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To tell DP to back off?

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Benjaminbuttonschild · 08/10/2018 09:48

Hi all,

Sorry I'm a bit ranty. Me and dp had a row this morning as he keeps pressuring me for sex and sulking about it.

My sex drive has died down recently. I still enjoy it but I am honestly so tired generally I just can't be bothered.

We have sex maybe a couple of times a month although he is insistent that we should do it more. In turn I feel pressured like I'm gonna get his sulky mood if I say I don't want to. Last night we went to bed, we're both shattered and he's mithering me for sex. He said he wants intimacy, but we are intimate day to day, holding hands, affectionate etc. So I said intimacy isn't just about sex and he tells me "I wish you found me sexy and wanted to have sex with me!". He hasn't even asked me what I'm thinking or feeling!! Everything boils down to sex to him and I'm getting seriously fucked off having the same conversation again and again.

Aibu to tell him to back off and leave me be?

I'm fed up.

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OliviaBenson · 09/10/2018 21:49

Be careful taking vitamins before you see a Drs, it could give false readings on your tests.

Low iron and b12 are a killer though, I felt like a zombie!

Benjaminbuttonschild · 28/10/2018 21:41

Thought I'd update as it's been a while.

I went to the nurse practitioners on Wednesday evening and she has referred me for a blood test.

Dp went to his mum and dad's on Wednesday, they live about 25 miles away. I said to him before he left 'don't forget my appointment is at 5:45pm'. He didn't pay attention. Suffice to say I had to ring him to get him home because he 'forgot' about my appointment and I needed him to look after the kids.

Anyway I went along to the nurse, she was lovely, took all my obs and gave me a referral. It's a walk in clinic type thing and the only day I can make it is a Wednesday this week. So I have to wait til then to have my blood taken.

Last week Sunday I got a migraine so bad, I had to go back to bed and was shaking and heaving. Almost threw up (sorry) and dp decided to spend last week Sunday morning being narky and generally a pain in the arse with me. It's only when I nearly broke down in tears telling him to back off, that he backed down.

Fast forward to this weekend. My brother arranged something ages ago with me, an event on Friday evening that ran from 8pm til 2pm. I said months ago I would love to go. Anyway Friday came and I felt like shit as i have come down with a cold on top of the general groggy lousy feeling I usually have. I asked dp on Friday morning if he would go to the event in place of me. His response was 'why would I want to go to that?'. I explained i wasnt feeling well and I had to go to work on Friday too when all I wanted to do was sleep. But I felt bad about leaving my brother in the lurch. Dp refused.

Anyway Friday evening came, and I decided I would go but not for long as I didn't want to let dbro down. All was well. Got home, dp was pleasant with me when I got home. I went straight to bed.

Last night I went to bed early, dp was downstairs atching tv, and the kids had fallen asleep in my bed. So I fell asleep with them.
This morning all hell breaks loose. Dp in a shit mood starts whinging that 'we never have fun any more' which is code for sex. I explained how I'm feeling and that I'm full of a cold on top of my regular exhaustion. He starts having a go at 'well you went out with your brother on Friday night, it didn't seem to stop you doing That.'

I told him I didn't want to let db down and that I just don't feel in the mood for sex recently and I'm having blood tests to look if there's anything underlying. But he took it upon himself to hurl abuse at me, swearing and shouting at me and basically putting me down. He started having a go at me for going to bed early.

Afterwards, we spent an hour and a half talking to each other about the issue and I was explaining how I feel all the time, the exhaustion, the migraines, the dizzy spells etc. and he kept saying how crap and frustrating it was for him that we don't have sex and how he is going to leave. Then at the end of the discussion, he started spouting more negative shite.

I decided i couldnt be arsed with him and besides, I had to go food shopping so I took myself off out to do it whilst he stayed home with the kids. When I got back, he took himself off to bed for an hour. I woke him up just before dinner was ready - he was still in a mood at this point, and threatening to leave again. I told him I couldn't be arsed with the conversation and went downstairs to sort dinner out. As I was getting the potatoes out of the pan, I suddenly went light-headed and dizzy. Then I found i couldn't breathe. Turns out I was having a panic attack. Dp came in the kitchen and found me hyperventilating and drained. He calmed me down carried me to bed. He got me some water and called my mum. My mum on the phone managed to calm me down further, enough so I could talk to her. She's told me to go doctors tomorrow. Dp was sorting the kids out.

Anyway after I got off the phone to my mum I laid in bed and broke down into floods of tears. Dp came up and heard me crying and started asking what was wrong! I told him it was him making me feel stressed and not letting me be. He asked 'is this my fault?' And I replied 'yes I've been telling you for weeks how exhausted I am and having migraines and dizzy spells. I even told you that's why I'm going for blood tests in the first place.'
His response to that was 'i didn't believe you', followed by 'I knew you were tired all the time and going for a blood test for that. I didn't think the migraines and dizzy spells were part of it. I didn't connect the dots' even though I've been telling him for weeks how I've been feeling!!!

He's put none stop pressure on me about sex, said he's not going to 'stop being a miserable bastard about it' despite me telling him that I want him to back off and stop pressuring me, he's threatened to leave me bullied and abused me daily for me not wanting sex, he hasn't listened to me when I've told him how bad I feel, how tired I am, even when he's witnessed the migraines. And it's taken til today, me having a panic attack for him to finally 'believe' me. Yes, because I was fucking making everything up til that point wasn't I???

