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How would you handle this?

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Upawall · 25/10/2015 07:26

I'll make this short but honestly any advice would be very much appreciated.

Been with dp 5 years we have a 1 year old dc. I work part time and am starting my own business. He works 35 hours a week and is also doing a college course to get him in to uni as he wants to do a degree.

I know it sounds like we must be so busy but it's all perfectly manageable if dp were to calm down a little. Here's the problem.

For the last few weeks he's been increasingly moody, irritable and snappy. Because he's out of the house so much I've been doing 90% of the house chores. He's criticising the way I'm doing this (washing has been done quick enough, complaining he's sick of the bedroom being a mess and making comments when the baby was pointing at the goody draw "I bet you're just allowed to eat biscuits all day")

I actually was happy with how things were going. Baby only sleeps for 1 hour a day and I use this time to get some work done for my business. When he's awake we play and read and I'll do a bit of cleaning when I get the chance.
Dp comes home from college r work and goes straight up to his desk and does college work or partakes in his hobby. I feel I'm being sportive by not placing demands on him when he comes home.

Yesterday he was chatting about something his tutor had told him. I already have a degree in the subject he's learning and told him he should double check as what he was saying was wrong as far as I could remember. He erupted in anger shouting that I was talking down to him and that he would rather listen to his tutor than listen to me. I really wasn't meaning to talk down to him, it was just chit chat I thought.
He was quiet for the rest of the day, he's been given an assignment which has to be handed in, in 4 weeks but he seems to think he needs to get it done on his 2 days off this weekend. So I took the baby away and gave him space.

Last night in bed we were chatting and he asked what was wrong with me. I told him I felt he'd been unduly moody and a bit snappy with me. Told him I know he's under pressure but maybe he could try and enjoy his time with his family too. He jumped up in anger and went down stairs. I listened as he walked Oundle shouting and swearing. Lots of it was inaudible but I heard this "fuckin bitch, the only time I'm unhappy is when I come home to you, you miserable fuckin cunt"
He slept on the sofa then went to bed when I came downstairs with baby this morning.

He knows I can't stand the c word as I find it the most offensive thing he can call me.

Should I talk to him or leave him be? I'm angry but don't want it to end up in a repeat of last night.

OP posts:
Arcadia · 25/10/2015 20:42

Nicki maybe I am the exception that proves the rule but after my DP swore at me (not name calling but swearing to me loudly) I warned him if it happened again he would be out and it hasn't.

Castrovalva · 25/10/2015 20:58

Jesus H

If he's getting this pissy over the fucking A levels he's going to spontaneously combust once he gets to degree level.

ihatethecold · 26/10/2015 06:46

My 15 year old DS is more mature than your partner op.
I'm sorry you have so much to deal with but he sounds like an immature,petulant kid.
Very, very selfish man.

HexBramble · 26/10/2015 13:30

He are things today, UpaWall?

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