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I ruined the night

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MagicalMysteryTourer · 22/06/2018 08:06

So last night me and DP went out, had a great time, spending time with old friends and making some new ones.
At 1am we decide to get a kebab, do its me, my DP, my mate and a new guy we met along the way.
We get the kebab and start walking home to mine, passing by the bar we'd spent the night in along the way. DP says in my ear that he's just going to "sort something out" with this new friend we'd acquired, which I know is about getting some weed.
PLEASE NOTE: no issue with weed, I repeat, this is not anout the weed.

OK fair enough.

So me and my mate put our bag of kebab stuff down on the bars outside table and chat while waiting for him. Some annoying drunk guy came to chat shit to us.

After about 20 minutes of this, I'm thinking "WTF is DP doing?"

So i go into the bar, he's not there, toilets he's not there.

So I go back to my mate and I'm like "right come on, lets go". As we head off we see DP coming towards us. Me and DP say goodbye to my mate and start walking home.

I'm basically laying into him, clearly the alcohol taking effect, I'm saying totally irrational stuff like "you've ruined my night", "why the hell did it take you so long?", "what the hell were you doing?" and accusing him of "taking something" and "being weird", basically being a brat.

Anyway it only lasts about 3 minutes, before I'm like "hey I'm sorry about that, it wasnt fair".

I guess the problem is having had a weird and neglectful childhood and teenage years I then went on to go out with some not great guys - including one guy who was particularly traumatic and who used to just leave me stranded in the middle of a night out. Including once leaving me to go and fuck someone else Confused

So as a result, it only happens with alcohol amd DP has said I've made loads of progress and change which i feel good about, but as a result sometimes when I've had one too many drinks its like temporarily I feel like a child again, with the reactions of a child, you know? I feel panicked and abandoned and unimportant and angry for a second. Its like the feeling is beyond my control. Even though as i say ive got much better.

DP said it was lucky i was actually self aware enough to talk about it because otherwise he wouldnt be with me as it isnt fair, it makes him feel like shit when hes done nothing wrong.

Id say this happens maybe once every 2 months.

Can anyone relate?

I feel like shit and really guilty. Im also angry because we had had such a good night and i ruined with 3 minutes. I dont know why im posting. But i feel like a monster when i become like that.

OP posts:
piterdevries · 22/06/2018 12:31

Kebabs are fine, its more the drunken emotional messiness, the juvenile partner who loves to abandon his dp to score weed off some random, the wannabe squat parties, the seeming lack of employment (possibly)

The future of our nation

Tambien · 22/06/2018 12:35

Magical please do read ALL of the answers to your OP.
Some posts have been confirming what you think you are. That’s you were out of line and such a bad person and that it’s all your fault because you were drunk.
These are the posts you actually answered back to, always saying ‘yes I get it. You are right’.

What about all the others that say actually your bf is out of order and is gashlighting you? What about the ones saying he is the one responsible for the mess there?
Please have a think. Because ime When so many posters seen there is something wrong going on, it’s because there is.

Sleephead1 · 22/06/2018 13:19

il be honest when I read your op it reminded me a bit of me in my early 20s I drank too much and could be a bit of a nightmare just bolshy and I suppose high maintenance about things like that I would storm off and be pretty vocal about how annoyed I was. I suppose people would of said I was a handful when drunk. I havnt drank for a long time since I was pregnant my son is 5 I'm not saying il never drink again I just didn't miss it and actually I don't really like myself when drunk. If you feel like that then may be time to stop or cut down. I don't know if your partner is a dick or not but if you have no problem with him getting weed and he told you where he went and txt you because he was going to be late then I can't see really that he did anything wrong this time as you where with a friend and knew what was going on. Obviously I don't know if there is more to this regarding his behaviour generally

ichifanny · 22/06/2018 13:20

This sounds like a night out I would have had when I was 18

mancmummy1414 · 22/06/2018 13:28

Why does OP need to stop drinking but no mention of DH stopping the weed?
I don’t think you did anything wrong, you acted appropriately in the situation. No man should leave a woman drunk and alone - puts you in a very vulnerable situation.

Canshopwillshop · 22/06/2018 14:03

We are having a kebab for tea tonight - pitta, chicken breast, coleslaw and salad. Might have some wine too - does that make me seedy? 😅

Lethaldrizzle · 22/06/2018 14:08

I think your dh was a twat. Where was he? You're behaviour not great either but not that bad. Dont beat yourself up about it. No one's perfect. Kebabs are ace!

Emmageddon · 22/06/2018 15:02

Really fancy a kebab now...

rosesandflowers1 · 22/06/2018 15:03

How old is your partner?

Both of you do sound a bit young in this scenario. Is it possible you kind of bring out each others youth - but in a bad way? No judgement but this is the sort of thing I'd expect to hear from a rebellious young teen, in all honesty.

I'd be pissed if DH left me outside in the middle of the night for 20 mins!

If alcohol brings out a negative side of you I'd say stop drinking. I don't drink - people barely notice and if they do they don't care.

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