You gotta stop making your old problems the new problems in your new relationship. You already snooped and hurt your own feelings and made it his problem to clean up. You have a 10yr age gap so it's already ridiculous and you made yourself look immature because you can't validate yourself.
I really don't want to sound mean, but you gotta figure out how to pacify your own issues so your not reliant on him having to validate you. That shit can quickly turn manipulative on both sides. I.e. You needing constant new forms of validation or him learning how to manipulate you because you're so emotionally vulnerable.
You gotta learn to be uncomfortable again, you know now what you'll put up with and won't go through another 5 abusive years. So, that's your boundaries to figure out how to navigate relationships that won't be codependent so your won't get trapped again. Don't go through his phone, give him his space, and you need to go to therapy to clear some space in your head.
You've been dating for over a year – of course she wants you to meet her family! (ps they don't seem racist and would probably treat you REALLY well)
I'm not sure what accidents you're worried about or how clumsy you are on a daily basis but you're 20! You're an adult. If something even does happen you can easily go to the hospital and not give them the right to contact your parents.
I say, go to this trip. It would mean a lot to your girlfriend and her family – who might be your future in-laws and help you to get more independence!
we have a sayimg : for a drop of hapiness isn´t worth an ocean of sadness..when nothing works try just to ignore her..i guess she is toxic and very controlling
I'm going to be on the nicer side and assume you're both pretty young. It's very likely this is what could be considered you two having your wires crossed. If she isn't completely aware of what your financial status is, it's worth having a talk with her to explain it.
“Hey, so I don't mind helping you with the bill the other night but it's something I need to address for the future. I really appreciate being included in your family and it really means a lot to me. I have no issue paying for myself when it comes to these meals but I'm just genuinely not in a place where I can afford to pay for that much food I'm not going to be eating. Maybe in the future you and I just need to make sure we're both on the same page so there isn't any confusion concerning the bill”
This is a really important thing to establish in a relationship. You need to both know that you can say no when it comes to using money outside of necessities. Do not make it about paying for the parents, make it about communication. While the monetary aspect is very important, communication is the root. Also, don't be afraid to pipe up when you have to use your money and you know what your budget is.
I wouldn't why has he asked you and not a family member? Why can't he get a bank loan or a new boiler on finance? Probably because his credit is not great and there is no chance he'll afford £150 per week even if it's just for two weeks to pay it back.
The comments are spot on in terms of not dealing with your stress with alcohol. Yea sometimes I’ll have a little wine with dinner. But I also will do yoga, journal, meditate or go to the gym. You need effective outlets.
Also OP if you’re working all day and doing most of the chores that’s the other issue. You don’t have an equal partner. You need to balance that back out because you have a bf problem too
I'm sorry your partner treats you like this. Some good advice to make your bowel movements more solid is to take metamucil or fiber. Get the off brand and it's cheaper. I started taking it everyday to make my bowel movements more solid. This should help you no matter what you eat.
I honestly don't really care about conversational minutia
Then when she brings up 'astrology for HR' topics like the Myers Briggs personality tests just respond with “oh, interesting” and move on. If you are really curious, when she drops a term you don't get, bring out your phone and google it. If she asks what you are doing tell her you are learning about what she's telling you. Again, “interesting”
Though I kinda wonder what is holding this marriage together.
So I have Pcos which for some reason flared up massively in the last year. That combined with pain from it, the dark winter, total exhaustion and up and down moods completely floored me. I was struggling with mood swings, and insomnia out of nowhere. Even when I could get to sleep, I could barely stay asleep and tended to then sleep in til like 12-2pm when I didn't have work.
For Pcos, I hounded the doctor for Dianette. That plus cutting out dairy and reducing sugar, stabilised my mood massively. My bf said it was like a buffer that stopped me going too up or down in reaction to a small thing. I then got fluoxetine and the difference in my happiness and willingness to get out of bed earlier peaked within a few days. I can still tell I have some dopamine imbalances, because of motivation and concentration issues, but I'm working on that with lots of sunlight and exercise.
I am back to being a fully functioning person again, without all these issues, and have been working and studying throughout it all.
I think you're going to be similar, but it sounds like you're a stay at home partner, not working and your partner is now resenting you for this, alongside all the other things you're probably dealing with. Holding stuff in and blowing up at you, doesn't help you at all or the situation. That part is really on him… but if he's not willing to try and work on this there's nothing you can do here.
You need to explain to him that you'd rather work on and fix these issues than divorce, and you'll work on the things which are causing you to be this way. But that he then also needs to work on talking to you about anything that's bothering him also, and not doing this.
You can only talk to him for options tbh,and family staying for 2.5 months is a lot… but when you're not contributing financially to anything in the house at all, that's going to be adding to his resentment in you not wanting them over for as long.
