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Is it reasonable to ask my husband to not tell his parents the emotional/vulnerable things I tell him bc it triggers me?
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Or is that controlling and manipulative?

It bugs me when he tells his parents emotional things Iā€™ve told him. Like, I told him Iā€™m uncomfortable living with his parents bc I donā€™t fit in with his family. He told his mom that, while we are living with them. His family is all obsessed with this one thing Iā€™m not into (and it irritates me), he told his mom that this bothers me. Even though it is not a big enough deal in my mind to where I would want to address it with them.

Tonight at dinner, in front of everyone, he said ā€œIā€™m sorry for the pain that is doing x has caused youā€...super humiliating. I felt like he was pushing me out of the group by highlighting my differences.

So I donā€™t want to control him, but I wish I could ask him to stop. And even if I ask him to stop, he might continue doing it behind my back and just not tell me when he tells on me anymore.

Now I donā€™t want to talk to him bc itā€™ll get back to everyone.

Should I bring it up with him? Stop telling him things (thus creating disconnection in the relationship)?

The reason I donā€™t want his mom to know about my insecurities is because she has not been a safe person in the past. She actually really hurt me last year when I was going through daily flashbacks/panic attacks. I used to think we were close. I called her for support when I was struggling (I now know that my emotions were too intense for civilians and it is wrong of me to ask them for help bc itā€™s too much)...I got confused and I didnā€™t realize that she only tolerates me bc she loves her son. I thought she actually cared about ME. But no. When I called her, what I heard was donā€™t call me, Iā€™m not here for this, youā€™re a bitch and I donā€™t understand your misery. And I tried so hard to think of ways to connect with her and spend time with her etc. Back then I just wanted her to like me and to feel connected and be a family. At this point in my mind I have her mixed up with my abusive parents-she has stuff in common with both of them. I honestly never want to open up to her again. I donā€™t care if I see her again (except I live with them...fuck me)...my husband insists that she likes me and I got in with the family. Bullshit. I feel like heā€™s not taking me seriously and heā€™s just dismissing my feelings bc I am mentally ill.

Edit: Thank you all so much, I canā€™t tell you how much all of the support you guys have given me means. I felt very alone and crazy when I posted this. I was literally crying in the bathroom. I want to go through and reply to everyone. I canā€™t thank you all enough. Thank you, thank you, thank you

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