Overreaction?
My boyfriend and I have been together for 4 years and I have been on birth control for 5 years. Never have I ever missed a
dose, I am always on top of. This past week I have been preoccupied with work and I missed a dose. I didn’t realize it until the following day when I saw the pill from the previous day still in the pack.
Realizing the mistake I started to freak out, I told my boyfriend and got a reaction that was not helpful. He started yelling at me saying how could you forget, it’s not like you have anything else more important than this. He told me I cannot be trusted. I was already upset at myself from forgetting he wasn’t helping at all. He just continued telling me how ridiculous I am for forgetting (keep in mind he forgets to take his pills all the time). I completely understand the severity of this situation and how it could lead to an unplanned pregnancy, but him yelling at me calling me names, and that I am stupid does not help. Afterwards he started stonewalling me, ignoring me not even looking at me. I have apologized, but he won’t hear of it.
We are supposed to be a team, I wanted him to say we can sort it out together and understand that I would never intentional forget one as I take it very seriously but as we all know life happens. Him ignoring me makes me feel hurt. I know and understand the consequences of it but it was an honest mistake, I have never ever missed a pill or even been late in taking one in all my years of taking it.