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Boyfriend and cleaning

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Loulou2980 · 10/02/2026 10:39

Me and my bf have always argued about the cleaning. He never does it, but it’s been more frequent now since having a baby, baby is 7 months. It’s the same conversation everytime. I ask him to help he says he will then lasts for 3 days and he goes back to his old self. Don’t get me wrong he’s an amazing dad he does his part when it comes to the baby however he neglects the house and it’s all left down to me. I am constantly overwhelmed or angry or exhausted and I hate living this way. I am a clean freak but I need some help. I am constantly having to clean something all the time. My entire day is basically waking up with baby looking after baby. Cleaning up in kitchen, doing laundry, cleaning baby bottles, cleaning toilet. It is just always something everyday. With the babies things I of course don’t mind at all it’s all part of being a mum but when it comes to constantly doing all the dishes and constantly doing all the food, planning the food shop, cleaning literally every other room. It’s becoming a lot and it feels never ending. It’s my mess plus babies plus partners and plus partners son on the weekends. I’m really beginning to think he’s not going to change. I sometimes feel like I’m being too hard on him and maybe I’m over reacting because when he does help clean for like 3 days and I tell him it needs to continue on for like every other day. He just throws it in my face and says I have helped clean. And calls me lazy because I relax when he does his half. All I’m asking is for 50/50. Just so I did get some time to myself or extra time with the baby or even so my brain isn’t constantly on overdrive. I just don’t know what to do at this point. He also doesn’t work right now and I’m on maternity leave.

OP posts:
exhaustDAD · 11/02/2026 20:36

You actually said the magic words, @Loulou2980 - You wanted to leave, but he always somehow sways you back. There's your fix. Draw that line. Don't be swayed. You are on the right track when you are contemplating your baby growing up in a setting where mum is unhappy - It is not great, it is not something that should be normalised in a kids' life. Your partner is your boyfriend, not your husband, so in every sense of the word, it should be relatively straightforward... Of course, a breakup is never pleasant, I am not saying it will be, but you have a child, you don't need another child to be your partner, that is just too much. Normally, I would say to try talk it over, make him understand how detrimental it is to you, but I believe you are past that... Time to leave, you don't need a selfish person like that in your life.

AmazingGraced · 11/02/2026 20:42

Why is he not working?

Economicsday · 11/02/2026 20:44

Not an amazing dad.
Just another loser having children with various women, but not prepared to do anything bar the bare minimum.
You deserve better, he is unlikely to change.

bitterbuddhist · 11/02/2026 23:20

If he won't clean, have him pay for a cleaner. It absorbs a lot of your time.

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