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Following a few horror posts on here that I've seen recently...

122 replies

MummyStruggles · 03/05/2019 14:57

... AIBU to ask if anyone has any nice DH stories to tell?

I love mine, he's bloody lovely Smile

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MadSweeney · 03/05/2019 15:54

Watching a quiz the other week one of the questions was something about distance to the moon.

DH says "It's exactly half the distance I love you"

He's not normally one for sentiment.

SittinOnThaToilet · 03/05/2019 15:55

@indianajones that's not a very fair assessment. Why shouldn't we share when life is good? It doesn't always have to be doom and gloom.

ALongHardWinter · 03/05/2019 15:56

Nothing to add as I don't have a husband,and my exH wasn't very nice. But I've had a little of my faith in human nature restored by reading these. I too had read so many ghastly stores on MN about husbands/partners who were utter pigs that I too was starting to wonder whether there were any decent men left in the world.

IsYourGoogleBroken So sorry to hear this. Flowers for you.

MummyStruggles · 03/05/2019 15:56

IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom

That's not what this thread is about and I think you know it. I just thought maybe it would be nice to hear some positive things on this fine Friday afternoon instead of the usual doom and gloom.

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MerQueennotMaid · 03/05/2019 15:58

I love my DH so much, he’s truly brilliant and I’m so lucky to have him and amazingly he feels the same way about me. I’m certain I’ll love him forever.

waterandlemonjuice · 03/05/2019 15:59

Mine is fabulous: intelligent, kind, thoughtful, funny, supportive and attractive. He makes all of us very happy, as we do him. He also buys great presents and does lovely things for me on my birthday, Mother’s day, Valentine’s Day, Christmas and at other times. We’ve been together 25 years and it just keeps getting better and better.

GreyHare · 03/05/2019 16:00

I adore my husband, he is my best friend, we've been together 27 years and married for 19, he has stood by me through all my MH issues and can still make me properly belly laugh every day and humours me and is just the best person I know.

TildaKauskumholm · 03/05/2019 16:01

Mine too. Lovely thread!

mbosnz · 03/05/2019 16:01

Where do I start? He's my best mate, he is. He is the Best Dad Evah. . ., he lets me sleep in of a morning, because I'm such a rubbish sleeper, and wrangles the girls through breakfast, making sure they eat something, poaching them an agg. . . .

He spoils me rotten at birthdays and Christmas, and Mother's Day.

Although I'm a SAHP, he does quite a bit of the cooking, because he likes cooking - and is way better at it than I am!

He's fiercely protective of me - even when it's me giving me a hard time. He says I'm my own worst critic. He's probably right. . .

tablelegs · 03/05/2019 16:02

Mine is great but can be a complete pain in the arse.

PamelaX · 03/05/2019 16:07

actually IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom you are wrong.

The norm is to have a lovely husband. Bad threads make it sound like it's an exception, whilst in real life most men are normal, responsible, just as caring and responsible as their wives. It's not exceptional to have a loving, equal and happy relationship. That is the norm, not the outrageous threads we read. People are less likely to start to post because they are happy. It's a great way to live, but it's boring to read.

My DH is ace. I fancy him, he makes me laugh, he's fantastic with the kids. We don't need to compromise, we get on too much. We do occasionally bicker, but there's never rage or resentment. He is the first person I'd call if something wonderful, hilarious or horrendous happens. We whatsapp through the day, which we read when we can be bothered.

When I am on maternity leave, I do all the housework pretty much. When I work, it's 50/50, but there's no real rule so I can safely snuggle on the sofa and do nothing, he'll take over if needed.

I refuse all invitations he's not included. I can go to events on my own, I do enough of travel on my own for work, I just don't want to.

I am teaching my kids to not settle. If someone is not right, don't bother.

romany4 · 03/05/2019 16:08

Had a migraine recently during the night. Threw up everywhere because I didn't get to the bathroom in time. My DH cleared it all up and helped me back to bed.
I had NO painkillers in house at all ( very unusual). DH drove around for 2 hours trying to find a petrol station or 24hrs supermarket that sold migraleve. Nothing open, was Sunday night sods law. So he sat in Sainsbury's car park till 6am when it opened on the Monday morning, rushed to their pharmacy, got me migraine tablets and rushed home. No sleep at all for him and he'd left at 1am.
Came home I was fast asleep.
He loves me.

