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Yourcasualgirl · 19/11/2025 20:56

So ive been with my partner for 5 years, he doesn't work, he doesn't help out round the house(cleaning, paying bills, walking dogs, washing etc) I'm currently 38 Weeks pregnant and he's still not pulling his weight. I'm having crap nights sleep and I'll go sleep on the sofa which is super uncomfortable, the odd night he will sleep on the sofa but it's mainly me then I have to wake up and do everything round the house and if there is something I don't want to do I have to ask him to do things which is annoying I feel like I shouldn't have to considering he lives in the house with me! He just sits there on his phone constantly and I mean constantly! I've said to him we need to discuss chores when the baby is here as I will NOT being doing it by myself, I would rather struggle being alone than have him around me watching me struggle. What things can I make him do when the baby arrives? I can not contine to live like this, it's bringing to much stress to me and it's not fair. PLEASE HELP!!

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thepariscrimefiles · 20/11/2025 06:52

What is stopping you kicking him out? He contributes absolutely nothing, no money, no help with housework/cooking/walking the dogs. The only things that he gives you are stress and anxiety. At least if you throw him out, you will always have the bed to yourself so hopefully your sleep will improve.

It will be even worse when the baby is born and you are struggling alone. He's a selfish, lazy, scrounging arsehole and you are better off alone.

Climbinghigher · 20/11/2025 07:29

Yourcasualgirl · 19/11/2025 21:15

"handful of girls" meaning a handful of friends. I've told him he needs to go get a job, he doesn't do anything. I know I don't help myself by sticking with him. I've told him numerous of times he doesn't bring anything to the partnership, he just says he will do more when I know deep down he most likely isn't. Like I said I want a family home but its hard work.

Why would he change. He can sit on the sofa, not do anything, not work, not pay for anything & get away with it.

Throw him out. Now before you are trying to deal with a baby too.

If the house is yours (whether rented with only your name on the tenancy or owned with only your name on the deeds) you can call the police to remove him if he will not leave willingly. If he has signed anything to do with the house then they will not remove him. If he won’t leave in that case stop doing anything for him. He can make his own food and do his own washing and ask him to leave.

Yourcasualgirl · 20/11/2025 07:54

Thank you all for your advice x

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BrunchBarBandit · 20/11/2025 08:48

He’s turned you into a pregnant Cinderella

Let me be your Fairy Godmother….

🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄

….and wave my wand to release you from the spell he’s cast to let himself take full advantage of you

…. and make the scales fall from your eyes. He. brings. nothing. to. this. ‘relationship’

… and give you your wish for the future for a beautiful family life which is you and your child

🪄 💫

Starlight1984 · 20/11/2025 13:58

Yourcasualgirl · 19/11/2025 21:06

No he hasn't always been like this, he would help out with dogs, Give me money towards bills. But it's stopped I would say in the last year or so, I'm at that uncomfortable stage and I constantly make this known but I get nothing. I feel like I actually get more help from my small handful of girls than I do him! I do want a family home but I can't continue like this. He really needs to pull his weight but I'm fed up of repeating myself to him! Like i feel like it's the bear minimum me asking him to walk dogs or take bins out when I literally do everything! 🙄

But it's stopped I would say in the last year or so

So you intentionally got pregnant to a man who wasn't working, contributing or helping out round the house?!?!

Jesus these threads just get more and more depressing by the day.

soontobeamama · 20/11/2025 16:20

Why would you want to still be in this relationship, never mind having a baby with this person?

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