Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

AIBU to object after he assumed he and his daughter would move in?

389 replies

Trombolice · 04/06/2026 15:17

Name changed for this.

Been seeing someone for around a year and a half. This morning he casually dropped it into conversation that his daughter might have to move schools when they move. I asked where he was moving to and he said “I mean when we move in together?”

I said “who said anything about moving in together??” So he said “well not now obviously but at some point we will surely?” So I said “and where are you assuming we’ll live?”

Long story short he had it in his head that he and his daughter would be moving in to my house. His rationale is that I have “so much more space” and much more space than I need and it’s selfish to not want to share it.

I said I have no intention of having anyone live with me! He’s now gone off on a major strop saying I have too many unused bedrooms and it’s “unfair” etc

I think he has got his daughter believing they will be moving in to my house too. They live in a two bedroom house.

AIBU??

OP posts:
Cherriesandapples1 · 04/06/2026 16:58

If he was just having a conversation with you to see if you'd be interested in buying a house together or him moving in at some point, then I'd have some sympathy for him. But the way he has just assumed you'll be having him and his daughter living with you and no prior conversation about how it could work or how you feel about it, would fuck me right off even if I would've been open to the idea. And as for telling his daughter it's happening before even starting that conversation with you and calling you selfish !? Wow

I'd be kicking him to the kerb. The absolute audacity

DalmationalAnthem · 04/06/2026 16:57

Nordic89 · 04/06/2026 16:55

@DalmationalAnthem @YouputthetwatinKathleen
You do realise the lyrics are:
My lovers got no money, he's got his strong beliefs not trombolice 😂😂😂

It's a known internet joke, you can get hoodies and all with TROMBOLICE on them 😎

ReleaseTheDucksOfWar · 04/06/2026 16:55

I'd say that it was nice that he wanted you to live together.

But then ....
is rationale is that I have “so much more space” and much more space than I need and it’s selfish to not want to share it
He’s now gone off on a major strop saying I have too many unused bedrooms and it’s “unfair”
I think he has got his daughter believing they will be moving in to my house too. They live in a two bedroom house.

WHo the fuck does he think he is, judging you for being selfish or unselfish?

Who the fuck does he think he is, tantrumming because you said 'hold on'?

And who the fuck does he think he is that he considers it 'unfair' that you have a bigger house and he has a smaller?

Do not get closer to this man. You've been shown the red flags. He thinks he's entitled to your house and to anything you have.

Look at his character, not his personality, because his character is what makes or breaks the relationship in the long term, and this one has a grudge and a sense of entitlement, and I bet he makes you pay for having anything that you have that he wants, if you go further with him.

Nordic89 · 04/06/2026 16:55

Trombolice · 04/06/2026 16:36

Omg 😂 it is from that song yes but only because it was on radio when I name changed - I never twigged how ironic it was 😂😂

@DalmationalAnthem @YouputthetwatinKathleen
You do realise the lyrics are:
My lovers got no money, he's got his strong beliefs not trombolice 😂😂😂

KaleidoscopeSmile · 04/06/2026 16:53

I'm a woman and I rent - I always have done - and I'm a bit fucked off by the assumption on this thread that all renters are automatically red flags and after your house

Mumtobabyhavoc · 04/06/2026 16:53

Dating a single dad for a year and completely oblivious to the fact that he'd be thinking about the relationship progressing to living together and that it would have to include his child in some capacity? 🙄

Dad not broaching the conversation earlier in the relationship and sliding it in as an assumption? 🙄

I think this relationship has run its course.

BibbityBobbityBuggerit · 04/06/2026 16:52

Dear god ... not another one 😖 You and your selfish ways with all of those free rooms that could be utilised for him and his DD. If you want to see how that one can go, look at the posts by the absolutely amazing PithyBeaker who was dealing with a pretty similar situation.

UniquePinkSwan · 04/06/2026 16:52

There is nothing wrong in assuming that in a relationship you may end up moving in together.

Gwenna · 04/06/2026 16:52

Trombolice · 04/06/2026 15:17

Name changed for this.

Been seeing someone for around a year and a half. This morning he casually dropped it into conversation that his daughter might have to move schools when they move. I asked where he was moving to and he said “I mean when we move in together?”

I said “who said anything about moving in together??” So he said “well not now obviously but at some point we will surely?” So I said “and where are you assuming we’ll live?”

