AIBU?
Me or partner?
TheFabledSnake · 15/12/2019 16:50
Sitting on the sofa together, he goes to.pit his arm around me but lifts my t shirt to do so. I say please don't lift my shirt it's cold. He ignores me does it anyway. I have asked him so many times in the past to not do this. I like him holding me but he insists on lifting my shirt each time.
So I jump up in annoyance and we argue about it. He says I'm controlling, everything has to be my way. I say I only want you to do what I ask of my body, ie. Don't lift my fucking shirt up.
Some arguing ensues and he says don't bother I won't touch you again and calls me Stalin. I'm upset and angry, sitting in the bedroom now.
He's had some bad news about his father recently and I'm sympathetic of course but I don't feel I have to let him do what he wants if I ask him not to. AIBU?
Tombliwho · 15/12/2019 16:57
Yanbu
If someone asks you not to do something to their body you stop the very first time and don't carry on.
DH used to try to stroke my ankle when we were on the sofa and lift my leggings/jeans a bit. The sensation gave me the heebie jeeebies. I told him and he doesn't do it anymore. Sorted.
1CantPickAName · 15/12/2019 16:59
You have ever right not to be touched by anyone, at anytime and he should always respect your wishes, it’s your body!
Do you like it sometimes but on this occasion you didn’t want it?
I presume he wasn’t trying to touch you in a sexual way? Not that it makes a difference
RandomAmanda · 15/12/2019 19:32
He probably sees it as a rejection of his affection.
Yanbu of course, you've every single right to not be touched if you don't want to be. He's gone hugely overboard calling you Stalin. It's unreasonable enough being annoyed with you, nevermind telling you that you're 'controlling'.
MulticolourTinselOnTheTree · 15/12/2019 19:40
It's not you, it's him. He should be respecting you don't want your shirt lifted, in the same way you respect he doesn't want his feet touched.
You're not being controlling, just stating you don't want your shirt lifted. That he keeps ignoring your reasonable wishes doesn't put him in a good light.
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