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Husband works away I think I fell out of love with him

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Holland990 · 16/02/2023 20:48

I can't be bothered to write a long detailed message about this but I think that's the point. I've stopped caring, not out of choice but I think it's put too much strain on our marriage & I just don't love him the way i used to. He has worked away for 5 years. Sometimes full time, sometimes one week on one week off. We moved away from my home town so my family & old friends are back home. I'm 200 miles away from him & have learned to cope on my own because I've had no other choice. If protested about him working away for the entire duration. I've asked him why he does it. He says because of money. I just feel like whether he has meant to or not money has come between us, the distance has. I feel frozen at the moment because I can't move forward & I can't move back in our relationship. Any advice?

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Fixed · 17/02/2023 13:12

I feel like I'm reading this about my friend. I've watched them grow apart in front of my eyes, they argue more each time he's home, they don't make time for each other, their kids are suffering massively, they have definitely fell out of love. The weird thing is they both want him to keep the job because they can't cope being together for too long at a time.....that tells me everything.

I personally can't understand why they are bothering wasting their lives for the sake of money. Money isn't everything.

Fromaworkaholic · 24/04/2023 23:03

You need space to calm down???? But he works away leaving you with all the space in the world and you still resent him, you are going to have to spell it out for him, because from a working away husband prospective, not only do we not know the daily running of the house routines when we do get that precious time at home we (I) want it to be beautiful including no arguments. He will not pick up on how you are feeling when it’s all happy and smile for the children’s sake.
does he try do things Ironing, cooking, making the kids a drink ,bath and bed time routine only to be told that’s not how we do it, no better way to make you DH completely check out

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