Son is unable to see his girlfriend during covid-19

[Terpau2]

Am i being really mean saying that my son (26 yrs) cant see his girlfriend (21 yrs) whilst we are doing lockdown? It's so hard but as she is not part of our household I'm following government advise but I feel terrible. I'm not alone in making this harsh decision I'm sure. I would really like to talk to other parents having to make this choice.

sorry, can't be together.

My 14 year old DD accepted she will not be seeing her boyfriend without too much fuss (she is 14, there had to be some😂).

Why can two adults not?

Why is he telling you she wants to live with you? Is it his way of pressurising you? I can see a twenty one year old being immature, but honestly I’d expect more from a twenty six year old man.

This should not even be a conversation you are aware of.

I have a 22 year old daughter, she’s self isolating and delaying coming home so she ensures she doesn’t give it to us. Even though I’d have her back in a heart beat.

As well as the no, I’d be expecting him to respect that he’s a twenty six year old man still living with his mum, that it’s not his house, and he should have some respect and consideration for you.

To summarise I’d be more fucked off he even asked.

@Weregoingonanadventure you've got the wrong end of the stick.

It's not their call because the government guidelines are clear that there should not be mixing between households. They can't just be meeting up with each other.

If the OP is willing to have her son's GF move in for the duration of the lockdown (which is going to be longer than 3 weeks) then she should be self-isolating before moving in.

We've got similar OP, my DS and his GF are 18/19 and normally spend part of the week at each other's houses. I was really pleased when, after seeing the announcement on Monday she immediately packed her bag and went home, I thought they were being really mature. Doesn't seem to be lasting thought as he's asked if she can come and 'isolate' with us next week. At the moment the answer is 'no'. Aside from this being 'the rules' I'm already concerned at DS and DH still being in work and want to reduce contact / risk for my own peace of mind.