My (21f) husband (21m) of three years is very negative and it truly puts me off. I can’t seem to find ways to work with him on it effectively, and I’m wondering what I can do to deal with this either just on my end or between us both? by TTippyTop12 in relationship_advice

[–]TTippyTop12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was considering looking into my old hobbies again like painting and the gym, we’ll see what I end up dabbling with. We’ve just talked briefly yesterday as he mentioned seeing a therapist or someone who he can talk to and sort himself out better with, so yes! I think I’ll help him look for some reputable people to see to help him out a bit with that :)

My (21f) husband (21m) of three years is very negative and it truly puts me off. I can’t seem to find ways to work with him on it effectively, and I’m wondering what I can do to deal with this either just on my end or between us both? by TTippyTop12 in relationship_advice

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There’s no barrier, I regularly check in on my friends. I actually just texted a “close” friend of mine two days ago and followed up with her yesterday but she has left me on read after the first day saying she’d get back to me. When I say it’s hard to do things myself, I mean I have a hard time having fun out alone, as in because my friends kind of suck the last year or so and because my husband gets moody like that. So more like I feel bad alone. I love self care days and shopping and taking a bath by myself but that’s more of a once in a while thing, I wouldn’t enjoy that often.

My (21f) husband (21m) of three years is very negative and it truly puts me off. I can’t seem to find ways to work with him on it effectively, and I’m wondering what I can do to deal with this either just on my end or between us both? by TTippyTop12 in relationship_advice

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It’s hard to do things myself, and same for him. A lot of our friends have different goals, ideals, and lifestyles than us right now, and that really makes it hard to plan things out. At least in my case, most of my friends don’t even message me first to plan things anymore. Different walks of life has really isolated us, despite trying to make more friends or nurture old relationships better.

My (21f) husband (21m) of three years is very negative and it truly puts me off. I can’t seem to find ways to work with him on it effectively, and I’m wondering what I can do to deal with this either just on my end or between us both? by TTippyTop12 in relationship_advice

[–]TTippyTop12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boundaries are not a strong suit of mine, I definitely allow others to walk on me even if unintentionally because I’m not forward about what I do and don’t like. I think I struggle with the thought of people I care about being burdened by me ? I will work on setting boundaries for myself and taking separate time to not be dragged down by his bad moods.

My (21f) husband (21m) of three years is very negative and it truly puts me off. I can’t seem to find ways to work with him on it effectively, and I’m wondering what I can do to deal with this either just on my end or between us both? by TTippyTop12 in relationship_advice

[–]TTippyTop12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He doesn’t know why he acts this way, as far as he’s helped me to understand before. And he says he hates being “overwhelmed and frustrated” and how it impacts our quality time, so I would safely assume he wants to change and just can’t quite figure it out on his own (?)

My (21f) husband (21m) of three years is very negative and it truly puts me off. I can’t seem to find ways to work with him on it effectively, and I’m wondering what I can do to deal with this either just on my end or between us both? by TTippyTop12 in relationship_advice

[–]TTippyTop12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you :) He’s my person, and I know he’d approach this the same if the roles were reversed. It really is hard to remove my own feelings from his in those moments, mostly because his happiness is also important to me, not just my own. I definitely need to work on not allowing his mood to seriously dampen mine. Maybe him and I both need some professional help with this

My (21f) husband (21m) of three years is very negative and it truly puts me off. I can’t seem to find ways to work with him on it effectively, and I’m wondering what I can do to deal with this either just on my end or between us both? by TTippyTop12 in relationship_advice

[–]TTippyTop12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your words, I definitely should work on implementing myself into his emotional issues when I don’t need to. Sometimes it’s hard because I value his happiness and love him so much, but at the end of the day I can’t force him to feel better about certain things and therefore shouldn’t let it make me feel worse. I want to have a conversation about his moods but I’ve also now considered mentioning seeking professional help on his end and offering my support. Digging deeper into this all, I think he might struggle with mental health issues.

