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AIBU to think I can kick "D"H into touch?

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PrimeMinistersQuestionables · 15/03/2017 18:33

eeeveening Grin

Long story short, DH is turning into a bit of a knob, and I've been letting it happen.
He's always been stroppy, but previously I'd just tell him to sort himself out, and leave him to it. (He'd soon pep up and skulk back with an apology and it was easy and very rare).
Recently however he's become a bit of a bellend. (I probably haven't helped as I've been pandering to him etc.) But I've realised he stops talking to me for Really mundane things. (He doesn't really work, doing a few hours a week at an organic farm shop, so isn't under much stress and I work in mental health, so can find it stressful fitting everything in.)
He threw a wobbly in M&S the other week, and didn't speak to me for 24 hours because I was running through my "to do list" out loud and it was "stressing him out"(potentially in guilt as I'm busier than him, and maybe he feels lazy?) , leading him to tell me to "fuck off" because I was "really pissing him off"
There have been a few occasions where I've felt small and degraded, and sometimes really nervous, like I've really had to watch myself with DH, almost like I'm trying to second guess him, which is a massive PITA, because anything can set him off, (and I mean anything, me doing the dishes, me not doing the dishes, me not letting him drive MY car, me not feeling hungry at the same time as him, me wanting a glass of wine, the list goes on) Hmm he's starting to make me think he's a little unhinged Grin

I would like to point out, It's more often than not absolutely fine and normal, that he's not a twat all the time and that our relationship on the whole is as it has always been. But I'm concerned that this is the begining of a slippery slope. And recently we have have seen a few mumsnetters living their whole lives like this and becoming shadows of their former selves.

So AIBU to think that after being a massive tired submissive weakling for the past eighteen months I can kick this twat into touch, or am I at risk of thinking I can change him and getting stuck forever!

THANKS.

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RunRabbitRunRabbit · 15/03/2017 21:00

Start being a take no shit kinda lady then.

You do it one interaction at a time. The shit comes. You walk off.

Maybe you say "I am not staying here to listen to this crap!" before you walk off and disengage until he apologises.

Either he will stop throwing shit at you or eventually you will walk off for good.

Continuing to act like a mug is not going to lead to a better future. So you might as well rule that out and start acting like the woman you want to be would act, no matter how weird it feels.

WorknameJimEllis · 15/03/2017 21:02

The only time frames for him ceasing to behave like a twat are immediately and permanently

Beautiful

PrimeMinistersQuestionables · 15/03/2017 21:06

minature
He's still contributing in terms of household labour he does a lot, and although he smokes all other earnings go into our joint.
He's generally great to be around we share interests, go on trips etc. It's just that slowly these "episodes" are creeping in. And I don't know how to tackle them Confused

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PrimeMinistersQuestionables · 15/03/2017 21:08

Run I guess if it feels weird I'm changing.
And I guess that I should stop being so comfortable with people openly disrespecting me.

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Wineandrosesagain · 15/03/2017 21:25

Op it is not acceptable for him to disrespect you, swear at you, ignore you for 24 hours, make you walk on eggshells around him. That's a crap way to live. So he either stops all that shit or you're gone. I could not live like that because life is too short and I'd prefer to be alone.

RortyCrankle · 15/03/2017 22:24

You're absolutely right OP, it is totally unacceptable for people to treat you with disrespect, especially the very person in your life on whom you should be able to rely 100% for love and respect and support.

I don't think Relate is the answer - is it not more for two people going through a difficult time but both committed to wanting to resolve their issues?

I would be laying my cards on the table and telling him his behaviour is totally unacceptable and has to change. If he agrees, then I guess you have to give him an opportunity to do so - say a couple of weeks. If he is not interested or fails to change in that time, then personally I would be showing him the door.

I'm getting the impression you don't want to consider that. Only you can decide when you've had enough of being treated so badly.

I wish you the very best of luck Flowers

Procrastinator1 · 15/03/2017 22:38

Relate is for individuals and couples and can be helpful in working through issues. Sometimes breaking up might be the best solution.

Relate isn't just for couples and also does family and young people's counselling.

