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Obviouslymercy · 09/08/2021 22:45

Hi...First post here...please bare with me!

So, when I first met my DH I made it quite clear that marriage and babies and all that jazz was what I wanted. He said he'd never really wanted children but quickly came round and said one day yes.
Fast forward...we've been married nearly 2 years but together for 7. Before we got married I asked when babies would be on the cards, he said he wanted a house first. I've been desperate for a baby for about 5 years...I cry every single time my period comes because I feel like it was a waste of an opportunity. Since getting married I have said I would wait until we got a house but that as soon as we were in I wanted my implant out and to start trying. He always nodded and led me to believe he was happy with this.
We bought a house about 2 months ago! My implant came out on Friday!
Condoms arrived in the post yesterday...

This has literally left me in pieces. He says that we need to do work to the house before we can think about children. We always knew we would buy a house that needed work but he never mentioned that this would be a hold up. He sees nothing wrong with buying the condoms. He says he knows I want a child because I've been "banging on about it for 5 years". I feel like the ball is always in his court. I always have to wait for what he wants first. Like my needs are always shoved to the side. I can't remember the last night I didnt lay here and cry over wanting a baby...
What should I do?

Sorry this was long...

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SummerHouse · 11/08/2021 19:23

You are young. You have your life ahead of you. Don't waste it on this utter twat.

fairgame84 · 11/08/2021 19:30

His response 100% proves he's no where near mature enough for a baby. He's also a disrespectful twat.
It's not too late to start over.

Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo · 11/08/2021 19:36

At 26, it won’t be easy to leave him but it will be a lot easier than in ten years time. I often think people can be quick to say LTB but his response is horrible and I can imagine him saying things like, ‘you wanted this baby, you deal with it’.

SummerHouse · 11/08/2021 19:45

I actually can't let this lie.

He has been utterly cruel with the thing that most upsets you. He has used it to get you to behave in the way he wants, conform, and give sexual favours. This is despicable. You deserve so much more and so do your future children and you know it.

I am wishing you the strength you need to get the hell out of this relationship.

SummerHouse · 12/08/2021 20:23

How are you feeling about it today OP?

Seems I still can't let it lie...

Babydust13 · 17/08/2021 08:59

I hope you're ok I can't get this off my mind angry on your behalf Daffodil

Viviennemary · 17/08/2021 09:41

A decent man wouldn't behave like this. Ok he doesn't want a baby yet and you are still young. But its the way he's gone about things that's wrong.

Obviouslymercy · 17/08/2021 23:03

Hi all,
We've come a long way in a week...I told him that I felt he was using my feelings to get what he wanted and felt like I was being manipulated. He said he hadn't seen it that way and apologised.
I reminded him again that he had always said once we got a house and that I had pinned my last few years of hope on this. He said that he didn't feel that it was the right time to be trying because of the state of the house we had bought. I said we always knew we would buy one like this and he never raised that before. I said that it wasn't that I thought we would actively (ovulation tests etc) be trying but I didn't think we'd be actively not trying! I said I just thought it would be one of those take everything away and if it happens it happens sort of things. He said he didn't know that was an option 🤦‍♀️ He thought you went straight from protection to it being absolutely the only thing you think about and run your life around. After a lot of talking, a lot a lot, we are now just letting mother nature take its course and seeing what happens. He has realised that this was all I was asking for and has seen how happy this has made me and we have honestly never been closer. I think he's started to realise everything I have given up and worked around for him and he needed to meet me in the middle here.

The 5 week thing is because in 5 weeks the main bulk of our kitchen work is being done (by him) and so he said he could think about babies after that 🤦‍♀️ apparently can't think about 2 things at once!

Thankyou for all your help guys!

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Babydust13 · 18/08/2021 05:31

@Obviouslymercy I'm glad you managed to talk it all out op it sounds like you are both on the same page now

Best of luck

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