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To be fucking pissed off about this?

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2amClub · 30/06/2025 02:15

Boyfriend is currently staying at my house overnight. My bedroom is too warm for him, so he brings in the fan. Now I can’t sleep because there’s too much background noise (he also has to have the tv on to be able to fall asleep).

I can turn the fan off, but then I have to hear/feel him tossing and turning because of the heat. I’ve now had to retreat to the living room to try and sleep without the noise, but now I’m not comfortable and unable to sleep anyway. For reference, I have chronic illnesses including arthritis so my knees are hurting sleeping on the sofa and it makes me feel quite unwell when I don’t get enough sleep - boyfriend knows all of this.

Boyfriend finds sleeping on the sofa triggering for issues to do with his ex, so naturally he didn’t offer to come in the living room with the fan instead and when I said I was unable to sleep, just offered up a “oh, I’m sorry!” and that was it.

AIBU to be fucking pissed off right now being unable to sleep in my own bed in my own house and thinking that he should be sleeping on the sofa instead because it’s him that needs the fan on?!

OP posts:
TheSandgroper · 30/06/2025 03:45

Your house, your rules. You pay for the privilege of sleeping in your own bed.

When people show you who they are, believe them.

1). He is showing you he’s an entitled little man.

2). YOU are showing him that YOU are a doormat. Geez, I hope he’s good in bed for you to make all this worthwhile.

Pleaseshutthefuckup · 30/06/2025 02:21

YABU to not ensure you put your important and reasonable needs first.

This means, the bed is yours no matter what. He doesn't enable you to sleep in it,then he gets out the bed and onto the sofa he must go. His fan and all the rest is preventing you from sleeping in your own bed!

And if he doesn't like the fact that he absolutely must get on the sofa- the door is this way mate....

People treat you how you let them.

Yes this is a disappointment as you'd rather you didn't have to do this and he'd bloody get it. Saying the sofa triggers trauma is too much for me to cope with ffs. He'd be lucky to make it through the night in my bed I tell you.

Never again OP. Come on.

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