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Saying no too often?

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BooJonesMummy · 12/05/2011 17:14

Hope it's ok I post this here.

Me and OH are both very open people. We talk every day about our feelings about the relationship and our sex lives. 12 months ago we made the decision for me to come off the pill and get the contraceptive implanon because I was forever forgetting and I get irritation a lot from condoms. Since then my periods have been really dodgy and I have had a few bouts of anemia and they still havn't really settled and recently I've found myself very tired by the evening times (back on the iron tabs blergh!) So sex hasn't been the one thing on my mind. We have still been having sex but not as regular as we used to and we've started to argue about it. He says I say no too often (which maybe I do I admit sometimes I make excuses because I can't be bothered) For the past 6 months we've not really opened up to eachother as much as a consequence we've been very snappy at eachother in the bedroom.

Last week in the morning we both woke up before the alarm and were having a cuddle and a chat (I was in and out of sleep) DD wasn't awake yet and he asked me if we could do a bit more than cuddle. I didn't want to and said no, it was 15 minutes before the alarm was due to go off and I wanted that 15 minutes to chill out before having to start the day, plus I've got yet another bout of thrush and anemia. Despite that he took what he wanted and I made it clear afterwards that I felt used and I wanted him to just bugger off to work. I may have been being unreasonable but he even made a sick joke "i'll leave you a tenner on the bedside table, buy yourself something nice".

I confronted him 2 days later and he didn't seem to realise what had hurt me so much and turned it around completely and said "well fine I wont Fing bother again will I!" It just made me feel even worse and the air was no clearer.

Sorry for the long one I just needed to vent I guess.

OP posts:
Anniegetyourgun · 18/05/2011 08:45

Right, ok, where were we...

My theory is that by the sound of it the OP's OH meant her to feel cheap and used, hence his remark about paying. If it were simply insensitive he would have been apologetic instead of aggressive when it was pointed out. We may also point out that if she has thrush he will catch it, it won't do much to him but will reinfect her once she's got rid of the original infection. Thrush is the devil, and (a point that I think hasn't been sufficiently stressed) it makes sex so bloody uncomfortable.

One of the things I'll never forgive XH for, and fortunately I don't have to, is taking advantage of me when I had the 'flu and felt totally washed out and aching all over, but too weak to say no in any meaningful way (it was more like "oh no, do you have to?" to which he made no reply). Now, I would never have taken that to the police, but legally that actually would have been rape so in theory I could have. It did make me feel even crapper if possible, but I told myself he didn't realise how bad I felt and if I'd said no louder he would have listened. These days I rather wonder what his motive was, because if I'd seen him collapsed in bed all pale and wan the last thing on earth I would have thought of was jumping his bones. And of course he did make up for it later by bringing me tea. After we split up I went off tea for several years...

upahill · 18/05/2011 08:56

Another post and run thread!!

OP posted once last Thursday, Not one comment on the support or advice given. Everyone getting worked up and not even one reply.

Fantastic!

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