Resentment towards partner

I’m 5weeks pp, in the first week having a baby made me love my partner so much more! Now I feel like I genuinely don’t like him anymore, I have so much resentment towards him. I know I love him but I can’t stand him and I don’t even want him to kiss/cuddle me. How long does this feeling last and does it go away?
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Is there a reason why? Do you feel like he's not pulling his weight?

@Georgie I think it could be that, he’s been off for 4 weeks and I’ve given him many many ‘nights off’ and he’s not offered once. Things like that are annoying me but how I feel about them doesn’t feel normal like I feel quite angry about it and I’m not typically an angry person

My LG is 12 weeks tomorrow, and I've been feeling this way recently, we have been having a rough year as a couple as it is, so we have been actively working on our relationship (focusing on communication) anyway, so what I would suggest is talk to your partner, but only when you're calm and know what you want to change I sent the, in the moment angry and frustrated stuff I wanted to say to a close friend instead, which helps get the immediate feelings out and meant they could give me advice, and I found that really helped to organise my thoughts and say what I needed to to my partner and not say things that would have made everything worse You will get through it, but your partner has to know what's going on and how you're feeling to be able too Xx

@Laura I feel like if I said how I felt he wouldn’t understand. I’ve said to him what he can do to support me more with her but he just doesn’t say anything back just silence and doesn’t act on it. I’ve said what I need from him In our relationship to want to be intimate again and feel secure and nothing ever happens. Just feeling really deflated and angry all the time x

Just keep trying to get through to him, try to explain in different ways And if all else fails, it might be petty, but leave him with baby for an entire day/weekend, him 100% responsible, go out and enjoy yourself, and talk when you get back, it might give him some perspective, and make him realise what exactly you are asking for I haven't done that with my partner, but I did plan too and he did agree, we just never got round to it before we settled into a bit better routine Of course that routine has vanished already and we are figuring it all out again, but we'll get there It has been and will continue to be a huge life adjustment, it will take time to find a good balance

My little girl is 2 next month and I still resent my partner since she was a baby

My son is 14 months and I still resent my partner 😅 can’t help it just feel like he doesn’t do enough even though he thinks he does plenty. We just agree to disagree, but it’s definitely affected intimacy and how I see him. It’s tough! 😅

I get you, my son is 16 months and I occasionally feel the same way only because his life never changed. It annoys me that he can just get up in the morning and leave for work, he can go out to the football or that whenever he pleases but if i want to go out, I have to say to him first and ask that he has nothing on that day. I've gave so much of my life to raise our son, I gave up my job, I deferred my last year at uni etc... I'm now back at uni full time and I've had to miss days due to lack of childcare or because our son is ill but he just goes on as normal. I have multiple assessments due but he has to work so all my commitments are put on the back burner. Don't get me wrong, I love him to bits and i love our son more than anything but I just resent the fact that he can do what he wants, when he wants and I need to ask first

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