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AIBU?

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To want to leave my DH who has become a right ***hole???

25 replies

Cherrybaby · 05/05/2010 13:23

My DH has recently become quite nasty.

Whenever we argue (and we seem to be doing it everyday), he just walks away from me mumbling swear words under his breath. FOr example yesterday, it was a minor disagreement and he just walked off and muttered "oh fuck off" under his breath. I was outraged, so I went after him and started to shout, which developed into a huge fight with both of us yelling and me finally leaving the house slamming the door. This was just as I was about to leave for a girly night out and he was looking after our one year old DD. The argument didnt have anything to do with me going out, it was just an example of a petty argument which developed into a huge row. Obviously it ruined my night.
Last weekend my sister came to stay for two nights and he was behaving rudely all weekend. He didnt actually say anything or do anything in particular, just was short tempered and moody, and my sister of course noticed and she felt uncomfortable. I mentioned this to him in the row last night and he said "it served you both right!"
I believe he was referring to the one occasion on which I was telling my sister how we hardly ever go out together and he came in angrily, saying I'm always saying things behind his back, and that I'm always moaning and complaining.
I later texted him after I came home, saying this was not on, he was turning into a monster and if he didnt snap out of it I wouldn't be around for much longer. I also said that I loved and accepted his family as my own family - I get on with them very well - and that if he felt the same about mine, he would call my sister and apologise.

I received no response.

I have tried talking to him on many occasions, about how I feel unhappy about his moods and I feel like I get no attention from him, and he always says, "but I dont feel loved or cared for by you either". I accept that I am not loving or caring towards him recently, but how can I when he is so distant and moody and miserable all the time?

For the sake of being rational and a previously easy going DH, I am trying to think of reasons why he is behaving in this manner. He has recently been demoted at work from running an office and having a large team to having one assistant. The company also have spoken to him about cutting his wages, although that hasnt happened yet.
On the same day as the demotion, his bank account was closed down due to fraud. £1600 was stolen from the account. Needless to say, until this gets sorted by the bank, our financial situation is very tight.

Could these changes be the cause of DH's behaviour, or am I making excuses for him? Even before the changes at work happened, we've been fighting abit too much.
Even if this is the issue, I cant help feeling hurt and upset by his nasty attitude, and I do feel like going away to stay at my mums for a week or so, just to be away from his moods.

I have reached the point now that I feel I just cant take any more of his behaviour. He is rude, short tempered, uncaring and distant, and I really am hating him at the moment.
When I think of how our relationship used to be, I feel so sad, moreso because I have become the bitter, angry and shouty person that I am.

Am I being unreasonable?

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ABatInBunkFive · 05/05/2010 13:24

Depends how many other posts you are going to do tbh.

Cherrybaby · 05/05/2010 13:29

I dont know what you mean AbatinBunkfive, but I am actually quite desperate for advice.

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SwissMonsterRavingCheesyParty · 05/05/2010 13:32

If you are unhappy, then leave. Simples

Tiredmumno1 · 05/05/2010 13:35

Erm batinbunk how the hell was that advice, it wasnt exactly helpful.

op listen to your heart, maybe you need to sit down and talk it through with him and see where he feels the relationship is going

ABatInBunkFive · 05/05/2010 13:36

Nor is spamming a board with slightly different titles 5 minutes apart.

SeasideLil · 05/05/2010 13:37

I think the OP has accidentally posted twice under two different headings. I've posted my advice under the other one.

ABatInBunkFive · 05/05/2010 13:37

Oh and OP didn't ask for advice, she asked if she was being unreasonable.

Cherrybaby · 05/05/2010 13:42

Abatinbunkfive, I accidently posted the first post with the wrong title, but then didnt know how to delete it when I posted the second.

Sorry if I offended you.

I posted a long message so that people could see the situation and understand and respond accordingly. This means asking for advice, even if its not directly saying "advice please".

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Tiredmumno1 · 05/05/2010 13:46

Ooo who has her stroppy pants on today.

Maybe batinabunk you should start a thread something along the lines of aibu to read things and comment on them even if they piss me off.

ABatInBunkFive · 05/05/2010 13:49

Nah because i know i'm NBU

Personally i wouldn't have started a thread asking for relationship advice in AIBU under any header, there is a perfectly good relationships board where you'd get all the support and advice you want.

FWIW You sound as bad as him HTH

SeasideLil · 05/05/2010 13:53

Cherrybaby, you could put this in Relationships instead, you might get nicer responses. And you can contact Mumsnet to delete the duplicate thread (by reporting yourself).

Tiredmumno1 · 05/05/2010 13:57

Op take no notice of batinabunk, must be a power trip

and fwiw you post where the hell you like

Cherrybaby · 05/05/2010 14:00

Thanks tiredmum, but I think seasidelil is right!

How do I move my post to relationships?

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ABatInBunkFive · 05/05/2010 14:00

Yes lets, why the fuck are there topics in the first place, bloody MN dictators!

A power trip, erm okay,

Buffty · 05/05/2010 14:02

Your DH's behaviour sounds like it could be caused by stress. It sounds like he could be quite worried about your financial situation and probably isn't enjoying his job and is taking it out on you. I know that when I'm stressed I can be quite snappy and unpleasant to my OH even though he's done nothing wrong.

I think you need to sit down and talk to your OH when you are both calm and tell him how unhappy he is making you and ask him why he's behaving like this. I would try not to threaten to leave or make other threats unless you really mean them - I know from experience my OH hates it when I do this and all it does is upsets him and gets his back up.

spybear · 05/05/2010 14:03

You lot are miserable buggers.

