Worst Day Ever!

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Just need some hugs and good vibes. Sorry to air personal laundry, but Grrr. I need to rant about this to someone.

I'm having a terrible week this week. With what happened to my cousin's cousin, and then female issues, and sickness and today was the straw that broke the camels back. My car had a malfunction. Something with pipes seperating from the engine. Huge financial issues, to begin with, and then. To top it off, I call Rob, and he whiens that he has to wait for his friend to call, does he have to come and pick me up. No, I say. My mother only lives over an hour away. So, I ended up walking halfway home (2.5) miles in the wet and wind and dark and cold, before I got ahold of a friend to come get me.

I get home, and he ims me and is like... well, i thought you said you had another ride. Obviously, saying, um, I guess I can try. Means yes, I will find someone, don't worry yourself dear. It turned into a huge fight. Again. We've been together almost a year and a half and while we really care about eachother, we have two very different outlooks on life and such. That got brought up, and after 4 hours on AIM(he didn't want to talk face to face because we always end up crying.), going back and forth over whether or not we should split, we stalemated. We are going to try, again. For the sixth time. And while I hope it works, I fear its doomed. He wants more freedom, and I want reassurance. Which in male talk apparently translates into me wanting him to be a whiney needy baby, just like I act. I throw my hands up at the situation becuase its always like this. We can't just argue, no, we have to go all out. Now I feel completely and utterly emotionally drained. I don't know what to tell him, he doesn't see that if he would be a little more reassuring on his own accord, I wouldn't ask for it, thus I wouldn't be "needy". GRRR. This is not my day. Worst was he brought up all this stuff about how hes been miserable for months and never told me, which made me feel incredibly guilty like I've been torturing him for months. I just don't know what to do about it anymore. Some days we are planning our marriage and the next day we are barely holding it together.

So, thank you all for reading my rant. I really just would appreciate some board magic and good vibes that this all starts to look up soon. Thanks.
 

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Dear Amber, it sounds as if you had a totally beastly day, and then to get into a huge arguement when you got home is a real killer. I am not sure what to say because I don't want to make it any worse....so I will just say that I hope that things get better for you soon and that I am sending cyber hugs and hot choc. to you, or perhaps a glass of wine and a nice soak in a hot bubble bath would help. Good luck and best wishes.
 

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In my opinion, he should've came and picked you up. That's common courtesy on his part, not whining on your end. It wasn't like you were asking for a limo ride to Las Vegas.


You are NOT responsible for his misery, unless you've been putting splinters under his fingernails and dripping water on his head--all day. Don't feel guilty, k? Happiness is a personal choice. He chooses yes or no, just like you do. Just like I do.

Remember you both have to be committed to the relationship, or it won't work. Rowing a boat alone with one oar is tiring. Plus, you mainly go in circles. I hope it gets better for you both. Once again,
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I hope everything works out for you.

I don't know if you are open to advice but I figure that mine can't hurt and if you don't want it....then forget you ever read it. Here's what I think about Rob not picking you up:
1) He's the man - he's supossed to make sure you are safe....walking along the road at night is one of the worst places a girl/lady could be.
2) You should ask yourself if this type of thing happens often if this is the kind of guy you want to marry and to have "look out" for you.
3) In a relationship, both people are supossed to look out after each other - my husband looks out for me physically and I look out for him emotionally (and other ways too).
4) Decide if you want to devote your life to someone who devotes his life to himself and "HIS" friends.

Just think about it and maybe take some time apart to find yourself. I'm sorry this happend to you and I apologize if I sound like I'm being too hard on him but you could have been abducted, raped or killed.

I''m glad you are safe and please promise not to ever do that again!!!!! If it ever happens again you need to demand that he come pick you up and if he won't I'm sure that your mom would be more than happy too - an hour away or 2 days away, she'll come!

Take care.
 

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Originally Posted by mrsd

You are NOT responsible for his misery, unless you've been putting splinters under his fingernails and dripping water on his head--all day. Don't feel guilty, k? Happiness is a personal choice. He chooses yes or no, just like you do. Just like I do.

Remember you both have to be committed to the relationship, or it won't work. Rowing a boat alone with one oar is tiring. Plus, you mainly go in circles.
this is so well said.
I am so sorry to hear that you have had such a bad day & the two of you are going through so many issues right now. Relationships take work whether its boyfriend/ girlfriend, husband/wife, friend/friend - you need 2 people to put in the same amount of effort or it wont work.

my friend - you know you can always vent to us and someone will always be online to talk - please pm me if you want to chat - I would be more than happy to help with whatever I can
or just be a 'shoulder' to cry on
 

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No advice - I'm bad at relationship stuff - but I'm good at sending hugs and love and vibes...

Hang in there, get really clear about you and what you want, and take action to get there. That's all I know about anything.

Hugs!!

Love!!!