Long story short he had it in his head that he and his daughter would be moving in to my house. His rationale is that I have “so much more space” and much more space than I need and it’s selfish to not want to share it.

I said I have no intention of having anyone live with me! He’s now gone off on a major strop saying I have too many unused bedrooms and it’s “unfair” etc

I think he has got his daughter believing they will be moving in to my house too. They live in a two bedroom house.

AIBU??

YANBU, OP. Run don’t walk!

Gwenna · 04/06/2026 16:51

Error404FucksNotFound · 04/06/2026 15:20

Yanbu.
He had it all planned out, didnt he?
Was he dating you or your house?

This 😅

Dublassie · 04/06/2026 16:50

As an aside , I wonder why so many of us feel the need to live with the person we are seeing ? I wonder might relationships work better if we all had our own space and kept it like that .
OP I do not like the sound of this man. I wonder might the relationship end ? Are you very involved ?

Planesmistakenforstars · 04/06/2026 16:49

I also live in the middle of nowhere, there are no schools within walking distance.

That just means he assumes you'll do the school run.

scienceteachersarefun · 04/06/2026 16:48

Well, he sounds like a certain kind of lodger.....

SqueakyFromme · 04/06/2026 16:47

TomatoSandwiches · 04/06/2026 16:38

Bet he wants a game room.

yes!! but don't they call them 'Man Caves' now ? he has probably been mentally planning where to put his PS5 and the reason he has got stroppy is because he has been rumbled

Larrythecatforpm · 04/06/2026 16:45

Bingo you own, he rents. He’s just after free housing & babysitting. Chuck this one back.

WinterBlues26 · 04/06/2026 16:41

He's after your house. If you continue with him and let him move in he will be asking to go on the deeds next "as it's only fair".

He's showing a few red flags including manipulation, I really hope you dump him.

WinterSunglasses · 04/06/2026 16:40

Always interesting seeing the language posters use about men they're involved with. Quite the difference between 'been seeing someone for a year and a half', which keeps it on the more casual end, and 'my partner of three months' that you sometimes see at the other end. FWIW I think you're right to be cautious OP. How dare women want to have any space to themselves? They should be offering it up to any men and children who feel like using it.

OneNewLeader · 04/06/2026 16:39

Tell him your house wants to break up with him.

Gateappreciation · 04/06/2026 16:39

He rents. - bingo!
You’re a home owner - bingo!

TomatoSandwiches · 04/06/2026 16:38

SqueakyFromme · 04/06/2026 16:29

probably to fill OP's house with all his abandoned hobby clutter and junk

Bet he wants a game room.

ThisChirpyLemonUser · 04/06/2026 16:37

Please break up with him

Tessasanderson · 04/06/2026 16:36

I voted YANBU but i do have a however.

Just because he is in rented and has a daughter doesnt mean his life is permanently on hold until he catches you up. Maybe he would like to see a future where you do live together which in my eyes there is nothing wrong with as long as you are financially protected and he pays his way accordingly.

To shoot him down and suggest there is no way in hell he and his daughter will ever share a house with you......well dont be surprised if he considers no long term future in it.

From the look of your post you have been together 1.5yrs. If you are still together in 3 or 4 years do you not entertain the thought of living together? If so i think thats a conversation for you to be having.

Trombolice · 04/06/2026 16:36

DalmationalAnthem · 04/06/2026 16:34

Is your user name from the song MY LOVER'S GOT NO MONEY, HE'S GOT HIS @Trombolice ? 🤣

Omg 😂 it is from that song yes but only because it was on radio when I name changed - I never twigged how ironic it was 😂😂

OP posts:
Farmwifefarmlife · 04/06/2026 16:36

I think it depends what you are both wanting from the relationship? If you are both young & wanting marriage & more children or if your older and already been there done that ect. Me & DH both rented separately when we ment but I wanted children & marriage so moving in together was inevitable.

it’s not fair on his child if he’s already given hints to moving into your place without discussing it should definitely be a conversation.

LlynTegid · 04/06/2026 16:36

Bananalanacake · 04/06/2026 16:30

He wants a nanny with a fanny. I'm surprised he didn't try to move in after 6 months though, this type usually does.

love the expression!

Reasonable to assume living together as a possibility, not to assume.

Swipe left for the next trending thread