should i stay with my baby's father?

the days i feel happy with my baby's father, currently my boyfriend, are rare. i stay because i convince myself that he does a lot for me which he does such as driving me to and from work or generally anywhere else i want or need to go (i cannot drive myself until may) and he takes care of a lot of the typical stuff men do in a household. however cleaning is all me, he leaves dirty socks and clothes and fast food packaging and dirty plates and cups all over the house for me to pickup and screams at me and calls me names if i tell him to wash his dishes or put them in the sink. almost every day before we both work he is out doing his own thing and i am home alone with our son, even on weekends i feel i have to beg for family time and when he does stay with us, he's typically on his phone or locked into the tv so much so he doesn't even respond to my son or i speaking to him. i regularly get called the c word for doing next to nothing, over small arguments. i can't remember the last time he did something to make me feel special or appreciated :( my love language used to be words of affirmation and gift giving and i was so loving and creative and i have lost all motivation to do any of that for him because he does none of it for me. we honeslty talk more like friends than a couple most of the time. we've been together for 5 years and i don't know if i should try relationship counselling with him or not because my therapist says theres no room for name calling and verbal abuse. i feel stuck, we live together with our two year old. he would move out if i asked him to and has threatened it before. but im scared to be alone, and i don't know if i should try to stay together because i do love him and for my son's sake as well. i just need some thoughts and advice. thanks all.
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You don't love him, you're familiar. New is scary but you deserve way better than this trash. Get some money saved up so you can afford to pay for rides since you can't drive for a few more months. Sounds like transportation is the ONLY thing he's good for

@Sarah i feel you're so right. i don't feel loved at all so how can i love him. i'm definitely familiar and hurt because i wanted it to work with my son's dad but i can't force it.

@Sarah i just saw my friends wedding compilation video and balled my eyes out when her husband had the first look and called her gorgeous because i can't remember the last time i got called gorgeous or even pretty by my boyfriend.

He is calling you names? Girl I'd be long gone... You deserve better than that!

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