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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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My husband's pretty awesome

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BonnyT · 29/10/2022 18:14

I'm new to Mumsnet... so 'hello'!

I'm really sad to see posts from women who have discovered their husband is cheating, or their husband moans when they switch the heating on. I'm pretty sad that there are so many dickhead husbands and partners out there.

I feel kinda like I'm gonna get flack for saying this, but my husband is pretty awesome. He's currently out fishing with our son, he's a fab dad, I still fancy the pants off him - and he pulls his weight around the home.

Is he a freak of nature? I'm trying not to boast here, but he is pretty frickin' awesome - even after 20 years together.

I guess I'm trying to say that there are some great guys out there... is yours one of them?

AIBU for saying this???

OP posts:

Aquamarine1029 · 30/10/2022 01:15

I'm very happy for you, op. NY husband is a good one, too. We are both very lucky.

Fairyliz · 30/10/2022 05:47

Hope he’s well insured, he sounds rare and valuable and not something I have ever come across personally.

Conkersareback · 30/10/2022 07:20

Often thought about starting a thread like this!

Mines great and we've been married 35 years, hopefully we will be married for another 35.

I hate the way MN intimates all men are awful and if you dare to say otherwise, you're told it can't be true.

Aprilx · 30/10/2022 07:23

I have a lovely husband who causes me no problems and therefore I don’t need to start threads about him. I expect it is the same for many others here too.

KimberleyClark · 30/10/2022 07:26

I have a great husband too.

DeadbeatYoda · 30/10/2022 08:02

For those of us raising sons it's good to hear about the good guys sometimes. Nice thread OP.

neverbeenskiing · 30/10/2022 08:11

I often wonder what I've done to deserve my DH. He does more than his fair share around the house, he works hard in a demanding job but always puts us first, and is a brilliant Dad to our DC. He is kind, patient and generous with his time and money. I took a significant pay cut a few years ago to change careers for a better work/life balance and he has never been anything but supportive. He makes me laugh (even when I'm annoyed with him), he's good in bed, he buys me flowers for no reason and puts up with my bad moods! When we met I was 20 years old, a size 10 and, although I didn't realise it at the time, when I look back at pics of myself I was really stunning. Now I'm in my late 30's I'm older, fatter and have a disability but he couldn't care less, he loves me for who I am.

Applesandcarrots · 30/10/2022 08:13

I am more DH than my DH as I found out om hlaf jobs done thread😂

Mine is ace. He is fun, great work ethic, so so intelligent and determined, and most importantly a massive cheerleader and support.
I never tolerated any serious strategic incompetence and general uselessness and made it very clear from the beginning of relationship, so washing is done by both, cleaning etc. There are few things I do because I am better in them, few he does because he is better in that ones. He lives here so no reason he shouldn't do his share. And he doesn't see anything wrong with it, obviously.
We communicate a lot and straight away when issue start arising. Do we snap? Hell yeah. But we are human.

Applesandcarrots · 30/10/2022 08:16

We are also equally unromantic and the biggest romantic gesture are treats from serious yellow stickers sale which make my stingey heart and greedy stomach flatter(I once go so excited about good yellow sticker find, I forgot quarter of the shopping list after!)

89redballoons · 30/10/2022 08:45

Mine is brilliant.

We're in our mid 30s now, met at 21 and been together ever since. We've transitioned fairly well together from hard partying partners in crime to exhausted parents of 2 under 3 - we still manage a joke and at least a cuddle and a kiss every day. I still really fancy him, although I'm chronically touched out and knackered from looking after the kids all day. DH has been so patient and understanding on this.

DH does more than his share of housework and parenting. He also supports my career (I have a big corporate job and am main breadwinner) by doing nursery drop-off and pick-up so I can work longer hours and by being the one on call if DC are ill at childcare. Now I'm on mat leave with our second he's also making great strides in his own career and upping his earning potential too.

He's caring and responsible, also loads of fun, and I know it's a cliché but at this point he really is my best friend. I love him.

KimberleyClark · 30/10/2022 08:48

My DH absent mindedly said “bless you” when I farted the other day, bless him!

WarblingEttie · 30/10/2022 09:01

KimberleyClark · 30/10/2022 08:48

My DH absent mindedly said “bless you” when I farted the other day, bless him!

🤣🤣

I think there are as many shit wives and girlfriends as there are crap blokes.

littleburn · 30/10/2022 09:16

Well my partner is lovely, but at the same time I get that people mostly post when they have an issue they need support with and are looking for advice from other women.

I don't think we have to worry too much about being unfair to men or create an appreciation thread. Being decent, supportive human being is what we should expect from our partners as the bare minimum!

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