To make it as brief (not 😂) as possible, me and my partner are nearly 30 and have been together now for 1.5 years. I live alone in a little house I have bought and have done for 3 years now, and he rents a room from his friend. Works great as we aren’t far from each other but have our own space.
In the past year my partner has lost 2 jobs. Both seem to be because of a clash of personalities, he’s quite head strong and stands up for what he thinks is wrong (not a bad thing in all scenarios) but having been brought up to ensure I can stand on my own two feet I am starting to find it embarrassing now that I am having to explain to people he is out of work again. Hearing more stories from him, it seems like jobs before we met there was always someone he didn’t see eye to eye with, and I’m worried about what this means for me financially as I move into my 30s, can I trust this person in this way.
Last year I fully supported him losing his job and put so much time and effort into building his confidence back up and helping him find a job. Unfortunately this time round I’m currently undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, with surgery and radiotherapy to go. I’m working full time as I cannot afford to go on sick, and my partner is currently getting 3 months full pay to not work and has only just started to look for jobs 3 weeks into his job loss.
I feel from my end our relationship is really feeling the strain, he’s stayed at mine to try help whilst I’ve felt worse for wear. He was still in work at this point but this entailed him rising last minute on a morning to move from bed to desk, with me rushing about walking the dog etc before I started work, and just generally having someone else to clean and wash clothes for. That was nipped in the bud quite quick, and he has realised this and offers to help out a lot more despite him not staying here.
Personality wise he’s a likeable chatty person, my friends and family like him but have confided in me recently that they have their own concerns too based on what has gone on.
AIBU to feel not attracted to my partner due to the above? I feel like a bit of a fraud as right now from a visual perspective due to my treatment I have lost hair etc, albeit I am trying to look after myself as much as possible. He may feel like that about me and as such do I have room to talk to complain.
I feel like the constant discussions about past arguments at his workplace and the questions over what he’ll do next are tiring me out and I just want some views on whether I should be feeling this way, or am I just being a cow and need to support him again this time round?