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Haven't spoken to DH since yesterday morning. AIBU

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owltrousers · 18/09/2017 10:27

I'm 23 weeks pregnant, me and DH usually get along very well and are very much in love but in the past we have had silly arguments that last days.

Yesterday he was washing up, I was drying. I asked him nicely to put the washing up on the drying rack when I made space, rather than on the surface in a pool of water. He ignored my comment and carried on putting wet washing up straight on the surface so I said ''OK, or just ignore me and carry on" to which he replied ''You're drying it straight up anyway!" to which I said ''Only because you're leaving it in a pool of water''
He then snapped ''OH SHUT UP'' which really pissed me off so I told him to fuck off and carried on drying up (angrily) he then said ''Just stop drying, don't bother!''

I went and sat on the sofa with the dog and started crying a little bit (I'm V hormonal) It was a stupid dumb argument but the way he spoke to me really upset me, it just felt dead disrespectful.

We haven't spoken since. About half an hour after it happened I made him a cup of tea and called up to him but he came down, drank it in the kitchen and ignored me (weeping on the sofa.) We were supposed to be having a lovely lamb roast dinner but by this point I was buggered if I was going to cook him a roast so I just made my own tea and he sulkily cooked himself a frozen pizza.

This morning I didn't even look at him, still left him a cup of tea out on the side even though he didn't even come downstairs to say goodbye when I went to work.

You might wonder why I am being so stubborn, I am literally ALWAYS the peacemaker and I've had enough, I tried making him a cup of tea - that would have been the perfect time for him to apologise, but no. I'm not sure what'll happen from here, AIBU? Sorry - venting over!

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AlternativeTentacle · 18/09/2017 22:43

We all hate that, especially men! At least he was helping.

Washing up dishes that YOU ATE OFF is not fucking helping - it is washing your own fucking dishes.

And what is this 'especially men' shite? this just perpetuates the bollocks that poor men cant cope with being 'henpecked'. fuck sake.

blueberrypie0112 · 18/09/2017 22:52

I am confused. How is she suppose to ask him? Is there a correct way of asking if she feel a pool of water will be a problem?

Mittens1969 · 19/09/2017 00:03

I wasn't too impressed with the 'henpecked' comment, I'd have been very cross if my DH had used it tbh. But it's one of those normal arguments that are very easy to get sucked into. I'd let it go, OP, you have far bigger things to focus on now.

Plop5 · 19/09/2017 01:35

Don't dry up and to leave him to sort it out

MrsOverTheRoad · 19/09/2017 02:15

Sassy? Henpecked?

He sounds like a right wanker if you ask me.

bluit · 19/09/2017 06:50

Sassy? Henpecked?, I agree with you Mrs, very wankery language.

GinnyWreckin · 20/09/2017 11:17

Just to remind you, half of marriages end in divorce.

That means they're over. No one gets married thinking I can't wait till my divorce comes through, but half of us will get divorced.

Pearl clutching not necessary in the cold hard truth of statistics.

Comminicating with openness, honesty and kindness is essential.

Shouting "shut up" and "fuck off", grandstand weeping, PA shit and controlling sulking is so far off the map in normal loving relationships it's a cliché.
Clutch onto that.

gotthemoononastick · 20/09/2017 11:27

Sulking is toxic.
Most pragmatic post of the day to GinnyWreckin.

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