A Mumsnet user said she had broken up with her partner just days before Christmas, and asked if she was unreasonable to be happy about it.
A user has posted on Mumsnet under their 'Am I Being Unreasonable' header to ask fellow parents if it's ok to be happy about breaking up a week before Christmas. In her post, she reveals that she had plans to spend Christmas with her then-partner, but after a fight at the weekend they have broken up.
The title of the posts asks if she should feel happy about the break up, as well as ending with her requesting breakup survival tips from other users.
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In her post, the user says: "It's over! I had a whole thing planned for Christmas, I'm very good at making things feel special.
"However, he chose to pick a fight with me last weekend in the middle of an otherwise nice afternoon, and annihilated my character, insulting everything about me, from my style of texting to the way I cuddle and making sure he got in jibes about our intimate life. He managed to say "I don't love you or have loving feelings towards you" in the same breath as "everything wrong in this relationship is your fault".
"He thought I'd cry and acquiesce and try to make peace, as usual, because I didn't want my plans ruined or to feel scared. But instead he finds himself single. And the last few days, I've woken up calm, knowing I've followed my instincts.
"I'm going to eat Chinese food and get drunk on champagne with my Jewish friend on the 25th. AIBU to ask for your BEST breakup survival techniques and tips? Ho ho ho."
Her post has received huge praise from other users, with many telling her she's clearly made the right decision. One user said: "Amazing news, well done you!" and another commenting: "More like this please, well done!".
Some had follow-up questions for the post, with one user asking: "How long were you both together for? Lucky escape.", and another asking: "Make peace as usual? Has this been a frequent theme of your relationship? Anyway - well done you for not accepting any more BS and yes of course if you need to break up you should do it when it needs doing, Christmas or not.
"As for survival techniques - carry on living your best life, and fake it till you make it always worked for me."
The woman that wrote the initial post added a comment with more details, saying: "Thank you for the solidarity, we were together almost four years, and now looking back, he was emotionally abusive for the last year at least. His greatest weapon was calling me "juvenile", because I was 14 years younger than he was. Ironic."
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