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Moved in with GF and Immediately Regret (by Sparky)
Moved in with GF and Immediately Regret
I, 40M, recently moved in with my, 39F, girlfriend. We?ve been together for just over a year and have been living together for about four weeks.
Since moving in, I?ve become very concerned about my girlfriend?s attitude and behavior towards me. What I initially thought was a healthy relationship has started to feel increasingly disconnected. We both agreed that moving in together was what we wanted, and it made sense for me to move into her place since she owns her home and cannot move out.
However, since I moved in, it feels like we?re constantly arguing, and every argument seems to be about something I?ve supposedly done wrong. I try my best to help out?I cook dinner several times a week, take out the garbage, clean up after both of our dogs, pay for a bi-weekly house cleaner, clean the sheets twice a week, vacuum, etc. Despite my efforts, I always seem to end up as the bad guy. For example, last night I loaded a pan incorrectly in the dishwasher and was called sloppy and inconsiderate (inconsiderate because, apparently, I was trying to upset her, though I wasn?t). I?m also exhausted from constantly feeling like I?m walking on eggshells, not feeling like I have my own space (even though I?m paying half her mortgage), and the growing sense of unhappiness that hits me when I leave work and have to go home.
I finally spoke to my girlfriend about her attitude, and she admitted that since I moved in, she?s been trying to push me away. She told me she loves me but doesn?t want to be hurt, so she?s been deliberately irritating me in the hope that I would leave. She hinted that if I left, she could tell her family it?s over because I?m ?just another jerk? (it sounds like she?s done this before).
I?m also bipolar, so I?m very sensitive to these issues, and she?s been gaslighting me, telling me that all the tension is just in my head because of my mental illness.
I don?t think she can expect a functional relationship if her behavior doesn?t change, and I will leave if this continues.
If in my shoes, would you try to repair the relationship, or is it better to move on? If I move on, I?m fine with being single for the rest of my life?I?m starting to think I?m not cut out for this.
Tl;dr moved in with GF and being purposely pushed away. Should I move out or try to repair the relationship?
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I, 40M, recently moved in with my, 39F, girlfriend. We?ve been together for just over a year and have been living together for about four weeks.
Since moving in, I?ve become very concerned about my girlfriend?s attitude and behavior towards me. What I initially thought was a healthy relationship has started to feel increasingly disconnected. We both agreed that moving in together was what we wanted, and it made sense for me to move into her place since she owns her home and cannot move out.
However, since I moved in, it feels like we?re constantly arguing, and every argument seems to be about something I?ve supposedly done wrong. I try my best to help out?I cook dinner several times a week, take out the garbage, clean up after both of our dogs, pay for a bi-weekly house cleaner, clean the sheets twice a week, vacuum, etc. Despite my efforts, I always seem to end up as the bad guy. For example, last night I loaded a pan incorrectly in the dishwasher and was called sloppy and inconsiderate (inconsiderate because, apparently, I was trying to upset her, though I wasn?t). I?m also exhausted from constantly feeling like I?m walking on eggshells, not feeling like I have my own space (even though I?m paying half her mortgage), and the growing sense of unhappiness that hits me when I leave work and have to go home.
I finally spoke to my girlfriend about her attitude, and she admitted that since I moved in, she?s been trying to push me away. She told me she loves me but doesn?t want to be hurt, so she?s been deliberately irritating me in the hope that I would leave. She hinted that if I left, she could tell her family it?s over because I?m ?just another jerk? (it sounds like she?s done this before).
I?m also bipolar, so I?m very sensitive to these issues, and she?s been gaslighting me, telling me that all the tension is just in my head because of my mental illness.
I don?t think she can expect a functional relationship if her behavior doesn?t change, and I will leave if this continues.
If in my shoes, would you try to repair the relationship, or is it better to move on? If I move on, I?m fine with being single for the rest of my life?I?m starting to think I?m not cut out for this.
Tl;dr moved in with GF and being purposely pushed away. Should I move out or try to repair the relationship?
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