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Conan1987 · 15/06/2021 10:16

Long story but I really need good advice.

We were perfect, had an incredible relationship and were so happy that strangers in restaurants would come over and say we looked so in love and so perfect for eachother.

Friday night: both a little drunk. My partner said something mean to me which really upset me, I was then told "don't worry itll be fine on the morning", as if my hurt was being ignored and brushed to the side. Later when I lay in bed ready to sleep she calmly asked whats wrong? I responded with a lot of emotion and told her I won't accept how I'm being treated, its not right to be horrible to someone then tell them my feeling won't matter in the morning.. it turns out she was secretly recording me. She showed me the video and she was calmly speaking to me and I was so upset and shouting about how she can't do this to me/us. I then found out she was secretly recording me and lost it. I told her its unacceptable and does she realise what she did. I repeated myself for 2 hours as she seemingly was not getting it. I got louder and more upset the longer she 'didnt get what she did was wrong.' Eventually she called her mother who came at 4am to collect her, she left as she said she didn't feel safe as I was yelling for so long. (No threats of violence, no aggression, never laid hands on a woman in my life. Despite being physically abused myself in a previous relationship.)

Next day she pretty much is trying to break up with me. She realised she did something wrong and stayed over we talked hugged and made love.

Since this point I am walking on eggshells, I have been shouted at and "talked to" for hours about little things i say. After two hours of talking to me about how I need to think before I speak to her. She literally was the definition of hypocritical and spoke to me the way she was just telling me not to speak to her.

We made up and said we now both can empathise with eachother better. We can discuss things reasonably and are better overall for this.

This morning I woke up and hugged her, she shouted at me as it "disturbed her comfort". I got upset as I just tried to hug and walked off to get a shower. She then sat there fuming about my reaction and how could I not understand she needs her sleep for a job interview today. I apologised that I disturbed her and tried to be amicable and tell her it was a hug I was trying to comfort and love you.

I left for work, I was late.. I sent her video messages wishing her good luck and telling her I love her. She didn't reply, she then changed her social media pictures from us to her and her family.

Is this emotional abuse? I have never ever been so in love, been so compatible with someone on every single level as her. She is the same with me. I am 34, she is 21 and I thought was very mature. We always worked things out and were reasonable. This time its different. My whole family are putting pressure on me to break up with her, but they are bias as I was in a physical, emotional and financially abusive relationship before.

I need to know if it is abusive and if so
Could she see truth and stop it forever. Or is it a red flag and I should break it off before a child gets brought in or marriage occurs.

Help me please. I just started my dream job one day ago and its affecting me so badly its bleeding into my professional career. Thank you.

OP posts:
Yellowbrickrobe · 15/06/2021 10:19

You both sound incredibly immature.

Quartz2208 · 15/06/2021 10:22

It sounds very toxic and I think the age gap means you are in different places and your background means that an immature 21 year old is not what you want or need at all. Nothing about this sounds like a compatible relationship

CrazyNeighbour · 15/06/2021 10:35

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BrownTableMat · 15/06/2021 11:02

Too intense.

Cockenspiel · 15/06/2021 11:07

You both sound like complete drama llama's.

Aprilx · 15/06/2021 11:09

You don’t sound remotely compatible. It is really hard to make any other judgements here, you both sound intense.

Justcallmebebes · 15/06/2021 11:34

Very immature and way too much drama. To be honest, until I got to the end and saw your age, I thought this was a couple of kids!

Do not bring children into this

CafeMochaVodkaValiumLate · 15/06/2021 11:37

I could not be arsed with either of you. Please don't have babies.

username0489 · 15/06/2021 11:50

I repeated myself for 2 hours as she seemingly was not getting it. I got louder and more upset the longer she 'didnt get what she did was wrong.'

That's abusive right there OP. She called her mother out to get her at 4am because you were shouting at her for 2 hours repeating yourself.

Why is she recording you? Sounds like she feels gaslit or is trying to prove something to you.

You need to do some work on yourself as you obviously don't know how a loving relationship works. You woke her up with your 'loving hugs' and she was upset as she wanted to sleep. Most people are upset if they are woken up early. You're not showing her consideration there. You then got upset and stormed off when she explained why she was upset.

The loved up feeling happens at the beginning of a relationship when you are full of oxytocin, real love develops over time.

Chikapu · 15/06/2021 12:05

I was seriously expecting you to say you're both 15! Do you not bring a child into this shit show.

Shehasadiamondinthesky · 15/06/2021 13:21

This sounds insane, so incredibly immature, true love, drama, shouting, you both need to grow up and then try a relationship with someone else.

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