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Needy DP

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flipflopdreams · 01/05/2020 17:19

Been with my DP for 2 years and we’re expecting our first child in a couple of months.

He has always been very needy! To the point I thought he was love bombing me at first but come to realise this is just his personality. He constantly wants my attention, always blowing me kisses every f**in time I walk past him or stand up to walk into the kitchen, saying I love you constantly and after most sentences always wanting to hold hands when we are just waking into the supermarket it’s goes on and on. I’ve been spending time alone in the bedroom to get away from him and all this and he will still send me messages from downstairs of pictures of himself or the dog or what he’s eating. If I’m sitting reading or watching tv he will try to get my attention by talking to the dog saying things to make me try and look over.

It’s got to the point where my heart sinks when I hear his keys in the door coming home from work. I can’t take neediness anymore I need space and I can imagine when the baby is here I’m going to feel worse. I’ve started to ignore his constant messages and love you’s throughout the day and don’t let him know when I’m awake because as soon as I message him he calls me! I have dreams of running away from him and I’m thinking of leaving once the baby is here... this would be too much for anyone right?

OP posts:
Lampan · 01/05/2020 19:07

*isn’t going to change

NotStayingIn · 01/05/2020 21:44

If you are feeling this unhappy and fed up with the relationship then it’s much better to end it. He would completely drive me insane so I can imagine that it’s not much fun.

Nanny0gg · 01/05/2020 23:20

And why did you continue the pregnancy?

Why does the OP need to explain this? There are a number of reasons, none of which matter here or are anyone else's' business.

She is pregnant, it wasn't planned (contraceptives do fail) and she was already unhappy with her partner. She is looking for advice of how best to proceed now.

@flipflopdreams are you in a financial position to leave? I think once you feel the 'ick' to the degree you do, there is no going back.

Bananalanacake · 01/05/2020 23:25

Is he happy for you to socialise with friends and do your hobbies without him (before the lockdown) if he isn't then it's controlling behaviour and you need to leave.

rvby · 02/05/2020 00:18

She doesn't need to explain anything to anyone Hmm. However, usually people have reasons for doing things, and knowing those reasons can help other posters figure out what advice would suit her.

She describes a man she doesn't like, who she wanted to dump, but mysteriously now that she is pregnant she has (a) not dumped him and (b) also decided to have his baby. That makes little sense, to me all there is to do is at least dump him if not end the pregnancy as well - so I assume there is a very good reason she has done neither. Hence the questions

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