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How to claw this relationship back after major fall out?

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tothesausagesandback · 28/08/2017 07:36

I lost my shit yesterday with DCs who had spent the entire day pushing boundaries and had behaved awfully du ring a family meal. DH was much calmer and relaxed about it all which bothered me more so as I often feel like bad cop. I eventually snapped at DH that their chaotic behaviour was due to his lack of boundaries with them and went too far that his work life is chaotic also because of the same reason.
I shouldnt have said it.
I didn't mean it.
DH stormed off as we were walking with the DCs and I eventually managed to get him to come back after sending texts. However, when he arrived, he had been drinking and started hurling insults back at me, I can't hack working full time, can't hack my job, have no friends, my sister hates me, that it's his money that pays for our holidays and I out to be grateful for the job he does. It was a never ending stream of insults. Caused by me who never should have snapped in the first place. He then continued to drink himself into a stupor. Luckily I'd put DCs to bed by this point.
Not sure how to move on from this? I'd said something I shouldn't have but I'm not sure I deserved the barage of insults that followed. We now have a week off work together and I'm not sure how this is going to work with so much upset and tension in the air.

OP posts:
kittybiscuits · 28/08/2017 07:42

Are you sure you want to? It sounds like time to have a long, hard look at the relationship. Please consider seeking counselling for some support for yourself.

Cambionome · 28/08/2017 07:48

That does sound awful. Will it be possible for you to have a bit of quiet time together this week away from the dcs and discuss it properly?

Sounds like there is a lot of resentment on both sides that you need to get out in the open and discuss.

For what it's worth, I think you need to apologise for the way you spoke to him, but he also needs to genuinely apologise to you - his response seems ott and actually quite horrible.

tothesausagesandback · 28/08/2017 08:06

I have apologised but no apology from him yet. I've no doubt he will expect me to just carry on.as normal as if nothing has been said and then criticise me for not 'letting it go.' I can't win. Perhaps I need to avoid spending much time with him and do my own thing.
On the back of this argument I'd tried to explain my feelings around money and how I don't feel I can draw out what I want to as he earns most of it. There have been comments made in the past about me earning less etc so this may have blown things out a little. DH doesn't do honest, open talking so I've no idea how I can move on from.what he had said, which is what he will expect from.me.

OP posts:
kittybiscuits · 28/08/2017 08:11

You cannot put up with that abusive shit and you both need to address your parenting so you are working as a team. If he doesn't do teamwork, he's not your partner.

Hermonie2016 · 28/08/2017 08:20

If he doesn't do apologies or honest discussion you are not going to get far.

Your comment was awful and really unnecessary so there seems to be enormous amounts of resentment in the relationship both ways.

Cambionome · 28/08/2017 08:53

You can't spend your life just avoiding your dh, unfortunately.

If one person in a relationship refuses to do honest, open talking then it's hard to see a way forward, sadly.

scottishdiem · 28/08/2017 11:09

You both need counselling to help with the communication and perhaps even a parenting course to get you in a place where you parent as a team.

You shouted abuse at him and he responded in kind so that isnt going to work as an approach. If he is more laid back you need to find a way of telling him how you feel without being confrontational. He needs to not drink prior to that conversation as its clear that the alcohol removed his inhibitions and opened a door that should have remained closed. What he feels may be true and also inappropriate which he knows so has never said it.

You both need to work on this.

RunRabbitRunRabbit · 28/08/2017 11:11

You can't claw it back. You can pretend it never happened or you can wait for him to do his part of clawing it back. You've done your apologising.

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