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Feeling unwanted lol

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leighagalX · 18/10/2019 12:41

Hi girls, I don't want any nasty comments as just want to see if anyone else has had this and things go back to normal..

I'm 31 weeks pregnant and my partner only sleeps with me once a week or once every two weeks obviously when hi wants to get his end away. It makes me feel abit used?
I'm actually breaking my heart at the moment feeling insecure anyway, but most nights even if I try and cuddle him he will turn me away and say he's tired. I tried to give him a kiss a few nights ago before going to sleep and he moved his lips away. I know men don't have to give you affection and stuff but that's what relationships are all about surly? I'm not asking him for the world I just want a cuddle sometimes for 2 minutes so I can forget everything and feel him close to me😒 has anyone else experienced this? If so did it get better after baby?

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OccasionalNachos · 18/10/2019 12:47

You need to talk to him, there is no right & wrong in a situation like this but if you tell him you’re feeling rejected, his response to that will let you know how to proceed.

babymomma22 · 18/10/2019 12:56

I know exactly how you're feeling. My partner was very similar to this but he'd also avoid spending time with me, he'd leave me alone all weekend to go to the pub with his friends and it wasn't until my son was 8 months old that he finally admitted that it was because he was absolutely terrified of being a dad and me being pregnant was a constant reminder that his entire life was about to change dramatically. This was coming from a man who's biggest wish in life was to be a dad but the idea still scared him.

I can only advise what I wish I'd done which would be to sit him down and explain how it's affecting you in very simple terms because a lot of men (not all may I add but an awful lot) don't know how to process a woman's emotions, they just don't understand it. After I'd had the baby and we got into a routine our relationship was almost back to normal because we both made a conscious decision not to forget to show each other affection when we could, it started out as just us two and I knew my baby was going to affect us positively.

leighagalX · 18/10/2019 13:02

Thankyou hunni, he's got two previous children so I'm not sure if he's scared of commitment? I just feel like he's genuinely gone off me. He did message a couple of
Other people at the start of my pregnancy but he soon stopped. I just feel like maybe he's with me until he finds a better option? Or this could be me being totally dramatic and hormonal lol x

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babymomma22 · 18/10/2019 18:55

My partner also has another little girl and he did the exact same thing to me, he was messaging girls he had a past with whilst I was left at home wondering why he wasn’t with me. It’s a horrible feeling because you’re at your most vulnerable when you’re pregnant, he caused me to have so many self esteem issues and I threatened to leave, I packed mine and the baby’s things ready to move out while he was at work and that scared him more than the thought of being a dad. He may still be scared, no more of it just being the two of you doing whatever you want anymore, I know my partner was scared of us falling apart like him and his ex did so maybe that could be part of it? I really hope you start to feel better soon because this is exactly the same thing we went through and I really feel for you x

Wildorchidz · 18/10/2019 19:01

Is he going to allow your child to eat food that he has paid for ?? - just saw your other thread.
You do realise you’re more than likely going to be a single parent?

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