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Stay or leave my 10 yrs relationship

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Zetaki311 · 09/10/2021 23:46

Hi everyone, I need your help.
After 10 years with my partner some issues surfaced and I wonder whether I should break up. We live abroad since 8 yrs with no family or relatives close.
Issues are:

  1. He doesn't want to ever join me on vacation with some important people in my life. I tell him that from the overall 3 weeks vacation, he can spend the 2 of them the way he wants with his friends and 1 week with me and my cousin/sister etc. He refuses that!
  2. He wants to send our parents in a hotel when they come for longer than one week. My parents rarely visit and I don't want to send them in a hotel. I have a strong bond with them whereas my partner is very distant with his parents.
  3. When I ask him in case of a health issue if he will support me financially, he responds that first I will have to use part of my savings till I reach his saved amount (cause it happens that I have a bit more saved), and once I reach his, he will support.I am financially independent but I wanted to know if he will have my back.
  4. I struggle with anxiety disorder and my dad came for support for 10 days, when I asked my dad to stay one week longer my partner got pissed off. He was very rude to my dad and was telling me I need to put boundaries while I was in the worst state I have ever been. Couldn't eat or do anything else. My dad visited us for the first time in 8 yrs and came for care.
  5. He doesn't seem to understand or regret any of the above. We talked a lot and he said I should congratulate him for the way he handled the situation while my dad was with us. Couldn't believe my ears
  6. I asked him to bring help for the housekeeping while I was feeling shitty and he refused with shouting and telling me I should get rid of my perfectionist tendency. I just wanted to test his support and love one more time and he failed.
It's my first long term relationship and I really don't know whether I should try any longer or I should just leave. What do you guys advise? Thank you dears
OP posts:
Cascascascas · 10/10/2021 02:48

@Zetaki311

You don’t sound happy sorry you are sad.
I guess he knows that.

Sounds like you both need to communicate.

UnLunDun · 10/10/2021 05:20

“I just wanted to test his love and support”, after 10 years you clearly don’t feel cherished and that’s what matters, not anyone else’s opinion. Life is so damned short.
I was with exH for ten years when it became unexpectedly awful after my Mother passed away, he actually accused me of having an affair that night as my reaction/grief was not how he thought it should be. It took me a while to accept I had been flogging a dead horse all those years and actually he thought very little of me, had controlled me, isolated me. I left, and was blessed to later meet my absolutely lovely DH, who truly does care…what I had with ex was crumbs of what a committed relationship can be like.
Are you happy? Do you feel warm inside at the thought of coming home to your DH? Is he your best friend?

Lullaby88 · 10/10/2021 05:48

Seems like u are 2 very different people on very different pages on what u want out of married life. Ur father coming over for example would mean the world to u but for ur husband it may have felt suffocating having his inlaws round and hard for him. U either work together and compromise or leave.

IndecentCakes · 10/10/2021 05:57

It's hard to tell - without his side. I have to admit I would hate to keep having people stay for ages, though.

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