I am so fucking angry right now.

Sorry that was long and bless you if you got through to the end. I am beyond livid!!! And can't stop crying.

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Benjaminbuttonschild · 28/10/2018 21:42

And the paragraphs don't work!! Ffs!!!

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Feefeetrixabelle · 28/10/2018 21:52

Tell him to get the fuck out of your home for not taking you seriously. Tell him you listened to him bleating like a bitch for sex. And you explained why you were the feeling the way you did and he didn’t even care enough to listen or believe you. What a thundercunt

Feefeetrixabelle · 28/10/2018 21:52

Next time he threatens to leave tell him to not let the door hit him in the arse on the way out.

liviadrusilla · 28/10/2018 21:53

He's really horrible OP, I'm so sorry.

findingmywaytoday · 28/10/2018 21:56

He sounds awful op. And unbelievably selfish.

findingmywaytoday · 28/10/2018 21:56

Sorry you're going through this.

Benjaminbuttonschild · 28/10/2018 21:59

He really is abusive.

He came up to me earlier when I was crying in bed. He said can we chat? I said go ahead.

He went on to say "When I was with X (ex gf of 12 years) we were really really close. We knew each other so well....."

And I knew he was going to explain to me how our relationship is 'different' to his previous one. So I stopped him in his tracks and said "sorry, I'm just not connecting the dots". And he walked off in a sulk.

Yeah, pal I can be as much of a cruel twat as you've been with me.

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Benjaminbuttonschild · 28/10/2018 22:01

It's so cathartic venting here. My sister told me if he threatens to leave, show him the door and tell him to f off.

I've opened up to someone in rl finally!

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Veterinari · 28/10/2018 22:06

He sounds awful.
Do you really want to be with someone who thinks so little of you?

LizzieBennettDarcy · 28/10/2018 22:08

He's an utter pig. And I think you know deep down he isn't going to change.

Only you can decide if this is how you want the rest of your future to be. I really hope you get some answers from the GP and try to rest - easier said than done, I know but sometimes you just need to give in Flowers

Clutterbugsmum · 28/10/2018 22:14

I'm sorry your going through this, but if you can concentrate on getting yourself in to a better, healthier place. Look after your children and leave his sulk.

His complete lack of care for your welfare is astounding. He so wrap with himself and his little friend he can't see how much he is hurting you.

findingmywaytoday · 28/10/2018 22:20

Not only is he cruel and abusive he has basically shown through his actions and words how little he cares or respects you, and doesn't seem to have thought about / done anything to help and support you. I'd find that quite difficult to stomach. Hope you're as well as can be and definitely gloow up with your gp. Pleased you've someone to talk to in real life.

Mary1935 · 28/10/2018 22:21

He’s not a husband or partner OP he’s a sex pest. He’s not going to change sadly. It’s all about him and he knows what he’s doing.
I hope you feel better soon.

tasharichford · 28/10/2018 22:24

How awful for you, make sure they check the thyroid function at blood tests. What you are describing is how I felt before being diagnosed as under active. And the migraines...wow they can be debilitating I've suffered them since before being diagnosed and am positive the two are related

Benjaminbuttonschild · 28/10/2018 22:24

The most galling part about everything is now he's being apologetic. But it's the fact he didn't believe me that bothers me most.

I despise lies, I have no reason to lie to anyone. How can you not believe your partner when they are telling you how bad they feel over something out of their control? I told my sis that if it was roles reversed there is no way on this earth I would be pestering for sex and saying things like I'll just be a miserable twat towards him because he isn't fulfilling my sexual needs over his own health.

I'm still in shock that he didn't believe me. Because I went to this event with my brother on Friday night. After asking dp to fill in for me.

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Hubblebubbletripletrouble · 28/10/2018 22:29

Just read your thread.... I’m sorry, he really doesn’t seem to give a shit Sad You’re worth so much more and I’m sorry you’re struggling.

VimFuego101 · 28/10/2018 22:30

He sounds terrible. You shouldn't have to put up with this.

nonetworkaccess · 28/10/2018 22:31

Do you use hormonal contraception?

If you are, try changing brands.

Your hormones could be all over the place and will affect you with tiredness, lack of sex drive and a load of other things. I was a different woman when I changed my Pill brand.

If you have a health issue you need it sorted.

shakethatass · 28/10/2018 22:36

Yanbu
I could have written this
It's so fucking annoying

Benjaminbuttonschild · 28/10/2018 22:36

I don't use hormonal contraception. My mum said to ask about my thyroid when I get tested.

I'm grateful for all the replies, just can't think straight at the minute

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maxthemartian · 28/10/2018 22:40

He's a horrible horrible person. And he's either thick as fuck or doesn't bother his arse to absorb a word you say.
He also sounds like my abusive ex, who funnily enough has two young children and who was a total pestering pervert.

WhyAmISoCold · 28/10/2018 22:50

Tell him to follow through on his threats to leave. Vile man. With the panic attacks your MH will be in decline as well and I bet you would start to feel much better without him there. You don't need this on top of being ill.

Ellie56 · 28/10/2018 23:00

You don't need this knobhead in your life. He sounds vile.

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