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Nasty partner since becoming pregnant

40 replies

flowertot19 · 07/08/2021 14:04

Hi, I don’t usually write in things like this but I’m at a point where I am desperate for some advice as I am too embarrassed to turn to friends. Without going on too much, the backstory is I have a toddler with my partner, and ever since having DS, my partner has been desperate for another child. He is not the best of fathers, but he does go to work 6 days a week to pay our mortgage & bills, so I guess I can’t expect him to do both.

After finally giving into having another child, things have gone down hill drastically. Firstly we decided to sell our two door cars and buy a more expensive bigger car. Unfortunately this car could only go in one of our names, and although we pay half monthly, it made sense to put the car in his name as he is the bread winner. He also has his own van that he mostly uses, and I use the car. Because the car is in his name, he feels as though he can take it away from me whenever he pleases and claims it as his. On occasions he has locked me out of the house and I have had to sleep in the car, whilst being pregnant. This has happened twice in the last couple of weeks. Because he pays the bills, he claims the house as ‘his’. Although we both own it.

Recently he purchased a dog, although I dislike dogs I gave into him because I am soft. The dog has caused nothing but trouble since day one. He is huge, so constantly knocks my toddler over. He has been with us near enough 6 months and he is now around 11 months old but continues to urinate all over the house. A few nights ago I came down stairs and slipped and fell into his urine and ended up taking a trip to the hospital to get baby checked over Angry as we are renovating the house the garden it currently unavailable to use, to it is a case of taking the dog out every hour onto the street, which my partner usually refuses to do. He allows the dog in my bed, to which he ruins as he is smelly & moults terribly, even after discussing this with my partner and crying my eyes out, he does not respect me enough to listen.

He purchases whatever he pleases, the most recent purchase being a motorbike which cost thousands, and now he will be out on that every Saturday all day with his friends. When he comes home, he proceeds to play on his Xbox.

Since becoming pregnant again I have been suffering with severe sickness and fatigue, to which my partner tells me I’m lazy. He refuses to help around the house as he believes it’s a woman’s job, and because I only work 3 times a week it’s down to me to look after our son, and keep on top of everything. Bare in mind, the house has been undergoing renovation for 2 years, so we are living off one level. The kitchen & living room is non existent and by the looks of things he can’t be bothered to finish it 😢

I have very little family, and no where to actually go with my little boy when things go wrong. At the moment it’s a case of keeping my mouth shut or I’ll get thrown out. I’m devastated to be brining another child into this mess 💔

I have spoke to his mother, but she can’t see no wrong in her son so it’s no use 😢 I’m hoping someone can offer some advice as I’m feeling really low right now

Thank you for reading x

OP posts:
BichonFrizz · 07/08/2021 14:07

The only advice i can give, if you are able to take it Is to leave him because your relationship is abusive. Sleeping in the car? Taking the car from you. Saying it's his house.

You know this is unacceptable behaviour to take from a stranger let alone the person who should love and care for you.

ClemDanFango · 07/08/2021 14:07

OP you are being abused. Please call womens aid. You need help and support to leave this awful relationship. You and your children deserve much better than this disgusting and degrading treatment from someone who is supposed to love and care for you.

ChaToilLeam · 07/08/2021 14:09

This is abuse. Please, seek help, speak to your antenatal team, contact Womens’ Aid. You need to leave this man, it will not get better.

RandomMess · 07/08/2021 14:25

I have to agree it's abuse and you need to leave ASAP.

Thanks
minniemouseshouses · 07/08/2021 14:35

Listen to previous posters OP. What you are telling us is clearly abuse. I’m so sorry. There is help. You can get out of this and you will be better off without this abusive man. Flowers

PearlclutchersInc · 07/08/2021 14:38

What on god's green earth are you doing with excuse of the male species.

Time to line up them there ducks.

wewereliars · 07/08/2021 14:40

You have no future with this horrible man OP and it will be easier to leave before the baby is born. Flowers

LolaSmiles · 07/08/2021 14:45

Echoing other posters who have said you're in an abusive relationship.
It's sadly quite common for men to turn like like when their partner is pregnant, especially if they were bad before.

Do you have a close friend of family member who you could speak to?

Aimee1987 · 07/08/2021 14:46

Flowers I think it's time you see a solicitor and get your ducks in a row.
This type of behaviour will only escalate when the baby arrives.

Do you have any of your family you can talk to? Or friends, I think talking to someone in real.life will make you realise how wrong this all is.

WhiskeyGalore212 · 07/08/2021 14:59

Didn't get past the end of the second paragraph.

Abusive.

Why did he want a second child desperately?

