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What would you think of this text exchange?

17 replies

Tealbox · 02/11/2025 20:22

Mid text conversation. Partner of 4yrs. Both in forties…
Me: Actually I’m wifey material
Him: 800 boyfriends and only one married you?
Me: A few boyfriends and one I chose to marry!
Him: If you say so
Him: Definitely more than a few 🤔

OP posts:
Bittenonce · 02/11/2025 20:25

What do I think? I’m asking ‘where’s the respect? What does he really want?’

Tealbox · 02/11/2025 20:28

I’m just speechless. Haven’t been in contact with him since yesterday and don’t want to, but wondering if I was overreacting.

OP posts:
LoveSandbanks · 02/11/2025 20:29

He’s a misogynist who thinks you’ve slept with too many blokes.

he has limited respect for you.

LoveSandbanks · 02/11/2025 20:29

And why the fuck does anyone want to be “wifey material”?

NuffSaidSam · 02/11/2025 20:31

I think it was a bit of jokey banter, but you clearly don't and this is why context and knowing the full backstory is so important.

Four years is a long time. Is this the latest in a long line of unpleasant behaviour or totally out of character?

ResusciAnnie · 02/11/2025 20:32

I think you're both too old for this bullshit.

Tealbox · 02/11/2025 20:39

I suppose it’s just the last straw in my mental scale of what I’m able to tolerate. He went to the Tony Robinson March. Keeps blaming my hormones when I ask him to be accountable, makes derogatory comments about overweight women etc etc

OP posts:
localnotail · 02/11/2025 20:39

He's one of those old school twats who separates women into two categories - "good to shag" and "good to marry". You are clearly good to shag but not good enough to marry. Nice.

localnotail · 02/11/2025 20:39

Tealbox · 02/11/2025 20:39

I suppose it’s just the last straw in my mental scale of what I’m able to tolerate. He went to the Tony Robinson March. Keeps blaming my hormones when I ask him to be accountable, makes derogatory comments about overweight women etc etc

OMG why are you even asking. Bin the cunt.

SlightlyBruisedApple · 02/11/2025 20:47

Tealbox · 02/11/2025 20:39

I suppose it’s just the last straw in my mental scale of what I’m able to tolerate. He went to the Tony Robinson March. Keeps blaming my hormones when I ask him to be accountable, makes derogatory comments about overweight women etc etc

Why on earth were you trying to persuade this horrorshow, or indeed anyone else, that you’re ’wifey material’?

BobbieTables · 02/11/2025 20:50

The Tommy Robinson stuff is enough to dump him, but yeah that as context to your texts suggests you're shagging a racist misogynist.

outerspacepotato · 02/11/2025 20:57

localnotail · 02/11/2025 20:39

OMG why are you even asking. Bin the cunt.

Oooooo, misogynist and DARVO.

Life's too short and his list of shittery is too long.

Sorry, wrong quote.

"Keeps blaming my hormones when I ask him to be accountable, makes derogatory comments about overweight women etc etc"

FrodoBiggins · 02/11/2025 21:00

Being a racist is the important thing OP. Dump him for that (although you already knew that, and didn't dump him)

The text thing is meh. If my DP said it I would take it as a joke because he would be joking. If he was a racist misogynistic prick I would take it badly.

Bittenonce · 02/11/2025 21:01

He doesn’t sound like a man you (or anyone else) would want as a friend. So why would you want him as anything else??

Pollqueen · 02/11/2025 21:01

He sounds really disrespectful and misogynistic

FrodoBiggins · 02/11/2025 21:02

Tealbox · 02/11/2025 20:39

I suppose it’s just the last straw in my mental scale of what I’m able to tolerate. He went to the Tony Robinson March. Keeps blaming my hormones when I ask him to be accountable, makes derogatory comments about overweight women etc etc

You can tolerate racism, islamophobia and misogyny about other women, but draw the line at not being "wifey" material in his eyes?
Grim.

MoominMai · 02/11/2025 21:17

@Tealbox The man’s doing you a favour by repeatedly showing you who he is. Yet you’re still with him and asking MN if you’re over reacting? 🤦🏻‍♀️

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