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I am so angry need to vent my spleen about dh

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25Avalon Tue 06-Oct-20 14:57:52

Dh wanted me to place an order on my IPad for various cheeses for himself and sil birthday from an expensive shop. Should have had a discount but not appearing at Checkout so he rings the company. Won’t wait for me to check online. They ask if he has received email, so I check on iPad and tell him I have. Only he won’t listen, says ‘we haven‘t had it’. Lady on other end says she can’t hear with 2 people talking So he says “It’s my wife interrupting. She always does it”. Lady goes off to find someone so whilst he is waiting I quietly tell him I was trying to tell him we had received the email. He literally tells me to shut up. I lose my cool and tell him to s*d off and he can do it his bl**dy self, fling I pad down and vacate room.
I go into kitchen and clean dishes. He does nothing, and I mean nothing to help me ever. I wait on him hand and foot and this is one moment resentment overflows.
Dh appears at kitchen door in yrbu mode. I interrupted him he has code. Tell him I was trying to help but he can place his own bl**dy order. His response is “stop squawking” which made me doubly mad. He likes to say that a lot. I find it offensive and told him so yet again.
I am still seething. Thought it might help to vent. No doubt I will calm down and place his order later.

Marydoll Tue 06-Oct-20 20:47:16

I don't understand why you put up with it. Be proactive, he doesn't deserve you. This is the 21st century, men and women are equal. You are enabling his selfish behaviour.
I couldn't live like that. sad

NfkDumpling Tue 06-Oct-20 20:53:16

Lucca

It’s funny how some husbands can find just the right thing to make you see red. I’m long divorced but mine used to say “you’re just like your mother”.
It was not a compliment believe me and it always made me want to scream and throw things (I never did)

I’m sure wives do the same though...

That's the blue touch paper remark for me too Lucca. The DC have been known to say it too. Even worse on the rare occasions I have to agree with them!

I think Avalon it's time your DH was encouraged to be more independent while you decide what you want your future to look like. But it might mean he takes the wrong bowl to pick the tomatoes!!

Atqui Tue 06-Oct-20 20:55:12

Avalon Are you sure my husband hasn’t moved in? Mine is completely computer illiterate and I have to do all online stuff. Get same response if I try to say something while he’s on the phone. Can’t they just ask the other person to hold line for a moment? We wouldn’t interrupt if itv wasn’t important.I feel your pain!

Hetty58 Tue 06-Oct-20 21:14:11

25Avalon, when you say 'He does nothing to help me ever' what exactly do you mean?

Doing his fair share of the cooking/cleaning/chores isn't actually 'helping' you - it's not your job!

I think that you may have spoiled him. Time to put your foot down firmly and demand respect and equality.

Dinahmo Tue 06-Oct-20 22:41:29

25Avalon You said above that you were planning to leave him 5 years ago but stayed because of his illness. Perhaps you should think again. Life might become more enjoyable without him because no one should be treated as he is treating you.