My (32/F) husband (35/M) has never told a single person we are together
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I will be as clear and concise as possible.<br><br>We got married a year ago, and have a six-month-old baby girl. My husband's relationship with his parents is complicated, as he is the first child and they expected him to fulfill all of their expectations. He almost never says "no" to them, and has always put both his and my own feelings/work secondary to theirs. <br><br>As mentioned, we got married last year. I am currently on maternity leave. Since we became parents, his parents have demanded to visit us almost every day.<br><br>My husband is an amazing husband and father, and has always treated me with respect and care. However, he has never told a single person we are together (boyfriend/girlfriend, fiancé, husband). Honestly, we never had any friends in common or anything at all to speak of. My friends and his friends all know of me, but they never knew we were together because he is that secretive. <br><br>His parents do know about me and that we got married, as they forced him to tell them. However, he still has never publicly acknowledged me on social media. He never even posts a single photo of us. This may seem like something minor, but it really hurts me a lot as I believe the people closest to us should know about our life changes. <br><br>I chose to marry him despite all of this because I have faith in him and his ability to be a good partner and father. <br><br>Now, my biggest worry is what will happen when our child grows up and goes to school. We live in a small town and it's possible his parents will still be visiting us daily. They may criticize me in front of our child or tell them how bad of a mother I am. I am also worried our child will grow up feeling that I am not valued or respected. <br><br>How can we navigate this situation and ensure our child feels supported and valued? Should I talk to my husband about it? I'm worried if I bring this up, he will say I am overthinking things. <br><br><br><br>(I apologize for any grammatical errors. I am currently breastfeeding our baby so I am trying to rush this post. I will try to respond to comments as much as possible. Thank you for reading my post.)<br><br>tl;dr my husband never told anyone we are together.
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