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Was I in the wrong to ask partner for a cuddle ?

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lulu55xxx · 17/02/2026 09:47

We have been together 5 years now.
At first it was cuddles and affection and trips and made me feel on a high all the time.
5 years down the line ..slowly it’s all changed.
When I try and talk to him about anything ..he says I’m trying to cause a argument and he will raise his voice and shout.
Hes only affectionate on his terms.
He will flip any argument so im the bad person.
The only family I have left is my dad and him.
Last night I was upset,health worries and I just asked him for a quick cuddle ..he said no.
He said you know I hate cuddling ,I just said I just needed something.
He flipped saying I had caused a argument and today he was away with work and he hoped he would crash his car and I would forever know our last night together was a argument caused by me.
Then he said he would not ring me when he got there so I would worry he crashed (my anxiety is bad at the minute due to past trauma and loosing family )
I obviously got upset and he said I was fake crying.
Anyway I apologised and then this morning he said he would cuddle now,so we cuddled In bed before he left .
Was I wrong to ask for a cuddle ? Knowing his not a fan ?
i stupidly do it when I’m sad and I know it causes arguments.

OP posts:
whensallymetmolly · 19/02/2026 08:08

His mask has come off OP, he can now relax and show his true colours, but only to you, not to the world. If you were to say anything about him then the rest would seem you insane.
You were not wrong to ask for a cuddle, it is a normal thing to do, it’s only wrong to out up with such a toxic guy.

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