Should I leave my partner?

Sorry to put this in here but I feel like it’s the only way he’ll understand how close I am to leaving once I show my partner this post! We have a 10m old baby and have been together for 8 years, we’re engaged and have a house and he’s a great person. Really loving to us both and when he’s good, he’s the best. I know his intentions are good but unfortunately he never seems to see them through… Recently the things that have been affecting me are: - I’m back at work and I work shifts, including one where I’m back at 11pm after a 1hr commute, baby is breastfed but settles on my partner. However, as soon as I’m home, if baby wakes up (usually 3-5 times a night), he will try and soothe him for 2 mins and then pass him to me. Feel like this is unfair? I did every wake up for around 8 months and he slept. Especially when working?! - He always wants to chill at home, never suggests doing anything or any days out - Never, ever cooks food and even when he has to make it for my son, I have to explain it to him/meal prep it on my days off - Won’t clean or tidy up unless prompted, or he’ll do the tasks he likes without doing the ones that need doing - If we’re in a conversation and he gets a text from friends/family he will ignore me and reply to them as he thinks it’s rude if he doesn’t - We’ve had conversations to try and fix these issues almost bi-weekly at this point, with serious consideration to leaving but obviously really don’t want my son to grow up in separate households (also don’t want him growing up in an unhappy house though) - Finally, he knows nothing about the practicalities of looking after our son. He’s fun, loving and caring but shown no interest until I made him, in learning about food, how to prepare or serve food, car seat safety, sorting baby’s clothes out, the sleeping situation, breastfeeding, how to feed expressed milk and so on! He only knows what I’ve told him or what I’ve made him find out… but he is CONSTANTLY on his phone researching football and footballers, which makes me think is that more important than our child? Sorry again this is so long… in short, I don’t want to leave him, I love him and wish he’d change(!!!!!) but if it was you, what would you do? (I can financially support myself and baby so no concerns there) OR are my expectations too high of him and I’m being unreasonable as he provides a happy, healthy, caring and loving home to our baby? Thank you. I’ll be showing him the responses if there are any ❤️
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I hate that they have to be coached to be a parent. He needs to step up. Pour into his child. I mean a son is every man's dream and I hate the "traditional" gender roles when he laid up to have this baby to. He needs to do research by himself and let him figure it out alone cause you're coddling him by telling him everything step by step that he expects it. I would draw back on things he expects from you in return.

I left my ex over this exact thing. I'd asked and asked for years and he said all the right things but never showed any attempt to change. One day I realised I'd have to put up with it for the rest of my life and I just couldn't face it. That said, I'd get him checked for ADHD if you havent already. Sometimes its not that they don't want to its that they can't which would fit with him being a good and loving person, and a lot of what you've said does sound like ADHD traits.

My partner can be abit like yours, however he does have ADHD, so I really do try to make allowances for it, that doesn't mean he gets away with shit though!

@Cheey thank you for this comment! So true ❤️

@Bee I truly don’t think he has ADHD as has none of those traits at work or around friends/family (could be wrong though so have mentioned it to him!) thank you ❤️

@Rebecca I truly don’t think he has ADHD as has none of those traits at work or around friends/family (could be wrong though so have mentioned it to him!) thank you ❤️

Welcome to the mental load! Have you heard of Fair Play? I’ve not done it myself but there’s a card game where you divide out all the different tasks you have responsibility for and it is supposed to help men see how much we are actually doing compared to what they think they’re doing. Could be worth a try. https://www.fairplaylife.com/

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