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Respecting private space

(27 Posts)
welbeck Wed 11-Jan-23 16:32:38

do you have to stay with him ?

Nanagem Wed 11-Jan-23 16:28:22

My husband and I have separate rooms, partly because neither of us sleep well and disturb each other, but also because over the years we have drifted apart.

I know we all have our faults, and I’m sure I have many, but my husband, always been difficult, he’s always needed company, never happy on his own and over the years has become very controlling. I have, until he retired, always loved his company, and I think I just over looked his controlling manner.

Things came to ahead a couple of years ago, and we agreed to separate rooms, separate space so we’re not together 24/7.

I never go in his room or he mine without invitation, then last week, he lost a document. I told him I didn’t have it, I believed the last time I’d seen it was on the desk in the study. Five minutes later I found him going through my bedside cabinet, then my jewellery box. I confronted him, and he insisted he was just looking for the documents! In my bedroom ?. Today I went in my room to find him going through my dressing table, apparently looking for a hair dryer to shrink some wires or something, I told him he was welcome to borrow it, but would it not be polite to ask me ?, I would never just go get something from his room even if I knew where it was.

He’s now adamant I must be keeping secrets, I would love to know what, my life is very boring and he’s with me everyday all day so 🤷🏼‍♀️

Am I being unreasonable?