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Sashasass · 14/10/2021 20:31

I applied for a new job which requires me to be away once every few weeks for a few nights.

I absolutely hate my current job and my DH knows that. I told him about it and he flew of the handle saying that I obviously don't want to be with him. I told him that I don't want to be stuck at home all the time at 32 years old; I want to get out there!
He said "I fucking hate you."

I think he's got used to me being at home 24/7.

He works from home too; we're in each other's pockets most of that day.

We have been together since I was 18. He's 6 years older. I don't know anything else. I want to go out and explore the world and he hates me for it.

He made dinner tonight. Brought it through and told me I should reconsider my actions because he does everything for me. I feel so lost.

Yes, he earns more money than I do, but surely that doesn't mean I have to do whatever he tells me to do? He's quite happy for me to get any job WFH; but, as soon as it involves being out of the house he freaks out.

OP posts:
TopCatsTopHat · 15/10/2021 09:08

You sound lost, let's not risk that. Sometimes anchoring your thoughts takes time. But for now we can probably agree it is reasonable that around the world it would be almost universally accepted that only working at home forever more is not a reasonable expectation either emotionally as part of a couple or from a life potential and what opportunities you might want to take to build a future pov.
On that basis you can take the job with a clear conscience.

Then, what happens next will reveal the next truth for you to digest, peeling back the layers like an onion. You are currently trying to consider it all, which is too much, so don't.

He will either just be being anxious and adjust and accept you are allowed out of the house or be will try to sabotage you emotionally or whatever - that tells you who you are dealing with.

Telling you he hates you is probably a pretty big predictor of which you'll get, but just take step one and trust that as the situation evolves so your feelings about it will crystallise, you don't need to make all the big decisions today.

TopCatsTopHat · 15/10/2021 09:09

No idea how 'let's not risk that' got into my post. 🙄

Pices · 15/10/2021 09:13

Why no children OP? Is that what you want?

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