VIBEROOONIES!!!!!

Best-
Michele
 

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1) He's the man - he's supossed to make sure you are safe....walking along the road at night is one of the worst places a girl/lady could be.
2) You should ask yourself if this type of thing happens often if this is the kind of guy you want to marry and to have "look out" for you.
3) In a relationship, both people are supossed to look out after each other - my husband looks out for me physically and I look out for him emotionally (and other ways too).
4) Decide if you want to devote your life to someone who devotes his life to himself and "HIS" friends.
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My Personal experience, if you are having this much trouble now....

What do you think it will be like after 5 yrs. of marriage or so?

I know, you love him! But where do you fall in, 2nd to his friends phone call?
I was engaged to a guy several years ago, 2 months before our wedding he broke it off because he was too pre-occupied with his "friends" and they didn't think he was ready. I lost it! (long story)
Bottom line is, if you think you are wasting your time, ......you probably are.
There IS someone out there that WILL treat you like you deserve to be treated, and I'm sorry, but to sit and wait on a call when you ask for something so simple???
I watched Oprah the other day and they talked about the "words of wisdom" that they took to heart. Hers was "when someone tells/shows you who they really are....BELIEVE THEM!"
If you can work it out,...great, but don't make him into something he isn't.
(considerate, thoughtful, ......)
Sorry to be the bad guy here, but don't waste years of your life on hoping something will be different, or work out "this time"

I'm sorry if I am wrong, but my husband would never let me walk home in the dark, much less the other circumstances.
I hope things work out, I really do...but don't take any sh*t like that from ANY man, especially not one you consider marrying!!
 

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Amber,

I just wanted to send hugs and good vibes your way
I will be thinking about you, and I hope that things start to look up for you!
 

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I've always said that all a woman ever wants from a man is:

A. Not to be taken for granted
B. To show love and affection.
C. To keep the spark there by doing small things together like going for a meal or a weekend away now and again.

All of these are vice versa of course!.

I did all of these with my husband and my ex boyfriend and didn't find it hard so why can't they?!. It took me leaving my husband to make him realise this but by then it was too late!.

I hope you can work things out because this is something you have to think long term.
 

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Amber,

I'm sorry for you
You must have felt really bad. I am the last person to dish out advice on marriage or dating, but I know that you are thinking hard about your future with Rob. I guess I would try to analyze if I would expect this to be normal behavior for him and secondly, if you realize that it is, can you live with it and not allow it to bother you? The one lesson in life that I have learned is that you really cannot change people very much.
I hope things work out for you.
 

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Aw sorry about your day - feel free to rant away whenever you need to! Definite prayers and good vibes are being sent your way... sorry I have no advice or anything else to offer you though...
 

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Hugs and the only advice I have ever given:
1) Always know how to get out of a situation.
2) Always know when to get out of a situation.
If he brings you no joy it may be time to move on.
 

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Just a bit of wisdom from someone who knows .... this man WILL NOT change. If you are unhappy with him now it will not get better. It is likely to get worse. You can try and try and try but he is what he is. If he is not what you expect or need in a man then you should consider ending it once and for all and looking for someone who will appreciate you for who you are, take pleasure in making you happy and meet your expectations.

Whatever you decide to do I'll be sending good vibes your way !
 

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In my experience it is the small things that add up and finally kill a relationship. Total opposites can be fine together as long as they respect each other. If enough things rankle, then it's time to go. And don't be afraid of being alone - it is great for a while, find yourself again, and wait for good things to happen - they always do!
 

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Ok, some thoughts from "old" Yosemite here! Not advice - just thoughts.

Our 27th wedding anniversary is coming up on Januay 6. I know I have a really good man - he is kind, gentle, comes from a family of great people who are all wonderful in-laws. That being said, he is a man - that means to me that at times he is totally self-absorbed and selfish. We do what he wants on summer vacation, we go where he wants to go, and we do what he wants to do. Now I say "we" as in couple. I stopped nagging a long time ago to do things I want to do. He has never really pushed me to do what I don't feel like doing, so in turn I don't push him to do anything he doesn't want to do. Having said that, I now do the things I want to do with my friends, i.e., go out to dinner occasionally, go shopping with my daughter or my friends. He's happy he didn't have to go with me and I'm happy because I didn't have to watch him be miserable.

There are days when we can't seem to agree on anything (probably more like weeks than days or it seems like it) since we are both so very different in temperament, likes and dislikes, have totally different taste in clothes, decorating, you name it. On some of those days I want to "run away from home", "live alone" or any number of like solutions.

I remember I was having a miscarriage (neither of us knew that's what was happening, we just knew the doctor said because of my pain I should go to the hospital and he would meet me there), and when I told my husband and said he would have to drive me, his first reaction was, "Man, I'm never going to get this guitar finished!". I said, don't worry, I'll take a cab! Needless to say he felt really bad and we went to the hospital.