Honestly you can only say this and ask him. If he says he doesn't want to try, you literally can't do anything else.
so he’s been cheated on before and even though technically you did nothing wrong if you were just straight up with him, you kept doubling down and lying. I also don’t understand why you couldn’t just block tinder guy the first time he crossed your boundary? Did you owe him something I’m confused.
not trying to judge you but as a guy these questions would pop up in my head,especially the lies when you didn’t need to lie in the first place would seem sus. if he’s shown insecurity or doubt regarding that matter before then you should clear it up. if he seems okay then I wouldn’t bring it up and just work on explaining feelings to him in the future whenever something else happens.
I’m a dude, but I’m older (43) so probably less prone to jealousy and relationship games. I think there’s 2 options here.
He’s a genuine friend and good guy, and he doesn’t want to be excluded from meeting the new guy (assuming your other friends have met him) just because of your past. He cares about you as a friend and wants to make sure the new guy is right for you.
He’s jealous and possessive and either wants to size this guy up, show off, or just sort of fuck around and make the new guy uncomfortable.
I have no idea which type of guy he is. I hope you do.
I see his POV in regards to doing single-like activities as someone in a committed relationship, but it does seem like he's over doing it. Controlling and protective are very different things. He hasn't given you ways that you can enjoy your hobbies and other free time, and instead gives you his solutions which can control you. Okay sure, your single friend wants to go clubbing and bar hopping, where you could get caught up doing something you shouldn't. At that point, it's on you to decide for yourself if that's an environment you can be in, both for your safety and your relationships sake. If you know you're just trying to have a drink and dance with your friends, and not entertain other dudes or drink too much to the point you black out, then you need to make that clear with him and tell him he needs to stop controlling you. He doesn't own you. Threaten to leave if he continues.
I wouldn’t be able to answer regarding insurance. You’d have to ask the doctor’s office and/or his insurance carrier to find out exactly what’s covered or not.
As far as I know, my sister’s allergy shots are covered by her insurance, luckily, so she just has a copay each time.
Give him space. You can't jump immediately from dating to friends unless it was a mutual break up, and even then that's rare.
Just because you found it easy to jump from romantic to platonic doesn't mean it's the case for him. He probably needs time to process the fact that the romantic relationship ended.
Keep Reminding her that you love her and that it doesn’t bother you. Eventually it sinks in. And if she doesn’t want to do anything today, respect that, tomorrow will be wonderful!
You missed his games and birthdays for inappropriately aged dick? You felt relieved when he was gone?
I really don’t need to trash you because life will do that to you. When you hook-up with someone so young, they’re going to grow-up eventually. Get their own ideas/opinions when young, horny hormones die down a bit.
What happens when Max gets later into his 20s and resents you for taking his ability to be young and bang girls his own age? When the cute new 23 year-old receptionist starts giving him attention? What happens when you stop being a MILF fantasy and start being old? As he ages, he’ll realize that you should have known better all along and what kind of person you really are.
Call women’s shelters in your area today. Call the Hotline if you are in the US.
After you have talked to someone about how unsafe you are and his violence towards the dog, work out a plan to get yourself and your daughter out. The day you leave, you call animal protection for Copper.
If you and your daughter escape, he may well turn on the dog. If you get the dog out he may well turn on you or your child. Since Copper isn’t legally your property, you have to get you and your baby out first. You don’t want the record to have you stealing his dog. You need the record to state his abuse towards the dog and your fear he’ll hurt you and your child.
I've been very lucky to be able to maintain this many friends for so long, especially at this stage in life. Who knows, maybe those relationships would have drifted anyway which does of course happen.
It's just that gut feeling that it's my sight loss that's caused it.
I guess I just need to let things go, I just find it naked not to invite others when planning things as I don't want to exclude anyone but maybe it's time to focus on friendships that are working well.
Just not sure how to do that without others wondering why I've suddenly stopped inviting certain people but if I'm not thought of when they organise things, why invest the energy and worry!
She for da streets
Your first red flag in first paragragh. If they want u, they pursue asap- imo. They don’t linger for a year then swoop in.
He is a fucking jerk. Be grateful you didn’t rim him. Seriously.
You gotta stop making your old problems the new problems in your new relationship. You already snooped and hurt your own feelings and made it his problem to clean up. You have a 10yr age gap so it's already ridiculous and you made yourself look immature because you can't validate yourself.
I really don't want to sound mean, but you gotta figure out how to pacify your own issues so your not reliant on him having to validate you. That shit can quickly turn manipulative on both sides. I.e. You needing constant new forms of validation or him learning how to manipulate you because you're so emotionally vulnerable.
You gotta learn to be uncomfortable again, you know now what you'll put up with and won't go through another 5 abusive years. So, that's your boundaries to figure out how to navigate relationships that won't be codependent so your won't get trapped again. Don't go through his phone, give him his space, and you need to go to therapy to clear some space in your head.
