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Partner abandoned me on night out

114 replies

Hanz1985 · 27/06/2024 19:01

My partner (45) and I (37) were out with a few friends at the weekend…in a bar with good music, we were enjoying ourselves, then the attention turned to a group of women sat on another table, my partner said he thought it was the sister of some social media guy he sees online ( I don’t actually know who they are) so I was like, ‘ah cool’ kind of thing. But then he gets excited and said he’s going over chatting to them and I asked why, he said he just is and put his drink down, got up to go over, I said don’t go please, you don’t really need to? Like in my head they’d probably think he was chatting them up, he comes across flirty at times and I’d feel embarrassed. He went anyway. When he got back I asked what was said etc after a few minutes at their table but couldn’t get much sense, he was drunk then he went outside to talk to one of his mates, they were talking about me clearly. I went outside and asked is everything ok, my partner went in and left me with his mate, or so I thought. We spoke for a few minutes, I just said obviously I think he’s upset with me because I asked him if he’d not go over etc but sure everything would be fine. Got inside and he wasn’t there, assumed he’d gone to the toilet, we all carried on with our night. After 10 minutes I asked our friends had they any idea where he was as he’d been a while. His mate from earlier said yeah he’s had a text saying he’d gone home. I thought he was joking at first. But no, he’d phoned another one of his friends to pick him up and left me. I got really upset tbh, one that he’d left me and 2 our friends knew what was happening and didn’t tell me. We had to walk for a taxi. They were all being off with me and I asked if they think he should have left me and they could have told me? This didn’t go down too well and his friend turned on me and called me a dickhead and a few other choice words. We got back and my partner was locked out so had to go to our friends and get our house keys from there where they all laid into me and told me I’d ruined the night and I’m a prick etc, my partner didn’t stick up for me when his mate was calling me these names and neither did his wife. I did get a bit upset and started crying. They told me to get out, honestly I’ve never felt as alone in all my life. I’d had a drink yeah and maybe a small bit of jealousy came out but what followed in my eyes was a complete overreaction, I’m confused about our future and not sure if it’s all my fault like I’m made to believe 🥲

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Surprisedmystified · 27/06/2024 20:11

So your partner has history for being flirty with women when he is drunk. He abandons you on nights out. He accuses you of winding him up. His friends are rude to you. He won't discuss things with you.
And you seem to be shouldering all the blame of the problems in your relationship yourself.
It really doesn't sound like a relationship to make you happy. Sounds like you would be better off without him.

Boxina · 27/06/2024 20:11

Bin him and his shitty mates. There's much better out there.

FunkyMonks · 27/06/2024 20:57

Yikes OP meant in the nicest possible way dump him and his awful friends this whole situation reminds me of a dickhead ex I had when I was in my late teens to early 20s basically always out drinking would get mouthy do lots of disappearing acts thank fuck I dumped him early on and didn't suffer with years of misery with him.

Your partner is a pathetic 45 year old acting like a stroppy teen. As for his mate and his mates wife I would also bin those off what sort of woman happily stands there with her husband calling another woman names and shouting at her likely another abused woman who was probably happy to have some other poor woman getting the abuse for a change.

Hanz1985 · 27/06/2024 21:07

cupcaske123 · 27/06/2024 19:28

I see! So this friend was calling you names because you asked why he didn't tell you your partner left.

What's happened since? Has your partner apologised? What did he say about the name calling? Why did he leave, was it because you got jealous? In what way were you jealous?

Without knowing the details. Name calling is not ok. The friend either apologises or he's no longer a friend. Partner needs to apologise for leaving you, that's not ok. Partner needs to tell friend that his behaviour was out of order. If you were behaving badly due to booze/jealousy, then apologise for that and cut down drinking if you can't handle it.

That's my 2p.

Yes and I think he’d told him before hand that he was going to leave, to me it seems really over the top. Personally I’d have told my friend to stay and not leave their partner, I felt humiliated that they’d all known and didn’t say anything and my partner not sending a text to say look I’ve gone home, see you when you’re back.

He hasn’t apologised, but admitted that he shouldn’t have left me. The friend won’t apologise, he had a run in with his wife the week before and I stuck up for her and told him not to speak to her that way, it didn’t go down to well and think that may be where the extra hostility came from. I have apologised to the friends if I upset them in any way. I just feel really let down and confused to be honest, I don’t think I acted badly I’m a happy drinker in all honesty but I won’t be drinking anymore.

OP posts:
Hanz1985 · 27/06/2024 21:07

BIWI · 27/06/2024 19:13

... and to grow up, I think.

Yes I agree, it all seems childish

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DaniMontyRae · 27/06/2024 21:14

It really wasn't a good idea to try to get your dp's friends on your side. That sort of game playing is pretty immature and just causes tension.

You shouldn't have told your dp who he could speak to, he shouldn't have made it such a big deal by walking off. The friend is a dick for the horrible way he spoke to you even if he did have a legitimate annoyance with you.

cupcaske123 · 27/06/2024 21:19

Hanz1985 · 27/06/2024 21:07

Yes and I think he’d told him before hand that he was going to leave, to me it seems really over the top. Personally I’d have told my friend to stay and not leave their partner, I felt humiliated that they’d all known and didn’t say anything and my partner not sending a text to say look I’ve gone home, see you when you’re back.

