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To be annoyed that husband pulled me up

129 replies

Lemoncurd2 · 01/07/2022 10:31

So, my husband pulled me up last night as apparently we are not having enough sex. I had a coil fitted a while back and had really bad periods since. It has been about 2 weeks since the last time but I am so bloody tired by the evening and he goes out to do his hobbies so I am guessing he expects me to wait up. He is also very lazy around the house which I just don’t find attractive.

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Nogoodusername · 01/07/2022 12:22

I hope you asked him what changes he is going to make (pulling his weight, actually being home at a reasonable hour) to address this?

Trixiefirecracker · 01/07/2022 12:22

Lemoncurd2 · 01/07/2022 10:40

He also said that men cheat because the person that they want is not available

He sounds an absolute gem. Is that supposed to make you want him more or would he prefer it if you just made yourself have sex with him through fear of being left? Jesus, it really astonishes me how low the bar is set in some relationships on MN.

BooksnDreams · 01/07/2022 12:25

Hoppinggreen · 01/07/2022 12:20

I just fixed a door, I am now confused about my sex life

@HeadOnShoulders , it’s not 195fucking5

😂😂😂

MummyJ36 · 01/07/2022 12:30

Here for another round of “why are you with him” bingo.

Grumpusaurus · 01/07/2022 12:33

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Hahahaha This gotta be straight up satire! Surely, no one is actually such a bell end...

NCforgoodreason · 01/07/2022 12:36

I would say to him "I find a man who cleans up his mess more attractive than a lazy slob."

Fluffymule · 01/07/2022 12:39

TibetanTerrah · 01/07/2022 11:40

Id go as far as to call that coercion. Which is now illegal. You might want to let him know.

Exactly this. This is a threat, do what I want or suffer this consequence.

What a disgusting man he is.

People who love and care for each other discuss relationship and intimacy problems in a mutually respectful manner. Your husband demands and threatens. You deserve better than him.

Dozycuntlaters · 01/07/2022 12:39

If the wife needs a drawer fixing it's the husband's duty to do it, and if the husband needs an ego massage it's the wife's duty to do it

what the fuck am I reading....looks madly around to see if I have just transported back to 1955.

SandieCollins · 01/07/2022 12:40

HeadOnShoulders · 01/07/2022 12:08

And it's not about one partner being 'entitled' to sex, but about both partners having a duty towards one another to fulfil all their partner's needs.

Viewing it from an entitlement perspective is wrong. The question is what can each partner do for the other. The focus should be on obligations.

If the wife needs a drawer fixing it's the husband's duty to do it, and if the husband needs an ego massage it's the wife's duty to do it. That's what relationships are. You undertake to be there for the other partner. It's not that the wife is entitled to her husband's help, but that the husband is obligated to help.

Oh shit. I do all the DIY on our house. I’m so confused. Am I a man?
Should I be pestering DH for sex?

ShandaLear · 01/07/2022 12:41

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Sounds more like he hasn’t been there for her. I mean, who wants to shag a lazy, self absorbed, selfish fuckwit?

Hrpuffnstuff1 · 01/07/2022 12:42

stuntbubbles · 01/07/2022 11:27

And woman divorce because the person they married is a bellend.

Research indicates both statements are factual and accurate.😂

HeadOnShoulders · 01/07/2022 12:42

@WhereTheLightMeetsTheSea

You'd be right if that was exactly how the convo went. I'm not naive enough to believe that. There was probably some back and forth, both sides giving as well as they got, but the OP cherry picked a few choice phrases and presented them in this way.

Surely this isn't the first time in your life you've been presented with one side of the argument.

ShandaLear · 01/07/2022 12:44

I’d rather fix my own drawer than shag OP’s husband. It’s not fucking rocket science, is it?

SandieCollins · 01/07/2022 12:44

ShandaLear · 01/07/2022 12:44

I’d rather fix my own drawer than shag OP’s husband. It’s not fucking rocket science, is it?

😂😂

IrisVersicolor · 01/07/2022 12:45

Lemoncurd2 · 01/07/2022 10:40

He also said that men cheat because the person that they want is not available

I hope you said “Women leave their husbands because they’re lazy round the house and pesty about sex’”.

MercurialMonday · 01/07/2022 12:46

Surely it depends if he was trying, clumsily, to raise an issue he feels you both need to discuss or if he was raising it to threaten you with affairs if you don't compile.

I think only you can answer that OP - if it's the latter then yes he's a cunt and you should plan to leave - if it's the former get of MN and talk to him.

pointythings · 01/07/2022 12:52

If the wife needs a drawer fixing it's the husband's duty to do it, and if the husband needs an ego massage it's the wife's duty to do it.

So much bullshit in one short sentence...

If you have a drawer that needs fixing, you fix it. If your ego needs bolstering, get therapy.

And in a relationship it is never about duty, it is about wanting to support the person you love.

Lastly, nothing is more of a turnoff than a partner who is lazy at home and then expects to be pandered to in the bedroom.

Silverswirl · 01/07/2022 12:54

HeadOnShoulders · 01/07/2022 12:42

@WhereTheLightMeetsTheSea

You'd be right if that was exactly how the convo went. I'm not naive enough to believe that. There was probably some back and forth, both sides giving as well as they got, but the OP cherry picked a few choice phrases and presented them in this way.

Surely this isn't the first time in your life you've been presented with one side of the argument.

oh for gods sake. No one is obligated to do anything in any relationship. I’ve been married happily for 25 years and not once has there been any obligation on either side.
Kindness, understanding and compromise that’s the main 3 ingredients.
Sounds like in your relationships it’s fear, obligation and guilt. Thank god I wasn’t unlucky enough to end up married to you.

Hrpuffnstuff1 · 01/07/2022 12:54

IrisVersicolor · 01/07/2022 12:45

I hope you said “Women leave their husbands because they’re lazy round the house and pesty about sex’”.

Come on now.
I don't ever rememeber any conversation ever with any woman discussing housework when dating.
Sex for chores.
Nope.
Transactional sex is bullshit.

Karenina40 · 01/07/2022 12:54

@HeadOnShoulders 😅🤣😂🤣😅😅🤣😂💩 where is your head at?

Crikeyalmighty · 01/07/2022 12:55

@HeadOnShoulders I don't think sex is about being 'obliged' - if we are talking about obligations, then my H has never fulfilled obligations to put loads of washing on , remember to put bins out or cook meals more than once a week at absolute best - why therefore are women 'obliged' to fulfill obligations - but men seem totally exempt.

Penguinevere · 01/07/2022 12:56

You need to sit down and talk about both of the problem areas.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 01/07/2022 12:56

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Hello there, @Lemoncurd2‘s lazy dh!

LaFloristaCalista · 01/07/2022 12:57

Start trying to find a solicitor. You are going to need one

StanleyGreen · 01/07/2022 12:59

Lemoncurd2 · 01/07/2022 10:40

He also said that men cheat because the person that they want is not available

Why don't you tell him that women get divorces because the person they want is an utter lazy manchild cunt?