My DH is annoyed with me. I have no idea why. This is not unusual. We texted today whilst he was at work and I sensed something was 'off' but I wasn't picking up just how 'huffy' he is on this particular occasion. He came in from work obviously in a mood. I asked what was wrong, he ignored me and walked upstairs.
I used to ask over and over 'whats wrong' , 'have I upset you' etc and he would continue to say 'nothing's wrong' and then after a time he may say what was actually wrong, or I may never find out what was wrong. I decided to stop asking over and over and last time he huffed, I just ignored him. He apologised the next day.
I am ignoring him tonight and we'll see what happens. His behaviour is obviously childish but I also think its bullying. He doesn't agree. His parents could huff with each other for days,- I think his dad maybe prided himself on how long he could huff for, so this has probably influenced his view of it.
Any suggestions as to other ways of reacting to his behaviour?
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Husband in a huff
cheesersqueezer · 22/10/2020 19:40
Mumrunlove · 19/11/2022 22:14
Wow, I know this thread is old however when I typed up "why is my husband constantly huffing" for a bit of advice this was the top hit.
I started reading with familiarity of what was being described and this quickly turned to tears as I realised how cruel and wrong the behaviour is.
One posted made mentioned of how her husband often huffed until they had sex then he'd be happy again for a while but it happened again soon thereafter.
This describes my situation to a t!!! He constantly tells me I don't give him enough attention and intimacy. We both work full time and have 2 kids so yeah it might not happen as often as he'd like but it's not like it's non existent.
When I ask him why he huffs and causes me to walk on egg shells he turns it on me and says it's my lack of affection making him this way. I've tried talking to him about how his moods effect the whole household but it falls on deaf ears and I'm told it's my fault
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