A few months ago I gave dh an ultimatum after MIL was horrendously nasty to me (and said some extremely offensive things). He did at the time fully take my side but as the weeks went by she was trying to rebuild the relationship with him (as if I didn’t exist!) and I told him no. We are NC except for things like Happy birthday etc just a single text.
I have started to feel guilty. I have no reason to as I did nothing wrong but I feel bad for dh. There wasn’t an alternative to NC after the things that were said as they were that awful.
Im not sure what I want from this maybe just some help to understand that feeling guilty is ok but doesn’t mean I have to give in ? That I should stick to my beliefs that’s we need to keep her toxic behaviour out of our lives ? It feels wrong to have put such an abrupt end to their relationship but I had to make a stand. It doesn’t make it easy though 😞
AIBU?
Guilt over ultimatum to dh
guiltfeelings · 09/09/2022 17:05
Am I being unreasonable?
366 votes. Final results.
POLLSapphire387 · 09/09/2022 17:14
What does your husband want to do?
Obviously we don't know what was said, but you are saying it was really awful.
I'd also expect my DH to cut contact and would be upset if he didn't.
spoonielife95 · 09/09/2022 17:17
So you’re now changing your story and saying she gave the ultimatum? If you don’t want to have a relationship with his family don’t, but his relationship with them has nothing to do with you, not letting him have a relationship with his own mother - the woman who gave birth and raised him - is abusive.
spoonielife95 · 09/09/2022 17:19
@guiltfeelings tell him to have a relationship with her if she’s reaching out and if he wants to and then butt out and leave them to it
spoonielife95 · 09/09/2022 17:20
@guiltfeelings *explain that you don’t want one with her but it won’t come between the two of you if he wants to
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AnyFucker · 09/09/2022 17:24
Well, you stopped to her level didn’t you ?
Just let your H have the relationship he wants with his own mother and you do what you wish
No need for dramatic “ultimatums”. I suspect you feel simply quite silly, rather than guilty
guiltfeelings · 09/09/2022 17:21
I don’t feel it is abusive. What was said to me was abusive. Dh has said that regardless of any ultimatum from anyone he couldn’t face her again.
Im just feeling guilty as I think I wish it hadn’t happened at all and that we could go back and never see that side to her if it makes sense ?
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