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Am I the bad guy?

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Zoomzoomzoomzoom0 · 23/06/2018 22:27

I have name changed for this post. Sil is on here and I really need to get this off my chest, no holds barred.
I feel I believe, my husband is just such a bully. A manipulative controlling bully.
But according to him there is just no pleasing me.... I feel like I am going mad!!
My brain is so addled, this might make no sense. I'm just so confused.
Everything has to be his way, and if I push back (which I do) it's always because (according to him) everything has to be my way and I am totally unreasonable.
I genuinely hand on heart feel it's not true. And I am exhausted from being bullied and manipulated. I know nobody on here knows us, or sees us day to day, so you couldn't possibly tell me if I'm the bully or he is. I just feel like I'm going mad, and I have nooone in real life to talk to. Sad

I'm pretty sure I want to separate and I tried to talk to him tonight. So he had a huge hissy fit and stormed off. Like, can I not separate from my husband if he just refuses to listen to me????? I am so unhappy. But according to him that's my own fault. Is it???

We have 2 lovely kids that we both adore. We both work full time but I do all of the wifework, school stuff, as well as house, cut grass diy etc. I'm miserable.
I actually don't expect solutions from strangers on the Internet, I just need to let this out.

OP posts:
Helpsomeone · 23/06/2018 23:39

Every single argument has him saying ‘but you do this, you say that’ in response to me telling him what I’m unhappy with. I try to raise issues with him calmly but it always escalates and ends up with me shutting up either because I’m told to or because I’ve run out of ways to explain my side because he always turns it around on me (while all the time accusing me of turning it around on him) I end up so confused that I just leave it. If I do push it he keeps going until I stop. I never get heard Sad

picklemepopcorn · 24/06/2018 06:35

This may lead you to helpful places.

changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/coping/darvo.htm

I don't think you can change a DARVO person. They simply won't ever accept any fault.

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