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Am I expecting too much?

28 replies

Tata22 · 06/06/2022 20:24

My husband and I have one child together. He decided he wanted no more and that has been his steadfast stance since. I would have liked more but I have been trying to accept his decision and just live our lives with our beautiful son.

Anyway, he's just said to me when we were discussing contraception options (I mentioned the snip for him) that what if we want another child some day and I was completely thrown. He has never ever ever once hinted his stance may not be as set in stone as he made out and now he's saying 'maybe' in 5 years or something he might feel differently who knows 'never say never' but he won't discuss it further.

Am I just expecting way too much because I'm actually a bit pissed off. I can't explain how sure he was that he absolutely didn't want another, I did but I've been trying to come to terms with that and had started to get over it and move on from the thought of ever having more DC and now he's just thrown a curve ball of a 'maybe we can discuss it in 5 years, may feel the same, may not' at me.

I'd rather him of just kept that to himself and then if he ever felt ready for another, discussed it with me then.

I can already feel myself getting my hopes up that he may change his mind in 5 years. I wish he'd just say no or yes but in 5 years if that makes sense? I totally appreciate things may change which make it not feasible in however many years to have another I obviously accept that possibility but I just feel so shit about so half arsed 'maybe, maybe not, who knows' like he's toying with me?

Feel free to give me a kick up the arse and tell me I'm being silly!

OP posts:
Everydayimhuffling · 07/06/2022 08:15

DP said something similar, but 3 years instead of 5. It seems to be a fear that he will change his mind, rather than anything manipulative. We have agreed he will do it after that.

For myself I am treating it as us being done with babies, because getting my hopes up wasn't good for me. I don't think he will change his mind, but I understand why he needs to be sure before doing anything permanent. If I were you I would ignore it basically, in terms of your own thinking.

billy1966 · 07/06/2022 09:15

I absolutely would take it that he is avoiding the snip.

You are very young.

It is good that you are leaving the responsibility of contraception to him.

How is your relationship?

How much older than you is he?

Are you very happy in your relationship?

Because if you are not, then perhaps you shouldn't be giving up your hope for more children for him.

I would be thinking about yourself and what you want.

He is absolutely entitled not to want more children, just as you are absolutely entitled to end a relationship because of it.

Ineedaduvetday · 09/06/2022 07:06

I don't get why he'd potentially have them with another partner but not you?

I've seen it happen.

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