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To regret moving DP in to my house

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JadeySmiles · 17/04/2025 22:30

Hi all, the previous topic isn’t accepting new posts so I thought I’d update here.

We have had the conversation about split of
chores, DP said he can chip in ‘as and when needed’ but he didn’t have a suggested split as I hoped which was frustrating.

He says he feels a bit awkward with getting stuck in given he doesn’t own the house and thinks he will be more comfortable once he is on the Mortgage and asked me when that will be. I said I want to wait and see how things go over the next few months as we get used to living with each other.

He was a bit funny with this and suggested I’m backtracking on an agreement. But we didn’t ever set a timeline. He says his Mum has
told him the funds she/his Dad are gifting are currently in a low paying interest account and if he doesn’t take them soon they’ll fix them for a year so he needs to hurry up if he wants them.

I said this doesn’t change my feelings and we need to see how things go. He seems to be sulking now and has been on his games console in the spare bedroom since dinner, which he criticised and said he’s getting fed up with the same vegan meals. I told him he’s welcome to cook for us tomorrow!!

OP posts:
Secretsquirels · 18/04/2025 05:40

If you seriously want to give him one more chance:

Have a second conversation where you say to him that on reflection you want to wait at least 2 years before he goes on the mortgage and his parents should reinvest the money or he should buy a rental property with it.

Put a very clear list of chores on the fridge with a fair and equal split, tell him once that it is there and then see if he does them. You could start with:

Everyone does their own laundry
You clean the kitchen each week
He cleans the bathroom each week
You hoover downstairs each week
He hoovers upstairs each week
You cook Monday, Wednesday, Friday including organising and buying all ingredients and doing all planning. He clears up this night
He cooks Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday including buying all ingredients and doing all planning. You clear up this night.
You wash the bedding once a week
He takes the bin out once a week

I, like almost all the other posters here, think that you’d be best asking him to move out. But the above gives you a good starting point for seeing if he’ll do what he says he will….

WibblyWobblyLane · 18/04/2025 05:39

He doesn't love you, you are a meal ticket. Take a good look around you, all the hard work you've put into anything in your life, including yourself, you are going to lose to this man. Maybe not soon, but when he's done enough damage to your self esteem, had a few kids with you so you're tied to him for life and probably with poor mental health from trying to manage a house, them and a career. You'll then to go on to giving up your job because you can't manage and he'll twist it so it's somehow on you and you can be a sahm and he'll provide. I can see the script from here. This is your future if you stay with him. Only it won't just be your life you are ruining, you will be teaching your children that this behaviour is acceptable which will result in them accepting the same fate or treating their partners like shit too.

Jeez, he's one step away from calling childline because you made him do the washing up and you don't see that he is actually just a child wanting a new mummy.

Walkaround · 18/04/2025 05:26

I assume you are joking that you’re worried he’ll dump you if you go back on this? You need to dump him and remove him from your house. He’s a complete twat.

merrymelodies · 18/04/2025 05:12

You’re worried he’ll dump you, OP? Why?? Dump him first! He’s seriously bad news.

Letstheriveranswer · 18/04/2025 05:03

I am sure he WILL feel much more comfortable once he is on the mortgage. Because then you will have to clean up after him while he sits on his backside, and if you don't like it he'll take half your house. He literally can't wait to have a maid and if he loses the maid he gets a bonus prize of half your house.

DRose3 · 18/04/2025 04:58

OP you deserve so much more than this.

Let’s consider this from a different perspective. Imagine this lack of tidying/cleaning is still ongoing 1 or 2 years from now. What about when you’re unwell, or have children?

How do you think this will affect your feelings for him? Imagine the negative feelings you have around this issue now (for me they would be anger, irritation, resentment, frustration, disgust), but multiplied. Because, that is guaranteed, what will happen, and it will negatively impact how you feel about him, and your relationship. Can you see yourself living happily like this for the rest of your life?

There are plenty of lovely men out there who will clean up their own skid marks, and tidy/clean around their homes without being asked to do so whilst they’re renting, or sharing a space without any ownership of the property.

You don’t need someone else to pick up after and cook for, when you already have yourself to look after, you’re not his mum. Why clean up after two, when you can live in your beautiful clean zen space solo?

Also, he just might not be that into you either. He seems more concerned about the mortgage, and how this is affecting him.

TertiaryAdjunctofUnimatrix01 · 18/04/2025 04:49

Come on OP, poster after poster has already said it. What is he contributing to your life? Please move him out, dump him and find your self-esteem. You can find a decent man who treats you like a fully-fledged human being.

SpidersAreShitheads · 18/04/2025 04:44

JadeySmiles · 17/04/2025 22:50

I originally thought if living together this early didn’t work then he could move out and we’d continue with the relationship and try again in the future, but I don’t think that’s realistic now. If I suggested going back on this I think he’d dump me.

What a mess 😫

Really sorry this is where you’re at OP.

I disagree that you’ve fucked things up by moving him in though.

