partner problems

United States
March 8, 2008 5:34pm CST
Is there ever days at a time where you just want nothing to do with your partner? I dont mean you wanna ditch them and stuff. I mean times where the 2 of you just cant get along no matter what is said or done. I'm having that problem right now. The past few days have been awful. Anytime I say something it starts a fight, same with him. Even if its "hey can you hand me this?" He really makes me mad sometimes b/c he says hes going somewhere and will be right back. Then 4 hours later he comes home. Like last night he was to take his cousin home. Well 4 hours later he came home and wonders why i'm mad. We only have one vehicle right now so its hard for both of us to go do what we want when we want. I try to work around what he has planned, but everytime I tell him "hey i'm meeting so and so at this time" or "i'm going here at this time" he always seems to show up an hour late. So by the time he gets home its too late for me to go. Do you guys have any problems like this? Also, what can I do to try to fix some of these problems? What do you do to fix your partner problems. Reminder he is my husband lol.
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8 responses
@madlees (1377)
• India
9 Mar 08
Yes dear , he is your husband that no one can forget. neither you nor he.. He kmows very well that he can irritate you like that.. Some like to see their wives upset. I have my 31 year married husband, even now he succeeds in getting me upset and irritated. he knows very well what he is doing but will keep doing the same thing again and again knowing fully well that I will get upset. If you feel that he is doing it intentionally just ignore what he does and do not vreate a scene. just leave it. do not make an issue of it. itis where you need patience and have to find out someother way to go about your work. Try and tell him to be back by 7 if you need to go at 8 or 9. All the best
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• United States
9 Mar 08
Maybe just acting like it doesnt bug me will solve the problem itself if talking to him about it doesnt work. I have told him to be home by a certain time because I was going to do something an hour or 2 later, but he still shows up late. I was going to see my brother one day before he left to go back to the marines, but he showed up 2 hours late so I missed being able to see my older brother for a long time. I dont know when my brother will even be back home again. He was in Iraq for a year and came home for a few days. I couldnt go see him any of the other time because either my brother was busy or my husband wouldnt get home intime for me to see him. So the last day I could see him my husband went to a friends, said he'd be gone maybe an hour and was gone WAY more than that.
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@jc00771 (155)
• China
9 Mar 08
oh that is really a problem as it is not so easy to solve. however as to keep your love going it is necessary to solve. i guess the best way is to calm down for a while and think about how did this come? when and for what reason? why you do not meet this question before that time. so with such a analysis you could get clearer about the reason and then you can get a key to fix it. maybe it is because of some misunderstanding, some feeling dull of the daily life together or something boring in the housework.etc. try to find the reason and then discuss with your husband to find a way out maybe to best solution, i would surggest.
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• United States
9 Mar 08
I have tried discussing things with him, but he becomes mad and starts fighting with me. Thats the biggest problem
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@Ceciliah (56)
• Canada
9 Mar 08
Sometimes people just need some space to think about life, problems or just to have time alone. In my case my husband is the one who always wants to be together and I am and always have been a bit of a loner. As you get older you become more responsible about your mates feelings, so you don't say 1 hour when you mean 4. I know that sounds like something you don't want to hear you want an answer now. If it is just a matter of a few hours here and there let go a bit in the end you might just find you enjoy the time to yourself. As for the fighting we go through times like that too, it seems like everything he says to me is an order or crabby. At times I am right and when I point it out he usually apologizes, when I am wrong I do. One thing I found that helps us out is NO YELLING. That just makes the whole situation more extreme then it really is. If one of us starts to yell the other reminds them to lower their voice and does not yell themself. I have found that a good 90% of our arguments are not as bad as we think without the yelling. Well I am no professional so I hope this helps just a bit. Good Luck, Ceciliah
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• United States
9 Mar 08
I wish it was only once in awhile that he says he'll be gone maybe an hour but then is gone way more than that. Almost everyday it seems. When we do fight there is times when there is yelling. I guesss yelling isnt the answer. Maybe we can try talking things out.
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@wickedangel (1636)
• Dominican Republic
9 Mar 08
I feel your husband may be a little bit possessive of you and so likes to come back later than he said so that it makes it impossible for you to go out and meet your friends. I agree with another person who responded saying that if he is late (and you don't need to go anywhere) then don't say anything, let it pass. Mind you could always do the same to him so that he knows how you feel when he does it! If he is always making you late for your meetings with your friends, then why don't you suggest to your friends that you meet some place that you can get to without using the car? Some place close to you? Otherwise if your friends have a car, ask them to come and pick you up. That would mean that you wouldn't have an argument with your husband and that he can't control everything you do! Enjoy your life!
• United States
9 Mar 08
I've tried doing the same thing to him and it didnt work very well. When I did come home he was so mad that he took my cell away from me and hung up on the person I was talking to. We got into a big fight and yeah didnt end very well is how i'll leave that. It is hard to meet up with friends when we would plan to meet somewhere between our houses. None of my friends live close to me. *i moved out of my rents when i was 18 and in w/ my husband. I was still in high school at the time and my high school was a good hour away from my husbands place* So all my friends live a good 45-60 mins away. We always make plans to meet somewhere in between. Also I dont live right in my town, so I cant walk anywhere or go anywhere unless my husband is home and i have the vehicle. Ontop of that we have a 2 month old whom i cant leave alone.
@monk3y (5)
9 Mar 08
This is not really a partner problem its just somthing i want to know.Ive been dating my girlfriend for almost 2 months and everytime im with her she seams to be all shy and she tends to make jokes and gets upset when i see a picture of her is that a bad thing or a good thing?
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• United States
9 Mar 08
She might still be shy around you for a while. Thats how I was when I got with guys. I was shy even if I was with them for a few months. She will slowly come out of it. About the picture thing. She might be self concious and thinks her pictures are not very attractive. Again give her some time and she should come out of it.
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@micky31 (35)
• United States
9 Mar 08
Just a thought but you may want to found out what he is doing all that time with out you. I mean him being disloyal does come to ones mind but maybe he is just hanging out with his buddy's that other wises he could not do.
• United States
9 Mar 08
I have thought about him being disloyal, but I really cant see him doing that. I normally know where hes at because I have all his friends phone numbers. If i text them they will tell me hes with them or just left to come home or something. I never text them unless I cant get ahold of my husband. Due to him not getting signal on his phone.
@crazed_moma (1054)
• United States
9 Mar 08
Mine seems to have decided if I look like a playboy bunny all will be well. Seriously. He wants me to get a boob job and start working out..... Mind you I'm not huge, but I have had five kids so I've got a little extra padding here and there. I figgure I may as well go ahead and do all the stuff and if our relationship does come to an end at least I'll be hot and can find a good s*x budy because there's NO WAY I'd ever have a serious relationship again!
@schilds (410)
• United States
12 Mar 08
About once a month! I can always tell when the full moon is coming. My husband is also one of those - oops I lost track of time - guys. If I get upset with him about it he always tries to find a way to turn it around on me - if you weren't so crabby I wouldn't stay gone so long -- or something along those lines. I don't buy it - and he knows I don't buy it, but its a defense mechanism. He cant just apologise and shut up - he gets defensive and fights. I don't know how to make him be on time, but I quit arguing with my husband about it. He knows he screwed up, and if I don't start an argument then he doesn't get to be mad at me - he has to be guilty instead.