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Husband says he is done with me- 30 wks pregnant

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YourOliveZebra · 29/06/2025 22:31

AIBU?
we have a 2.5yo, I’m currently 30 weeks pregnant and we have a large dog. Just moved house a few weeks ago. My husbands commute is an hour drive in good traffic- always been the case. He works FT 8-5 i work 3 days 9-5. Our LO does go to nursery 1 extra day as I also have small business and to keep on top of house. He leaves home at 5am and not back until 8pm or later. He leaves at 5am so he can go to the gym before work. Then he also goes most nights after work/ I’m guessing as he returns in gym gear. Then he also sometimes works for his friend on a Saturday. I try to be understanding of work but also I’m doing all the parenting, running around, walking dog before I leave for work, making dinner once LO is in bed. All the household stuff apart from he will do the ironing and does help out when he is home with dishwasher and cooks at weekends. I Have complained about long hours at work how it’s not good for him or for 2.5 yo to never see him during the week. On the one day we get together he’s obviously tired and usually short with her. He has no patience I’ve brought this up with him but nothing changes he swears infront of her which I hate and I’ve told him about several times. Nothing changes- he will try and be good for the first week or so and then it’s back to usual. So once it gets on top of me I bring it up again about the long hours. It’s a cycle. Also he started smoking which he knows I hate so he tried to hide it- it was obvious. He told me he had stopped but he is still smoking. Also always wants to go to the pub- if he walks our dog at night he always ends up at the pub. Even our child always asks to go to the pub because that’s where he takes her. This week I’ve been unwell so he has been home on time and then logging back in until 10/11pm and then once I started to feel better his usual routine returns. So I bring it up again we have an argument and he tells me to leave if I’m not happy. He says I’m always complaining- never happy and now even though he has ‘given me’ bigger house I’m still not happy. He says he is done… All I want is him to be home more to help me and so I can have maybe even one evening to myself to do something for me. He pays all household bills and mortgage apart from food. He earns a lot more than I do. He says he has done all he can… I think he thinks because he pays he can do what he wants?!

OP posts:
Fadesto · 29/06/2025 22:40

I’m confused though because he doesn’t work long hours? He works 13 extra hours a week than you. But you do all the childcare, dog care, and housework - which I’m guessing is more than 13 hours work.
you work 4 days a week and take care of his child so he can work and go the gym, and he’s referring to it as a house he’s giving you? Like you didn’t contribute?
it sounds like he’s getting 2-3 hours a day to work out, do you get 2-3 hours a week? I’m guessing no
don’t leave, tell him to leave if he hates the nagging so much. He can find somewhere new and then he can spend less time in the gym since he’ll have to wash his own clothes, clean his house and cook his meals

at least you and poor dd won’t have to put up with him anymore

Usernamenope · 29/06/2025 22:41

Going to the gym before and after work most days is excessive and a little weird. Is it escapism for him because he can't handle the reality of family life? He could ditch one gym trip a day definitely.

You have a baby on the way, things need to improve fast. You need to say to him that although you appreciate he is supporting the family (it sounds as though he is trying to), you both need to find a way that is sustainable, so he can feel relaxed, help in the house and spend time with the kids. Suggest counselling as it may help you both communicate better.

ProfessionalTeaDrinker · 29/06/2025 22:42

Tbh, I'd let him go. I know you are pregnant and it will seem incredibly overwhelming the thought of going it alone - but you already are doing it all alone. He's spending no time with you or his child. He's choosing to be out the house for those hours to fit in gym and work and then off to the pub as well? No. Let him go. He probably thinks once he's treated to go you'll panic and shut up. Id take him up on the offer and suggest he moves elsewhere pronto! And if you have family or friends then make sure you reach out and talk to them - you'll need their support.

Vibgyor · 29/06/2025 22:46

OP all of these extra hours make it sound like he is having an affair.

YourOliveZebra · 29/06/2025 22:50

Fadesto · 29/06/2025 22:40

I’m confused though because he doesn’t work long hours? He works 13 extra hours a week than you. But you do all the childcare, dog care, and housework - which I’m guessing is more than 13 hours work.
you work 4 days a week and take care of his child so he can work and go the gym, and he’s referring to it as a house he’s giving you? Like you didn’t contribute?
it sounds like he’s getting 2-3 hours a day to work out, do you get 2-3 hours a week? I’m guessing no
don’t leave, tell him to leave if he hates the nagging so much. He can find somewhere new and then he can spend less time in the gym since he’ll have to wash his own clothes, clean his house and cook his meals

at least you and poor dd won’t have to put up with him anymore

Sorry I should have been clearer- they are his contracted hours- he is starting early and working late nearly every night

OP posts:
Gonk123 · 29/06/2025 22:52

Why are you having a second baby with this man!

arethereanyleftatall · 29/06/2025 22:52

The question is why on Earth you’re not done with him?!?
why do you ‘try to understand him’ when he has 3 hours off every single day at the gym, and you have precisely none.
I’ve put Yabu for not leaving him a long time ago, and for having a second kid when you knew he was a useless husband and father.

