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Who is in the wrong here?

115 replies

Icecreamdays · 23/08/2017 21:03

Just had a massive argument with my oh about something that has been an issue for some time.
The thing is he works nights and i work days so we only have a few hours in the evening together. The issue is that he wants to have sex during some of this time nearly every day i may add. Which in itself is not the problem but my ds aged 7 from previous relationship is around at this time. O/h thinks its fine to leave him watching tv while we sneak upstairs. Sometimes i will do but i never feel relaxed always listening for the stairs creaking. Tonight ds sneaked up and i only heard as he was approaching the door and i had to jump up and put my dressing gown on. O/h was not happy at getting disturbed and seems to think i should be able to tell ds to stay downstairs while we are doing this and that he should do as he is told. I dont see how i can do this without him questioning why or perhaps telling others about us needing to go upstair while he stays downstair. I understand that because of our work its difficult to find time but its becoming very stressful and making me feel anxious and quite angry tbh. Am i the one in the wrong here? Does anyone else have a similar issue and if so how do they manage?

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ElspethFlashman · 24/08/2017 13:24

"Says he just telling me the truth n that he feels sorry for me having no time for giving him a blowjob myself"

thisfamily · 24/08/2017 13:27

he is making you choose between DS and him. Completely immature.

AnyFucker · 24/08/2017 13:27

He doesn't think much of your son, nor of your parenting. He is basically blaming both of you for him not getting as much sex as he feels he deserves.

He is selfish and manipulative

AnyFucker · 24/08/2017 13:29

And if your son is picking up on this, his general clinginess has a very good explanation

Leiaemily · 24/08/2017 13:39

My mum and now ex step father used to have sex during the day while me and my brother and sister were awake. I can tell you now, it traumatised me. It's disgusting.

missmollyhadadolly · 24/08/2017 13:51

So he's allowed to criticise you but you can't criticise him? Hmm

He wouldn't want to have sex with you while his DD is around but you should happily leave your DS downstairs and have sex with him?

He doesn't want you to have time to yourself, he wants you to make the time to service him.

His resentment of your DS will just grow, not lessen.

category12 · 24/08/2017 14:35

I'm with AF on the potential cause of your ds's anxiety and clinginess.

Icecreamdays · 24/08/2017 14:40

I dont know what to think anymore. He also does really nice stuff. Helps aroud house. Cooks dinner. Plays football with ds. Treats us all to days out. Sits n strokes my hair on the occasional moments we get. Tells me how much he loves me. We generally get on well. It just seems that right now he has set out to upset me as much as possible.

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Icecreamdays · 24/08/2017 14:41

When i say cooks dinner i mean sometimes not every day.

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category12 · 24/08/2017 15:04

But those things are just what you should expect in a relationship - that's normal. What isn't normal is the rest of it.

AnyFucker · 24/08/2017 15:08

Doing that normal stuff does not cancel out his sexual bullying and subsequent blaming of a 7yo

TheNaze73 · 24/08/2017 15:12

I'm with AF

He's a manipulative wanker with no respect for your or your DC.

The normal stuff doesn't top trump you being sexually bullied.

ElspethFlashman · 24/08/2017 15:13

That shit is just Page One stuff. The least we all expect. Big deal.

AdalindSchade · 24/08/2017 15:23

He's trying to undermine your mothering and persuade you to distance yourself from your son so that you can tend to his own needs. Totally toxic.
Your son does sound a little anxious but I agree it could well be due to him sensing he's not wanted. Does your son follow you around when the partner isn't there?

AlternativeTentacle · 24/08/2017 15:26

I dont know what to think anymore.

Yes you do...otherwise you would not have posted.

Note: abusive men get you interested by being nice. If they went straight in with the nasty stuff, you wouldn't stay. So they reel you in. And get their feet under your table. And then start the small stuff, bit by bit. And then one day you are like 'wow, this isn't normal' and you post on here and everyone tells you it isn't normal but because he is in your house and in your bed, you are scared to do anything about it.

You know this is wrong. So do something for your child and get this fucking wanker out of your lives.

AttilaTheMeerkat · 24/08/2017 15:27

icecreamdays

Your relationship bar is very low isn't it and that is also why you were targeted by this guy as well. These types of men like single mums because they think they are so desperate to be with a man that they would put up with anything. This individual continues to tie you up in emotional knots and is also a crap example of a stepfather to your son to boot.

He really does hate women, all of them.

Melabela10 · 24/08/2017 15:36

its not very appropriate to go have intercourse with the young child who can always sneak in and obviously left traumatised with what he might see there.

having sex daily is diffuckt fir most couples withe the kids even if kids are asleep....

hellsbellsmelons · 24/08/2017 15:37

but i give in for an easy life sometimes
WTF do women do this.
Basically 'put out' for an easy life.
It's degrading.
Stop doing it.
And remain 'not speaking'

DamnDeDoubtanceIsSpartacus · 24/08/2017 16:01

Your son may be picking up on the fact that this man does not want him around sometimes, hence the clinginess.

TrailingWife · 24/08/2017 16:46

@Icecreamdays He also does really nice stuff. .... "We generally get on well. It just seems that right now he has set out to upset me as much as possible."

Because he is working on manipulating you. What is important to him is that when he isn't busy with his own child, you have sex with him. He is willing to work to make that happen through a combination of being nice in other ways, and making you feel bad about yourself if you don't have sex with him when he feels like it. The nice things he does are just part of the manipulation.

pictish · 24/08/2017 17:06

Look...he's being a fuck ok?
I think he's attempting to undermine your parenting so you'll spend less time being the good mum that you are and more time on servicing his stupid cock instead.

Icecreamdays · 24/08/2017 17:10

Is this really true? Am i being manipulated? Why would he do that? Whats in that for him? Do u think he knows what he is doing?

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ElspethFlashman · 24/08/2017 17:20

What's in it for him? Seriously? He gets to hang around in someone else's house with an expectation of some knob action! All he has to do is the bare minimum and he's laughing.

Meanwhile you ask for next to nothing. It's not a bad life for him, hey?

Who the hell else would date a guy who works nights full time and give him a pre-work fuck? He has a bloody good thing with you and will get mean to keep the status quo.

AlternativeTentacle · 24/08/2017 17:21

Why would he do that? Whats in that for him?

Sex on tap? Come on, you aren't that naive.

pictish · 24/08/2017 17:36

What's in it for him?

Well, there's the whole turning up in the evening for the pre-shift fuck he imagines he's entitled to, while your clingy inconvenience of a son waits downstairs on his own until he's had his fill. There's that!