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BF has copy of Famous Book By a German Man with a Hairy Lip Need Advice

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southoftheeast · 25/12/2025 00:14

Hi, hopefully this is as anonymous as possible...please don't judge about timing, etc., I have autism/adhd combined

My boyfriend has a copy of --Min Kmf, which I knew about but didn't really make a fuss at the time. It was just not in my consciousness at the time.
I seem to remember him explaining something, but I can't quite remember (neurodivergent - it's complicated)
Anyway, to cut a long story short, he's recently decided to start bragging about owning it on social media. It was only then, when I actually did some deep research on it, that I realised just how bad it was - I was particularly offended with H's opinion on black people (related to me), but overall it's offensive.
So I confronted him and asked him to explain why he actually has the book (a bit late, I know), and, more importantly, whether he believes everything in it, and what that says about me. Anyway, this was last week, and from that time on he hasn't responded or been in contact.
He was supposed to spend the holiday with the children and me, it's a serious relationship, etc., we may as well be married...
Ive had lots of deep thought about this (I am a loner, so I have lots of time when my children are asleep to hyperfocus on things) and I still don't think I was wrong to ask. He did get back, actually, and said, I don't have to explain to myself.
I left a voice note for him today to explain my situation and how i feel and but hes not read it/responded. Hes extremley stubborn.... I am too...
But I don't know what else to do than abandon ship or wait for him to respond. AIBU?

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Cookingupmyfirstbornson · 25/12/2025 00:56

I have read American psycho but I'm not murdering people. I've read most of hitlers rather dull book and it's not all that. I don't think him owning it means he's gonna commit genocide

lechatnoir · 25/12/2025 00:54

Nothing wrong with owning a copy (AFAIK) but a whole lot wrong agreeing with the politics of it. Has he actually said he supports some/any of Hilter’s ideologies or are you making big assumptions based on him having the book?

TeideHeart · 25/12/2025 00:30

Is this a first edition or something? I don't think him having a copy of it necessarily means anything at all.

Is he interested in the time period? In Hitler as a personality study? Some people are fascinated by Hitler even though they think him a terrible person.

There are all sorts of reasons your boyfriend might have a copy of Mein Kampf, none of them nefarious.

Why do you think he may share Hitler's beliefs?

RendeersDancingTowardsChristmas · 25/12/2025 00:29

Is he actually intelligent enough to read it and use it as a piece of literature for study? Or is it just something to brag about without actually understanding the content and context in which it was written?

somanychristmaslights · 25/12/2025 00:22

Oh, and I think you’d know whether he has the book for academic purposes, or because it’s something he believes in. Bragging about it on social media indicates it’s something he’s proud of….

piscofrisco · 25/12/2025 00:22

Well tbh unless he has it for study purposes you only have the one option really ?

RecordBreakers · 25/12/2025 00:21

Anyway, to cut a long story short, he's recently decided to start bragging about owning it on social media

This is the bit I find odd.

I think wanting to read such an infamous book, for historical study / research purposes, or to be able to contribute to a discussion about it is not something to be concerned about - in the same way that an atheist might well have a copy of the bible (or indeed the Qu'ran) to study.

What exactly was he saying about it ?

I mean, I find it a bit difficult to believe that you are so close you are spending Christmas together, with your dc, but that you haven't been aware of his views, if his views were that he agreed with what Hitler wrote in his book.

somanychristmaslights · 25/12/2025 00:21

Sorry, it doesn’t sound like a serious relationship at all. Do you live together? Are they his kids? How can it be a serious relationship and not hear from him for a week?

Kingscallops · 25/12/2025 00:20

You're with a bloke who admires Hitler. Let that sink in.

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