She Wants To Leave Her Boyfriend Since He’s Constantly Criticizing Her For Not Going To The Gym, And He Even Said He Wouldn’t Stay With Her If She Got Fat After Having A Baby
This 27-year-old woman and her boyfriend, who’s also 27, have been together for almost three years now. But back when they first met, she was still a student who had a ton of extra time on her hands amidst the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Without the ability to hang out with friends, she started going to the gym and working out a lot to keep busy.
“I really enjoyed it and went almost every day for a year straight, as I had nothing else to fill my days with,” she recalled.
However, it’s important to note that she has never gone to the gym in the past. Rather, she’d always been quite skinny despite basically never exercising or playing any sports.
Then, after the pandemic, she went on to land a new job and meet her boyfriend. While trying to juggle her new work schedule and relationship, though, her life became extremely chaotic.
She would get home from a long day at the office around 8:00 p.m., and she still needed to cook herself dinner. This tiresome routine led her to lose interest in the gym entirely.
“I found it stressful forcing myself into the gym when I had no time to wind down after work, so I started going less and less until I stopped completely,” she detailed.
In the time since, she has gained some weight – even though she definitely is not “fat.” She is about five foot five and weighs around 150 pounds. She also remains active and healthy in ways that suit her schedule.
For instance, she now works from home, so she walks her dog three to four times a day and always reaches 10,000 steps daily. Additionally, she always eats home-cooked, nutrient-packed meals filled with lots of vegetables.
Drobot Dean – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Yet, after she moved in with her boyfriend, he began making her feel terrible for not working out anymore. He constantly asks whether she’ll ever go back to the gym, and when she turns down that idea, he gets very angry – accusing her of being “boring” and “lazy.”
“He does not understand that I simply do not find it fun to work, cook, go to the gym, and then go straight to bed as the day is over,” she explained.
“He says walking the dog is not enough, and he says if I don’t start going to the gym, I’ll get fat, and he won’t be attracted to me anymore.”
As if that wasn’t horrible enough, she finally hit her breaking point just yesterday – when her boyfriend made some comments about her future appearance.
He claimed that if she ever had a baby and didn’t exercise to lose weight afterward, then she would have “given up on life.” Then, her boyfriend had the nerve to state that she would just become “old and fat.”
“And that he does not find that attractive, and he won’t stay with me if I get fat after having a baby,” she revealed.
She made it crystal clear that, while she’s never been the “exercise type,” she is nowhere near fat or obese. She has no intention of ever letting herself get to that point, either, because she makes walking and eating healthy a priority. What she’s most disgusted by is her boyfriend’s remarks.
“And I’m seriously considering leaving him, as I do not want to live a life where I either get forced to do exercise or live in fear my man will leave me if I gain some weight throughout the years,” she vented.
Nonetheless, before she officially pulls the plug on their relationship, she’s not sure if she is overreacting or not.
Is her boyfriend out of line? Would you be able to stay with someone so disrespectful?
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