My husband was vaping til recently when I caught him. He had lied multiple times about it when I’d smell it. I literally thought I was going crazy. He also lied about having a job for 9 months over my pregnancy and postpartum. He had been made redundant and not told me about it. Then spent £6k on a 30th bday holiday for me, told me he lost his job ages ago and he was confident he would get one of two jobs he was interviewing for before he booked my 30th bday holiday. Then after we got back from the holiday he hadn’t got either job so asked me to cover £3k for him. Now I feel like I’ve just paid for my birthday holiday that I never asked for…. I don’t know what to make of this. But any mums exhausted with carrying the mental and financial load over mat leave? Feel like men just don’t have a sense of responsibility, forward planning and just honesty. Like what the actual F
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He lied about working for nine months? I’d leave. He can lie that long, who knows how deep it could go.

I agree with Donna. I would be wondering what else he’s lying about! Was he getting dressed and pretending to go to work every day? What was he actually doing instead? I’d never be able to trust him again, I’d have told him to leave. (but maybe that’s just me).