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To think maybe this is not normal

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Poppy298 · 12/09/2021 12:45

Long story short I’ve been noticing things that make me feel my relationship is not right. We have been together a long time but these little things have been getting worse. I don’t know if I’m genuinely to blame or if this isn’t normal.
So for example we don’t live together he asks me to do his food shopping (he works full time and me part time) so I am ok with that but if I can’t do it the day and hour he wants it he goes off on one. Today is another example I said I would drop the food shopping off at his work as he’s finishing earlier but his home and work is 30 min from me and I was going food shopping early so I said I would drop it at his work. He was ok with this. He then asked me to call him a taxi as he is working later now so that he could drop his food at his house and go back to work. I booked one online to be dispatched ASAP and taxis in the area were really busy and it took longer than expected. He then rang me to say it’s all my fault he will be late back to work because I should have waited around to take him back home on his lunch break so he wasn’t relying on taxis. He is now not speaking to me. Another thing is I went to collect him some new release trainers I got to the shop as soon as they opened especially so i got them in time, he then asked me to drive to his work (a further 25 minutes) and drop them off. I said I couldn’t do that and I would drop them off on Sunday (today) which I did. He is now telling me if the size is wrong and it doesn’t fit he wants the money off me for the shoes because all pairs have sold out now and if I’d have dropped them off on the day I bought them it wouldn’t have been a problem. He is so angry when he says all this and insults me at the same time. These are just little examples but they happen every day. I have to apologise all the time but I genuinely don’t think I’ve done wrong?

OP posts:
AcrossthePond55 · 12/09/2021 17:02

Congratulations! This truly is the 'first day of the rest of your life'.

Let him say what he wants. Your true friends probably already know him for what he is. As for the rest remember "Those who mind don't matter and those that matter don't mind".

motherofcatsandbears · 12/09/2021 17:04

How old is this man child? I cannot detect any redeeming features in what you’ve posted.
He is using you.
Dump him or you will have to be his fuck mummy for as long as it takes for either of you to see what’s really going on.
You’re worth more than this sweetheart x

Iputthetrampintrampoline · 12/09/2021 17:06

so sorry OP I was just that furious on your behalf I typed after page 1 only been back and Lady I am so proud of you ..good luck in the future go be happy and forget him fast! I wish you all the happiiness in the world going forward.You will find Mr Right I know you will xx

Poppy298 · 12/09/2021 17:06

He has a child from a previous relationship and when he met me he said she treated him so badly and that she cheated on him and that’s why “he left” but I did see some of the texts he sent her and I am beginning to wonder if she was just like me

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DiscoGlitterBall · 12/09/2021 17:07

Well done you! When I initially read your op I thought you were in your mid 40’s with low self esteem and some weird thoughts that this is the best you’ll ever get. To point out as others have, being single at any age is absolutely fine and not something to be afraid of!

You have no responsibilities, so it’s good to hear you have dumped his arse and can now get on and enjoy yourself - even in the library loos (but don’t get caught and chucked off your course!!!).

Today is the next day in your wonderful adventure and he has taught you so much about how you should be treated (so thank you him!!)

Poppy298 · 12/09/2021 17:10

She did definitely go with another man as I happened to know the man she went with (I wasn’t friends with him I just knew who he was and he did say it happened) but now I think well if he made you feel so low am I surprised..

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QueenBee52 · 12/09/2021 17:11

@Poppy298

Never have I been so relieved to see a Poster take such quick and affirmative action following the support of mumsnet posters...

You did amazing lady.. enjoy Uni.. enjoy your freedom ... enjoy discovering who You are.. without this dead weight of shit around your neck..

Congratulations 🎉

heldinadream · 12/09/2021 17:12

@Poppy298 you are amazing, you've gone from sounding scared and unsure to AWESOME and kickass in an afternoon! You were so ready to do this - never look back. Thank your lucky stars you didn't marry him or get pregnant.
He's not your problem any more with his damn shopping (and the rest of it)!

