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To end relationship with DP because he rejected my birthday cake

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Beautifulbirdsong · 10/06/2020 17:27

Been with DP for 3 years, currently separated due to Covid social distancing. It was his birthday last week, spent the day with his children, I accepted it was difficult due to Covid for me to be involved and he said he wouldn't be able to see me separately (it was a work day too). I thought it would be a nice gesture to handmade a large Guinness cake and drop it round along with my present first thing in the morning, so even though I couldn't physically be there I would still be involved in the day (also regardless of what the children did, you can never have enough cake?!?) . I live on the neighbouring street and messaged that I left it on the wall outside (so it would be a nice surprise). Anyway I got a reply 5 hours later asking me to take the cake and present away and bring it back next time it was just the two of us.

This has really upset me and I think shows quite a lot of how little I really matter to him and I want to know if I am being unreasonable to end a good (pre-covid) relationship because of this.

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Regularsizedrudy · 18/06/2020 23:05

My theory is he was planning to break up with her so didn’t want to accept the cake and gift...

Heidi1976 · 19/06/2020 09:03

It was rude on his part. Unless she hadn't made it clear that the cake was for all of them, which I assume she did.

People suggesting she was 'muscling' in on time with his kids, she is his partner of 3 years and left a cake for them all on the wall for his bloody birthday. Get a grip.

Viviennemary · 19/06/2020 09:34

I agree with people who say he wants to end the relationship but is too cowardly to do it. So does this unkind and ungrateful thing.

managedmis · 20/06/2020 03:07

Judging by the recipe just posted that cake must have been fucking enormous!

He's an idiot, op. I'll have your cake

flyingant · 20/06/2020 04:25

Sorry, I haven't read the whole thread, so apologies if this has been addressed, but is there any chance he is not in the house where he's meant to be? Could he actually be staying somewhere else? This could explain why he needed it to be taken away, because it would otherwise be left outside the house indefinitely.

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