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Sister thinks bf is rude & arrogant to me

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rainbowslollipops · 14/06/2013 07:15

I went to see her yesterday with bf and we were talking & I corrected him over something that is a habit that I have. He wanted to make it aware that he was right and I was wrong so (what sounded to me like a joke) repeatedly told me to "shut up". Now, I could tell by the look on my sisters face that she didn't approve with him butting in on me saying something and telling me to shut up but I moved to another subject. She thinks he's rude because he said hello to my dad & her partner but didn't say anything else to them or engage in conversation with them afterwards. In fairness he could have done and did have chances to but I put it down to him just not wanting to. I know my sister doesn't approve of him because he is quite competitive and very much "if it's not perfect in my eyes it's not perfect at all". Little things bother him. For example if there's no bacon that he likes in the shop, he'll continually say how upset and pissed off he is. That to me isn't something to be pissed about. My sister said she thinks he's arrogant, stuck up & in his own bubble where he's right and everyone else is wrong. She said he makes excuses, won't accept where he's wrong and that if I answer back with my opinion and he sticks to his opinion he'll turn it into an argument. I hadn't noticed this but I nad noticed that Yesterday he seemed a bit grumpy. I can see what she means. He's not horrible to me but I can see how she means. I do feel silly when he tells me to shut up and when I tell him not to talk to me like that he laughs and says hes joking and he's sorry. He also won't take anything I say seriously. He laughs about everything that's serious to me and it makes me feel like I'm thick. Urgh I don't want to go through a break up tbh. We've been together 2yrs, he gets on with dd and I would just like to be settled with that. Sad

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rainbowslollipops · 14/06/2013 07:15

I could have done with a few paragraphs in that.

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DTisMYdoctor · 14/06/2013 07:25

A loving partner is respectful and makes you feel good about yourself - they don't tell you to shut up and make you feel thick.

Not wanting to go through a break up isn't a good enough reason to stay with something. He may get on with your dd, but what impact will it have on her if she grows up watching him treat you badly?

I'm not a LTB type, but if I were you, I'd have a good hard think about whether I wanted to live with him for the next 40+ years. If not, for your own and your daughter's sake, get out ! You don't have to settle with what you've got.

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AttilaTheMeerkat · 14/06/2013 07:26

Your man has a lot of red flags surrounding him.

Why are you together at all, what do you get from this relationship, what needs of yours are being met here?. Yes your needs.

Sometimes others can see things more clearly than those who are in the middle of it. Stop making excuses for him as well, why are you making excuses for him?.

Well if you do not want to go through a break up (though goodness knows why you do not if he is like this because such behaviour only gets worse over time) then your only choice is to put up with him. You could do far better however re a choice of man, all this man is doing is dragging you down with him by association. He will drag your child down as well. In your case it is far better to be alone than to be badly accompanied.

He probably gets on with DD because she is easy to control. These men like women who do not or cannot answer back He does not take you seriously. Repeating "shut up" to you does not sound like a joke at all. He is saying, "get back in your box you and stay there".

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 14/06/2013 07:28

I'd listen to your sister. He sounds worse than rude, he sounds like an arrogant bully. Telling someone to shut up is not 'joking' it's offensive and unacceptable. Ignoring what you say, making you feel stupid or laughing at your opinions is offensive and disrespectful in the extreme. How can you say 'he's not horrible to me' when he treats you with such contempt?

This thing about 'if it's not perfect in his eyes... etc' and making a big fuss about the wrong kind of bacon... he sounds petty, obnoxious and your sister is quite right to point it out. Does this 'upset and pissed off' act make you feel like you should be making an effort to make him happy? Do you feel responsible for keeping him sweet? Does he embarrass you by being rude to your Dad and his partner? Do you avoid talking about certain things to him because he'll tell you to 'shut up' or make you feel stupid?

'He gets on with DD' is a poor reason to keep letting this man treat you this way. Listen to your sister.

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 14/06/2013 07:29

Please read this article

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rainbowslollipops · 14/06/2013 07:33

Its only since yesterday I had started thinking that actually my sister is right. I don't know if anyone else has picked it up but just not said anything out of fear of upsetting me but I think yours right & so is my sister. I've never been treated like this so it's hard to see what's his true colours and what's a one off. This is going to sound weird cause I don't usually go by what horoscopes say but I.was reading magazine and mine said something along the lines of your relationship will make you reconsider what you want for your future & yourself. And it has.

