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Should I stay with him or not

8 replies

TheLimeKoala · 08/02/2024 01:25

I need help. Me and my partner don’t live together anymore due to having a baby and 4 days postpartum he was arguing with me calling names again not helping or supporting me. we have been together 5 years but I really do not know if I still want to be with him I love him but I don’t think we can ever repair our relationship as it has never been good (except from the honeymoon phase) I’ve tried to break up a few times but he messaged a day or 2 later as if nothing happened and I always give in.

we smoked weed together everyday until I found out I was pregnant I stopped straight away. My partner promised to stop but never has he did cut down a lot but now we are living apart I have no clue how much he smokes. He said to me the other day he had been at his friends and his girlfriend let’s him smoke bongs out the window with baby in the other room and I would never let him do that 🤢like I don’t know if he was trying to ask my permission but he’s right I don’t want him dealing with baby when stoned😡

It’s sound really mean but I just see him as really stupid I’m constantly explaining everything to him he will ask me something then when I answer he really cheekily says “yeah I know” it pisses me off.
he constantly calls me names if we have an argument he hates my family the don’t like him either and even on days I don’t see him he thinks I should run everything I’m doing past him if it involves them. For example I left my pram bag at my aunts I called her to ask her if she could drop it off as we were going out, after the call he’s questioning me about when I was with her what was I doing and you can tell he’s annoyed. it’s the same every-time even if I let him know beforehand. Should I have to check with him every-time I do something with our daughter?

he moans constant because I don’t hug and kiss him only have sex sometimes but to be honest I really don’t feel like hugging and kissing him😣

there is more but I know nobody will read it all if it’s too long so if you need more to help I can provide

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Aquamarine1029 · 08/02/2024 01:30

I don’t think we can ever repair our relationship as it has never been good

Then stop wasting even more of your life on this idiot. Stop being your own worst enemy and want more for yourself and your child than this shit. The choice is yours.

HarrietTheFireStarter · 08/02/2024 01:45

Look back on what you've written. Does it sound like a relationship worth saving? (Hint: 👎)

DPotter · 08/02/2024 02:18

Oh Limekoala - please take it from someone who's been around the block a few times - I don't need more information to say - throw this one back, he's not the right one for you.

he's smoking weed - not good
he's coercing you into having sex - very not good
he calls you names and dis's your family - shows he doesn't like you, or respect you let alone love you. Bad bad bad
he tries to control what you do with your child - for the sake of clarity - no you don't have to run anything past him about how you care for your child for normal day to day stuff. very bad

I'm guessing he's on the child's birth certificate which does give him parental responsibility, but just on the off chance you haven't registered the baby's birth yet - please don't give the child his name.

yhk · 08/02/2024 02:21

Based solely on what you've written here... no, you should not stay with him.

wellhello24 · 08/02/2024 03:49

Leave

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 08/02/2024 10:54

Get rid of him seriously. You have a child now
That's your focus, this man will never ever make you happy.

Similar thing happened to me during pregnancy/ when I needed him to step up and support me he didn't, looking back he never did really I just didn't need him until then. There are much better men out there

Watchkeys · 08/02/2024 11:17

A yes or no question: Do you want to spend the majority of your life with someone who treats you the way he does?

mnuser97427 · 09/02/2024 10:18

How old are you?

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