Babies, exhaustion etc are not the issue. You asked so I'll tell you, I resumed intercourse with my partner 5 weeks after a traumatic vaginal birth (yes I'm aware that's stupid, I was horny). We had sex probably 10 times per week even when baby was newborn and waking to feed every 2-3hrs. Because I love sex. And so did my then partner.
What I think about a very low libido person with a medium or above libido person: it isn't tenable long term. It will likely end with cheating and divorce.
Yeah but it is what it is. You can’t really change people. He’s young so I hope he’ll change when he’s a little older. But I accept him the way he is anyway.
You should leave as soon as possible. Your husband is a no good cheating piece of shit. Do not give into a threesome with him under any circumstances. I say this because if you do that, you are still not going to save your marriage, but now you get to live with terrible regret and imagery you will never be able to unsee. If you don’t do it, your marriage is still over because the scumbag you married won’t keep it in his pants. But at least you won’t live with regret over a decision and graphic imagery in your mind forever. Where ever you live, get in contact with people who can offer resources and assistances for young mothers. Get your husband to talk about the threesome pressures in text, take this to an attorney and file for sir or else requesting half his assets and full child support. Surround yourself with people who will support you, friends, live support groups you can attend. If your family can’t be there supporting you, the hell with them, distance yourself from their toxicity and bad advice.
Stop it. This is not a mistake. Honesty is important. A real friend will let you know you have spinach in your teeth. A real friend will coach you on how to not exhaust your friends. This is a valuable truth. Don’t back track. Just let her know that you think she is worthy of your efforts, but you have limited time.
oof it sounds like he's just kind of an idiot and put his foot in his mouth. I'm sure he regrets his words immensely lol. A lot of men also really can't understand the absolutely wild changes that happen to your body throughout pregnancy and childbirth. They just think it's some kind of womens maternal thing thats easy to accept when its really fucking not. I think it would be a good idea to sit down during a neutral time (IE not when you're about to have sex for the first time since giving birth) and explain to him everything thats going on.
I totally understand where you're coming from and its so hard. The changes happen too fast and you don't really have time to even comprehend them, especially once the baby comes. It's important to let your partner know how you're feeling.
Yes it’s terrible and you’re going to destroy your marriage. Just because you’re feeling angry, doesn’t mean you are allowed to by abusive.
Whether it’s your bipolar or whether you’ve never had a healthy living respectful marriage modelled, or whether you’ve just been too arrogant to learn self control … doesn’t matter. It’s a YOU problem and YOU need to fix it.
I suggest seeing a relationship counsellor to start to learn techniques in how you can disagree and resolve problems without being abusive. You also need to get your bipolar checked.
If my husband of 30 years EVER spoke to me as you speak to your wife, I would leave him.
The best part of being married is having someone who you can trust and depend on, someone who just loves you and cares for you, and will stand back to back with you to defend against the attacks of the world !
What’s the point of being married when the attacks come from your own spouse and you need a friend or loving relative to support you emotionally from their abuse?
As for your other problem, it seems your gf is just not that interested in sex. She may be asexual or just very religious or something. It doesn’t matter. You’re both young and if this relationship no longer fulfills your expectations, it is reasonable to try to break up on good terms.
Update; I left him. He sent me screenshots of texts between him and the girl and when I got mad he claimed he didn’t do anything. I told him I was pissed and it Doesn’t matter because it’s only going to end up with the same shit. He told me “okay then sTfU about it.” And then I proceeded to block him.
Come on dude. Your 36 year old wife was wasted at a rooftop party getting felt up while making out with some random guy, went back to his hotel room, and all they did was… cuddle? You’re seriously believing that?
You need to remember this is the same woman who lied to you everyday for the past 3 years. You can’t believe a word she says.
Don’t stay with her because of the kid. You want your child to grow up in a house where it’s obvious her dad has a ton of resentment for her mom? Best thing to do for your kid is to divorce and find happiness with someone else.
She tells me she has family waiting for her on the other side
Nah, that's not being religious, that's superstitious/ necromancy, which is typically shunned in most mainstream religion.
You said your piece, you forgave & chose to apologize; the rest is on her. If she wants to die in anger & without honor/ dignity, that's her call to make, not yours. You did right by her in the end, so don't let any guilt get to you.
I don’t think this is a crazy ask, and I hope others will comment as well with their take—in fact, I would simply show him the reactions to this post as proof that you really aren’t crazy. I trust my boyfriend in every single aspect, jealousy-wise included—he has never wronged me in any way and vice versa. But I would feel extremely uncomfortable with this. Info: from what I’m reading, she entirely changed the whole venue of her bachelorette party, just so he could attend? This is bizarre to me. I understand she doesn’t know you well, but if she’s unwilling to compromise with you coming along, it makes me think that she still has feelings for him. I don’t doubt his loyalty, but I also wonder why he’s pushing so hard to do something that makes you so uncomfortable. If he was asked to be a brides mate for pete sakes, clearly their relationship across all these years is a loooot closer than you’ve thought.
