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Should I stay or go?

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Delilah7 · 03/05/2022 19:03

Hi ladies. This is very surreal as the last time I posted on here I miscarried, and then conceived my wonderful baby boy.
Me and boyfriend have been together 5 years. Nearly 3 of those years our little boys been around :)
I don't know if I'm in love with him anymore and tbh I feel he's the same.
Bit of background he's 8 years older than me, extremely money orientated and quite cold.
When we first met I was attracted to his ambition and what he had accomplished but since then I've realised I'm never going to be his equal. I'm not on the mortgage, which if I'm honest I understand as when we first moved in here we didn't know we would have a baby so soon after and I didn't have any money to put down for a deposit. However, with talks of a new house if I put £20k down I only get a percentage.... he's also constantly telling me I'm stupid if I have an accident in the house, for explain I broke a kitchen tile when a massive vase came crashing down on me, he told me I'd have to save for it and pay for the whole floor. He never tells me I'm pretty, if we argue I'm crazy and he never says sorry first. Everything is all about what he's being doing, what he wants. What he wants to achieve. He also involves his mum in everything, she knows about stuff before I do and I'm the mother of his child... But I'm not sure I can be apart from my child and share him. My mother in law is also a force to be reckoned with so I feel it would be extremely hard for me to get a good co parenting relationship going. There's lots more I could add and go into detail about but if I'm honest i just don't think I'll ever be enough, no matter what I do!

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KettrickenSmiled · 12/05/2022 14:00

He's an amazing dad I won't dispute that. However, He doesn't give me any money for our boy, doesn't put anything away for him, I have to ask him for money for birthday and Christmas presents otherwise I buy it all & get into overdraft

I've never met an amazing dad who refused to pay for his child.
He's not an amazing dad - he's financially abusing you.
How is he not paying at least 50% of his child's costs?

KettrickenSmiled · 12/05/2022 14:07

Delilah7 · 03/05/2022 19:18

I also wanted to ask is it normal if you have an agreement for him to pay £100 a month towards the car, for him to then not give it to me if he has to pay for 'heating oil' or he's had a 'hard month'. He earns 4600 a month to my 1220 a month!!!

No - as stated upthread - he is financially abusing you.

If you left him, & he had DC to stay 2 nights a week, based on his monthly income -
Your child maintenance calculation is £102.50 a week or £443.85 a month

Here's the link if you want to make your own calculation. £443 is a darn sight more than he pays for his child currently. You're better off without the selfish tightwad. - www.gov.uk/calculate-child-maintenance

HollowTalk · 12/05/2022 14:38

An amazing dad would financially support his children.

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