My partner gives me the “ICK”
Hey fam, I’m a 36(F) with a 33(F) and 32(M) nesting partners. We are in a closed triad and have been for two years. My partners were dating before I entered into the relationship. I came into the relationship not as a unicorn but as an equal (thought I should clarify). I am really struggling with my male partner. When the relationship started my male partner started a business and it has been profitable at times. It is not consistent work since he is an arborist. I have a 6 figure job and am able to support but going into the relationship my male partner is the main provider and I supplemented in one when he came up short. Our other partner we retired to a SAHM to take the kids to school and heal from current mental health issues related to a recent illness. We recognized her need to heal and we were able to give her that. Not to long after dating, he couldn’t pay their rent. I still had a mortgage at the time and was helping pay both. Then it turned into me paying everything, everything. Today, he pays rent sometimes but that is all he contributes. We have 2 children and there is 5 of us. Everytime we go out I pay. Everytime we go to dinner I pay. Every grocery trip I pay. His clothes, the kids clothes, toiletries, it’s me providing. Our first year was a struggle by the end of the year and I told him that I couldn’t do what we did last year because of him not working. This year he has only been working one job a month to pay rent. He knows it too. I’ve asked him to step up multiple times and 3 months ago we discussed him getting a full time or part time job to supplement. He says he’s working on it and he is sabotaging interviews saying he smokes weed. My female partner knows that I am struggling financially because of him and she got a part time job because he is refusing to step up. This has affected all of our relationships. I have the ick. I don’t find him attractive because I’m taking care of a 32 man child. He sits at home all day and smokes weed. Maybe does the dishes. Does nothing to add to our relationship. Any time he texts me it’s for money for gas to get him to work or to buy cones for weed.
My other partner and I had a sit down conversation about this and how it’s affecting me and my mental health. My relationship with my female partner has been rocky because she has been withdrawn. To find out she has the ick too and she just disassociates when he is around so she doesn’t have to deal with him. My sex drive is way down and I can’t even look at him without getting agitated. He sabotaged my dinner 3 nights in the row. I had plans to make the kids dinner after school and he consumed all the ingredients after I told him the day before what I was making. He is always home and does not allow me to have alone time with my female partner. I’ve talked to him how important it is to me to have separate time with them individually. He doesn’t put any effort into anything. He never buys Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, or help planning the kids birthday parties. Half the time he doesn’t go to their events and all he talks about if food. He consumes so much, both the boys combined. He literally is half my budget. I came to the realization that I am being used. I’m finding out he did the same to our female partner while they dated. She brought home the money and he sat on his ass. However this was not the expectation when I entered the relationship.
If you’re still with me, the real problem is, is this something I can get over? Like if he turns everything around, steps up, gets a job and contributes more and actually puts into the relationship emotionally. He just doesn’t try. Is this something that can repaired? I’m just struggling so bad bc he did make me happy, now I’m not sure. Am I putting off the inevitable? I just want to know if anyone else has went though this and if anyone has any input. I’m getting to have a low tolerance when it comes to him and the ick has taken over.