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Partner has left - AIBU?

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xoxogossipgirl2020 · 10/08/2020 14:48

Going to try and cut a long story short!!!

Things have been rocky with partner for some time, we agreed to give things a go, he has not committed to moving back home after the previous time he left, but from Tuesday last week, he has been here.

Yesterday, he was going to do something quickly and before he left he suggested plans for us and 2 children for the afternoon. I didn’t particularly want to go out with the heat but I agreed and got ready.

He’s barely gone 20mins and I get a text suggesting different plans because he’s been invited to do a wine bar with friends.

I was cleaning the toddlers cot bedding and mattress yesterday because he keeps pouring milk everywhere and it’s stinks, so he was ratty and tired as hadn’t been down for a nap and I didn’t have our pram as it’s accidentally been left with grandparents.

I say I don’t particualry think a hot, bothered and tired 2 year old and a hot and bothered 8 year old particularly want to spend their afternoon in a wine bar, but agreed to go, however I stated I was not being held solely responsible for the meltdown the toddler would no doubt have nor was I being the only one to chase around after him.

He says fine he will back soon, I followed up, as he had form for this kind of thing and then taking that to mean he will just go without me, I said this wasn’t on.

So he wants to forget the whole thing and he will come home and finish painting a room so now none of us are going anywhere and plans are cancelled.

I tried to talk to him, why did he bother texting me about changing plans I’d really, all it boiled down to was I agree to the change or he’s going to have a strop.

He said he’s not got the ump and was getting on with it and to fuck off and leave him alone and don’t talk to him etc etc

I obviously carry on, as this is one of the main issues in our relationship and therefore I want to establish the problem because I agreed to his plans anyway so why does he have to spoil the entire day?

This blows up into him breaking the newly plastered wall, throwing paint everywhere, screaming at me, collecting what little stuff he has here and leaving, and now it’s over and it’s all my fault for “going on” and I am the cause of this and he wants nothing to do with me and my poison yada yada.

I believe that I am not wrong, yes, I could have stopped speaking to him and walked away, but had I done that, the only reason I would have done that for is to avoid this situation occurring and I don’t believe that’s right and when I said I wanted us to change our relationship I meant it, change doesn’t equate to he just does whatever he likes and I have to shut my mouth.

Am I being unreasonable?

It’s bad enough having your partner leave you and call you every name under the sun etc etc but to now be sitting here feeling like it’s my fault for not shutting my mouth is even worse.

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Crunchymum · 10/08/2020 14:56

Make sure he stays gone.

Take back some power.

He is a nasty, gaslighting, bully

You'll have a hard few weeks but then you'll breath a sigh of relief that you do not have to deal with the man on a day to say basis.

CuriousaboutSamphire · 10/08/2020 15:05

I said YABU because you are making your on life far more diffcult than it need be.

You are arguing with a brick wall, he will have all sorts of reasons why you are nagging, mainly not letting him do what he wants when he wants, as if you are his mother, not his partner.

If it doesn't suit you then sod it, as he he won't change for the asking, persuadning, nagging.

EKGEMS · 10/08/2020 15:06

YABU for not calling police and having the giant toddler taken away in handcuffs

ChangeThePassword · 10/08/2020 15:09

He has shown you who he is. Believe him, and stay away.

It doesn't even matter if what you said was wrong (imo it wasn't), his reaction is completely unreasonable and over the top.

You don't need that in your life.

CuriousaboutSamphire · 10/08/2020 15:10

EKGEMS is right! He has had a lucky escape from the natural legal consequences of his actions...

Hont1986 · 10/08/2020 15:16

YANBU overall but I think you could have picked your timing a bit better. If you want to talk about wider issues in a relationship, do it when you can both talk about it calmly, not when you've just bickered and he's told you to leave him alone.

Annettebee · 10/08/2020 15:17

When your partner is in a mood is not the best time to discuss relationship issues. He was pissed off and disappointed and wrongly blamed you. A bloody wine bar? He is married with two children or he is single with two children, he needs to decide.
And if he decides married then he should think why he sees you as his mum/bad guy who is to blame for spoiling his fun/freedom.
A complete attitude shift is needed.

MiddleClassProblem · 10/08/2020 15:17

I’m a hot head and if I ask to you be left alone then it’s best to, in most situations I would walk away and say to just let me be for a few minutes and then I can talk rationally. In this situation, I would expect to be left if asked as I’m doing something in that room.

I’m not sure why you bothered bringing it up when initially you didn’t want to go out in the first place.

Having said all that, he clearly has FOMO otherwise he would have reverted back to his original plan of you all going out and he’s blaming you for that.

