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Partner trying to tell me what to wear!! HELP

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Overstimulatedmam · 25/06/2026 20:55

Hey everyone, AIBU to think my partner is being controlling by pressuring me into wearing a bikini into the pool. I have 3 kids never wore a bikini in public even before said kids. I’m just not comfortable!

I have worn a bikini in front of my partner on a secluded breaks.. he told me I looked great and I was happy with that.. now he wants me to wear them to bring our kids swimming. I told him no that I’d be wearing a one piece and he keeps banging on about why won’t I wear the bikini even tho I’ve told him MULTIPLE times if not HUNDREDS times that I’m just not comfortable with that. I have wobbly bits and stretch marks for reference! The reason I’m even saying that is because he constantly comments on other women’s bodies things like “ jeez she could do with going to the gym” or “ oh god look at the kangaroo pouch on her” 😡😡😡 take in mind I have a “kangaroo pouch” after birthing his children 2 of whom were c-section deliveries! I told him it sickens me to hear him talking about women like that and he wonders why I’m not comfortable! The fuckin oil painting himself! ANYWAY…

He gets so so annoyed with me over this literally badgers me and huffs and puffs.. it quite literally starts arguments. Usually I just keep a cool head a leave him have his fit/ignore him but Tonight it came to a head (he brought it up when I was hangry🫣) so he suggested swimming tomorrow to which I said ok.. and then starting about the bikini.. I finally snapped and said “ what is your obsession with me wearing a bikini?? I’m not going to wear something I’m not comfortable in just to please you” I also said that I felt he was controlling and that it was extremely weird behaviour” but get this…

he starts fucking crying!! Now I’m the big bad Wolfe because I continue to refuse to give in to his relentless demands and because I’ve used words like controlling and weird.. by the way this is only one of those demands he tells me what underwear I should wear, what leggings what fucking socks.. so ladies give it to me straight am I the dickhead here or is he!

if you got this far your a legend ❤️ this is my first ever post I know it’s long so thank you x

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TeaBiscuitsNaptime · 29/06/2026 00:09

Overstimulatedmam · 26/06/2026 00:15

No not at all.. I don’t even have male friends but I am social he’s introverted id talk to a wall I have so much experience socially as I work in healthcare and talk to people from all walks of life daily and enjoy conversing with people and gettin to know just about anyone but in very social settings like work or the local shops etc.. I do think it stems from his own insecurities being honest.. he has been asked many times how he pulled me and that I’m out of his league... not my words by the way.. his friends are just like him so I reckon they all wind eachother up about fancyin each others wives.. wouldn’t surprise me at all!!!

Ya, no I was wondering if he could be feeling inferior to one of his friends. Or if his friends thinks you're out of his league, maybe he could be trying to show you off in order to increase his social/work status. ...Another example of men thinking of women as assets but anyway!

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