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My partner is useless!

38 replies

Kylieemilyj · 27/11/2018 13:00

We've recently moved into a bigger nicer house and found out we are expecting our first child, he has been excellent in terms of support for me when I've felt like shit. He goes through phases where he treats me like a princess and buys stuff for me but he just doesn't do anything around the house. For some reason during my pregnancy I cannot stand the smell of our kitchen and therefore have asked him if he can do the washing up and cleaning and most of the cooking, he agreed. Yet hardly does the washing up (it just gets left as I'm struggling so much), washing sits in the machine for ages until I take it out and sort it, he just leaves rubbish everywhere in the living room and basically lives on takeaways because he apparently can't cook. I've offered to help with the cooking especially now I'm better but still nothing. I went into the cupboard to find out of date mouldy food which the smell made me throw up (he promised he'd sort it out but I'm still waiting) and he never goes shopping (except if it means he can have his snacks) and just leaves his dirty clothes all over the house but if I wash I get told not to touch his stuff. he works long hours, whereas I've cut my hours back recently because I'm so worn out with the pregnancy and keeps telling me he will help out tomorrow or on his next day off but spends all day either on his Xbox or asleep. I fear he's going to be like this when the baby is here and I'm gonna have to do everything (which I admit I have let get bad again because I'm worn out) and look after baby. My family have been really good and have come round and helped us unpacked and tidy the house once because I could barely move off the sofa during my first trimester.

Sorry it's long I needed a rant... I just don't know what to do anymore

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userxx · 27/11/2018 15:28

RyderWhiteSwan - totally agree. Unless I see a man running his own home and taking care of his own shit then I wont even consider having a relationship with him, let alone living with him.

BitOutOfPractice · 27/11/2018 15:31

I fear he's going to be like this when the baby is here

No, it'll be worse.

He keeps promising but nothing changes because he doesn't want it to. It suits him just fine as it is now

SoyDora · 27/11/2018 15:43

It will be much worse when the baby is here because he will think everything baby related is your job too, on top of running the house.

Lozzerbmc · 27/11/2018 15:46

Hire a cleaner or move out unless you want 2 babies to clean up after. It will only get worse abd you’ll get more and more frustrated. He will not suddenly change

RyderWhiteSwan · 27/11/2018 15:47

@userxx I hear about men like this all the time in RL - as does my daughter (30s). It's so fucking sad. It's like we haven't moved on as a society, despite the massive Feminism movement back in the 1960s/70s.

RyderWhiteSwan · 27/11/2018 15:50

Oh, meant to add - great advice to note how a man is, living on his own, but I have heard of men who do fine with looking after themselves - until they move in with a woman, when they revert back to toddlerhood Grin

BitOutOfPractice · 27/11/2018 15:53

It just puzzles me how men like this are managing to find themselves long-term partners who are even prepared to have sex with them. It never ceases to amaze me!

SilverySurfer · 27/11/2018 17:50

If you didn't tackle this when first moving in together, you have effectively enabled him to behave like this and you having a child will not magically transform him into a functioning adult. So after giving birth you can add all childcare to all the housework.

Is he worth it?

SilverySurfer · 27/11/2018 17:54

I agree BitOutOfPractice it's beyond my comprehension.

troodiedoo · 27/11/2018 17:58

A friend of mine has two kids with one of these types. He won't go halves on a cleaner either cos he's also stingy.

A short sharp shock is your only hope I think. Get yourself to your mums. You should be able to get a refund on your train ticket.

Coronapop · 27/11/2018 18:05

My suggestions:

  1. Get a dishwasher (first 'present' I asked for when pregnant).
  2. Put a dud fuse in the Xbox plug - repeatedly if necessary. And when he reacts ask him to do whatever chore is urgent before he fixes it.
  3. Ask him to keep a set time aside each day to do chores and have a list ready eg 7.30pm to 8.30pm or whatever suits. Keep a record of whether he sticks to it. If he sticks to it build up from there, if not confront him with the evidence and tell him you have decided you would rather be a single parent than have such a useless partner.
  4. Don't have any more children with him.
BitOutOfPractice · 28/11/2018 09:19

Coronapop do you really suggest treating a grown man like a child. And asking for a dishwasher as a present? I despair for womenkind sonetines!

GetOffTheTableMabel · 28/11/2018 09:31

If he has a study, then there is a room with a door that is nominally his.
Open the door & hurl his shit through it. Then shut door. Every bit of his crap, every day.
If you’re going to be an effective parent with this manchild, then you need to find a way to communicate with him directly, not via friends. Love absolutely cannot survive where there is no respect and he is definitely showing you no respect.
Love also survives better where there is a dishwasher, tbh.

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