He hasn’t apologised, but admitted that he shouldn’t have left me. The friend won’t apologise, he had a run in with his wife the week before and I stuck up for her and told him not to speak to her that way, it didn’t go down to well and think that may be where the extra hostility came from. I have apologised to the friends if I upset them in any way. I just feel really let down and confused to be honest, I don’t think I acted badly I’m a happy drinker in all honesty but I won’t be drinking anymore.

OP what's your relationship like in general? How are you always winding him up?

Bin off the friend who called you names. He evidently doesn't like women.

Your bf really should have apologised. But I m getting the feeling that there's a big backstory here and he doesn't treat you well.

Theneverendingcycle · 27/06/2024 21:25

Op how long have you been with dp?

This is so abusive and nasty. He shouldn't go over to a table of women EVER why would he? And especially if you asked him not too?

The fact he doesn't do talking and just brushes it under the carpet and then moves on is highly abusive...

1983Louise · 27/06/2024 21:54

Don't you think you're all a bit too old for all this drama

CoffeeNeededorWine · 27/06/2024 22:00

I can’t believe anyone, is even slightly, inclined to say you are wrong. You are not.

Your partner sounds like a nightmare. He sounds hot headed and childish. It is not okay to leave you and not tell you. It’s not okay to call you names ever but even more disrespectful in front of others.

I reckon your partner is easily pissed off, goes a few days without speaking to you and often tells you things you’ve done wrong. 🚩

He will never change and things will only get worse if you have kids.

I am really sorry this happened to you. You sound like a lovely person and I think he brings out the worse in you.

Good luck, for the future.

InWithPeaceOutWithStress · 27/06/2024 22:04

They are twats, all of them. Protect yourself from them OP.

MonsteraMama · 27/06/2024 22:09

God they all sound like a bunch of drama queens, this is the kind of shit that went on on nights out when I was 19, these are grown adults in their 30's and 40's!

I think you should extricate yourself from the lot of them tbh OP.

ShadesofPoachedSmoke · 27/06/2024 22:14

BIWI · 27/06/2024 19:13

... and to grow up, I think.

And learn to use paragraphs.

Janehasamane · 27/06/2024 22:23

This is just so odd, like teenage kind of odd.

it’s also written terribly.

but from what I can see he wanted to talk to some people. As they were women you got jealous and asked him not to, he did it anyway, then went out side and talked to his friend about you.

you could see there was an issue so went out and interrupted them to see if all was ok.

your partner then walked out, and texted his friend to say he’d gone.

you then tried to get his friends on your side, and asked them why they hadn’t told you, and they became abusive.

either you were all drunk and being idiots, or you’re really all teenagers.

either way, your relationship isn’t going to last.

GinForBreakfast · 27/06/2024 22:36

They all sound like thoroughly unpleasant people. Don't think any more of it and avoid them in the future.

BagFullOfNoodles · 27/06/2024 22:44

So the week before the friend was rude to his wife and you called him out? None of it sounds fun.

migrainagain · 27/06/2024 22:55

To much drama for just a night out.

Hanz1985 · 27/06/2024 22:55

ShadesofPoachedSmoke · 27/06/2024 22:14

And learn to use paragraphs.

Apologies, some sites have a number of words and spaces limit, was trying to keep my count down.

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Hanz1985 · 27/06/2024 23:07

Yeah I will be avoiding them in future, there is more to it but I am made to feel like it’s all me, I know there’s a few sort of saying that I deserve the abuse but it’s hard to judge from the inside when I’m told I’m acting the victim for being upset. I doubt myself but feel like I don’t deserve it at the same time. I get called names frequently and just wanted to know if it’s normal I guess or if I’m overreacting for being hurt.

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cupcaske123 · 27/06/2024 23:11

Hanz1985 · 27/06/2024 23:07

Yeah I will be avoiding them in future, there is more to it but I am made to feel like it’s all me, I know there’s a few sort of saying that I deserve the abuse but it’s hard to judge from the inside when I’m told I’m acting the victim for being upset. I doubt myself but feel like I don’t deserve it at the same time. I get called names frequently and just wanted to know if it’s normal I guess or if I’m overreacting for being hurt.

You don't deserve abuse. No one does. Do you think having a chat about it might help? Maybe try Woman's aid chat facility. Being called names is not normal. Don't put up with that from anyone.

WhichEllie · 27/06/2024 23:17

I’m struggling to imagine a 45 year-old man acting like this, let alone multiple 45 year-old men.

@Hanz1985 You do know that you need to leave him, right?

CultOfRamen · 27/06/2024 23:22

I remember situations with friends/associates like this as a teenage and perhaps in my very early twenties.
it’s all a bit childish isn’t it? Maybe lay off the drinks as a social group sounds like none of you are pleasant when drunk

Lighteningstrikes · 27/06/2024 23:27

Do not blame yourself.

I really hope you ditch the lot of the bullying wxxkers, starting with your shit partner.

Get someone who is kind and deserves you.

SandyY2K · 27/06/2024 23:28

This is all so childish. It's like teenagers in a drunken night out.

Purpleday1 · 27/06/2024 23:38

God help you that your self esteem is so low.
Your partner is scum.
His friends are scum.
You are in a nasty toxic relationship.
Do not inflict this loser on children.
Perhaps contact Women's aid because you sound very vulnerable and as if you are used to being abused.

You need to leave this vile loser.