You've been dating for over a year – of course she wants you to meet her family! (ps they don't seem racist and would probably treat you REALLY well)
I'm not sure what accidents you're worried about or how clumsy you are on a daily basis but you're 20! You're an adult. If something even does happen you can easily go to the hospital and not give them the right to contact your parents.
I say, go to this trip. It would mean a lot to your girlfriend and her family – who might be your future in-laws and help you to get more independence!
we have a sayimg : for a drop of hapiness isn´t worth an ocean of sadness..when nothing works try just to ignore her..i guess she is toxic and very controlling
I'm going to be on the nicer side and assume you're both pretty young. It's very likely this is what could be considered you two having your wires crossed. If she isn't completely aware of what your financial status is, it's worth having a talk with her to explain it.
“Hey, so I don't mind helping you with the bill the other night but it's something I need to address for the future. I really appreciate being included in your family and it really means a lot to me. I have no issue paying for myself when it comes to these meals but I'm just genuinely not in a place where I can afford to pay for that much food I'm not going to be eating. Maybe in the future you and I just need to make sure we're both on the same page so there isn't any confusion concerning the bill”
This is a really important thing to establish in a relationship. You need to both know that you can say no when it comes to using money outside of necessities. Do not make it about paying for the parents, make it about communication. While the monetary aspect is very important, communication is the root. Also, don't be afraid to pipe up when you have to use your money and you know what your budget is.
thanks
it is cheating. this is making me think you’re a troll because no one can really be THIS un-self aware
Yeah we have a deployment on the horizon so if this is a deal breaker idk how she would handle that
Yeah, agree. If she even has it in her to bring up the subject, she could tell him “no pressure right now, whenever you’re ready”.
Well you need to talk to him about it. Has there been any other incidents before you got married?
Just here for the smelly comments.
I wouldn't why has he asked you and not a family member? Why can't he get a bank loan or a new boiler on finance? Probably because his credit is not great and there is no chance he'll afford £150 per week even if it's just for two weeks to pay it back.
Is there sexual tension?
Have you talked with her about this yet?
The comments are spot on in terms of not dealing with your stress with alcohol. Yea sometimes I’ll have a little wine with dinner. But I also will do yoga, journal, meditate or go to the gym. You need effective outlets.
Also OP if you’re working all day and doing most of the chores that’s the other issue. You don’t have an equal partner. You need to balance that back out because you have a bf problem too
It really depends on the specific situation, but since it's vague, to me children will come first 🙂
That is not your problem. Tell her to go to the UK.
Tell your boyfriend, it would be super shitty if he found out and then found out you knew and didn't say anything.
She is right to back away from you, sounds like you should give her time to get over it.
His idea is actually a compromise. OP can get her dog fix with volunteer work and it doesn't come home with her to the house.
I'm sorry your partner treats you like this. Some good advice to make your bowel movements more solid is to take metamucil or fiber. Get the off brand and it's cheaper. I started taking it everyday to make my bowel movements more solid. This should help you no matter what you eat.
Don't be stupid.
The meaning of her words is:
Be done with your drama. As you were being a drama queen in her eyes.
No way she wants you to die. Strange, you got her words that way.
Pregnancy can mess with your libido for sure. Sounds like you’re making this into a much bigger deal than it needs to be.
Remember you are going to pay for any decision you make. You pick the poison you want to drink.
This is what it looks to stick to your guns. Good for you!
I honestly don't really care about conversational minutia
Then when she brings up 'astrology for HR' topics like the Myers Briggs personality tests just respond with “oh, interesting” and move on. If you are really curious, when she drops a term you don't get, bring out your phone and google it. If she asks what you are doing tell her you are learning about what she's telling you. Again, “interesting”
Though I kinda wonder what is holding this marriage together.
So I have Pcos which for some reason flared up massively in the last year. That combined with pain from it, the dark winter, total exhaustion and up and down moods completely floored me. I was struggling with mood swings, and insomnia out of nowhere. Even when I could get to sleep, I could barely stay asleep and tended to then sleep in til like 12-2pm when I didn't have work.
For Pcos, I hounded the doctor for Dianette. That plus cutting out dairy and reducing sugar, stabilised my mood massively. My bf said it was like a buffer that stopped me going too up or down in reaction to a small thing. I then got fluoxetine and the difference in my happiness and willingness to get out of bed earlier peaked within a few days. I can still tell I have some dopamine imbalances, because of motivation and concentration issues, but I'm working on that with lots of sunlight and exercise.
I am back to being a fully functioning person again, without all these issues, and have been working and studying throughout it all.
