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to think DP is being unfair to leave me almost every weekend

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music88888 · 05/08/2018 12:56

DP has a hobby, and while he's done it since the beginning of the relationship, since we moved in together about a year ago it's become much more frequent. It used to be 1 whole weekend a month and another odd day. Now it's 2 whole weekends a month, and 2 single days days. He is even going away on my birthday! It's become an obsessions. Sometimes he's taking part, other times he's running events.

This leaves only TWO weekend days to spend together a month, and I'm tired of it. We live in a flat, in a semi-rural area, and my famly live quite a distance away. I don't have many friends, and the ones I have also live far away to just randomly see every weekend. I drive, but I am quite a nervous driver and don't like driving too far away or places I don't know well (triggers anxiety and panic when I'm on unknown roads alone). Plus, the places round here are very samey and I'm bored of going to coffee shops, shopping, walks, etc alone. Also, the train service is almost unsuable on Sundays.

I'm becoming very very bored and lonely, spending almost every weekend alone. I read, watch TV, run errands but it really does get dull to do it so often. He says I should stop relying on him so much, but is it so much to ask to want to do something with your partner on valued weekends after a long week at work?

AIBU to be upset about this, and think he's BU to leave me on my own so much?

And no, we don't have children yet. But he's said if we ever have them, he will still want to do this hobby at the same frequency he is now.

OP posts:
bastardkitty · 05/08/2018 17:46

Ditch the loser boyfriend and get some help for yourself to get out and about more and become a more confident driver. It's perfect really because he's not even pretending he will make more time for you or for your kids in the future. He couldn't set the bar any lower.

IDontEatFriedTurtle · 05/08/2018 19:57

If you actually want children one day, you need to leave asap as this is a huge waste of time.

He is telling you that he will literally expect you to take over all the child care because you aren't as important as his hobby.

Have you moved away from family to this rural location for him?

He is being a total twat, leave. Realistically he needs to meet someone within his hobby (if he hasn't already?!)

Kemer2018 · 05/08/2018 20:02

He won't change. He doesn't see it as his problem.
I had kid with bloke like this. I did the child rearing it was fucking lonely.

Iloveacurry · 05/08/2018 20:06

He doesn’t sound like much of a boyfriend. He’s basically living the single life. It sounds like the sort of man who shouldn’t have a wife or kids. He’d never see them.

llangennith · 05/08/2018 20:08

He clearly prefers his hobby to spending time with you. He wants you there so he has someone to be with the rest of the time he's not doing his hobby. He's got a cosy life hadn't he?
Move out. Get yourself a life and some friends. He's not worth it.

EvaHarknessRose · 05/08/2018 20:13

I think its great that he feels so fulfilled by his hobby, however you are not happy. Do not have dc with this man unless you intend to seperate and he is prepared to be a sahd weekdays. Go find someone who wants a partnership. This is all about him.

CarrotandSwede · 05/08/2018 20:16

So you’ll be left at home with the children whilst he does his hobby. You will be default childcare. He loves his hobby more than you and is telling you that his family will be come second to it. Leave. Please for goodness sake don’t have children with him.

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