Whilst he is being unreasonable and petulant, I’m not sure why you were so bothered about not going out when you didn’t want to in the first place and could just let it lie.

Either way, he needs to realise his behaviour is not ok (whether you’re together or not) and have tools in place to not react like this.

PrincessMaryaBolkonskaya · 10/08/2020 15:19

I’m another who voted YABU simply for trying to blame yourself. Let him stay gone. You deserve more, and children deserve a better relationship role model.

billy1966 · 10/08/2020 15:21

Your poor children.

You should have called the police.
You still can.
Show them what this nasty waste of space has done to your home.

Keep him out.Flowers

MumsyMumIAmNot · 10/08/2020 15:21

Its good he has gone sounds like a right dick. Be happy without him x

TwentyViginti · 10/08/2020 15:37

@EKGEMS

YABU for not calling police and having the giant toddler taken away in handcuffs
Indeed.

Keep him GONE.

xoxogossipgirl2020 · 10/08/2020 15:38

@MiddleClassProblem mainly because as much as I couldn’t be arsed, it probably was best to get out the house for a bit, secondly, because I’d already fucked about with make up and straightening my hair and trying to find something that fits because I’ve put on so much weight and I was hot and bothered and therefore, annoyed it had been for nothing and thirdly, because as I said, he has form for this, and I am so royally fed up of being dropped/having plans changed just because his “mate” (he calls him his mate, however, said mate uses him as skivvy) decides he wants to do something and finally because I was trying to make an effort and it thrown in my face.

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FudgeBrownie2019 · 10/08/2020 15:41

He's a piece of shit. Please don't let him manipulate his way back in - you say he has form for this, so you know this isn't some kind of once-in-a-lifetime kind of episode he'll never repeat. He uses you and behaves like a wanker when you don't acquiesce to his demands. Block him and work on your boundaries; anyone who treats you like this is not worthy of your time, energy or effort.

QuacksInTheDark · 10/08/2020 15:49

Dear god let him stay gone. He’s a fucking waste of space! And an abusive prick.

Maduixa · 10/08/2020 15:51

I didn't know how to vote. I don't think you have DONE anything unreasonable, but it's unreasonable to be blaming yourself for any/much of this.

At first, your ex sounds a bit dithery/indecisive/lacking in common sense, and I wondered if you could have straightened him out by just saying, very firmly: "a wine bar won't be fun/appropriate for the DCs - let's stick with our original plan which is good for all four of us." Maybe agree to stop by the wine bar briefly before or after if he's wanting to see/support his friends.

But the rest of this story make him sound awful. If this is him trying to reconcile, what's he like when he's NOT on his best behaviour? I understand it's tempting to want your family back together (I'm assuming they are also his DC?), and to maybe compromise more than you normally would in hopes of things working out. But I don't see how this person can improve your life or the DC's at all if he behaves this way as a habit and thinks it's fine. I would cut him loose (and not blame yourself; you certainly have tried!)

Alfiemoon1 · 10/08/2020 15:59

Let him stay away but agree if he’s already in a mood it probably wasn’t the best time to have a discussion

Also when he changed the plans to a wine bar with friends are you sure he was inviting you and dc? It doesn’t really seem like a family afternoon out
His reaction was out of order let him go and arrange to co parent amicable for dc sake

spiritedawai · 10/08/2020 17:38

He's abusive OP. Smashing and throwing things whilst shouting at you is abusive. You could've called the police. He's better of gone!

LovingLola · 10/08/2020 17:41

Did the children witness the aggression and shouting?

SweetBillie · 10/08/2020 17:44

A trip to a wine bar with 2 children sounds like hell on earth.

What was his original plan for your family day out?

xoxogossipgirl2020 · 10/08/2020 18:25

Yes, he expected us all to go, and at the suggestion it wasn’t wise, he would have happily gone there by himself without even saying anything and left us sitting there waiting for him!

The toddler was here when this happened, not the 8 year old.

Don’t get me wrong. The original plan was only marginally more appealing (going to meet some of my family at a social club that we are members of, sort of place where everyone has been going there for years and all know each other - his suggestion, not mine, realistically I knew deep down he just wanted to go for a drink and so he dressed it up as something for the family) there is an outdoor area and park at original suggested trip.

Whole thing is a joke really. I know you’re all right, but I start questioning myself and believing that maybe it was my fault!!!

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QueenCranberry · 10/08/2020 18:38

First, his behaviour is not your fault.

Tell him to fuck off, stay fucked off and don't fucking come back. You deserve far more than a petulant man-child who has a tantrum because he's not getting his own way. Get rid of him.

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