He Walked Away From His Pregnant Wife After She Started Crying Again Since He’s Emotionally Exhausted From Her Having Meltdowns Whenever They Try To Discuss Things
This man and his wife are currently expecting, and throughout her pregnancy, his wife has been quite emotionally distressed.
She will get upset and cry over minor inconveniences, like when he buys the wrong type of onions. Or she will even cry when she says something upsetting or disrespectful to him.
At the beginning of her pregnancy, he tried his best to push his own emotions aside and just be there for her. He’d comfort her, make their bed, and handle more of the “heavy” chores around the house.
However, as time has gone on, he’s become pretty emotionally exhausted, too.
“Her crying doesn’t elicit as much empathy in me, but I do try and make it look like I care about her when I absolutely would’ve put my foot down and ignored her if she wasn’t pregnant with my kid,” he explained.
Just a few days ago, they also had another incident. While going over their grocery bill, he noticed that it was consistently increasing. He figured that was because, while he was at work, his wife was ordering food online and having it delivered.
So, he confronted her and told her that she needed to regulate her cravings better and “not let them get to her.” They simply don’t earn enough to support such a high grocery bill.
Well, this just made his wife really annoyed, and again, she began crying. But, this time, he reacted differently and just stood there – not moving.
“Yes, she’s the one who’s pregnant, and her issues matter the most, but it has started to feel like her issues take up so much space that it leaves no room to discuss what bothers me because she will have another meltdown,” he said.
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He also clarified how, in his mind, he’s not trying to oppose his wife. Rather, he wants to work with her and feels like she isn’t meeting him in the middle. He’s fatigued from her “unregulated emotions and crying” and believes that her responses never result in any productive changes or discussions.
That’s why, once she started crying about the grocery bill, he decided not to invest any more energy into her emotions.
“I simply said that I’ll come back after she gets a grip, eases and calms down, and has time to reflect on what I said versus how she’s reacting,” he recalled.
“Because I never attacked her. I simply reminded her to be mindful of our budget.”
In hindsight, he realizes that telling his wife to “get a grip” might have been wrong, and he isn’t proud of how he worded everything.
“But keeping in mind I was frustrated, and at the end of my rope, it was the kindest thing I could’ve said,” he vented.
Nonetheless, his wife was still hurt and felt like he was being insensitive and treating her like a child.
So now, he’s been left wondering if walking away from his pregnant wife when she started crying again was a reasonable response or not.
Can you understand why he’s getting so emotionally exhausted? Does it sound like his wife is struggling, too? How can they work together on this?
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
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