OP has spent alot of time on this post and has poured out her feelings, and because its in the wrong place your being all arsey.

cherrybaby It sounds like you are both snapping at each other TBH, if the relationship has previously been good, then it is clearly not worth giving up on.
Relationships go through good and bad patches. Your need to get your DP to recognise that you are going through a bad patch, and both try together to work at it.

trixie123 · 05/05/2010 14:05

to get to the point, OP, it sounds like there is a lot going on for your DP at the mo and that doesn't excuse his behaviour but does mean that there is hope it can be fixed. As you are on MN I am assuming you have at least 1 child together so leaving would obviously have a huge impact on your DCs life, regardless of how you and DP handle it. Have you considered Relate or similar? Men are often reluctant to go but it can help you to genuinely communicate and find out what the probs are and what you can do to help them.
Honestly doesn't sound to me lihe you are at the breaking up stage (I know, I've been there and done it and its BLOODY awful, even without kids as I was then)so don;t see it as the easy option. its not. Good luck, and hope things get better for you

Cherrybaby · 05/05/2010 14:13

Trixie - we have a gorgeous DD together, who we both adore. I know DH will never get counselling or anything like that, he's very reserved about our relationship and doesnt talk to family or friends about personal issues either.

buffty and spybear - I know I am snapping back, and probably worse than him but like everyone is saying, its a vicious circle and I feel like I have no way to break it. I do try to be nice, but it stops the minute he is not responding positively. Thats my weakness of course. Something I need to work on.

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mayorquimby · 05/05/2010 14:24

The first instance I think you are as much to blame as him so you get no points on that one and he could feel equally hard done by.
The second instance seems like him being in a mood for the weekend and the two of you snapping at each other. It's horrible to be around someone who is being intentionally moody and difficult but by rising to it you just let them justify it to themselves.
Without his side of these stories or anything further than these two snap-shots it's hard to tell.

Buffty · 05/05/2010 14:26

I meant he's probably snapping at you because he's stressed. To be honest, you sound like you'd need to have the patience of a saint not to snap back!

Is there anything you enjoy doing as a family that you could plan to do to maybe remind you both of why you're together? It's tough when finances are strained to get out and about and do stuff but I think sometimes a change of scenery can do you the world of good.

Or maybe do something like cook him a nice dinner that will make him feel like you do care about him and might make him feel a bit more appreciative of you?

I agree with Trixie that it doesn't sound like you're at the breaking up point.

LoveMyBigTV · 05/05/2010 14:36

ABatInBunkFive - Who lit fuse on your tampon today?

OP - Listen to your heart? Have you thought about marriage counseling?

What you could do with is, someone to have baby for you one night and you could either go out for a quiet drink and a meal or if funds restrict that due to your situation with the bank, then maybe get one of those cheap meal deals to cook at home, cook it together and then sit and have a chat whilst eating your meal, find out what is bothering him, and you by the sounds of it. If you feel no emotion towards him, maybe spend a few days at your mums. Absence makes the heart grow fonder or so they say.

Although i spent a few days at my mums in march when i quit work, mainly because we was skint, but it was nice to get out of the house. DH stayed at home and i missed him so much, makes you realise what you have got before you loose it if you know what i mean. DH was been abit distant with me and i it was just him depressed due to money and work problems at that time.

If that dont work, maybe it may be worth him seeing a GP to tell the GP hows he's feeling.

HTH

LoveMyBigTV · 05/05/2010 14:38

P.S Cherrybaby - A bottle of wine would go down a treat with a nice home cooked meal

Jamieandhismagictorch · 05/05/2010 14:43

Cherrybaby - just wanted to agree with those who said you should post in Relationships in future to get a calmer and more balanced response than on AIBU

Sorry , I have no advice myself

BatinaBunk - it's a bit unfair to assume she's "spamming the boards" just because she made a mistake. Great way to alienate people from posting for advice on here ...

sleepingsowell · 05/05/2010 14:45

Cherry, I think you need to look at things bit by bit.

He is simply not going to apologise to your sister because you have told him to. That is treating him like a kid for starters. You can tell him how upset she was - fine. You can't do more imo, not currently anyway. He is feeling attacked and defensive and someone in that position is not going to meekly say "oh ok then". You've taken up 'fight' positions so that's where you're at.

Also, forgive me, but there's no reason he SHOULD feel the same about your family as you do about his. (No matter how nice yours are). You can't force that imo and it's a bit illogical to. Yes he ought to be polite to them though

FWIW, he does have some big issues there and is probably stressed. And you both have a very young child - no harder time in life, or in a relationship imo.

So basically I think his responses are within normal to be honest (though not condoning them) I don't think he is a monster, just stressed and you've got into this pattern of being angry with eachother

I think one of you has to be the one to step down from battle positions and start to calmly talk, and not use previous problems as ammo.

Somehow you need to get back to being each other's friends again, because with his job issues and a young kid to bring up, you need to be good friends and a good team to get through it.

Sidge · 05/05/2010 15:32

Um, YABU a bit.

He's probably stressed up to the eyeballs; it looks like he's been demoted, is broke, is facing a wage reduction and then you aren't being supportive but are being by your own admission angry bitter and shouty.

You need to pull together not push each other apart. Step into his shoes and see that he's probably shitting himself and wondering how he can hold it all together. I'm not saying be a doormat but it doesn't have to be 'who can shout the loudest and longest is the winner'.

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