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Adventurous_Cat763

AITH

So... where to start? My partner was recently separated then divorced when we met. Hes very close with his family and mother in particular. They spoil him rotten. He never wants for anything. He sold his house and lived at home with his mum. Im renting my place and have to work a lot to afford it. Im now pregnant. He has bought a house to renovate. He is doing it himself. He put my name on the mortgage so he could secure a larger home, as we have two children. The thing is. He never contributes he doesnt help me with anything. He is always at the house. My son is always wrong, his son is always right. My partner has a meal cooked for him every night, at home, by his mum, he drinks often. His washing is done. He has no home life to manage. Just the house to do up. He rarely comes to see me. We never eat together. I have had a hard pregnancy and with school runs and 14 hour shifts on my feet I am often exhausted and feel like id like some attention. A meal cooked sometimes, a text asking how I am feeling, what I might need.. but if I ask for this im told im high maintenance, I should respect he needs to chill out when hes not at the house... and that single mums manage fine. Be that as it may, as im on his mortgage I get no help towards any of my bills meaning im either at work or at home with my son, cooking cleaning and playing catch up. I have no time or money at all for myself and no time to just rest as im tired. He never asks about the baby and gets angry that I don't want to sit at the house hes renovating if I ever have a day off as im so tired I need to clean my home and sometimes nap.. so he says its my fault we dont see eachother. I feel really stuck as he constantly makes me feel useless for not coping better but I miss my life before, I could treat me and my son to days out, I had energy to do more and we spent time together. I have felt completely alone in this pregnancy and im constantly hit with how its not that bad, or all I do is moan... which I really try not to as its very disheartening when im already unhappy to hear negative stuff about myself constantly... so... am I the ass? Or am I being gaslit?

Posted Oct 10, 2025, 2:39 PM UTC

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