AnathemaPulsifer · 15/03/2017 22:39

I think you need to have a hard conversation with him, probably several of them, and let him know how his behaviour is making you feel. Go to couples counselling.

Good people can get into shitty patterns. Help him break this one and if he can't then leave him to wallow in it.

ilovelamp82 · 15/03/2017 22:39

If it makes you feel better to know that you're making the right decision then give him one more chance. Sit down calmly with him, at a time when you are both relaxed and explain to him clearly how you feel and that you're not willing to accept the behaviour towards you that he's been exhibiting.

Be clear. This isn't a case of him trying harder to respect you. It's a case of he respects you or doesn't. Respect should be the absolute minimum you should expect in a relationship, even if you're going through a low patch. Respect should always be there.

Tell him and yourself that you won't tolerate it anymore. And mean it.

Life is far too short to be living with someone who tells you to fuck off for reading a list out loud, that's for sure

Ethylred · 15/03/2017 22:40

He's a loser. Get out now before you waste any more of your life.

ilovelamp82 · 15/03/2017 22:44

And sulking and ignoring is horrible form of abuse. Do not live your life on eggshells to accomodate a man that clearly doesn't give a shit about how he makes you feel. If he sulks or ignores you, tell him to move out. If he's not willing to positively or constructively participate in the relationship, what is the point in him being there?

PrimeMinistersQuestionables · 16/03/2017 06:39

Morning!
Thanks everyone.
I will try and outline write some notes and clear my head with everything.
rorty I don't particularly want to leave, but I most certainly would rather be alone than be with someone who makes me feel shit for the next forty to fifty years.
I've just got to get up and let him know his shit isn't cool I guess.

Just out of interest does anyone know of anywhere I could acess counselling in Devon
feels like a fuckwit because surely the mental health officer should know this kind of shit

maybe I should talk to Dmum or DSil (sil is aware he's a Tosser, and constantly tells me that "she doesn't know why I'm still with him" / "why i put up with him"/ "why I haven't chucked him out") so might be a better bet.

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PrimeMinistersQuestionables · 16/03/2017 06:41

anathema, lamp, ethyl, procrastinator and wine. thanks.

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Procrastinator1 · 16/03/2017 09:52

www.relate.org.uk/find-my-nearest-relate

Hope link works.

PrimeMinistersQuestionables · 16/03/2017 20:33

Thanks everyone, bizarre update.
This afternoon after I'd returned from work, without any prompting, DH comes into the living room with my favourite chocolates, telling me he's done the dogs all the cleaning, lunch prep for tomorrow etc. He'd picked me up a new pair of pyjamas and a magazine, and he'd run me a bath. He asked me what I wanted for dinner, and is now cooking. He explained that he realised he hasn't been appreciating me and he wants to change that, he said he was going to do everything he could to make us equal again, and he's just got himself a new job, five days a week starting on April 01.
Maybe he's not all bad. We're going to look into relate.
I can't thank you enough for your support!
Xx

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gamerchick · 16/03/2017 20:35

Maybe he's read your thread? Good luck man, hope it sticks.

Procrastinator1 · 16/03/2017 21:06

Hope everything works out as you want it to OP.

ThePiglet59 · 16/03/2017 21:23

On the plus side; he is good practice for when you have to live with a toddler.

PrimeMinistersQuestionables · 16/03/2017 21:33

Thanks gamer and procrastinator me too. He is such a lovely man, and we've had a naff time recently.

That's true piglet, but only if we ever get that far Sad (that's one of our main stressors to be honest!)

But fingers crossed

Thanks allFlowers

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PrimeMinistersQuestionables · 09/04/2017 22:09

Just a quick update for you all as I wanted to thank you!! DP has got himself a job working 30 hours a week, and will continue his Tuesday half day at the farm shop! He started work on March the 27th, and I can really see a difference even in these two weeks!He's felt like he has much more purpose, and has even started sorting out the garage and the sheds.
we went to the GP together, and he is being monitored as he suffered from Seasonal affective disorder for around ten years! So thanks again to you all for your kind and helpful words! Xxx

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