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Unwanted gym membership gift from DH, AIBU to be angry?

219 replies

bazthecat123 · 26/12/2022 13:17

This Christmas, my DH gifted me a very expensive gym membership for 12 months. I am very fit and active, but simply have no time to go to the gym; DH knows this. Despite being considerably overweight himself, DH has been making pointed comments about my weight for some time (I have a BMI of 20). AIBU to be pissed off?

OP posts:
determinedtomakethiswork · 26/12/2022 14:30

Why the hell are you with this awful man?

Aquamarine1029 · 26/12/2022 14:32

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 26/12/2022 14:19

I don’t even think it’s a bad gift-
the OP sounds ungrateful

🙄

Always4Brenner · 26/12/2022 14:33

You still want children with this idiot? No just no I can see the ‘your fat’ to the children as they hit puberty now as for pregnancy he’ll undermine your happiness at every turn run and don’t look back.

Djchickpea · 26/12/2022 14:33

rumporolypolyofthebailey · 26/12/2022 14:20

keep it, use it you might meet someone decent

Grin
purplecorkheart · 26/12/2022 14:34

Does the hotel have a spa? Could you get the voucher converted to treatments?

HideyHoe · 26/12/2022 14:34

rumporolypolyofthebailey · 26/12/2022 14:20

keep it, use it you might meet someone decent

😂😂😂

bazthecat123 · 26/12/2022 14:37

@LaurieFairyCake He often ‘jokingly’ prods my stomach, and calls me a Tellytubby. He also follows a lot of skinny women on instagram.

OP posts:
Madeyoulook · 26/12/2022 14:37

Where’s his gym membership? You could go together.

AnneLovesGilbert · 26/12/2022 14:38

Why were you ttc with someone you hold in such complete contempt? The way you describe him is properly hateful.

arethereanyleftatall · 26/12/2022 14:38

Didn't you post about the fact that you don't fancy him at all last week and everyone, again, told you to run away? What's the point of posting?

LadyKenya · 26/12/2022 14:38

bazthecat123 · 26/12/2022 13:46

@caringcarer as I posted recently, we are TTC, so no kids as yet. To be brutally honest, he’s so fucking enormous that that’s not happening, and I can’t see it happening for a while.

Wow. I would think that this would be more of an issue for me. It should not need to be said that people should try to be as healthy as possible when ttc.

bazthecat123 · 26/12/2022 14:39

@arethereanyleftatall I don’t know tbh. I suffer with depression and just don’t know which way to turn.

OP posts:
SadOrWickedFairy · 26/12/2022 14:40

bazthecat123 · 26/12/2022 14:37

@LaurieFairyCake He often ‘jokingly’ prods my stomach, and calls me a Tellytubby. He also follows a lot of skinny women on instagram.

Why on earth are you still with him? And why the hell are you planning to have children with him?

arethereanyleftatall · 26/12/2022 14:41

Maybe if you get rid of him, your depression will lift.

Iliveditwizbit · 26/12/2022 14:42

Go to the gym, sit in the pool and sauna and enjoy the peace.
Invent a hot guy and tell develop mentionitis about Dave from the gym. ‘By god I don’t know how Dave gets those abs. Dave is gonna help me with my training. God Dave is just so rich’ etc. Or better still get an actual Dave down the gym 😀 🤷‍♀️

ReneBumsWombats · 26/12/2022 14:42

Don't have kids with this git. Don't waste 2023 on him either.

SadOrWickedFairy · 26/12/2022 14:43

arethereanyleftatall · 26/12/2022 14:41

Maybe if you get rid of him, your depression will lift.

Exactly what I was going to say, staying with him is doing your mental health no favours at all @bazthecat123

MisssHavisham · 26/12/2022 14:44

bazthecat123 · 26/12/2022 13:46

@caringcarer as I posted recently, we are TTC, so no kids as yet. To be brutally honest, he’s so fucking enormous that that’s not happening, and I can’t see it happening for a while.

You sound like you don’t like this man. Maybe dump him to the kerbside and find yourself a fit replacement at this new gym.

Cherrysoup · 26/12/2022 14:45

Please don’t have a child with him, put that to one side for now. Why has he bought you a gym membership? Does he genuinely think you need to tone up/lose weight? Is he blind? Presumably you have mentioned his weight problems?

Mummyoflittledragon · 26/12/2022 14:46

SadOrWickedFairy · 26/12/2022 14:43

Exactly what I was going to say, staying with him is doing your mental health no favours at all @bazthecat123

Same. I’m sur you’ll feel much lighter once you’ve binned him off. I don’t like what I’m hearing right now about this man at all. He has no respect for you or women in general.

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 26/12/2022 14:46

AnneLovesGilbert · 26/12/2022 14:38

Why were you ttc with someone you hold in such complete contempt? The way you describe him is properly hateful.

Why is she with someone who prods her stomach, calls her a TellyTubby and gives her a gym membership so she can be even thinner than a BMI of 20 and whom frankly sounds bloody awful to her? is the question I think you meant to ask

Chrimbob · 26/12/2022 14:46

I'd get rid of this man and find someone to have children with who is actually nice to you. If children are a priority to you, you are wasting your time here.

Wetblanket78 · 26/12/2022 14:47

You don't have to use the gym. Just use it for swimming and spa. You usually get a couple of free friend passes a month. So you could go with a friend.

Cheerfulpedantry · 26/12/2022 14:47

PlaitBilledDuckyPuss · 26/12/2022 13:20

Despite being considerably overweight himself, DH has been making pointed comments about my weight for some time

I'd be more pissed off at this bit than the gym membership.

I presume they are linked. He thinks she is gaining weight so needs to go to the gym (in his mind, not in reality).

KettrickenSmiled · 26/12/2022 14:48

ACynicalDad · 26/12/2022 13:20

Phone the gym and change it to his name.

This is bloody perfect. On more than one level - can you do this OP?

He's so obviously deflecting - hence his stupid remarks to you about "weight" - it's to keep you undermined so he can at least feel he can control you, if not his own health goals.