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DH too considerate of other people

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cerisepink889 · 01/02/2026 22:48

My DH always puts other peoples feelings and desires before mine and kids. For example when eldest DD dumped her boyfriend it was all about her being unkind and how is ex bf going to feel now she needs to accept him for who he is. Another example when kids were little they weren't allowed to play outside as not fair on the neighbours to hear kids outside on their days off and now and now DH has decided that DS can't take the last space in his sports team as that means that there is not room for anyone else.

He does everything for everyone else he is the first person to help my nan if she needs a hand with anything and he will make sure all the neighbours bins are out on the right day but if I want him to take my youngest to a birthday party or pick up one of the older children from a party he won't do it. I can't work out why he is so considerate to other people but not to me or his children? I can't fathom him out, He says we need to think of other people before ourselves.

Can't work out if I am being selfish or not.

OP posts:
BoundaryGirl3939 · 02/02/2026 20:09

He must have been conditioned to think like this...to put others before his family (which he may view as an extension of himself). I think it comes from low self-worth, not wanting to take up space, guilt and responsibility that is not his. I think this because I was similar to your husband. I am now growing stronger and putting boundaries down.

Valentina2027 · 03/02/2026 14:17

ittakes2 · 02/02/2026 10:09

me too - deny his son a place because it was the last one. Brought out mama bear ... this alone would cause me to question my relationship - I know how much these things mean to kids of that age.

when I was little my friends all went to Brownies. I went along and loved it. My dad saw a report on tv saying a disabled child wasn’t able to join Brownies. This was in the sixties. So my dad said I couldn’t go either. I never forgot this.

livingthenotebook · 03/02/2026 14:45

He is a people pleaser, I was the same, turned out a lot to be anxiety from undiagnosed ADHD. Did he have strict upbringing

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