Mind you I’m no detective, although I’d love to be, but I’m actually reading this as though it’s possible your wife slept with another man and feels guilty, therefor she is pushing/encouraging you to sleep with another woman so she feels better. This kinda feels like projection in a way. She stopped participating and is gaslighting you to see if it’s “your fault” but in reality from this post despite you perhaps not “performing” like you used to…you wrote that 2 months no sexual contact was the hardest time in your life, which tells me you wanted to be intimate with your wife and the issue was more so her. I can understand being a parent is hard, on top of life’s usual stressors, but hmmmm if I were you I’d consider the possibility this is a guilt tactic of some kind. Like as in if you sleep with someone else, she can move forward and perhaps return to normal. Guilt makes folks do and say strange things. I hope I’m wrong, but just my thought.
Back off on the talk of toes, sex, chores, everything. Just park those for the moment.
Use the gap you just created to re-assess. Try to be objective and caring. Ask her exactly what “acts of service” means to her. Specifically. Do what and how often? Write those down and do them. And do them with zero expectations of anything. Do them as if they were nothing. Don't even seek a thank you or recognition for doing them for the moment.
Observe what happens when you do those things. Do they appear to matter to her? If they don't, it doesn't necessarily mean she doesn't care about having those things done… it may mean she doesn't care if you do them.
Do not book date nights or anything that will “force” reciprocity or openness from her. The point is that you're doing these with zero expectations of anything in return, and again you're trying to be compassionately objective. Think of these as an experiment.
If the experiment succeeds, that's your entry point for further discussion. “Wife, I love doing these things for you and will keep doing them. Thank you for sharing them with me. I'd like for us to go for a walk this week and just talk with no criticisms from either one of us. Could we do that?”
If they fail though, I think your marriage is dead. I went down a similar path of trying everything, just to have her complain and criticize more. Don't do that.
Yepp exactly, I think they're both old enough to know being full on drunk means you can't fully consent to anything. Not to having sex with you, but also not to you having sex with someone else.
Yeah, it's a super weird location anyways, no?
Babies, exhaustion etc are not the issue. You asked so I'll tell you, I resumed intercourse with my partner 5 weeks after a traumatic vaginal birth (yes I'm aware that's stupid, I was horny). We had sex probably 10 times per week even when baby was newborn and waking to feed every 2-3hrs. Because I love sex. And so did my then partner.
What I think about a very low libido person with a medium or above libido person: it isn't tenable long term. It will likely end with cheating and divorce.
Yeah but it is what it is. You can’t really change people. He’s young so I hope he’ll change when he’s a little older. But I accept him the way he is anyway.
You should leave as soon as possible. Your husband is a no good cheating piece of shit. Do not give into a threesome with him under any circumstances. I say this because if you do that, you are still not going to save your marriage, but now you get to live with terrible regret and imagery you will never be able to unsee. If you don’t do it, your marriage is still over because the scumbag you married won’t keep it in his pants. But at least you won’t live with regret over a decision and graphic imagery in your mind forever. Where ever you live, get in contact with people who can offer resources and assistances for young mothers. Get your husband to talk about the threesome pressures in text, take this to an attorney and file for sir or else requesting half his assets and full child support. Surround yourself with people who will support you, friends, live support groups you can attend. If your family can’t be there supporting you, the hell with them, distance yourself from their toxicity and bad advice.
Stop it. This is not a mistake. Honesty is important. A real friend will let you know you have spinach in your teeth. A real friend will coach you on how to not exhaust your friends. This is a valuable truth. Don’t back track. Just let her know that you think she is worthy of your efforts, but you have limited time.
Nah I honestly found the adoration annoying. I mostly just miss the mundane stuff… shooting the shit, inside jokes, etc. Normal friend stuff.
oof it sounds like he's just kind of an idiot and put his foot in his mouth. I'm sure he regrets his words immensely lol. A lot of men also really can't understand the absolutely wild changes that happen to your body throughout pregnancy and childbirth. They just think it's some kind of womens maternal thing thats easy to accept when its really fucking not. I think it would be a good idea to sit down during a neutral time (IE not when you're about to have sex for the first time since giving birth) and explain to him everything thats going on.
I totally understand where you're coming from and its so hard. The changes happen too fast and you don't really have time to even comprehend them, especially once the baby comes. It's important to let your partner know how you're feeling.
Start acting crazy and turbulent lol
THIS!!! My very first thought. I think he is druggy f her in order to rape and violate her.
Yes it’s terrible and you’re going to destroy your marriage. Just because you’re feeling angry, doesn’t mean you are allowed to by abusive.
Whether it’s your bipolar or whether you’ve never had a healthy living respectful marriage modelled, or whether you’ve just been too arrogant to learn self control … doesn’t matter. It’s a YOU problem and YOU need to fix it.
