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My partner is always in a bad mood with me so sad
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OP getting in at 4am after being drunk I would be in a rage too, if my OH disrespected me that much, and the hangover was self inflicted and shouldn't get any sympathy. I would probably give my OH dirty looks if she had come in that late.
I think everyone involved is to blame not only your OH, you were probably feeling a bit guilty for coming home late and are you always on your phone? Are these feeling a recent thing? or have they built up over a period of years?
Its not disrespecting a person to go out for a night out and coming home late. Its not like the OP husband didnt know she was on a night out and she just went and he was worried.
Its not like he doesnt hve nights out.
There is no way someone should feel afraid in there own home. Its horrible and the OP should not have to put up with it0 -
I doubt it's only that which has made him angry though (not that I'm sticking up for him). If my partner went out and didn't come home until the following day, I'd be angry, why would you not go home to your own house and bed? And, in some cases it does mean the other person has been up to no good hence the reason they don't go home!
You're lucky that you don't even let him know and he has no problem with that and has to call you, I think that's a bit off personally.
We're all different I spose, what's right for one couple might not be for another.
why would they not come home until the following day, well its called clubbing0 -
Just a bit of a reality-check here, but.. do people go out clubbing and getting drunk when they're older and married with a child and settled down? Maybe they do. My parents didn't, my sister doesn't, my friends don't..
I associate that sort of thing with late teenage years, maybe early twenties. I used to find 'old' clubbers really sad :rotfl:0 -
Just a bit of a reality-check here, but.. do people go out clubbing and getting drunk when they're older and married with a child and settled down? Maybe they do. My parents didn't, my sister doesn't, my friends don't..
I associate that sort of thing with late teenage years, maybe early twenties. I used to find 'old' clubbers really sad :rotfl:
yes they do men and women - its not sad to go out and have good time0 -
It's certainly not sad to go out and have a good time! But I associate clubbing and binge-drinking with much younger people, - people who don't have other responsibilities yet.
My mother never went clubbing as a youngster - mainly because by the time she was old enough to go drinking, she was married and having children. Consequently, she discovered clubbing in her 40's, and had a fab time while she was at it0 -
There is no wrong or right about it, there is understanding each other. One of my friends goes out regularly until late at night, coming home drunk, her husband doesn't mind at all and will happily picks her up. He doesn't need a lot of sleep and will make it up during the week-ends. They don't have children though.
I have very few times offered to pick up my partner, although certainly not at that time, and I did once pick him up at 1am when he was doing a charity bike ride, broke his bike and ended up freezing cold. Still he called me as a last resort and couldn't stop apologising.
It is all about the details of the circumstances. OP says it is only a rare occasion. A rare occasion to go out, get drunk and come back at 4am because she doesn't normally go out drinking with friends, or because she does so, but usually come back before 1am?
Was he cross because she was out that late and jealous of her having a good time, or because he was expecting her home at say 11pm, tried to call her on numerous occasions without a response and worried sick for 5 hours?
From my perspective, there would be a big difference between my partner telling me a week in advance that he was going to have a big night out, wouldn't know what time he would be home, that he might not be able to be reached because where he goes has no signal and not to worry and wait for him because he didn't know what time he would be back (even though he actually never said that!), and telling me he was out for a few pints, wouldn't be later than 11am and would make sure not to have too much to drink because we had plenty to do the following day, but then showing up wasted at 4am having waited in anxiety all that time.
That's the problem, we just don't know the context upon which the situation occurred, which is what would give perspective to whether OP's partner had a reason or not to be so angry.
Its a rare occassion in that I only go out and get drunk about 2 or 3 times a year.
He knew about the night out about 5 weeks in advance.
I didnt say I would be back at 11 I said I wasnt sure and he didnt attempt to contact me the whole time I was out.
I didnt realise it was so late and if I had I would have let him know I was ok and I did say sorry and tell him this immediately.0 -
Just a bit of a reality-check here, but.. do people go out clubbing and getting drunk when they're older and married with a child and settled down? Maybe they do. My parents didn't, my sister doesn't, my friends don't..
I associate that sort of thing with late teenage years, maybe early twenties. I used to find 'old' clubbers really sad :rotfl:
Im 31 and I wasnt actually clubbing we went out for a meal then to a few pubs one of which had a late licence we then went back to one of the girls houses and had a few more drinks and laughs then I went home.
But if it was clubbing anyway who cares each to their own.0 -
How are things today Minnie123? Has anything improved relationship wise since Sunday?0
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Well he has still been moody on and off every day I just feel down and cant deal with it tbh I dont know what to do.
I am finding things hard to deal with at the moment even thinking about it is a stuggle.0
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