I think you're going to be similar, but it sounds like you're a stay at home partner, not working and your partner is now resenting you for this, alongside all the other things you're probably dealing with. Holding stuff in and blowing up at you, doesn't help you at all or the situation. That part is really on him… but if he's not willing to try and work on this there's nothing you can do here.
You need to explain to him that you'd rather work on and fix these issues than divorce, and you'll work on the things which are causing you to be this way. But that he then also needs to work on talking to you about anything that's bothering him also, and not doing this.
You can only talk to him for options tbh,and family staying for 2.5 months is a lot… but when you're not contributing financially to anything in the house at all, that's going to be adding to his resentment in you not wanting them over for as long.
Honestly you can only say this and ask him. If he says he doesn't want to try, you literally can't do anything else.
so he’s been cheated on before and even though technically you did nothing wrong if you were just straight up with him, you kept doubling down and lying. I also don’t understand why you couldn’t just block tinder guy the first time he crossed your boundary? Did you owe him something I’m confused.
not trying to judge you but as a guy these questions would pop up in my head,especially the lies when you didn’t need to lie in the first place would seem sus. if he’s shown insecurity or doubt regarding that matter before then you should clear it up. if he seems okay then I wouldn’t bring it up and just work on explaining feelings to him in the future whenever something else happens.
If you have 50/50 custody you may not pay child support. Talk to a lawyer asap.
If you have 50/50 custody you may not pay child support. Talk to a lawyer asap.
I’m a dude, but I’m older (43) so probably less prone to jealousy and relationship games. I think there’s 2 options here.
He’s a genuine friend and good guy, and he doesn’t want to be excluded from meeting the new guy (assuming your other friends have met him) just because of your past. He cares about you as a friend and wants to make sure the new guy is right for you.
He’s jealous and possessive and either wants to size this guy up, show off, or just sort of fuck around and make the new guy uncomfortable.
I have no idea which type of guy he is. I hope you do.
I see his POV in regards to doing single-like activities as someone in a committed relationship, but it does seem like he's over doing it. Controlling and protective are very different things. He hasn't given you ways that you can enjoy your hobbies and other free time, and instead gives you his solutions which can control you. Okay sure, your single friend wants to go clubbing and bar hopping, where you could get caught up doing something you shouldn't. At that point, it's on you to decide for yourself if that's an environment you can be in, both for your safety and your relationships sake. If you know you're just trying to have a drink and dance with your friends, and not entertain other dudes or drink too much to the point you black out, then you need to make that clear with him and tell him he needs to stop controlling you. He doesn't own you. Threaten to leave if he continues.
I wouldn’t be able to answer regarding insurance. You’d have to ask the doctor’s office and/or his insurance carrier to find out exactly what’s covered or not.
As far as I know, my sister’s allergy shots are covered by her insurance, luckily, so she just has a copay each time.
Give him space. You can't jump immediately from dating to friends unless it was a mutual break up, and even then that's rare.
Just because you found it easy to jump from romantic to platonic doesn't mean it's the case for him. He probably needs time to process the fact that the romantic relationship ended.
This right here.
Keep Reminding her that you love her and that it doesn’t bother you. Eventually it sinks in. And if she doesn’t want to do anything today, respect that, tomorrow will be wonderful!
“How will I know that if you never let me test it”
You missed his games and birthdays for inappropriately aged dick? You felt relieved when he was gone?
I really don’t need to trash you because life will do that to you. When you hook-up with someone so young, they’re going to grow-up eventually. Get their own ideas/opinions when young, horny hormones die down a bit.
What happens when Max gets later into his 20s and resents you for taking his ability to be young and bang girls his own age? When the cute new 23 year-old receptionist starts giving him attention? What happens when you stop being a MILF fantasy and start being old? As he ages, he’ll realize that you should have known better all along and what kind of person you really are.
Call women’s shelters in your area today. Call the Hotline if you are in the US.
After you have talked to someone about how unsafe you are and his violence towards the dog, work out a plan to get yourself and your daughter out. The day you leave, you call animal protection for Copper.
If you and your daughter escape, he may well turn on the dog. If you get the dog out he may well turn on you or your child. Since Copper isn’t legally your property, you have to get you and your baby out first. You don’t want the record to have you stealing his dog. You need the record to state his abuse towards the dog and your fear he’ll hurt you and your child.
I've been very lucky to be able to maintain this many friends for so long, especially at this stage in life. Who knows, maybe those relationships would have drifted anyway which does of course happen.
It's just that gut feeling that it's my sight loss that's caused it.
I guess I just need to let things go, I just find it naked not to invite others when planning things as I don't want to exclude anyone but maybe it's time to focus on friendships that are working well.
Just not sure how to do that without others wondering why I've suddenly stopped inviting certain people but if I'm not thought of when they organise things, why invest the energy and worry!
Of course it's a fucking pig.