📝 Am I the a**hole for ending a relationship because he doesn't meet any of my expectations?

By Fluffy-Advantage-149 • Score: 1 • April 15, 2025 12:57 AM


Am I the a**hole for ending a relationship because he doesn't meet any of my expectations? In 2021 I became a single parent after leaving a complete man-child after 17 years together. A year later I met another man who'd never been in a relationship before...like, ever. He was 28 and I was 35. He was great though.. good with my kids and made me feel looked after and loved. Couple of years later we moved in together. He had many insecurities at the beginning, feared that I'd leave him, didn't like that I put my kids first at times, would fear the worst if I wasn't affectionate toward him at any point.. We worked on these issues, I spent countless hours listening and being supportive. He had a lot of issues and some serious fomo, so I invited him to come along on all little trips I took with my kids. He would invite himself to any outing we had (Xmas, bdays etc). He didn't have many friends and I felt like he attached himself to me. He helps out with dinners and occasionally takes my child to soccer practice, and a couple of other places while I was on Uni placement. Other than that, he's a homebody. He's recently (last month) gone on an overseas cruise with his family and didn't tell me until 2 weeks prior. He said he didn't because he was worried I'd feel hurt. Side note- this year my mental health has taken a turn for the worst and I've been struggling a lot with my thoughts and my kids. I feel like instead of stepping up, he has retracted. I brought this up to him and it ended in an argument. All I asked him was if he could take the kids out of the house when Im needing space. He flat out refused saying he doesn't want to because he never knows where to take them. If I ask him for help with organising the house or garage, he says he doesn't know how to help.. I'm starting to feel so alone. He comes home from work and is on his phone for hours. This is not the man I met and I feel like he puts zero effort. He says he cares and loves me, but his actions tell me otherwise. AITAH if I end our relationship and walk away? He's not meeting my basic expectations.. should i feel bad about having expectations and walking away if they're not met!?

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