Is it normal how do i make my husband :) ? i seem to do everything wrong:(

He wasn't like this when we met or maybe I was too in love to realize how high his standards are. He redoes everything I do the RIGHT WAY. The minute I come home from work , I get picked on all night.

He tries to tell me all husband's do this out of love to their wives which is bullshit.He leaves post it notes everywhere telling me what I did wrong.I didn't fill the icecubes right.I don't walk the dogs right? He disapproves of a tv show I watch on my tablet. I don't vaccum or load the dishwasher as good as his mom? I am drinking too much wine.I quit doing housework this weekend , because he picked on me so much and now he is ranting I am lazy. The only times he doesn't complain is during sex.

Every decision I make he questions and is sure I made a horrible mistake? Dinner is a nightmare suddenly he is Gordon ramsey. I got a flat tire on my car, and he went ballistic and screamed at me all night.I have told him constantly being criticized is hurtful and I feel like I am his maid , not his wife.

That I feel like he can't let me being happy so he has to cut me down all the time. He got really mad and stomped all around and hasn't talked to me in three days. I am close to leaving or filing for divorce if things don't change because this is nuts.

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Comments ( 32 )
  • VetusRebellioIudaicum

    You're with a narcissist

    Walk away, don't look back or you'll turn into a corpse, not a pillar of salt like in the movies

    Anyways, just walk away

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  • Ellenna

    He's a bullying control freak: get out now for your own sanity

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  • donuthell45

    He hates himself and wants someone to be miserable with. Don't be that person.

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    • That is very true. I'm not sure if you deduced it from experience or just assumed, but I can't say it better than that.

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  • RoseIsabella

    Run, don't walk, away! Seriously, he's an asshole. Leave him.

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  • Hotdogsaregross

    He sounds VERY controlling. I'm sure you are doing things the right way but it is not "his way" and that gives him anxiety. He needs to either get help or you should file for divorce. You don't deserve to be treated this way.

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  • Boojum

    It is indeed nuts, and you should pack your bags. He'll probably beg for a second chance and go back to how he was before, but you shouldn't buy that. What you see now is the person he really is.

    Maybe he genuinely believes that "all husbands do this out of love to their wives" because that's what he saw growing up. Is his father a demanding, abusive, perfectionist asshole as well?

    Or maybe your husband is just a perfectionist idiot who thinks that doing everything absolutely "right" (which is very often based on nothing more than his opinion) is what he needs to do in order to be respected and loved.

    Or maybe he's OCD.

    In any case, what you describe is disrespectful, manipulative, and abusive at best. But there's a hint of something even worse that might come in time.

    Does he try to keep you away from other people, and go nuts if you ever talk to another man for any reason? Does he gaslight you - claim you said things you know you never did, or say he told you things that you know he never mentioned? In other words, does he make you question your understanding of reality?

    Any of those things is a huge red banner, and you definitely should leave immediately if any apply. People in relationships with psychopaths get beaten down so much that they can completely lose their own identity. It can take years to recover, and sometimes it never happens.

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  • S12207

    It sounds like you're not drinking enough wine because of that prick. Don't take his shit life is way to short to be treated in such a manor. It will be hard at first, but it will be the best thing you can do for yourself to start over without him. Let that succubus me miserable and move on to a better life because you deserve it.

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    • Hateful1

      Male demons of the nature are call Incubbi (Incubbus singular).

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      • S12207

        Oops I thought it applied to both, thanks for the correction!

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        • Hateful1

          It's not something a lot of people know. But your welcome.

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          • nikkiclaire

            It's a good band also.

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            • Hateful1

              Yes. Yes they are.

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  • lonewolf1253

    I don't see him ever changing. The faultfinder will find faults, even in paradise.

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  • EnglishLad

    Without paying attention to my screen name, hear me out.

    Your husband is a jerk. Leave him, file for divorce, and financially ruin him. You don't have to please him, or prove anything to him. He doesn't respect you, nor does he deserve you.

    You try hard all the time, and sometimes, when your best isn't "good enough", you need to stop trying to force all your energy into something that ultimately won't work.

    You married him. He is your husband and should be championing your efforts, not picking on you. What he is doing to you qualifies as emotional abuse, and if you don't leave soon, it sounds like he'll get physically aggressive too.

    Don't be scared to threaten him, but make sure your threats aren't empty.

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  • Checkmate_King

    Be sure to drain his bank account and vandalize his car keys on the way out. Also take all his vinyl LP's and microwave them.

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  • TNXK

    He needs help, you need to tell him that what he is doing is not normal and he needs to respect you.

    You need to tell him that he needs to start making a effort to trust your actions, or go to therapy for ocd... otherwise you will leave.

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  • Whatintarnation

    Sounds like a douche. Time to bail.

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  • Aries

    you leave him and he will change or you will find someone worth spending your 1 life with . I wouldn't waste any time on this planet doing anything that didn't make me happy . He should be a kind , contributing , caring individual that loves to take you dancing and fuck you all week , licking your asshole.

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  • MrDexter

    Well most of the above comments are right. This isn't normal, he's a jerk, leave that idiot behind.

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  • BleedingPain

    The key term is ‘make’. You cant make him do anything, just as he cant make you do anything. Therefore you should leave him as he sounds emotionally abusive.

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  • Nickvey

    i only leave post it notes for people i have already lined up a replacement for. if you see a post it note from me telling you how you failed me your days are probably numbered its more to let the other employees know than you anyway. then the last post it note is usually two words long . see me. does you husband use post notes at work by chance?

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  • My father is like that. But he was also violent and obsessed with control. Me and my mom abandoned him as soon as we could and I can't be happier with our decision. I'll never interact with him again and I don't feel like I've ever had a father. You draw the conclusion.

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  • tedy

    Yes I agree this is narcissistic behavior, he is faulty not You.
    I'm sure that is not the way of life.
    Either he is faulty or he wants divorce.

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  • CozmoWank

    You married an asshole.
    The next time you have sex, start telling him he wasn't doing it the right way.

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  • Dustyair

    Wow, that sounds very depressing, sorry you have to live like that. Leave him if he can't accept you for who you are. And no, all husbands do not do that.

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  • nikkiclaire

    It is probably normal. That's how my dad and brother were. They would make me do things over and over til I cried. Now that's all wrapped up in perveted sexual fantasies of mine.

    Get out and get help before it is to late.

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    • I don't think your situation was normal either. Treating people that way is little more than bullying and tormenting them.

      Asswipes like this woman's husband, and your dad and brother should just live alone.

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      • nikkiclaire

        That's one of the reasons why I left.

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    • Ellenna

      It's not normal!

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      • nikkiclaire

        Perhaps we have different definitions. I think this goes on a lot and I think that nice, respectful, happy families is more the exception than the rule. I don't know that for sure, I am using my own experiences.

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  • Hateful1

    Ask him to leave or if he owns the place your staying at leave him. Relationships go both ways. If one person is not working at it then it's not a relationship.

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