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Really upset after a rediculous argument

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serendipity909 · 24/06/2020 09:27

My husband and I have been married nearly a year. We've had quite a few issues in that time but a few months ago we decided to draw a line and move and try harder to make it work. Things have been overall better and we've had somr nice moments, mostly until Monday this week.

I don't work Mondays but I had a dentist appointment in the town I work on. I get on really well with my colleagues and so I planned to pop into work and say hi, and also grab a disposable face mask, as the dentist requested you wear one.
So I go to leave about 15 minutes early and tell my husband what I'm doing. He says 'why don't you just wear the reusable one I use on the bus?' so I just say oh no its okay thanks this seems easier. I feel like a normal person would leave it there?
He starts getting agitated and questioning why I wouldn't use his one, that it doesn't make any sense etc. I stayed calm the whole time and just said this was just what I'd planned to do and it suits me etc. I said the dentist might prefer a more sterile brand new mask.

I left with us in a bad place. I came home and he said sorry in a fairly insincere tone, I still felt a bit attacked so I just said that I wish we could both accept sometimes we will approach things differently. This reignited him and he kept Yelling the same stuff as earlier at me. I kept saying it really doesn't matter its just a face mask?
He carried on to the point I started crying. I didnt say anything but he just responded with 'tears aren't a weapon you know'.

We kind of patched stuff up since but I still feel so upset that he could suggest for a second I was crying to manipulate him in any way and be so cold to me.

Since the argument I have had stomach cramps and nausea on and off and I'm not sure if it's related. I feel so upset, I was thinking I need to talk to him mors today.

What would you do/think of this behaviour?

OP posts:
Dery · 25/06/2020 18:14

“Tbh when we got married I had lot of doubts, mostly they started since we began living together about 8 months before the wedding day. Things have mostly been so unsteady that I have a lot of regrets that I didn't listen to my gut instinct.”

Okay - so this means you shouldn’t be married to this man and getting married was a mistake. That’s why you’re so unhappy now. And he senses your misgivings which is probably why he complains about lack of affection. Presumably you felt a lot of external pressure to go ahead with the wedding and that’s why you did it.

It’s a shame you went ahead and got married but this is fixable. You don’t owe him a marriage and you shouldn’t stay in one which is wrong for you. You are allowed to walk away. Sometimes getting married is the wrong thing to do. I know various people who have had very short marriages. They are all much happier for having made the break.

You may need to seriously think about walking away.

Aussiebean · 25/06/2020 18:31

So you need to change your behaviour before he will change his?

And any change in your behaviour is basically just putting up with his behaviour?

Gulabjamoon · 25/06/2020 19:08

He sounds worse the more you post, OP Sad

Could there be a bit of sunk costs fallacy here? I.e. you’ve invested time into this relationship and think it will be wasted? Was your wedding a big one?

Trust me if you stay in this marriage you’ll be regretting the years you wasted on him and the fact that you knew 1 year in that it was wrong.

fuckoffImcounting · 25/06/2020 20:04

WTF. OP, You sound like a lovely person and I am very sorry to say that he is an abusive controlling cunt and he will always be an abusive controlling cunt, so you had best gather your life together and send him on his abusive cuntish way. There is a good life for you around the corner.

LonginesPrime · 25/06/2020 20:29

He just ended up getting really annoyed at me, and started pointing his finger at me saying 'you haven't made any progress'.

Well that clears things up, OP - regardless of whether there might be any underlying communication issues or neurodivergence, he's made it patently clear that he's going to blame you for it, has zero self-awareness and is unwilling to accept even the idea that he might need to make an effort in this relationship.

He's confirmed that he has no intention of changing and is going to continue to hold you responsible for his unreasonable behaviour.

So the only question left is: given that it's clear things aren't going to change, are you happy to live the rest of your life like this?

If not, get out now as he's made it crystal clear that there's no point in waiting around to see what happens.

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