.

2 joints a night is a lot.
Be aware that canabis now is very different to what it was 20 years ago. It is much stronger.

Please don't marry him.

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