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Why am I so horrible to lovely DP?

205 replies

MadHattersWineParty · 27/07/2016 10:47

Argh I feel so cross with myself!!

DP is lovely, like really really nice, kind, patient. I am horrid.

This morning I was getting ready to go a hospital appointment at the same time he was getting ready to go to work. I get stressed and frustrated about these appointments. It's just a clinic kind of thing because I had a pulmonary embolism last year. They don't know why and it was probably down to the pill but every time I go to this bloody clinic I see someone different who hasn't read my notes and wants to do loads of blood tests that I've already had and it takes ages and I get more stressed about being late for work. Everyone is very nice but nothing about it is efficient.

Anyway. I know I need to leave at exactly eight minutes past eight to get the train I need to get to the hospital with time to check in etc. DP usually leaves about twenty past so I said I'd go ahead but he says he will walk with me. I should have just said I wanted to go on my own. He took ages doing his laces up and choosing what crisps to take out of the cupboard for his lunch. Okay not ages but the clock was ticking past the time I wanted to leave.

Then he starts faffing with the rubbish going to take it outside and I was getting irate and said he'd have to catch me up if he insisted on doing it now. It did come out very snappily though which I felt guilty about. Then he said he'd forgotten his umbrella and it was raining so I said 'too bloody bad, I'm going to be late' as it was I did miss the train I specifically wanted to get which stressed me out further but I did still get there on time.

Then he looked hurt and didn't speak to me or look at me for the whole of the tube journey and just walked off when he got to his stop. I'm in the doghouse for speaking to him in a horrible tone. And I know I do it. I just get stressed out and everything I say comes out like that. I need to stop doing it but how?! I have apologised but I know I'll end up doing it again.

Disclaimer: I know people have bigger relationship problems than this.

OP posts:
NameChange30 · 29/07/2016 18:12
Hmm She did own up to it. She apologised to him for snapping. He, on the other hand, made her late and never apologised - he sulked and went out without telling her.
TheWindInThePillows · 29/07/2016 18:18

My husband is always running late, and this stresses me out.

But, on days I have hospital appointments, he always agrees to go early as he knows I get stressed, so we go early, sit about and I feel better.

This man doesn't sound so nice at all.

Dutchcourage · 29/07/2016 19:19

You snapped at him and he got pissed off and sulked. You say he is a great guy do you really believe he was purposely trying to fuck your hospital appointment up. Honestly?

Both as bad as each other. Some absolutely ridiculous comments on here.

Dutchcourage · 29/07/2016 19:21
  • he went out with out telling her !

Oh well then, better call the whole thing off!

SandyY2K · 29/07/2016 19:22

I think sulking when you're ticked off is not unusual in any relationship and I don't believe it's a sign of abuse. However, in this situation I don't think he is the one who should have been ticked off.

I know the grown up thing to do is discuss issues in relationships, but that doesn't always happen in reality. At least not until everyone has calmed down.

NameChange30 · 29/07/2016 22:59

Dutch If you'd read the OP's posts you would have understood that him going out without telling her was all part of the "punishment" for her getting justifiably frustrated with him. Of course it's no big deal for partners to do things independently but it's common courtesy to let each other know (especially if you're expecting to eat together) and in the aftermath of an argument it's very clearly a dick move.

But whatever, you seem to be a dick apologist.

Dutchcourage · 30/07/2016 07:14

I been on this thread since the start another - which you'd see if you bothered to read it.

Ive also taken in to consideration what op has said about herself and what she has said her family and ex have said about her which she admits.

So no I don't agree with the screeches of 'red flags' just on the evidence she has given about them both .

No one is perfect - and doesn't mean you are an abusive twat. Op says she does not recognise her dp as being abusive on link she was given.

But if you want to be a 'dick hater' crack on.

Whatever Grin

665TheNeighbourOfTheBeast · 30/07/2016 08:01

But then he's not the first bloke to say I'm snappy. Even my lovely dad says I'm highly strung and bolshy. So he can't be completely off the mark!

You are used to being criticised in for your personality in your relationship with your father this is your "Pattern relationship" - you are then repeating this pattern, or perhaps even looking for it in future relationships.

Then I'll wrack my brains trying to think bloody hell what did I say/was it a horrible tone. Sometimes I have NO idea what he means and think what I said was perfectly reasonable... Then he will say 'you have no idea when you do it!'

You accept the same blame from your partner (pattern) - even when you have no idea or recollection of the incident - you are not questioning their perception of you - you are questioning yourself and your understanding of yourself and events that happened instead.

DP is lovely, like really really nice, kind, patient. I am horrid.

This is such a biased and unlikely point of view that it should be a thread on its own.

I think you are allowing other peoples irritation with your lack of compliance shape your perception of yourself, and you are definitely being pushed to compromise your needs to comply with someone else's needs.

SpecialAgentFreyPie · 30/07/2016 08:08

dick hater

Hmm
Dutchcourage · 30/07/2016 08:10

You are used to being criticised in for your personality in your relationship with your father this is your "Pattern relationship" - you are then repeating this pattern, or perhaps even looking for it in future relationships

Or maybe she is just like that. People can have strong moody personalities. So now it's her fathers fault... Maybe op couple take responsibility for her own current behaviour ???

SpecialAgentFreyPie · 30/07/2016 08:33

What current behaviour? This was posted days ago...

Dutchcourage · 30/07/2016 08:43

Ok, behavour from two days ago - hardly last year. And the getting pissed off (one day ago) because he wasn't in when she got in. If it was a bloke that was posting op would have been getting very different replies. Would op have snapped at her friend like that or is her short temper kept for her dp?

This is just two people pissing each other off.

SpecialAgentFreyPie · 30/07/2016 09:07

She apologised for snapping on a VERY stressful day and she moaned on here about him being gone.
What else do you want her to do? prostrate herself before him?

NameChange30 · 30/07/2016 09:10

Apparently she does
Maybe suck his dick as well for good measure

665TheNeighbourOfTheBeast · 30/07/2016 09:21

ah ! she = Dutch.... I had to read that a few times before I got it - Duh !

NameChange30 · 30/07/2016 09:24

Sorry it wasn't clear!

SpecialAgentFreyPie · 30/07/2016 09:27

Suck his dick? That's too light a punishment for her grave offence.

At least a rimjob.

Dutchcourage · 30/07/2016 11:44

how you have jumped to that conclusion anotheremma I don't know as I've not suggested nothing of the sort but if that's how you roll than crack on - I'm not surprised you making leaping misjudgments though tbh:

I'm actually addressing the posters that were calling him 'abusive' and calling 'red flags' when op herself said she didn't recognise that in him. So instead of whipping yourself in to a LTB frenzy and gnashing at 'this abuser' maybe you should have some Wine and read what I've actually posted.

I'm not into rimming myself special is it something you enjoy?

NameChange30 · 30/07/2016 11:47

I did read your posts Dutch, what a joy that was. Excuse me while I obediently go drink some Wine and find an abusive man to fawn over Grin

SpecialAgentFreyPie · 30/07/2016 11:51

Emma I hear Depp is all the rage now... *clinks Wine

NameChange30 · 30/07/2016 11:52

special Grin

Dutchcourage · 30/07/2016 11:56

😂😂😂😂😂😂

SpecialAgentFreyPie · 30/07/2016 11:57
Grin
NameChange30 · 30/07/2016 12:00

This is getting a bit weird.

OP, hope you're doing OK.

Dutchcourage · 30/07/2016 12:00

Emma I hear Depp is all the rage now... clinks wine*

Oh Jesus - op dp is now a violent abuser.... 🙈

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