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Find DH physically unattractive

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Scillygirlz · 05/07/2025 09:28

My DH is a great guy. Funny, kind, hard working, good co-parent etc. But over the last few years he has really let himself physically. He was slim, now he is obese. He never exercises. He just looks a state.

He used to care about his appearance, now he is a scruff bag. Yesterday for example he went out in a dirty old tshirt which he often sleeps in, then kept it on and slept in it. He is still in it now.

All of these things are his prerogative and I’d never tell another person to conform to my standards in that way. He has a stressful job and I think he just can’t be arsed / hasn’t got the time or energy to worry about how he looks. But I just no longer find him physically attractive. I’m actually pretty repulsed by him.

I’m not asking him to be Mr Stylish. Just to lose a bit of weight and wear clothes than don’t make him look like a tramp.

What would you do? I can’t just ‘leave’ for many reasons. I feel that talking to him would cause a lot of upset. But our marriage is broken because of this. We haven’t had sex in a long time because I just don’t fancy him at all. Even a hug or a kiss makes me die inside a bit.

OP posts:
Stormroses · 07/07/2025 21:53

I'd say, I've become concerned that you've stopped prioritising yourself. You work so hard and you are an excellent dad but you're not taking care of yourself. You slept in a tee you'd worn all day. You take fewer showers. You don't make time to keep fit. I love you and you deserve better.

Then go out and buy him some really nice new clothes, bin the worst shabby ones, and suggest he signs up for the gym. Or buy him a set of weights. And some fancy shower gel.

As a family, focus on healthy eating and doing things with DC that involve exercise- family bike rides, hikes, visits to the swimming pool, playing Frisbee in the park etc.

Frame it as what he deserves, not what you find attractive.

FreyaW · 17/07/2025 19:44

Bookery · 06/07/2025 00:38

There's no need to picture a scenario where the imaginary OP is male and his spouse is female, because multiple people have already condemned this OP's way of describing her husband and their situation, and some have gone further than that to use words like disgusting and suggest that her reluctance to leave because she is afraid her children will no longer have access to the same/similar level of financial comfort borders on "financial abuse".

Responses that only focus on "what if the sexes were reversed", unless the sex of the people in question is highly relevant to the issue, are not helpful.

Edited

Lol... wise up.
It took you 4 edits to write that?...take a hike.
Police your own posts.

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