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Boyfriend very unsupportive

5 replies

Liz3891 · 10/06/2018 09:49

Sorry in advance for the long message.

In March I found out I was pregnant with my bf of 4 years. We've been a bit rocky in the sense that although we get along fine without fighting, etc. we do have some significant differences (massively different libidos, housework arguments) and were unsure whether we wanted to commit to each other. I told him right away when I found out (couple of days after missed period) and actually I was 99% set on abortion at the time. He said he agreed but that it was still sad so we should take some time to think about it.

Fast forward to now and I'm almost 18 weeks. Over that time I became pretty set on keeping it. I assumed he kind of figured that out as he hadn't brought it up or asked or anything. On tuesday he said we should talk about it. I said how I was feeling (I'm 35 and this might be my best shot, etc. and that it was different for him as a man). He was nice at the time, cuddling me, etc. Then he suddenly turned cold and said he felt completely powerless and turned over to go to sleep. Was cold the next morning but fine by the time he got back from work. Friday morning he brought it up before he went to work and was a real dick about it saying just as recently as December we weren't going to live together (long story) and he feels boxed into something (the relationship I assume). I said we didn't have to stay together and that plenty of parents raise kids separately as long as they're amicable, both involved, etc. He said he wouldn't want that and then left for work. Friday evening he was normal until bed when he was cold again. Lots of sighs, no touching, etc. He's always fine during the day and then not nice in the evening. Maybe the distractions of the day keep his mind off of it until evening, I don't know.

Anyway, I can't take this hot-cold thing anymore. He sees his options as 1) abortion; 2) stay with me forever which he clearly doesn't want. At this point if he's going to step up and be a good partner/dad, then great. Otherwise, I want to move out. What I'm not going to do is be his whipping boy and take the brunt of his stress, etc. My pregnancy so far has not been happy/excited at all and I'm tired of it. I do understand his feelings and feel very bad that I am in charge of a decision that will seriously affect his life and not just mine, but that's biology for you. THat guilt is literally the only thing stopping me from explicitly saying "I'm not having an abortion". He still wants me to even though by the time it was organised etc I'd be 20 weeks. I don't think he understands that by that point it's not a straighforward procedure.

I don't know what I'm asking; just needed to vent really. It feels pretty shitty that he doesn't wnat to be with me so badly that eh wants me to abort our child.

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Aw12345 · 10/06/2018 09:56

You poor thing, I really feel for you. Pregnancy is so hard by itself and you don't need this joker being a knob and being unsupportive. Please don't feel forced in to having an abortion, like you say it is not a straight forward procedure at the best of times especially at 20 weeks.

Look after yourself and your baby

60sname · 10/06/2018 11:05

It does sound rather like you said/he heard that you were going to terminate and then changed your mind without telling him explicitly - in which case I can see why he's put out, even though, obviously, in an ideal world he wouldn't be.

It sounds like you need a frank discussion which I'm afraid sounds like it will confirm that you're very much not on the same page.

MonkeyBrainsInPickle · 10/06/2018 17:28

When you said you were 99% sure you wanted an abortion, he wanted to think about it. If he really wanted the abortion he should have said ASAP (although still ultimately your decision). I don’t think you’d get them to agree to an abortion at 20 weeks without a medical reason tbh. And surely he should have the insight to realise it’s a much harder decision st that gestation.

eyesontheprize57 · 11/06/2018 14:25

I think you need to put yourself and the needs of your baby first now. Being in this situation must be very stressful for you. You don't need to be in a relationship to be an excellent parent. Please don't let his ideas dictate what happens. I think you know what you want to do so you should make the move. He can be as involved as he wants to be and if he chooses not to then that is a big loss for him.
Hope things improve for you soon.

FutureFairyCrayon · 11/06/2018 19:00

Does he understand what an abortion at 20 weeks entails? An injection into the baby’s heart to stop it and then you actually having to give birth to a dead foetus? That’s if you could even find a doctor willing to sign off on it.

I feel really sorry for you, I think any man who acts like this when he’s been with you for four years when you are in your mid thirties, is a selfish twat. Single motherhood may seem daunting, but it is definitely preferable to a late abortion or staying in this relationship. If you want this baby, please have it.

Good luck, however things pan out.

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