Youngandfree · 03/05/2019 16:09

Mine brings me a cup of tea practically every morning (and breakfast sometimes),I don’t even have to ask! He makes dinner every evening he is home and batch cooks for when he is away. He’ll take the kids off to let me have peace and quiet.he will Hoover the house without being asked. He is renovating our new house by himself practically. He does bedtime with me when he is home, he does the school run when home also. He is kind, funny and a great dad!!

woodcutbirds · 03/05/2019 16:10

My DH is lovely. He shares housework and childcare 50% with me. He's an uncomplaining taxi service (going to drive an hour at midnight to collect DC from a party and then bring them home tonight).
He's gentle and calm and reassuring. He often tells me he fancies me like crazy even though I've put on 2 stone since we met. He buys really thoughtful presents, makes everyone laugh, is a great cook and gives great bear hugs (quite bear-shaped, too.) he's loyal, has high ethics and would never cheat (me or anyone else). I feel so secure with him around and DC adore him.
He's not perfect by any means but he is just right for me and he is a good man. He used to work in a profession same for more than its fair share of egomaniacs and shysters and was known as The Only Nice Man in Rock (not rock music but similar.)

lastqueenofscotland · 03/05/2019 16:15

I was made redundant recently
My DP cancelled his weekend plans to take me for dinner/look after me all weekend
He booked me a train home to see my family the weekend after (very far and very expensive) I didn’t ask he just did it.
Buys me a cab of Coke Zero every time he walks past a shop on his way to meet me without me ever asking, and that alone makes him a gem.

AnchorDownDeepBreath · 03/05/2019 16:15

Mine isn't my DH yet, but I can't wait for him to be. He is an incredible man, in every way. He's calm, and funny, he believes in me, always. He looks after me. I genuinely love having him around. He is my absolute perfect match.

Plus he's gorgeous, which is always good!

I am very, very glad I met him. It was bizarrely coincidental, and it so easily could have not happened.

A PP put it really well. We balance each other so well. Neither of us is perfect, but we make a great team, and I feel so much happier knowing he is there.

He's a good man. There's no one that I'd rather do life with.

Hecketyheck · 03/05/2019 16:16

Yep - great one here as well. Does the lion's share of housework, childcare and cooking as I work full-time and he doesn't. He looks after the home and kids amazingly when I have to work away. He still fancies me after all this time (18 years) - which is some going. He is lovely and I am beyond fortunate.

He is also financially very astute so that we have just paid off our mortgage - not because we're amazingly rich but because he manages the finances so well. I'm sorry, that is not a stealth boast honestly.

BookwormMe2 · 03/05/2019 16:16

Mine's a DP, not a DH, and he's bloody ace. Funny, caring, supportive, wise and a terrific dad. He also does every bit of laundry in our house because ahem I developed an aversion a few years back to handling wet washing. Nearly 14 years together and I'd be lost without him.

FooFighter99 · 03/05/2019 16:17

I 've been thinking recently how lucky DH and I are to have each other. I genuinley believe he is my soul mate and after nearly 12 years together I love him more now than ever.

He's an amazing dad, a wonderful husband and I wouldn't want anyone else walking this path with me Grin

Have a fantastic bank holiday weekend everyone!

Jigsawpuzzle · 03/05/2019 16:20

To many to mention about my DH (43 years this year) but yesterday after dropping me off for my pedicure he went to the supermarket to get my Earl Grey tea I had forgotten to buy. He hates the smell too

SallyWD · 03/05/2019 16:20

Mine is lovely too 😊

Munchkingoat · 03/05/2019 16:21

Mine is amazing, i never tire of spending time with him and we are each others best friend. He supports me at all my races - stayed up all night when I did a very long ultramarathon and was at the finish line 4 hrs before I arrived as he was worried he'd miss me. Undressed me and helped me into the bath after and had to dress me after as my body wouldn't function!

bert3400 · 03/05/2019 16:22

Mine DH is wonderful, been together 21 years and I love him more and more everyday . He makes me laugh, proper laugh every day, he is kind and thoughtful. Works hard but the loveliest thing about him is how much he loves our children and will do anything for them. I can't wait to get old together and drive off into the sunset to begin our new adventures.

MsMamaNature · 03/05/2019 16:25

My husband is also lovely. We had a shaky start - I became pregnant within 3 months of meeting. It was a complete shock as I'd had medical treatment when I was younger that meant that I shouldn't have been able to get pregnant naturally. I was actually 5 months pregnant before I realised I was pregnant so we didn't have a lot of time to get used to the idea. Our son was born exactly one year after we first met. In a lot of ways we are very different - I have a large, close family and he was orphaned in his teens. His childhood was awful, mine was as close to perfect as it could get. Despite all that we just clicked and we're still together 18 years later. We have weathered many storms, moved between countries numerous times and lived apart for a while due to work (both hated that), etc etc but I'd do it all again in a heartbeat. I wouldn't want my life with anyone else.

WeirdCatLady · 03/05/2019 16:26

My dh is amazing. We’ve been together for 27 years, married for 24. He has stayed by my side through nervous breakdowns, suicide attempts, self harm, year and years of therapy, alcoholism and binge eating. He is my rock and I adore him.

When we married I vowed to love, honour and obey as he was the one person in this world who would always fight for me and would always want the best of me.

With him behind me I have regained control of my life, beaten my demons and now I have a postgraduate degree, a beautiful daughter, a gorgeous and happy home.

In his vows he promised to love, honour and worship me and I know that he still does, and always will.

He also doesn’t mind that I fart and pick my nose! Grin

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