Poppy298 · 12/09/2021 17:13

I vow to never do his aldi shop again 😂 aldi is open until 8pm and he finishes work at 6 so no excuse really other than thinking he’s entitled! Feel like saying sorry did you want me to wipe your arse for you aswell 🤣 I feel amazing after all these comments!

OP posts:
LightDrizzle · 12/09/2021 17:16

He clearly thinks he’s the tits 😂
He’s in for a rude awakening. Biceps do not maketh the man.

Bluntness100 · 12/09/2021 17:16

Good for you. You’re 23 young free and single. Go and enjoy your life now op. Do your studies, make a career, have fun, make new friends, meet lots of guys, leave this using loser in yout past.

Flounce and live.

WhoppingBigBackside · 12/09/2021 17:18

Caught this thread just now and have only read the OP's posts.

Well done you @Poppy298.
You deserve so much better than that arsehole.
Good luck with your studies.
Flowers

Aquamarine1029 · 12/09/2021 17:19

I really, really hope you've learned from all this. Don't ever allow yourself to be taken advantage of by some dickhead of a man ever again.

spotcheck · 12/09/2021 17:19

Hooray.

Now, concentrate on having the most wonderful time at university.
😊🎉

Bollindger · 12/09/2021 17:19

Mums net is amazing for polishing your shinny spine,
When ever you weaken, come here and people will help you.

QueenBee52 · 12/09/2021 17:19

@Poppy298

I vow to never do his aldi shop again 😂 aldi is open until 8pm and he finishes work at 6 so no excuse really other than thinking he’s entitled! Feel like saying sorry did you want me to wipe your arse for you aswell 🤣 I feel amazing after all these comments!

you should write down ALL those 'chores' he demanded of you..

just for those quiet moments when you fear you might waver and contact him...

A reminder of what brought you to this very good and correct decision.. if you will 🌸

QueenBee52 · 12/09/2021 17:20

@Bollindger

Mums net is amazing for polishing your shinny spine, When ever you weaken, come here and people will help you.

ooh I like that expression 🤣😂

WhatAShilohPitt · 12/09/2021 17:23

Good God! You’ve had a lucky escape here, OP. He’d have ground you down to the point where you were no longer able to tell what was acceptable and what you ‘deserved’ for being useless / thick / unhelpful or whatever other bollocks he’d have had you thinking. You are free!!!!! Free from an absolute waste of your time! Enjoy and never look back!

PinotGrigio · 12/09/2021 17:25

Congratulations OP! He sounds exactly like my ex and I had to suffer him for 25 years (complex international situation). I'm so pleased you've got out and can now concentrate on your studies and the rest of your life. Your decisiveness is testament to you and just remember that you are not what he tells you you are - he's an inadequate bully and you are not, you are so much more.

RampantIvy · 12/09/2021 17:29

Well done for dumping him.

He sabotages anything that you do because you are better then him - in every way. He feels inadequate, so he treated you like dirt "to keep you in your place" ie below him. Remind yourself of this in case you waver.

Stay strong, and don't become anyone else's slave either.

Jconnais1chansonquivavsenerver · 12/09/2021 17:33

Well done for getting rid, and enjoy your second year at uni without him controlling your every move! It will be fab! You can be yourself, no worries!

blueluce85 · 12/09/2021 17:33

Well done OP so happy to read your updates

SofiaMichelle · 12/09/2021 17:35

My family hate him and I understand why but he made me think that they just didn’t want me to be with him because of his ethnicity.

@Poppy298

Is he, by any chance, from a cultural background where women and girls are second class citizens?

He clearly sees you that way, anyway.

Well done on dumping the scumbag!

Sagaz · 12/09/2021 17:37

Thank goodness you dont live with him :-o

RampantIvy · 12/09/2021 17:38

Is he, by any chance, from a cultural background where women and girls are second class citizens?

I wondered that. He is an incredibly arrogant and self-ebtitled man.

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