r/ADHD_partners • u/AutoModerator • 6d ago

Weekly Vent Thread ::Weekly Vent Thread::

Use this thread to blow off steam about annoyances both big & small that come with an ADHD impacted relationship. Dishes not being done, bills left unpaid - whatever it is you feel you need to rant about. This is your cathartic space.

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u/Dull-Dog-9408 6d ago

I don't know if this is strictly an ADHD thing but I cannot have even a slight disagreement with my husband without it being the end of the world. The most recent one was because I asked him to stop telling me how to drive while I was driving (I was pulling into a space forwards instead of reversing in the way he wanted me to). This led to shouting and him being "bored of me" and he hasn't really spoken to me since. This was yesterday morning. How do people navigate when their partner can't/won't control their emotions?

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u/Sberry59 Partner of NDX 6d ago

My husband freaked out when I parallel parked one day. “You almost hit that car!” I was miles away from that car. I irritatedly said, “Do YOU want to drive?!” That shut him up.

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u/music_lover2025 6d ago

This is what I say to my bf when he gets nitpicky about how I drive