I suggest seeing a relationship counsellor to start to learn techniques in how you can disagree and resolve problems without being abusive. You also need to get your bipolar checked.
If my husband of 30 years EVER spoke to me as you speak to your wife, I would leave him.
The best part of being married is having someone who you can trust and depend on, someone who just loves you and cares for you, and will stand back to back with you to defend against the attacks of the world !
What’s the point of being married when the attacks come from your own spouse and you need a friend or loving relative to support you emotionally from their abuse?
Your gf is apparently a r/relationship_advice mod.
As for your other problem, it seems your gf is just not that interested in sex. She may be asexual or just very religious or something. It doesn’t matter. You’re both young and if this relationship no longer fulfills your expectations, it is reasonable to try to break up on good terms.
Update; I left him. He sent me screenshots of texts between him and the girl and when I got mad he claimed he didn’t do anything. I told him I was pissed and it Doesn’t matter because it’s only going to end up with the same shit. He told me “okay then sTfU about it.” And then I proceeded to block him.
Come on dude. Your 36 year old wife was wasted at a rooftop party getting felt up while making out with some random guy, went back to his hotel room, and all they did was… cuddle? You’re seriously believing that?
You need to remember this is the same woman who lied to you everyday for the past 3 years. You can’t believe a word she says.
Don’t stay with her because of the kid. You want your child to grow up in a house where it’s obvious her dad has a ton of resentment for her mom? Best thing to do for your kid is to divorce and find happiness with someone else.
Well I for one am utterly flummoxed. What possible reason could these lovely people have?
She is religious
Oh, um, okay…
She tells me she has family waiting for her on the other side
Nah, that's not being religious, that's superstitious/ necromancy, which is typically shunned in most mainstream religion.
You said your piece, you forgave & chose to apologize; the rest is on her. If she wants to die in anger & without honor/ dignity, that's her call to make, not yours. You did right by her in the end, so don't let any guilt get to you.
Sincerely, a religious guy.
My fiancé is friends with one of his ex’s. If they behaved the way your gf and her ex do, I would absolutely not be cool with it.
I don’t think this is a crazy ask, and I hope others will comment as well with their take—in fact, I would simply show him the reactions to this post as proof that you really aren’t crazy. I trust my boyfriend in every single aspect, jealousy-wise included—he has never wronged me in any way and vice versa. But I would feel extremely uncomfortable with this. Info: from what I’m reading, she entirely changed the whole venue of her bachelorette party, just so he could attend? This is bizarre to me. I understand she doesn’t know you well, but if she’s unwilling to compromise with you coming along, it makes me think that she still has feelings for him. I don’t doubt his loyalty, but I also wonder why he’s pushing so hard to do something that makes you so uncomfortable. If he was asked to be a brides mate for pete sakes, clearly their relationship across all these years is a loooot closer than you’ve thought.
Mind you I’m no detective, although I’d love to be, but I’m actually reading this as though it’s possible your wife slept with another man and feels guilty, therefor she is pushing/encouraging you to sleep with another woman so she feels better. This kinda feels like projection in a way. She stopped participating and is gaslighting you to see if it’s “your fault” but in reality from this post despite you perhaps not “performing” like you used to…you wrote that 2 months no sexual contact was the hardest time in your life, which tells me you wanted to be intimate with your wife and the issue was more so her. I can understand being a parent is hard, on top of life’s usual stressors, but hmmmm if I were you I’d consider the possibility this is a guilt tactic of some kind. Like as in if you sleep with someone else, she can move forward and perhaps return to normal. Guilt makes folks do and say strange things. I hope I’m wrong, but just my thought.
Back off on the talk of toes, sex, chores, everything. Just park those for the moment.
Use the gap you just created to re-assess. Try to be objective and caring. Ask her exactly what “acts of service” means to her. Specifically. Do what and how often? Write those down and do them. And do them with zero expectations of anything. Do them as if they were nothing. Don't even seek a thank you or recognition for doing them for the moment.
Observe what happens when you do those things. Do they appear to matter to her? If they don't, it doesn't necessarily mean she doesn't care about having those things done… it may mean she doesn't care if you do them.
Do not book date nights or anything that will “force” reciprocity or openness from her. The point is that you're doing these with zero expectations of anything in return, and again you're trying to be compassionately objective. Think of these as an experiment.
If the experiment succeeds, that's your entry point for further discussion. “Wife, I love doing these things for you and will keep doing them. Thank you for sharing them with me. I'd like for us to go for a walk this week and just talk with no criticisms from either one of us. Could we do that?”
If they fail though, I think your marriage is dead. I went down a similar path of trying everything, just to have her complain and criticize more. Don't do that.
Yepp exactly, I think they're both old enough to know being full on drunk means you can't fully consent to anything. Not to having sex with you, but also not to you having sex with someone else.