Expecting too much?
I recently had an operation and so haven’t been able to do my usual activities, especially housework and running around after the kids.
My partner has been off work for a week and looking after me, well kind of. I get the impression he’s not enjoying it. He gets a bit arsey when I ask him to do something for me it makes me feel like I’m being demanding which I don’t think I am and he clearly can’t keep up with the demand of looking after us all and doing housework (something most mums do every day)
He’s usually really into cooking and housework and quite attentive but just getting bad vibes from him last 2 weeks and we’ve had a few arguments about it. Is this a red flag or sound normal behaviour… Anyone else got any experience of this? 🙈
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Yeah I’ve brought it up and he doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with how he’s been acting and turns it around on me a bit. Gaslighting 🙄 I think maybe most men aren’t that great with empathy and looking after people x
Keep the conversation going. Don't accept how things are. He's taking off work to replace your duties ans He's massively falling short and making you feel like a burden in the process. That's not right.
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Red flag to me… sounds like he’s not very supportive when you need him the most. My husband massively steps up whenever I’m ill, let alone if I had an operation. Have you tried talking to him to see if there’s anything underlying this?