Was ot to tie you down .. because he doesn't seem to do much at all with the children, and he treated you like shite when pregnant this time.

Skim read about the dog ... very stupid idea and not only ended up knocking over your toddler but it's accidents caused you to gave a dangerous, potentially pregnancy risking fall.

He sounds like a idiot, meat-head, irresponsible and really not a v nice person. Locking a pregnant woman out of her home and leaving her to sleep in a car..... tbh you should have left or got him out then.

His house ..
Are you both on the mortgage or deeds?

He sounds very very sexist, very derogatory and I doubt his core values are going to change. The locking out thing is an indication of someone with very low integrity & decency. He's very unlikely to change.

You need to speak to women's aid, solicitor (might get free half hour), citizens advice about benefits etc. Work out your finances separated.

Quite honestly he sounds too selfish abd irresponsible to even be trusted to look after his kids if he has them after you separate. It might be a blessing if he hardly has them.

CorianderBee · 07/08/2021 15:03

Run, my love, run. He will get worse not better. Call women's aid, take your son and fucking run. Anywhere. A refuge. The council.. anywhere but there.

CorianderBee · 07/08/2021 15:04

Oh and open a separate bank account and take as much as possible from joint accounts. Sounds like he's orchestrated it so that you own nothing because he wants to trap you.

wewereliars · 07/08/2021 15:05

Have to agree with CorianderBee every week you stay will make it harder to leave. He'll grind you down. Get help and get rid

LaBellina · 07/08/2021 15:12

He is coercive and abusive.
Please phone Women’s Aid when he’s at work and figure out what you need to do to leave him. My mouth literally fell open when I read that he lets his pregnant wife sleep in the car as a form of punishment. That is so low, so evil, that I literally have no words for it. This is one of the most nasty abusive stuff I have read here and my heart breaks for you. I don’t live in the UK but if I did, I would literally offer you to stay in my home. No pregnant woman with a small child deserves to be treated like this. I am so sorry OP.
If there’s anything I can do for you, even if it’s just a chat to vent, send me a PM.
Sending you love and strength ♥️

flowertot19 · 07/08/2021 15:16

Thank you all for taking the time to read and reply, I really didn’t think anyone would.

I have been crying reading all of these comments, hearing the word abusive behaviour from so many of you has really brought some realisation into my life. He has asked me why I am crying to which I replied nothing is wrong, he tried to comfort me for a few seconds before going back to his Xbox.

I worry that without him I won’t have anything in life, the house is both of ours but it really isn’t worth a great deal in the condition it’s in. Plus if I leave, I have no means of transport as the car will legally be his, plus the waiting list for a council house is months. I have a loan in my name that I also took out for him, which he pays. I will not be able to pay this if I leave, so I feel as if I am staying to protect myself and my son from having serious money problems. I am financially dependent on him 😢

My mum passed away 3 years ago when I was 20, and I don’t have a bond with my dad at all. My younger sister leads her own life with her boyfriend, and my grandparents have all passed away in previous years so I really feel at a dead end, technically he is my only family 😢

I feel as if I have built up such a perfect life on social media & friends and I’m embarrassed for the truth to come out, and I have no idea how I will cope alone with not only one but now two children 💔

I appreciate your replies, it has really opened my eyes Flowers

OP posts:
LaBellina · 07/08/2021 15:17

Also, IF you can do it safely, keep a diary/ gather evidence of the abuse. Coercive men don’t like to be left by their partner and might try to gain custody over your DC just to punish you. I’m sure social services would be very interested in what he has done to you, he should have very limited access, if at all, to the children IMO.

WhiskeyGalore212 · 07/08/2021 15:17

At the moment it’s a case of keeping my mouth shut or I’ll get thrown out

You said its both your house; I presumed or was owned, are you both on the mortgage or deeds?

He couldn't throw you out if that's the case.

I forgot to mention your midwife above in the people to speak to ... they should be noting your partner is abusive and directing you to help.

EarthSight · 07/08/2021 15:18

Because the car is in his name, he feels as though he can take it away from me whenever he pleases and claims it as his. On occasions he has locked me out of the house and I have had to sleep in the car, whilst being pregnant. This has happened twice in the last couple of weeks. Because he pays the bills, he claims the house as ‘his’. Although we both own it.

He allows the dog in my bed, to which he ruins as he is smelly & moults terribly, even after discussing this with my partner and crying my eyes out, he does not respect me enough to listen

I have very little family, and no where to actually go with my little boy when things go wrong. At the moment it’s a case of keeping my mouth shut or I’ll get thrown out

You are in an unhealthy marriage OP, where you are very much in a subordinate role. You are not valued for what you do and he very much abuses your vulnerability. You are in no way equal in this marriage and your husband (more like 'owner') sounds like an absolute asshole.

