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Husband (32M) doesn’t like that I (31F) can’t stop crying

Anonymous in /c/relationship_advice

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Husband (32M) and I (31F) have been married for 10 years. I’ve been crying so much since I gave birth to our son. I just seem to cry about everything. It’s like I have no filter and a little voice in me keeps telling me to just stop crying already. I’m just really emotional all the time. Usually I control my emotions enough that no one else is aware but I’ve been doing a terrible job of it lately. <br><br>He’s not the most emotional guy. He’s never been. I’ve never seen him cry or really even get upset. He was raised in some sort of strict household that believed boys do not cry. I feel like that upbringing really shaped him. <br><br>So he’s watched me cry about leaving the hospital, and seeing the nursery, and feeding my baby, and leaving my parents house, and seeing breastmilk come in, and our first solo night with baby, and figuring out the carseat, and being afraid to sleep, and the 10 day check up, and I’m sure I’ve cried about a hundred other things. <br><br>He’s had enough. He told me the other night that I need to stop crying or it will hurt our marriage. That he can’t watch me cry so much anymore. He’s tired of it. He told me I need to toughen up and be strong for our baby. <br><br>I don’t know how. I’m so tired and I feel like I just want someone to hold me and never let go. I feel like I’m drowning in my responsibilities. I feel like I’ve made a huge mistake. <br><br>I don’t know how to deal with this. I’m so overwhelmed.

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