u/SB7463

Mild backstory: I (F28) have been dating my partner (M27) for 5 years and we have an 8 month old daughter. I’ve gained some weight since we started dating and he constantly points it out and tells me’I could be hotter if I tried harder’. While I do try and maintain good eating habits I find it hard to maintain working out at home while keeping up with everything in the home. He also keeps hundreds of porn videos and pictures saved on his phone and refuses to delete them stating ‘he doesn’t see why I have a problem with it’.

I have not been the most sexual lately due to feeling insecure under his gaze after seeing what he’d rather see in a woman, and just general exhaustion.

Should I keep trying to break through to him or has he checked out and I should tackle the single mom life? I don’t have any unbiased male friends please share your opinions on the matter.

I have an almost 6 month old girl and since she’s been born I’ve said I’d like to avoid letting dogs lick her face/hands. I’ve asked this of anyone who has dogs. I do like dogs but I am also aware that they eat gross things so I just want to wait until she’s a bit older and crawling. We have a cat at home and I maintain this rule with the cat too.

I’m just wondering am I being over protective? Has anyone had any illness or infections from their baby’s being licked about the face and hands by a dog?