Whether you did it now or in a years time he was still going to be selfish and misogynistic. This way you’ve seen his true colours early so you’ve wasted as least time as possible.

I think it can sometimes feel hard to blow up your life when the disagreements feel trivial. I guess the question is, would you be happy having a daughter with a man like this? Would you be happy with him saying the same kinds of things to her? Similarly, would you happy having a son - knowing he’s going to learn that you’re just a skivvy for men?

Him offering to do whatever you ask is not equality. Mental load is real and you’re not his mum. A grown ass adult does their full share of the chores without being told.

Also worth mentioning, my DP lives in my house and his name isn’t in the deeds. That doesn’t stop him getting stuck into chores as needed.

It’s easy for all of us to tell you to dump him. It’s just because we can see clearly that you’re worth so much more. You really need to have a good think about this and whether this is the man you want to grow old with.

PremiumD · 18/04/2025 04:39

He says his Mum has told him the funds she/his Dad are gifting are currently in a low paying interest account and if he doesn’t take them soon they’ll fix them for a year so he needs to hurry up if he wants them.

Aside from all the other glaring red flags, never ever (ever) make a financial decision you’re being coerced or pressured into. It’s another red flag in itself that he’s trying to do so.

Just don’t do it.

M103 · 18/04/2025 04:38

I know it's hard to leave someone when you have invested so much in a relationship, but
I think it's best for you to end the relationship. And even if you don't, don't put this man on the mortgage Or have children with him. With children housework will multiply like crazy and you will be really stuck.

LoudSnoringDog · 18/04/2025 04:29

Nope

do not put this cocklodger on your mortgage

Yellowsunbeams · 18/04/2025 04:16

I'd no more put this awful man on the mortgage than I'd stick my hand down a working waste disposal unit. Think about it - you think he will dump you because you won't give him part of your house. Even if you did do the stupidest thing imaginable and agree to this he's more likely to waltz off with a chunk of your house in a few years so you'll be lonelier and poorer. In case it's relevant to you, I have spent decades in the law and I'm still horrified by how gullible people are, particularly women. This man is workshy and after your money. The comment that he can't do housework because he's not on the mortgage is breathtaking.

PivotPivotmakingmargaritas · 18/04/2025 04:15

YourWinter · 17/04/2025 22:54

You think he might dump you???

No. No, YOU dump HIM, he can move out over the Easter weekend or better still, tomorrow.

Can you not see this will never get better?

100% you have found early on he is a man child

You are correct to wait to put him on the mortgage…. This is his trial period and probation period and he has failed in his role of partner/ husband

Time to find a new replacement

MeAndMyGhost · 18/04/2025 04:12

Come on OP this is your second thread about this guy/situation and the feedback has been unanimous.

What are you going to do about it?

Gimpee · 18/04/2025 03:50

Both women and men can be gullible, my daughter in law sister was trying on line dating and Brad Pitt contacted her said he would come over if she sent him 2k to pay for fuel for plane she sent it. It still makes me giggle how stupid some people can be. It would cost more than 2k for fuel lol

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 18/04/2025 03:50

JadeySmiles · 17/04/2025 22:50

I originally thought if living together this early didn’t work then he could move out and we’d continue with the relationship and try again in the future, but I don’t think that’s realistic now. If I suggested going back on this I think he’d dump me.

What a mess 😫

You should be dumping him!!
Omg what are you doing! You're desperate

Gimpee · 18/04/2025 03:45

LilleyPJ does DP actually have mum with funds for house, I would think not, or DP could have put that in or bought his place

Dogaredabomb · 18/04/2025 03:43

JadeySmiles · 17/04/2025 22:50

I originally thought if living together this early didn’t work then he could move out and we’d continue with the relationship and try again in the future, but I don’t think that’s realistic now. If I suggested going back on this I think he’d dump me.

What a mess 😫

GOOD!!!! Job done, he's a knob.

Tricho · 18/04/2025 03:41

Tough love but domt you fucking DARE add him to the mortgage

Tricho · 18/04/2025 03:40

OP- you take any course of action that isn't moving him out. Then this is on you.

Open your eyes

SilverButton · 18/04/2025 03:38

Oh no OP, I'm sorry the chat didn't go well. He's behaving a bit like a child isn't he?

LillyPJ · 18/04/2025 03:37

The solution is clear - you must chuck him out. You seem to be nervous about doing so, probably because you know he'll argue, be moody, sulk, get angry etc. Yes, he probably will, but once he knows you mean it, he'll go - back to mummy, no doubt. Have courage, you won't regret it. Get rid asap.

Gimpee · 18/04/2025 03:35

He will not dump you he wants half your house with u being maid and doubt he will pay for anything once he has half your house and then u will get more jobs like wipe my bum

Lemon1111 · 18/04/2025 03:35

Please please don’t add him to the mortgage

FlakyCritic · 18/04/2025 03:34

You need to say to him "look, we agreed to sit down and work out a roster. It's now obvious you weren't genuine and never intended to do it. Your answer is not good enough. I meant what I said. I want you to leave by tomorrow/such and such date."