Sorry I've had to nc, don't want this linking to other threads I've got.
Will try not to drip feed.
Met dp 7 years ago. He was a bit of a lad. Messed me about. Split up for quite a while. He decided he'd changed and spent the best part of a year chasing me, promising me the world etc and have been back together for 5 years.
First 2 years great, moved in, all fine. Had dc1. family decided to tell me they hate me, always have, I'm no good etc. No reasons given just this. Dp stood up for me to an extent. I've gone nc with them. He took dc to seethem. I wasn't happy about it and told him this but his child too so don't feel I can stop him.
After maternity leave ended we realised (yes I know we should have planned more but there you go) it would cost us for me to return to work so I'm a SAHM. Have dc2.
Basically I want to decide if this is worth it or not. We have no 'love' in the relationship. Only physical contact (kissing - apart from odd peck) is during sex. No romance, no affection. He tells me it's just 'not him' and he's not an affectionate person but it's like living with a stone.
He tells me I'm negative. I try so hard to be positive but I always felt a partner is there for the bad and the good? He doesn't want to hear the bad.
Tells me I'm boring and need a hobby, should be out more. I have no money so can't afford it plus I don't have the time. I never get time away from the kids. If he takes them to visit his family I catch up on jobs I can't do when they're here eg ironing.
He constantly has digs at me for not doing enough. Dc2 is 5 weeks and I was sick all the way through the pg. struggles to look after dc1 and couldn't do as much at home.
Now dc2 is here it's like he expects all house to be perfect again.
I've made a bed in the spare room to sleep with dc2 as I'm bf and can't see the point in waking both of us. It's only meant to be short term because dp doesn't function well on little sleep. Dc1 has been gettin up in the night and dp is having to deal with it. He's now 'exhausted'. Going to bed even earlier so after dc is in bed we have no time together before we go to bed.
It was my idea about the rooms so that's fine- my choice but I found out the other day he's been letting on that we're still in the same room and he's being woken through the night?! Feel really pissed off he's not just said 'oh no we're in seperate rooms'. Feel like he's taking credit where he shouldn't be? Dc1 basically gets in bed with him and sleeps so not like a proper wake up.
He does nothing around the house. He will do anything outside eg cut grass but is always helpin a friend with something or building something in the garden etc.
he does none of the housework which ok I'm a SAHM but with a 5 week old? I have to make dinner while holding/bf baby and dealin with toddler (toilet etc). He won't hold the baby because 'it wants feeding' and he can't deal with the crying.
He doesn't even take his plate to the sink after dinner.
He has started putting dc1 to bed (after I've spent 2 years doing bedtimes until we're at the point of literally teeth, pjs, into bed and nothing more).
I have no money. I keep trying to talk to him about an allowance as I have to ask for money. I get £20 a week from having dc1. It's not really enough. We don't have a shared account. He will give me money but I feel guilty asking. I realise that's my problem.
I know I've for myself into this, shouldn't have had kids before marriage etc but I did and this is the situation so I don't need telling what a stupid cow I've been, I know that already.
Before dc1 he was so different, I never would have seen this coming.
Sometimes I feel like a housemaid (unpaid).
I'd leave tomorrow but I have no money, no where to go.
I can't bear the thought of his family having the dc when I can't have any say over it. They are toxic and I don't say that lightly- lots of example but that whole other thread.
Am I being dramatic? Is this what life's meant to be like? Feeling miserable and trapped? He goes on about how we cost him so much but he buys us nothing (obv pays for us to live here) apart from food. If we left he'd still have the mortgage and bills?!
He hates the 'mess' of the kids toys and if he does vacum (once a month?) it's a big guilt trip show where he huffs and puffs and does a shit job
Sorry it's so long.