Feel overwhelmed

[ItsTheCoo]

To start with my partner is an amazing person, however I'm struggling to deal with their behaviour sometimes. For example, if I need to cancel a date because of children they sulk, if I don't want sex they sulk, if I don't reply to a message I'll then get about 4 or 5 messages asking if they've upset me. I should add that I really like my own space, it's been just me and my kids for 5 years so when they're at their Dads I still like my own space, but they sulk if I don't give them all my child free time.

They have many good qualities, they're very generous (probably too generous), kind and thoughtful.

I'm not sure if there's red flags or if I'm the a hole?

My male friend has a girlfriend in her late 20s like this - he does like her a lot as a person but doesn’t like his life much with her around in it , as she’s so needy and wants all of his time and attention - the minute he tries to end anything she too does stuff like the OPs boyfriend and then he feels like a shit ending it - I think you have to rip the plaster off OP or this could go round in circles like this for years - these kind of people are like limpets.

It it's only been 6 months, it's still fresh and new and exciting. If you're already making excuses so you 'don't have to' see them, theyre not the one.

Edited to reflect you didn't actually say your partner was M/F, sorry