AITA for not being intimate with my husband after he said he misses my pre-pregnancy body?
A new mother, only two months postpartum, is struggling significantly with physical recovery, lack of sleep, and ongoing pain.
Despite these challenges, she has recently started easing back into her exercise routine, noting she is currently up about ten pounds from her pre-pregnancy weight.
During a shower, her husband commented that he missed her previous body, specifically mentioning how good she looked in s*xy clothes before she gave birth.
When she later expressed that this comment hurt her because she is self-conscious and trying to recover, he dismissed her feelings by simply stating that what he said was true.
This left the original poster (OP) deeply hurt, leading her to withdraw from intimacy and question if her current emotional state justifies this reaction, wondering if she is unfairly withholding s*x.
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The original poster is currently experiencing significant emotional distress and body image issues stemming directly from her partner's insensitive comments made during a vulnerable postpartum period.
Her response has been to withdraw from s*xual intimacy, which her husband has labeled as 'weaponizing s*x,' highlighting a major disconnect between her need for emotional support and his perception of her actions.
The central conflict lies between the OP's justifiable need for compa*sion and patience during her physical recovery versus the husband's apparent expectation of an immediate return to previous physical standards.
The debate centers on whether the OP is ent*tled to space and patience, or if withholding intimacy based on emotional distress const*tutes an unfair response to her husband's criticism.
From Supportive to Savage: The Crowd Responds:
What started as a simple post quickly turned into a wildfire of opinions, with users chiming in from all sides.