When you are planning a wedding and getting close to the day, you may find you will argue more than usual as you are both stressed, nervous and preparing for a whole new life together. I don't care if you live together, it's not the same in my opinion.

I believe men really are more selfish than women and that it is just part of their hormones or something. Women generally have to make more sacrifices to keep the peace than men. Perhaps that why God let women have the babies instead of men because he knew we made better "mothers".

The other thing about men that I have experienced is that when you are more independent and show them you don't need them, they tend to feel a little insecure themselves and start showing you more attention. It doesn't hurt to be a bit independent and let them know you can do fine without them. It's a wake-up call for most of them.

These are just my observations. BTW I've been a bit annoyed with my husband for a couple of weeks over a myriad of little things, then yesterday when I got home from work he had this birthday card that goes something like this, "Do that THING you do, you know, that "SPECIAL THING" that I like so much - then you open the card and it said "You know, PUTTING UP WITH ME". Underneath he had written, Please keep putting up with me, I love you. Now how can I stay peeved with him when he goes and undermines my mad with something like that?
 

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Ehr .. honey, I require my husband to come get me if:

a. My car breaks down
b. I'm having a bad Migraine
c. If I'm sick.

He does this willingly and that is what he knows is his job. He knows that if he does't take care of me, we'll both be miserable, and well, we neither of us want to be. Also In return I try not to nag him, I let him go and spend a couple hundred bucks on game he likes (He has hobbies and would think nothing of it. I'm the one that manages our finances, and I always asdd these purchases into our monthly spending) I do the laundry, and claean the toilet without complaining about bad aim. I'm needy, I know, but he accepts that and APPRECIATES that I do things for him, and feels that in turn, I should be more important than a telephone call from a friend, or a game that he scheduled.

It NEEDS to be 50/50.

If you had to walk home in the rain because he was so busy with his friends, then mayyybe he's not ready for a serious relationship?

I don't mean to be harsh, but I call'em like I see 'em.
 

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a man wants to stay home because he is waitng for his friend to call???
excuse me why do you think that they invented mobile phones????????
You mention that you both have different outlooks on life...
I'm not sure if he is the right man to be with... Not in a bad way... its very hard to leave someone you love.
 

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Originally Posted by Yosemite

Ok, some thoughts from "old" Yosemite here! Not advice - just thoughts.

Our 27th wedding anniversary is coming up on Januay 6. I know I have a really good man - he is kind, gentle, comes from a family of great people who are all wonderful in-laws. That being said, he is a man - that means to me that at times he is totally self-absorbed and selfish. We do what he wants on summer vacation, we go where he wants to go, and we do what he wants to do. Now I say "we" as in couple. I stopped nagging a long time ago to do things I want to do. He has never really pushed me to do what I don't feel like doing, so in turn I don't push him to do anything he doesn't want to do. Having said that, I now do the things I want to do with my friends, i.e., go out to dinner occasionally, go shopping with my daughter or my friends. He's happy he didn't have to go with me and I'm happy because I didn't have to watch him be miserable.

There are days when we can't seem to agree on anything (probably more like weeks than days or it seems like it) since we are both so very different in temperament, likes and dislikes, have totally different taste in clothes, decorating, you name it. On some of those days I want to "run away from home", "live alone" or any number of like solutions.

I remember I was having a miscarriage (neither of us knew that's what was happening, we just knew the doctor said because of my pain I should go to the hospital and he would meet me there), and when I told my husband and said he would have to drive me, his first reaction was, "Man, I'm never going to get this guitar finished!". I said, don't worry, I'll take a cab! Needless to say he felt really bad and we went to the hospital.

When you are planning a wedding and getting close to the day, you may find you will argue more than usual as you are both stressed, nervous and preparing for a whole new life together. I don't care if you live together, it's not the same in my opinion.

I believe men really are more selfish than women and that it is just part of their hormones or something. Women generally have to make more sacrifices to keep the peace than men. Perhaps that why God let women have the babies instead of men because he knew we made better "mothers".

The other thing about men that I have experienced is that when you are more independent and show them you don't need them, they tend to feel a little insecure themselves and start showing you more attention. It doesn't hurt to be a bit independent and let them know you can do fine without them. It's a wake-up call for most of them.

These are just my observations. BTW I've been a bit annoyed with my husband for a couple of weeks over a myriad of little things, then yesterday when I got home from work he had this birthday card that goes something like this, "Do that THING you do, you know, that "SPECIAL THING" that I like so much - then you open the card and it said "You know, PUTTING UP WITH ME". Underneath he had written, Please keep putting up with me, I love you. Now how can I stay peeved with him when he goes and undermines my mad with something like that?
Its true that women have to make more sacrifices for men
i totally agree with you and that is so sweet what your husband did
 
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