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Is there anything Your Dh/So 'forbids' You to do? **EDIT

Posted by on Jun. 14, 2012 at 6:57 AM
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Such as, going to a club with a girlfriend, or wearing makeup, clothing he doesn't like, ...etc etc etc..just curious as to what other women's dh's/so's are like, and if they try to 'control' some aspects of their wives.  


**for those who are married, saying "cheating or beinig unfaithful" doesnt' count,   as it is in your vows not to.  You are already forbidden by law of marriage to cheat or be unfaithful. **

Posted by on Jun. 14, 2012 at 6:57 AM
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VeeLeigh
by on Jun. 17, 2012 at 4:08 AM
My husband knows better. Lol. Seriously though, i grew up watching my ex-stepfather beat my mom and controlled her life. Who she could or could not talk to, etc. My dh knows this and knows it will not fly with me. We ask each other if we can do things like hang out with friends out of respect and making sure the other will be home.
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MrsSoup67
by on Jun. 17, 2012 at 4:26 AM

My husband does not forbid me from doing anything and I feel the same about him.  I don't believe "forbid" should be a word used in marriage, there are so many better ways to phrase things.  Besides my husband knows if he ever forbid me from doing anything it would be the first thing I ran out and did.

fanci64
by on Jun. 17, 2012 at 4:54 AM
Been there done that and would never be with a man that was controlling again. My children's father was abusive and controlling and I divorced him 26 years ago. My dh now is awesome. We love and respect eachother and would never try and run eachothers life. Marriage is about respect & trust and control is about the total opposite. I am a grown ass adult and I'll be damned if any man or anyone for that matter is going to tell me what I can or can not do, wear or go or with whom I can do it with. My husband told me one time I couldn't do something and I think he thought the house was going to fall down on him. Lol Now dont get me wrong I didn't end up doing it bit not because he said I couldn't because I cursed him out and told him I would do what the Hell I wanted to do and who the Hell did he think he was to tell me what I could or could not do. He quickly apologized and then sat down and explained to me why he would rather I not go and do this specific event. And after we talked about it I understood his reasoning and decided not to go. But I decided not him.
ExquisiteMomof2
by Bronze Member on Jun. 17, 2012 at 5:01 AM
Nope. Nada. Btw~ I chose not to go clubbing, to wear makeup, or speak to people that cause us issues. I got all my clubbing out in my young 20s and have no desire for it now (that was before babies), I'm a tom boy the idea of makeup means losing precious sleep, I will always choose sleep and or food over makeup lol. And the third I think is obvious why. But these are things I CHOSE not to do.

I don't "forbid" him to do anything.

We discuss all issues together and come up with a happy medium.
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Sunshine2plus2
by Sunshine on Jun. 17, 2012 at 5:24 AM

 Nope nothing

Bellarose0212
by on Jun. 17, 2012 at 5:27 AM

Um, no, not that I can think of.

He recently watched a documentary on plastic surgery and said that he'll never allow me to do that because it has so many harmful chemicals and possible bad outcomes. I was never seriously considering it though and I don't think he was seriously forbidding me.

There's nothing really he could forbid me from. Both of us feel free to leave if we ever wanted to and I like it that way. We don't want to, though.

He always really encourages me to do things that I like to do or that he thinks will be fun for me.

Bellarose0212
by on Jun. 17, 2012 at 5:27 AM

Oh, we do ask/consult each other about stuff though, but we don't forbid.

randi1978
by Murdoc's Mistress on Jun. 17, 2012 at 12:31 PM
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I can be friends with whomever I want, dress how I want, go out when I want, etc etc.  Anyone who lets their SO/DH tell them what they can and cannot do is a doormat.

wonderouslife84
by Member on Jun. 17, 2012 at 2:31 PM

my ex husband forbid me to go out with my bestfriend. he didnt like her because she saw who he truly was and i couldnt at the time. we finally stopped talking  and i miss her so much

BCspagal
by on Jun. 17, 2012 at 3:20 PM

Ask him why...maybe there is some deep scars he has. 

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