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Partner's gym suggestions...

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Mumstheword1990 · 18/12/2021 17:17

I started seeing DP in February. He's ex military and in good shape. He follows a weights routine 4 x per week but is otherwise fairly sedentary.

I'm 5'2, a size 8 and have always lead an active lifestyle. I don't drive and live out of town so walk and cycle everywhere (it's a 15 mile round cycle to and from the office for work). I also attend gym classes or do YouTube workouts from home when time allows or motivation strikes. (Usually at least twice a week but admittedly I've only done one this week!)

This morning I was snuggled up on the sofa in my pjs and DP asked if I was feeling like a run today. I said I didn't feel like one but would probably force myself into it anyway. He then asked if I would like to do weights, like him. I said I'd be interested in having a walk round the gym with a PT to feel more comfortable on the machines and he replied well there's no point unless your going to get into a routine of doing it 3x per week. He then proceeded to advise me to keep doing my gym classes at the start and at the end of the week if I wanted to look "nice and toned..."

None of this was prompted by me, it was quite out of the blue and I'm a bit upset to be honest. I'm fairly clued up on health and fitness and it's already very much integrated into my life?

I've been upset since and he doesn't understand why...AIBU? (Can anybody help me reasonably explain to him why I'm upset?!)

OP posts:
Limegreentangerine · 18/12/2021 21:07

I'm the same height as you and wish I weighed the same!

lottiegarbanzo · 18/12/2021 21:09

Unsolicited advice, innit. Never welcome.

He thinks he knows what you want and what is good for you, better than you know yourself. That's a biggie: he does not respect you as an autonomous person, a separate, different human being, worthy of his respect, worth of his time and attention, to listen to, get to know, believe when she tells him about herself.

He just sees you as his dollybird.

Tell him if he wants to go out with someone super-toned for every weekend, he needs to let you go and find a new gf at the gym.

lottiegarbanzo · 18/12/2021 21:13

Maybe start giving him some advice on how he could improve his emotional intelligence; recommend some books (posters here can help with suggestions, if needed) etc.

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