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My partner is not jealous at all

152 replies

Zamummy · 01/03/2023 22:05

Would you feel unloved if your partner wasn't jealous? Is it a red flag or?

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Zamummy · 01/03/2023 22:49

@Tittyfilarious81 no violent love at all. Just possessiveness here and there

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Tittyfilarious81 · 01/03/2023 22:50

If this isn't a wind up op it's men like that who will eventually turn that onto their partner and you find yourself afraid of what they will do if you step out of line. A partner not behaving that way isn't a lack of care it's a sign of being emotionally stable and level headed .

ladydimitrescu · 01/03/2023 22:50

Let him go so he can find an adult relationship and you can work on yourself until you're ready for one - which you aren't now.

9outof10cats · 01/03/2023 22:50

Zamummy · 01/03/2023 22:48

Maybe I am just focused on the jealousy part because I feel like he doesn't love me.

Jealousy isn't love, though.

What if you end up with a man who uses his fists on you when he gets jealous? Would that make you feel more loved?

GCAcademic · 01/03/2023 22:51

I’m sure this is a wind up now.

Either that or the OP is a bit simple.

ladydimitrescu · 01/03/2023 22:51

Jealous doesn't mean love. A jealous man thinks you're his property. A man who thinks of you as property doesn't love you. It's that simple.

Firsttimemum120 · 01/03/2023 22:54

GCAcademic · 01/03/2023 22:51

I’m sure this is a wind up now.

Either that or the OP is a bit simple.

i totally agree with this!

Hadjab · 01/03/2023 22:54

Zamummy · 01/03/2023 22:49

@Tittyfilarious81 no violent love at all. Just possessiveness here and there

For your own sake, get some counselling, as you are clearly emotional immature…

Kissedbyfire1 · 01/03/2023 22:54

Zamummy · 01/03/2023 22:30

I am not doing anything. I am thinking about testing him...

Jumped the shark there OP

Stompythedinosaur · 01/03/2023 22:54

Zamummy · 01/03/2023 22:18

No. I want him to make me feel like a man marking his territory and defending it lol

Honestly, this is the sort of impulse it is worth talking about with a therapist.

You aren't an object to be possessed.

I wonder whether you've had some quite unhealthy relationships modelled to you.

VladmirsPoutine · 01/03/2023 22:54

GCAcademic · 01/03/2023 22:51

I’m sure this is a wind up now.

Either that or the OP is a bit simple.

Could be a wind up but there are many women who appear to revel almost pathologically in unhealthy relationship dynamics. It would take A LOT of work on the self to recognise and break these patterns.

EarlofShrewsbury · 01/03/2023 22:54

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

You'll end up alone if you play with peoples emotions like that.

Username24680 · 01/03/2023 22:56

I don’t know if I’d wet myself with laughter or run a mile at my DH trying to “mark his territory and defend it” 😅😂
I’m not entirely sure what it involves to be honest - is he pissing on me like some kind of animal? Stamping his feet and declaring “she’s mine!!”? Punching some other poor bloke who may or may not have showed me attention? 🙈

Doesn’t sound like you have the healthiest views on relationships unfortunately @Zamummy!

sweeneytoddsrazor · 01/03/2023 22:57

I am jealous of my DH, jealous that he can consume about 9000 calories without putting on an ounce whereas I look at a cake and put on a stone. Other than that we are all good.

Showmethefood · 01/03/2023 22:58

If you’ve never been shown true love and acceptance growing up, or in other relationships. Being involved in a steady, healthy relationship can feel disconcerting because you’re not used to it. I agree that you should seek therapy, because you’re seeing toxic love as “real” love and it’s not.

saltinesandcoffeecups · 01/03/2023 22:59

Is there a full moon tonight or a contest to start the most ridiculous thread that I am not aware of? Honestly I feel like there have been some doozies today.

Zamummy · 01/03/2023 22:59

There is a saying " who loves is certainly jealous!"

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ShimmeringShirts · 01/03/2023 22:59

Well you could ask him to piss on you to mark his territory but tbh it sounds like you need serious mental health help and to not be in a relationship at all more than anything else. Grow the hell up, stupid stupid woman.

TomatoSandwiches · 01/03/2023 23:00

I think you should tell him, if only so he has a chance to leave and find someone with a healthy and mature emotional outlook.

You should do some work on yourself op, I have found people who like this dynamic usually had quite chaotic childhoods and have some sort of damage they need to resolve.

Good luck.

Tittyfilarious81 · 01/03/2023 23:01

Zamummy · 01/03/2023 22:59

There is a saying " who loves is certainly jealous!"

I've never heard that saying 🤔

Coxspurplepippin · 01/03/2023 23:01

Your other threads are as weird as this one. One of your threads suggests your husband has cheated on you throughout your relationship.

I think you have a very vivid, creative imagination Grin

housemaus · 01/03/2023 23:02

Zamummy · 01/03/2023 22:30

I am not doing anything. I am thinking about testing him...

If you're emotionally immature enough to want to manipulate your partner in the hopes of him passing some imaginary test he doesn't know he's taking then he's better off without you. Grow up.

Jealousy is not love.

Zamummy · 01/03/2023 23:03

Coxspurplepippin · 01/03/2023 23:01

Your other threads are as weird as this one. One of your threads suggests your husband has cheated on you throughout your relationship.

I think you have a very vivid, creative imagination Grin

Very true. He cheated multiple times and probably what keeps me thinking at night..

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Bionesque · 01/03/2023 23:10

🤔

Thedogscollar · 01/03/2023 23:10

@Zamummy
Your post and subsequent posts are so disrespectful to the many, many women who come on here for advice re relationship problems.

You have been told jealousy is not a good emotion in healthy relationship as for "who loves is certainly jealous" that's bollocks made up by you.

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