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(29 Posts)
Blossoming Wed 24-Feb-21 09:58:38

I would have left him 24 years ago. Next time he tells you something for the billionth time shout “I f*cking know!” and lock yourself in the bathroom for several hours.

BigBertha1 Wed 24-Feb-21 09:57:41

Mercure I sympathise I really do. I too have a rather fragile ego here that doesn't take well to criticism so I have tried over the years to get it in as a joke or a subtle message. It doesn't always work sometimes my daily simmering boils over. all this lockdown malarkey is getting us all down. I expect they feel it as much as we do but cant articulate it perhaps.

Roses Wed 24-Feb-21 09:50:40

Thanks but no thanks?

Mercure Wed 24-Feb-21 09:46:39

Grrr, not a good day today. it's 10.15 and I have yet to finish off a sentence all by myself without being talked over or cut off mid-sentence! Extremely frustrating but another normal day for me here. I get so very annoyed that I'm sure it raises my blood pressure as I get a weird fluttery feeling deep in my chest quite often! He's just stormed out the door. I calmly and pleasantly started saying, "You still have to pay that cheque into our normal bank so ..........."
"I f.......ng know that!" he shouted
I'm afraid I lost my temper at that point because the rest of my sentence was going to ask him if he would pick something up from the supermarket while he was there!

Would anyone like a hard-working man (worked in building trade for many years, good around the house and garden but not good to actually have around the house!! I confess that I truly do often wish he would find someone else! (Am I really horrible?) Despite being married for 25 years I'm still walking on eggshells around him because of his fragile ego and must not at any time query his opinion or mention that he's told me things numerous times in the past. This would cause a deep audible sigh with 'tuts', rolling eyeballs and lightly pursed lips. (Selling this house doesn't appear to be an option because there are around 6-8 unfinished projects ongoing at the same time..)