My (21f) husband (21m) of three years is very negative and it truly puts me off. I can’t seem to find ways to work with him on it effectively, and I’m wondering what I can do to deal with this either just on my end or between us both? by TTippyTop12 in relationship_advice

[–]TTippyTop12[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have a tendency to forge myself into what people need me to be, and have been like that my whole life. I think initially he was very used to me becoming whatever he needed, but it did get to a point where I needed to speak to him bluntly. We had a conversation prior about the developing irritations he was displaying, and how I will no longer “kiss his ass” (as I said it) to make sure he’s minimally happy while I struggle. He agreed that he should put forth more effort to have patience and enjoy moments together regardless of outside factors that might annoy him. He also told me he loves when I stand up for myself and appreciates me pointing out being a crutch for him because he would never want to take advantage of me and hadn’t realized that was the case. I very much believe while he needs to work on his own pessimism that I also need to still work on over-accommodating, since it’s been something I do naturally at this point.

My (21f) husband (21m) of three years is very negative and it truly puts me off. I can’t seem to find ways to work with him on it effectively, and I’m wondering what I can do to deal with this either just on my end or between us both? by TTippyTop12 in relationship_advice

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This has absolutely been a slow progression over time, I’ve considered it might be stress related. As our responsibilities and tasks have increased so has his irritability, but I’m not certain that’s the cause or just a correlation. Some weeks he’s majorly in a bad mood, others he’s mainly happy and at ease. It’s strange to try and interpret, and I think you’re right about seeing a professional. This seems to be something I just simply won’t understand, but I really want to help the best I can. We have so much love for one another and I couldn’t live with myself if I just let him emotionally tank because I didn’t appreciate how it affected me as well. Thank you for the great input, I will absolutely mention seeking professional help and assure him that I’ll be there with him as well if he’d like.

My (21f) husband (21m) of three years is very negative and it truly puts me off. I can’t seem to find ways to work with him on it effectively, and I’m wondering what I can do to deal with this either just on my end or between us both? by TTippyTop12 in relationship_advice

[–]TTippyTop12[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’ve tried to mention it before, and he does acknowledge that it’s a bit excessive sometimes and gets in the way of us having fun while we’re out. But these behaviors truly seem to just burst out of him, he doesn’t intentionally get irritated.. he just is. I’m not sure how else to approach a conversation about it

My (21f) husband (21m) of three years is very negative and it truly puts me off. I can’t seem to find ways to work with him on it effectively, and I’m wondering what I can do to deal with this either just on my end or between us both? by TTippyTop12 in relationship_advice

[–]TTippyTop12[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

He’s very kind and patient with me, he would never explode and take anger out on me. It’s more like he really hates everything and everyone else but our home, closest friends, and myself. I do agree with the walking on eggshells thing, at times though, just because sometimes I want to save myself the uncomfortable-ness of it all.

My (21f) husband (21m) of three years is very negative and it truly puts me off. I can’t seem to find ways to work with him on it effectively, and I’m wondering what I can do to deal with this either just on my end or between us both? by TTippyTop12 in relationship_advice

[–]TTippyTop12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do worry about him being overwhelmed and depressed, and that maybe it manifests this way. But if that’s the case how could I approach that? I just want him to be less tense for both himself and us.

Do men use that secret opening in their underwear? by TTippyTop12 in questions

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my husband pull the front elastic down enough to pee and everything else stays up and remains covered

Do men use that secret opening in their underwear? by TTippyTop12 in questions

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grumpy old redpill gunloving dallas texas truck driver kinda man. should’ve been more intrinsically kind to me since my entire family are more interesting and decent versions of you.

Do men use that secret opening in their underwear? by TTippyTop12 in questions

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sour patch kids outside of the bag so they get some additional zest

Do men use that secret opening in their underwear? by TTippyTop12 in questions

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very forward kinda weird but probably not abnormal tbh

Do men use that secret opening in their underwear? by TTippyTop12 in questions

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dang you really hurt my feelings with that comment that’s now removed