My husband just got mad at me while we were trying to play Portal 2. I have not played Portal in 18 years and never played the second one. I only mentioned that I played Portal a lot as a teenager because I remembered loving it, and it was something we had in common. My favorite games are FPS multiplayers, and I have barely played other types of games on my own.
Lately, I have started to dread trying new games my husband already knows. If I do not immediately understand the controls, menus, or map, he gets frustrated during the tutorial stages, starts yelling, and adds a lot of pressure. I already hate the learning curve in new games, and his frustration makes it worse to the point where I do not even want to play. I only try because I want to make him happy, but it always ends badly.
Today was worse. He paused the game and said he was mad because he expected me to be good since I said I played Portal before. I explained that I had not played it in almost 20 years and barely remembered it. He accused me of being egotistical.. but I replied that I never acted like I had it under control or resisted his help.
This made him angrier and he punched my leg multiple times, and I then I was too scared to say anything. I shut down and cried. He yelled at me for giving him the silent treatment, then physically forced me into the bedroom. There, he told me that my crying and silence were emotionally abusive and threatened divorce if I continued.
I'm a good wife: I appreciate that he is letting me be a SAHM and I'm over 8 months pregnant with a baby I will cherish and adore. I don't have any debt, I have savings. I cook well every day and do all the chores without thinking of complaining. I have no interest in being unfaithful in anyway or ever doing anything that could harm my husband's reputation.
Is being bad at some video games really a deal breaker? And going silent when I feel overwhelmed? I never go silent to punish him I'm just scared of making him angrier.
Lately, I have started to dread trying new games my husband already knows. If I do not immediately understand the controls, menus, or map, he gets frustrated during the tutorial stages, starts yelling, and adds a lot of pressure. I already hate the learning curve in new games, and his frustration makes it worse to the point where I do not even want to play. I only try because I want to make him happy, but it always ends badly.
Today was worse. He paused the game and said he was mad because he expected me to be good since I said I played Portal before. I explained that I had not played it in almost 20 years and barely remembered it. He accused me of being egotistical.. but I replied that I never acted like I had it under control or resisted his help.
This made him angrier and he punched my leg multiple times, and I then I was too scared to say anything. I shut down and cried. He yelled at me for giving him the silent treatment, then physically forced me into the bedroom. There, he told me that my crying and silence were emotionally abusive and threatened divorce if I continued.
I'm a good wife: I appreciate that he is letting me be a SAHM and I'm over 8 months pregnant with a baby I will cherish and adore. I don't have any debt, I have savings. I cook well every day and do all the chores without thinking of complaining. I have no interest in being unfaithful in anyway or ever doing anything that could harm my husband's reputation.
Is being bad at some video games really a deal breaker? And going silent when I feel overwhelmed? I never go silent to punish him I'm just scared of making him angrier.