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tribpot · 14/06/2013 07:35

He also won't take anything I say seriously. He laughs about everything that's serious to me and it makes me feel like I'm thick.

Would you - in a million years - want your DD to be with someone like that? If no, best not demonstrate to her that mummy settled for it when she was growing up.

You've made a whole bunch of excuses for him in your OP that don't even make sense: your sister thinks he's rude for not talking to your dad, you excuse it with 'well he didn't want to talk to him'. Er, so he was rude, then.

Disrespectful - especially of you - arrogant and over-opinionated. Personally I think this is a fish to throw back in the sea.

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AnyFucker · 14/06/2013 07:35

Listen to your sister

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Branleuse · 14/06/2013 07:39

i think your sister is right actually :(

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Hissy · 14/06/2013 07:39

I think your sister has a point.

2years is round about thé time that many abusive traits start to come out.

For your sister to say something, she's thought it for a while.

No-one wants to go through a break up, but that should never be the reason to stay with someone.

You're worth more than this guy, so is your DD.

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YouStayClassySanDiego · 14/06/2013 07:40

Don't settle with someone just because he gets on well with your dd.

I think your Sister is right and that he is a twat.

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ginslinger · 14/06/2013 07:42

Your sister is right. Dump him as fast as you can.

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Lweji · 14/06/2013 07:43

Another one firmly siding with your sister.

Do you live together?

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rainbowslollipops · 14/06/2013 07:46

Thankfully we don't live together though have considered it. I never ever thought I'd be in an abusive relationship. I thought they only consisted of physical abuse. If I was ever physically abused I know I'd leave. So why am I letting this happen? I don't allow people to treat me like this at work. I feel like such a twunt to not see this sooner. I don't want dd to feel this is normal.

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rainbowslollipops · 14/06/2013 07:49

Cogito - thank you for the article. It's put things into perspective and made things clearer.

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Slainte · 14/06/2013 07:49

Listen to your sister and then run for the hills. There's so many red flags here.

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NorksAreMessy · 14/06/2013 07:50

Flowers for your sister

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Madamecastafiore · 14/06/2013 07:51

Your ideas and values have already formed but can you imagine dd thinking this is acceptable and behaving in this manner from spending time with him. She won't have a whole lot if friends!

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Lweji · 14/06/2013 07:59

Don't feel bad.
It's often difficult to see abuse for what it is from the inside, as they slowly build it up and disguise it as humour too.
You have to be particularly alert, and even then it's easy to think you are being too cautious or imagining things.

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 14/06/2013 08:02

"So why am I letting this happen? "

Don't be too hard on yourself. In the first weeks of a romance, it's easy to see the best in someone and ignore their faults. As time goes on, the more they get away with and the more used to it you become, the less you see the faults and the more you modify your behaviour to accommodate them. Abusive/controlling/selfish/bullying types know this and they deliberately exploit it. It often takes someone outside the relationship... someone not motivated by love or fear of loneliness... to point out that the Emperor is not wearing any clothes.

Glad you have a sister prepared to tell you the truth and glad you're listening to her. Good luck

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rainbowslollipops · 14/06/2013 10:12

I just spoke to my best friend cause I thought if anyone else would know a difference it'd be her. She said she didn't want to say anything because she didn't want to upset me incase it offended me but she thinks he's worse now than what he was last year. Sad

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 14/06/2013 10:34

What a great friend for being so honest. Takes more than a little courage to speak out like that - even if you've been asked straight. Try to turn Sad into a bit of indignant Angry.... I think you're going to need it.

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TheOrchardKeeper · 14/06/2013 10:40

Don't feel bad that you didn't see it sooner.

It's insidious and doesn't start overnight...because if it did it would be noticed.

The point is that you're seeing it now.

Take action now that you're seeing it but not completely ground down yet Thanks

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rainbowslollipops · 14/06/2013 10:42

Where do I start on this?

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 14/06/2013 10:43

Do you mean where do you start dumping him? Or are you still thinking he could change behaviour?

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