PermanentTemporary · 29/06/2025 22:53

Tbh it sounds as if he’s checked out. You do seem to have completely different ideas on how to live. It also sounds as if you are telling him off a lot and he’s reacting by pulling away.

Im not a fan of smoking or going to the pub so often either. But they’re not crimes of the century. If he’s taking the dc there, he’s at least doing some parenting time…

Blobbitymacblob · 29/06/2025 22:54

I’m surprised that you’re not done with him. He seems to have very little grasp of what it is to be a father, or a husband.

legoplaybook · 29/06/2025 22:56

So he's opted out of family life, he's horrible to your child and nasty to you when he is around?
I'm surprised you wanted two kids with him!

Sounds like all your get from him is the bills paid.

WhatMe123 · 29/06/2025 22:56

Are you sure he's not having an affair, the gym before and after work.......most men I know with young kids at home aren't doing this 😵‍💫
Sorry op this just be really hard. Do you have real like support I feel you need to tell someone you know how you feel, he's not supportive at all

notanothersummercold · 29/06/2025 22:58

I don't think he'll get any better op l'm sorry to say.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 29/06/2025 23:00

Has he always worked extra hours and gone to the gym twice a day or is it a recent change? What happens financially if he leaves, can you afford the house?

Cynic17 · 29/06/2025 23:05

The issue isn't his work, but going to the gym twice a day every day is completely ridiculous! I get that everyone needs a hobby, and a bit of free tine, but this is nuts. It sounds like the two of you just don't like each other very much. And I know it's too late to say it, but why on earth did you choose to have a second baby with this guy?

NormasArse · 29/06/2025 23:06

Is he very buff? He should be with the gym time he’s putting in.

That aside- he sounds like he’s already checked out. It’s actually easier to do it alone, and on your own terms, than to try to accommodate someone who doesn’t care.

Build your support network and tell him to feck off.

Wowwee1234 · 29/06/2025 23:38

Couples Counselling. Only option to save this mess OP.

Alwaysbackagain · 29/06/2025 23:39

Well something doesnt add up because if he goes to the gym night and morning he would be a fitness fanatic and certainly wouldn't be smoking and drinking.
Sounds like he's having an affair.

Honestly OP you will be better off without him.

StillweriseLH · 29/06/2025 23:43

i don’t know whether to be more amazed that after everything you’re doing you had energy enough to shag him and get pregnant, or that after such behaviour you even were attracted enough to him to shag him and get pregnant.

seriously, why are you having another child? I know it’s too late now, but in this scenario you may as well separate. You’re doing all the work anyway. Least this way you might get a day off occasionally if he has the kids.

Cardinalita90 · 29/06/2025 23:47

Another one who thought affair. And if not, two gym sessions a day is excessive with a small child and pregnant wife at home.

I'd suggest doing some digging but even without an affair he's being a crap partner. Couples counselling?

DrowningInSyrup · 29/06/2025 23:48

Vibgyor · 29/06/2025 22:46

OP all of these extra hours make it sound like he is having an affair.

I thought this

justasking111 · 29/06/2025 23:48

WhatMe123 · 29/06/2025 22:56

Are you sure he's not having an affair, the gym before and after work.......most men I know with young kids at home aren't doing this 😵‍💫
Sorry op this just be really hard. Do you have real like support I feel you need to tell someone you know how you feel, he's not supportive at all

I wondered about an affair, after work, then shower, kit on and home.

JFDIYOLO · 30/06/2025 00:00

With all that gym he must be absolutely ripped. Muscles everywhere. That's if he's telling the truth about what he's actually doing.

Do you have anyone to turn to? Parents, siblings, his parents etc?

JHound · 30/06/2025 00:10

Sounds like he wanted kids and a wife but not to be a husband and father.

He wants his money to be his contribution. And he won’t change. Sorry.

JHound · 30/06/2025 00:15

PermanentTemporary · 29/06/2025 22:53

Tbh it sounds as if he’s checked out. You do seem to have completely different ideas on how to live. It also sounds as if you are telling him off a lot and he’s reacting by pulling away.

Im not a fan of smoking or going to the pub so often either. But they’re not crimes of the century. If he’s taking the dc there, he’s at least doing some parenting time…

The bar is in Hades.

SapphOhNo · 30/06/2025 00:18

Why did you make a second child in this situation? Because that'll fix everything?

On that basis alone YABU.

Would you be happier without him ?