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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Or was he being controlling?

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winterforming · 27/10/2021 12:51

I'm aware I may be being sensitive and reading into this too much. Have name changed too.

The first message I woke up to from my DP was "good morning, whatever happened to the necklace my mum bought you for your birthday?"

I told him I still had it but that I don't wear jewellery. I said I would dig it out and send him a photo.

(I don't wear jewellery, I'll wear earrings for an occasion but that's it. I wear nothing else, ever.)

He said "I'd like you to wear it please" I asked why and he said "it would make me and my mum happy". I got a little irritated by him telling me to wear it, it just seemed little bossy. I moved the conversation on as I don't like being told by him what to do.

I sent him a photo of the necklace and he said "put it on please" (baring in mind I am busy WFH today) I responded to the other messages he sent but not that. He then asked me to show me him wearing it.

I asked him what the sudden deal with the necklace was, he said "I want you to wear it" and that it will make him happy. He said he didn't know why I was fighting it so much. And said "if you don't want to wear it, don't." Then said "it's turning something nice into me feeling weird for asking".

I then said I don't think we should text and should wait until our nightly phone calls because he seems to be so irritable over text and start arguments more. I said that it is draining. We are now arguing because he's upset I've said this. And said not to phone him if he's so annoying and draining.

AIBU? I'm prepared to be told I am, but I'm just so frustrated with him at the moment.

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cakewench · 27/10/2021 20:35

Maybe things are "better" now because you live apart?

Honestly this sounds exhausting and no, it isn't normal at all. You shouldn't have to spend so much time defending your decision about what to wear. Just typing that out sounds crazy!

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