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DP has really upset me (sex)

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Owleyes16 · 14/03/2020 17:37

NC for this because I'm kind of embarrassed and confused.

Some background: I'm 24 and DP is 30, we've been together for 5 years, lived together for 3, and he's the only person I've ever been with, my first everything. We're generally great, best friends, love each other more all the time, never had any major issues. Sex life is normally great.

We've been TTC 6 months now so this has started to take its toll on me mentally, the last 2 weeks I've been very anxious and upset but I have improved over the last few days and looking forward to trying again. However because of how I have been feeling, and life getting in the way, we haven't had sex for 3 weeks.

Today was going to be the day we got back to it, I started running my bath and we were kind of playing around, and kissing, cuddling, etc. I told him I wanted to wait until after my bath to have sex because I didn't feel clean. Bath finished, I get naked ready to get in and we get a bit carried away, he especially is very excited. Anyway, we end up start having sex and he says "oh you really do smell" and I remind him I did say I wanted my bath first. Annoying, but continue, he didn't say it in a nasty way just matter of fact, and to be fair I did. Then he said a few times about how "wide" and "loose" I am and kept commenting on that and how wet I was. I got really self conscious and stopped, I didn't really know what he meant by that but I just felt awful, it's not a nice thing to say, and I told him that, he apologies, I get in the bath.

Then some time later he comes in with a face on him and tells me that he's sorry for upsetting me, but I have to understand that "as a guy, when you're wide it makes me think that you haven't been faithful". You don't have to tell me how gross that is, in so many ways. I told him how upset I was and how stupid he is, he apologises more, and we've barely spoke since.

He came in the front room a while ago to ask me what was wrong, and upon finding I'm clearly still upset, he said that he can't say sorry anymore than he has and he can't cope with the tension, etc. And I just said yes I know you can't do anything about it now, but it doesn't mean I can't still be upset, that I feel disrespected and insulted. He stormed back off to the bedroom and I haven't heard him since.

I really don't know what to do about this. I don't know how to feel. This is the first time in our relationship I've felt like this, just like he doesn't respect me and won't take responsibility for what he's said, sorry just doesn't feel good enough. I know he's going to try to pretend as though nothing has happened soon, come in and cuddle me and I'll have to forget about it and get on with it, but I don't know if I can let it go. He's accused me of cheating on him, has shown his ignorance re female anatomy, has insulted my biology, made me feel self conscious, etc.

Am I overreacting? How can we move forward from this? Sorry this was so long, I didn't want to drip feed.

OP posts:
TheCatInAHat · 15/03/2020 04:53

You sound mature, insightful and rightly indignant at the way you’ve been treated. Don’t let this horrible man erode you and undermine your self esteem. I hope you come to the decision to leave him and move on with your life. You may well enjoy the freedom of being single for a while and you’ll eventually meet the right person, someone who deserves you Flowers

Windmillwhirl · 15/03/2020 04:58

An utterly vile thing to say. I couldn't forget something like that. I also hope you leave him.

CupoTeap · 15/03/2020 06:11

Please listen to everyone. Don't do what I did and get through shit like this. Listen to him telling you who he is.

Even the gross comedian Chubby Brown understood women anatomy better than your dp. He used to say that a man got a hard on and a woman got a wide on!

AgentJohnson · 15/03/2020 06:56

This is the perfect storm, when his stupidity, ignorance and contempt is exposed at once.

These words and behaviour didn’t come out of nowhere, they’ve been there for some time, it’s just he hasn’t been stupid and/or lazy enough to reveal it earlier.

His insecurities are his responsibility and if you were to get pregnant, his insecurities would most likely ramp up and take on a life of its own.

His anxieties are his responsibility to deal with and not yours to placate.

FlowerArranger · 15/03/2020 07:43

What @monkeymonkey2010 said, especially this:

Stop the TTC.....never, ever allow yourself to be bullied/coerced into having babies when YOU are not ready. It seems to me he targeted you, picked his victim carefully and has been grooming you - that's why he was playing 'nice boyfriend' before.

@Owleyes16... You are very mature for your age and clearly have your head screwed on right. But you are also, understandably (ie this is not a criticism!), somewhat naive and unsure about yourself and the validity of your perceptions, feelings and instinctive fears. All perfectly normal, given your age and lack of experience with men.

All the more reason, though, to listen to the wise ladies who are telling you, in unison, that you would be extremely unwise to stay with this man, let alone have a child with him.

There is so much out there to discover, to learn to be your own woman, boost your self-esteem and acquire the gumption to say "No - just NO!!" if anyone tries to manipulate you or mess with your head.

Sassanacs · 15/03/2020 08:04

WTAF have I just read... I'd be drop kicking that fucker out the door. Lucky escape. How dare he speak to you like that.

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