A woman has said her partner has been pressuring her to have sex just a week after she miscarried their baby.
Writing on parenting forum Mumsnet, the anonymous mum revealed that her other half has been asking her for oral sex but said that she’s not ready and that she has no sex drive.
In her post, she asked fellow forum users whether she was being unreasonable for not wanting to have sex.
“Just that had a miscarriage a week ago and ever since I’ve had no sex drive and just don’t feel sexy at all and my partner keeps asking for a bj but I just don’t feel ready…” she wrote.
Her fellow forum users had a fairly singular reaction to the post, saying that the woman’s partner was being insensitive.
“Sorry for your loss. I am quite appalled that your partner is pressurising you like this at all, but especially a week after your miscarriage. It is at best insensitive and at worst abusive,” wrote one.
Other users wondered whether the woman was right to be staying in the relationship.
“I’d be questioning whether he really understands how you feel about your loss,” commented one.
“That is not someone you want to have a relationship with – he will never be there for you when you need him most,” said another.
We’d have to agree – it seems very uncaring and ignorant to be putting pressure like that on a woman after such a trauma.
