My partner can’t ever offer any emotional support. He never has any encouraging words or advice the only thing he does his try to downplay situations or explain them away as something not to worry about. This is for every situation in our lives.
For example our DD (1 year old) has been ill the last few days, when I first brought it up to him that I think she’s getting poorly he tried to explain it away as just the weather changing
. If she has a rash to him it isn’t a rash (she has allergies), he doesn’t even believe she has true food allergies. She’s been very poorly and crying and he just stands there watching me tend to her, no advice, no concern and never does anything proactive to help the situation he’s just standing there in the way. He’s exactly the same when I’m ill or stressed about something yet when he is ill he throws a strop like a child if I don’t show concern or “look after him”. I feel like I get absolutely nothing from him emotionally.
He’s always been this way so I know he’s not going to change but I just find it very odd especially now we have a child.