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Was I unreasonable for leaving the room

58 replies

Findyoursparky · 20/11/2018 13:32

Could I have a general consensus on whether I over reacted

DH and I watch an overseas lighthearted soap on the tv every weekday evening

DH thinks it’s funny to get into it, by loudly calling the characters rude names if they do or say anything he thinks is wrong. On the odd occasion, this involves the words slut and whore. He insists he is saying it as a joke to get a lighthearted reaction from me

I get offended when he uses these words in particular, to be honest I don’t like it when he provides any commentary, and have asked him a few times to stop doing it.

We were watching it again last night and he said (about a female character who was trying it on with a man for financial gain) “she’s just a f*king whore”. He then looked at me and implied it was a joke.
I looked at him, and didn’t even say anything, I just walked out

He is saying I ruined the evening by walking out of the living room, he the wouldn’t apologise when I explained why I did it.

Who was in the wrong?

He is 37 years old.

OP posts:
AnoukSpirit · 20/11/2018 17:49

Does he accuse you of overreacting a lot?

Because you're not.

kalinkafoxtrot45 · 20/11/2018 17:50

He sounds like an immature twat. And it’s not a joke, because jokes are funny, and this isn’t.

CaliHummers · 20/11/2018 17:59

It didn't take long for the totally irrelevant soap snob to post did it, we're all in awe of your exciting life (not)

I know. Thing is, I watch Neighbours because my life is at times rather more interesting than I would like it to be. Neighbours is my escapism. And it's only half an hour. If the OP's DP doesn't like it I'm sure he could find something else to do.

IamtheDevilsAvocado · 20/11/2018 18:08

He soubds an arse

onceandneveragain · 20/11/2018 18:11

so the only insult he could think of for male characters was to call them female genitalia?

OP how would he react if you started calling the gay/disabled/black/asian characters really offensive names when ever they did anything annoying? What if you did it in front of a friend or family member of his who were gay/black/etc.? Would he be embarrassed or would he think that was funny too? If he would then he really is an arse, if not, then can he explain why it's okay to only insult women?

AutumnCrow · 20/11/2018 18:20

I don't think it matters in the slightest how he would react to anything the OP says or does.

They key is that the OP doesn't want this in a husband. She doesn't want him for a husband. She needs out.

Charron · 20/11/2018 18:28

I pull men and women up who call women sluts and whores, to me it’s a huge put down to women. It’s time those words were left behind in the last century, like other words people are now shocked at. Saying something is joke when it’s an excuse to be vile also riles me.

OP I think you were scraping the barrel when you found your oaf of a husband.

RedLife · 20/11/2018 18:31

He sounds annoying full stop.

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