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Please help, I feel like my DP is breaking me

58 replies

pleasehelp983 · 28/04/2015 18:38

I am so confused, hurt and upset about my relationship. Me and my partner have been together nearly 3 years and I really thought he was 'the one.' We planned our lives together, moved in together and it was perfect. In the last 6 months, for no real reason that I can tell, my DP has started being pretty nasty to me. I think it is nasty - perhaps you can tell me if I am being unfair on him.

In the last 3 months, DP has cancelled events we planned together and with our friends, last minute, and said he needs to do overtime at work. When I had some severe dental work done last week at a dental hospital, I said I would really appreciate him being home as I needed some TLC, and he said he was too busy at work to do that and would be back late, again. When he works overtime he never lets me know until the last minute, and is really aggressive and offhand with me, and tells me not to pester him at work. When I get upset about any of this, he will get angry and defensive, and often just hangs up the phone on me. I had a job interview 2 months ago and he forgot about that - no call or text after it. He has started to not mention when he will be away at weekends, and let me know last minute and then I won't hear from him for hours and hours... his favorite excuse is that his battery has died. In bed he is very selfish, he's never gone down on me yet is happy to receive...and if he finishes before me, he cuddles me then goes to sleep. He tells me that I can use his car on x date, then at the last minute will tell me he's 'decided he's not ok with it,' and it's 'stressing him out.' This has left me car-less when I have arranged to see a friend and I am left to go via train - but makes my life quite difficult when arrangements have been made and I've placed reliance on being able to use the car.

In summary, I feel neglected, lost, lonely and very unhappy.

I've asked him what is going on and told him how unhappy I am, and he claims he has done nothing wrong, (though admits that not being there for me after the dental treatment was a bit shitty). I've asked if he still wants the relationship and he says yes. I've asked if he's unhappy about something else, or something at work, he says no, and says he chooses to work late. I also am 100% sure that there's nothing going on with anyone else - I've asked him about this in detail.

What to do?

OP posts:
Rachel909 · 29/04/2015 10:07

You deserve better than this! You don't have to feel so low and neglected in a relationship. A healthy one should make you feel amazing all the time.

Get rid of him. Behaviour like this will only get worse with time. Get out now whilst you can. It's disrespectful and you're worth more.

x

Jan45 · 29/04/2015 11:05

It could be another woman, then again it could just be he is wanting out, quite often men start treating their partners like shit rather than being honest. Either way he is treating you appallingly, instead of asking him if he wants the relationship I'd be asking myself why I am putting up with him treating me like shit.

MatildaTheCat · 29/04/2015 12:14

Sorry but regardless of OW or not he's telling you loud and clear that he's gone off this relationship. He's too cowardly to finish it himself so yes, he is breaking you. That's really mean and sad.

You have listed so many ways he is making you sad, I think it's time for you to check out of this one and leave him to it.

OTheHugeManatee · 29/04/2015 12:19

He's lying when he says he wants to be in the relationship. He's a moral coward and is trying to maltreat you into dumping him.

What a dick. You deserve better

plainjanine · 29/04/2015 14:29

pleasehelp983, you say you feel lonely. Is there anyone is real life you can talk to about this?

How has your partner behaved toward your friends and family? Does he encourage contact with them?

BastardGoDarkly · 29/04/2015 14:42

His selfishness in bed says it all. He doesn't care lovely. Life really is too short for tosspots like this. Be strong, tell him to piss off.

Then maybe you can start rebuilding your life, with friends? Gaining more independence (your own car?) Would do wonders for you x

wallypops · 29/04/2015 15:01

Just leave - when my ex started treating me like this we were engaged. I got pregnant by accident and while I have 2 beautiful kids now, I got to regret every day we stayed married and I have paid and paid for being naive and yes he actually was screwing someone else before and during our marriage, while I was pregnant and giving birth. What you are getting now is only the tip of the iceberg - it will ramp up. Get the fuck out of their. Find someone who actually cares enough to treat you like you treat them.

Cherryapple1 · 29/04/2015 15:16

He is aggressive, selfish, controlling and abusive. I think there is an OW too, but you don't want to hear that. But all the other reasons are enough for you to leave him surely?

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