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To not let him in the house?

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FooFighter99 · 23/04/2018 11:03

DSD(just turned 18) broke up with her boyfriend in February after he cheated multiple times and treated her like shit. They had some nasty confrontations, including him letting himself in to our house, while DH and I were at work, to corner her and argue with her and later that week he told her to "just fuck off and go and kill yourself" (knowing full well she has MH issues and suffers with anxiety and depression).

She seemed to be getting on ok without him, spending time with friends, although some were mutual and the EX would inevitably turn up, mouthing off and causing trouble. He would follow her around and even used the "find my friend" app on her phone to keep track of her and turn up where she was.... but she was taking it in her stride and her friends were incredibly supportive.

I thought all was well until I discovered that she had taken him back and was acting as if nothing had happened Sad

DH and I have told her that he is not allowed in the house (we had issues with them shagging in her room when we were all in the house!! And yes I know that's what teenagers do, but NOT when her 6 year old sister is in the room below). She may have forgiven him for what he's done/put her through, but DH and I cannot forget what he did, especially telling her to kill herself. I DO NOT want him anywhere near my family (DD6 does not need to be exposed to this type of behaviour).

Are we being unreasonable to say that he is not welcome in our home?

She still sees him, stays at his house, hangs out with friends at the park and so on.

Have we drawn too firm a line? Should we renege on our decision and allow him to come in (bear in mind they'll be holed up in her room, and have already proven they can't be trusted to keep their pants on)?

I don't know how to deal with this!

Fingers crossed she comes to her senses and dumps him soon!

If you made it this far, thanks for reading Smile any advice is welcome

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Hissy · 23/04/2018 14:38

Oh the poor little thing! I fell into a similar relationship when i was 30, it took 10 years of my life, did untold damage.

I'm so pleased she has you to help her, I agree that you are in the best place if you can show her that you believe and trust her, but somehow you must show her how her relationship is super dangerous.

Has she seen Murdered by my boyfriend? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b047zl98

I'm not suggesting that he is about to kill her, but that really IS where it can go, especially if he is starting out like this at a very young age, it will only get worse.

You DSD is looking forward to potentially working in pubs. I had a great time when I was 18 with my pub jobs, but when your DSD idiot boyf won't even let her have social media contacts, how is he going to react when she has actual real life contact with guys in the pubs. His inferiority and fear will lead him to ramp up the control a thousand times over. It could be what tips him over the edge.

Whatever happens, she HAS to get him out of her life, her friends HAVE to protect her too, keeping him away from her. Although it may be that now she is older and more independent, she will leave these friends behind and find newer safer ones.

Hissy · 23/04/2018 14:40

We had similar with a colleague, I didn't let up on her until she broke free of him, her close friends too, we all said the same thing to her.

Can't tell you how much happier she is now he is out of her life.

FooFighter99 · 23/04/2018 17:02

She's just rung me, over the moon that she's landed a job in a local pub, starting this weekend.

I'm going to have a very serious sit down conversation with her about the boyfriend's behaviour and ask whether she sees it as controlling.

Hopefully this job will give her the confidence boost she needs to get rid of the deadweight boyfriend for good!

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MushroomGravy · 23/04/2018 17:23

Has she ever expressed a wish to travel? A six month ticket to Australia as a surprise present for her booked for a couple of days after its given could be cheaper in the long run

Nothing to stop him getting one too though and she's off on her own.

PositivelyPERF · 23/04/2018 17:24

That’s brilliant but you need to warn her that he’s likely to make bother at the pub. He’s going to furious that men will be talking to her and possibly flirting with her.

pigsDOfly · 23/04/2018 17:24

That's great. Really hope it all works out for her and he's soon history.

OakIsBetterTho · 23/04/2018 18:07

Oh how fab for her! I hope this will mark the start of her realising what he really is!

Jux · 23/04/2018 18:16

He's not going to be happy that she will chatting to other men at all. He'll be in there for her every shift, glowering at her, and making her feel unable to be herself.

However, that may well make her realise that she really doesn't want him, and - with luck - once the regulars see what's going on, the chivalric side will come out and when she dumps him they'll be there keeping her safe from him.

AnnieAnoniMouser · 23/04/2018 22:44

Oh.

Hmmm.

You’re definitely going to have to talk to her. He’s not going to be happy about it. Given it’s a public place he could cause all manner of problems.

I fear it’s going to be a choice between him & the job.

I hope you can make her see sense.

FooFighter99 · 24/04/2018 11:29

That's my worry now too, he'll be jealous of the attention she is bound to get (she's a stunner, she really is!) and as he doesn't have a job there will be nothing stopping him hounding her every shift...

She is so excited and proud to have gotten this job, that I hope if he does anything to try and spoil it for her that she will tell him to fuck off!

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Hissy · 24/04/2018 15:24

If he hounds her every shift - she is at risk of losing her job before she has even had a chance to get herself off to a good start.

She has to dump him before she starts the job tbh.

Can she apply to College/uni and make a break for it?

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