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My husband and I have been having problems he cheated on me with some coworkers last year I decided to stay for several reasons but of course I’m not the same with him anymore and now he stays I’m not affectionate with him etc but one thing I have noticed is that if I do something he will do the same and say well you did it so I did it too it can be something simple as me taking a pic he will take one too, I put my TikTok following on private because I would see he was always looking at my profile so I saw that he did it too this was how I came to the conclusion that he copies everything I do and says he did it because I did it. Like this can’t be normal right?? I’m trying to get some stuff right in my life so I can leave because sometimes I get scared and I have no family to go to so yeah…

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There isn’t one single label, but what you’re describing fits patterns of insecure mirroring and monitoring behaviour. It’s something people do when they feel guilty or want to keep control. It’s not a healthy dynamic, and you’re not wrong for feeling uncomfortable.
Sorry you’re experiencing this 🤍

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Hopefully things will get better. He is not handling everything in a mature way

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My husband and I have been having problems he cheated on me with some coworkers last year I decided to stay for several reasons but of course I’m not the same with him anymore and now he stays I’m not affectionate with him etc but one thing I have noticed is that if I do something he will do the same and say well you did it so I did it too it can be something simple as me taking a pic he will take one too, I put my TikTok following on private because I would see he was always looking at my profile so I saw that he did it too this was how I came to the conclusion that he copies everything I do and says he did it because I did it. Like this can’t be normal right?? I’m trying to get some stuff right in my life so I can leave because sometimes I get scared and I have no family to go to so yeah…

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