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Major Dh problems

32 replies

Mummyto2girliesxx · 10/12/2016 13:08

I'm new here so sorry if this sounds a bit amature.
This is probably going to turn out in a long post so thought I'd warn you first.

Me and Dh have been together 15 years and we have had a massive falling out.
We have 2 dd (dd1-10yo) (dd2-3mo) big gap... needed fertility treatment for dd2.

Basically dh likes a night out and don't know when to come home , when we were younger before kids he'd go missing for a few days , always sorry etc. He calmed down after birth of dd1 but now and again he would do it. Several years and arguments later he's basically a changed man, all for his family. lovely. Financially great. We tried for dd2 for 7 years before resorting to treatment which thankfully worked first time and have been blessed with dd2.
Just before he changed for the better , about 5 years ago , an old flame from school got in touch with me through fb. Compliementing me how well I looked and how am I etc. To be honest I felt quite flattered and had a brief conversation which stayed on facebook , he Then started to get a bit too flirty and asked for my number , to that point I stoped replying and left it at that. I know I shouldn't even engaged in a conversation but dh was playing up and I was feeling pretty low and it was a massive confidence boost. I had no intentions of doing anything. Anyway fast forward to 2 years ago and dh went down my phone while I was asleep and saw these messages (totally innocent) at this point they were like 3 years old as I never deleted them as I thought no more about it. He went absolutely crazy insisting that I must have carried on the conversation and met up with him away from facebook. I insisted I didn't do anything and we had a bad couple of weeks but he finally came round and we got back to a good place and started fertility treatment. Everything was lovely , dd was born in August and we've been on cloud 9. However since she's been born I dunno what's wrong with me but I have felt massively jealous of him and insercure, (this is totally out of character for me) there's no specific reason for this as I'm thinner than I've ever been , everyone keeps telling me I look lovely etc... but I can't control this sudden jealousy.
I don't like it when he goes out and have basically ruined his nights out every time . 2 weeks ago he goes out I wasn't happy but decided to act normal and wish him a good night. He didn't come home until midday the next day. I was livid , again arguments were terrible . As you can imagine this did not help with my insecurities.
He promised never to do it again blah blah.
Last night he rings me to tell me his having a few drinks straight from work I say ok . I call him about 9pm to see where he is and he says small pub near where we live. I find out he's in a fancy nightclub towie style , he'd actually sneaked home to dress up while I was at my mums. He doesn't get why I get so angry , Insists that he's doing nothing wrong 'but why lie'
Any I 'ruined' his night 'again' and he walks in at 12 last night sooooo drunk.
He then brings up the past about those messages with the old flame on facebook and how I am a dirty whoe , slg and every other terrible name under the sun. He thinks that I was shagging this man and was saying some terrible disgusting things to me how I don't deserve to be a mum and a lot worse. I haven't slept all night . Thankfully baby didn't wake up during this and dd1 was at her friends for a sleepover. Today we are sat indifferent rooms haven't spoke and I just don't know what to do......
so sorry for the long post.

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DameDeDoubtance · 10/12/2016 15:58

What a horrible man. Just before you say it, he is NOT a good father, good fathers don't treat the mother of their children like this.

I think that he may be shagging around and using his anger at you as an excuse.

LightDrizzle · 10/12/2016 16:08

Another vote for him projecting, or more explicitly using his version of your misdemeanour to justify him going out on the pull in nightclubs. Blokes with families don't usually choose noisy clubs with insanely priced drinks for a catch up and drinking session.

He is being a shit.

baconandeggies · 10/12/2016 16:11

it's the only unreasonable thing that I've done to him in 15 years

I disagree - it was completely reasonable - it's not a crime to have a chat with an ex. You said you rightly stopped it when it became inappropriate. Your own thoughts over that are personal and private to you.

I chatted to an ex on FB messenger a few weeks ago. DH knew but smiled, shrugged and carried on looking at his own FB!

You've done nothing wrong at all. He's trying to fling shit at you because he knows he's acted like an inconsiderate immature twat.

Mypurplecaravan · 10/12/2016 16:49

Where was he until midday? Where did he sleep?

I second the sti checking.

Some of your feelings may be pnd but it may also just be you waking up and realising that most men in their 30s aren't out clubbing frequently. That's a young mugs game

KayTee87 · 10/12/2016 17:24

He's a bastard op. If my husband ever spoke to me like this it would be the last time he ever spoke to me.
I second pp that he is probably cheating on you Flowers I'm sorry it can't be nice to read but it's the most likely reason for his behaviour.

MarcelineTheVampire · 10/12/2016 17:35

OP you deserve better than to be treated like this.

You haven't done anything wrong- it's not a crime to chat to an ex and as soon as it got inappropriate you stopped contact. He has either cheated and is projecting or thinking about cheating- either way his behaviour is so far past reasonable....he's a lying arse.

Also, he's either been shagging or taking drugs to come back at midday the next day.

MagicChanges · 10/12/2016 18:24

Hmm - you say you're new here OP. Posts like this will almost certainly get the same response - people piling in to tell you to leave/kick the bastard out - put his clothes in a bin liner/change the locks. It's all so easy to sit comfortably at home tapping away as though it's the easiest thing in the world to "up sticks" or kick him out.

I'm not excusing you DH insulting you but he was drunk and knew you were angry with him - drink does change people's personalities and I never take notice of anything anyone says when they are very drunk. He came out with the stuff about your old friend as "tit for tat" really probably because he felt guilty about stopping out.

I'm wondering if you could be suffering from PND as you say you've changed so much since the birth of your second child - it's very common and I think a visit to your GP would be a good idea, maybe listing the way you have been feeling lately. OH god just seen a post above that "he's probably cheating on you" - there are SO many mind readers on these threads.

I think you need to have a rational talk and tell each other how you are feeling and what you're finding difficult........you can't just throw away 15 years for one drunken night, or am I missing something?

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