Please contact Women's Aid immediately. If you leave, do not tell him first.

WhiskeyGalore212 · 07/08/2021 15:24

the house is both of ours but it really isn’t worth a great deal in the condition it’s in.

It might still produce some equity that could be your deposit for somewhere else or just savings until you can try to get back in ladder layer when kids are in school etc.

He can't throw you out if your names on it in any way.

Car-wise - you'd have to get a cheap car for yourself.

You need to work out your separated finances as a first step.

Maybe you'll get UC depending on how many hours you work. You'd be better to get UC because then you'll get 75% of childcare paid- up to a limit for two kids. And itveould entitled you to other stuff too.

If finances allow it, you could rent while trying to get council house.

EarthSight · 07/08/2021 15:25

You know when I read about men like this, it's obvious that they don't want a wife. They don't understand the concept of it at all, other than the 1950s concept of it maybe.

Men like this either want a woman to shag & discard (maybe a prostitute here or there if they have to), or they want to attract a soft, pretty, cuddly, feminine wife who is suitable to carry their babies, but in no way are those wives equal. They want a skivvy around the house, a servant who will wait on them hand & foot and whom they feel they can lord over with threats to kick them out or deprive them of basic provision such as shelter or clothing if they show any defiance.

You deserve so much better.

WhiskeyGalore212 · 07/08/2021 15:25

The loan .. you need advice from solicitor or citizens advice to see how to deal with it.

wewereliars · 07/08/2021 15:30

All the problems you are taliking about OP will get worse if you stay with him. Your financial dependence will get worse. You are so young, nothing is impossible. Speak to womens Aid. This man will destroy your life if you stay. You should be in priority need for housing as you are pregnant and have a young child.

Could you stay with your dad for short time while you sort out immediate issues?

Redruby2020 · 07/08/2021 15:31

Gosh! He makes my abusive ex sound great!
This is so wrong on every level, and I was seething whilst reading your post(time of the month probably adding to the anger!!
It seems you already had problems, and just because your DP 'wanted' another baby, doesn't mean anything, in terms of that they will improve, or do anything, just because they wanted a baby. If anything he has done that to trap you even further. I have been there, my DS is now 3 and a half, and I would never let that happen to me again, age kind of helps that decision along even more so!

Okay, things are in a mess, but they can be sorted out. You are being emotionally and financially abused, you need to get support, please think about contacting Refuge/Women’s Aid, or the 24 hr DV line. You need to speak to someone and explain what is happening to you, and take it from there. This will only get worse once your little one comes along.

Redruby2020 · 07/08/2021 15:32

@LolaSmiles

Echoing other posters who have said you're in an abusive relationship. It's sadly quite common for men to turn like like when their partner is pregnant, especially if they were bad before.

Do you have a close friend of family member who you could speak to?

I used to hear this and couldn't understand it, until it happened to me, why do they do that 🥲🤦‍♀️
Redruby2020 · 07/08/2021 15:39

@flowertot19

Thank you all for taking the time to read and reply, I really didn’t think anyone would.

I have been crying reading all of these comments, hearing the word abusive behaviour from so many of you has really brought some realisation into my life. He has asked me why I am crying to which I replied nothing is wrong, he tried to comfort me for a few seconds before going back to his Xbox.

I worry that without him I won’t have anything in life, the house is both of ours but it really isn’t worth a great deal in the condition it’s in. Plus if I leave, I have no means of transport as the car will legally be his, plus the waiting list for a council house is months. I have a loan in my name that I also took out for him, which he pays. I will not be able to pay this if I leave, so I feel as if I am staying to protect myself and my son from having serious money problems. I am financially dependent on him 😢

My mum passed away 3 years ago when I was 20, and I don’t have a bond with my dad at all. My younger sister leads her own life with her boyfriend, and my grandparents have all passed away in previous years so I really feel at a dead end, technically he is my only family 😢

I feel as if I have built up such a perfect life on social media & friends and I’m embarrassed for the truth to come out, and I have no idea how I will cope alone with not only one but now two children 💔

I appreciate your replies, it has really opened my eyes Flowers

Hi again, you don't need to wait on a list for council housing, if you speak to Women’s Aid etc, explain all these financial issues etc, they should be putting you forward to go to a refuge. If you apply to your council it is as homeless as you are suffering Domestic Abuse, they have to act a lot quicker!! They can find temporary accommodation. I am not sure where you are, but I live in one of the worse areas in London, council are awful, but even they were able to offer temporary and then a longer term let.
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