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Finances & household my responsibility.

28 replies

Sorrowfulsoul · 09/10/2023 10:54

My partner was covering the rent until June and he then ran out of savings and said to me since I return back to work from my 1 year mat I need to cover it July onwards and it’s only for a couple of months until he finds a job.

Now we are in October.

  • I pay the rent (£800)
  • I pay the bills
  • I pay for anything we need at home
  • I pay for family days out
  • I pay for anything for our 1 year old
  • I do all the chores
  • I work from home and take care of our baby at the same time. (my partner supported taking care of him for maybe a month in total of me returning to work now he sleeps and I work and manage our baby)
  • I cook dinner

I found him a job at my workplace he was on the ball with it but he did not pass probation that was for 2 weeks he was at the job. He isn’t even looking for a job? I am applying for the jobs for him and when he gets calls he doesn’t answer them saying he won’t get the job anyway.
he then lied to me 2 days ago and said he has been applying and looking on indeed but I am logged into his indeed as I am applying for them for him and checked and nothing has been applied to other than what I applied for. I struggle everyday and at the end of the month to make ends meet so my little one gets the best. I struggle to manage my job and am not doing the best at it as I’m also looking after the baby whilst working and he does not share the burden of anything and he says this is down to me because in other aspects of our relationship (communication) I don’t fulfill him. I struggle to communicate about my feelings as I feel like I get shut down or feel stupid I’ve had a tough life so I’m still living with the affects of things that have happened to me. But I told him just because I struggle with communication and can be snappy and angry does not mean I’m left doing EVERYTHING. Am I wrong?

OP posts:
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz12 · 10/10/2023 21:37

Truthfully op he sounds like a total waste of space. How does being with him enhance your life? Him blaming 'the communication aspect' for not stepping up is convenient

404usernotfound · 10/10/2023 21:46

I think you already recognise that he is gaslighting you?

How does he even think there are logical arguments? That he will get a job, but only if you communicate differently. So he is trying to make it your fault that he not working.

He is a HUGE waste of space.

Mari9999 · 10/10/2023 22:50

@Sorrowfulsoul
I assume that he is your partner and not your husband, that means that you can ask him to leave without having to go through a legal proceed.

Nothing will change for you in his absence as you are doing it all know.

He does not seem bothered by not having a job. However poor your communication skills may be, "leave ' is a simple and unambiguous word. He should have no trouble understanding that.

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