To be irritated by new partner being dopey?

[MadJanice]

Been seeing someone for a few months. He often says weird stuff or asks daft questions and I find it really annoying. I don't know if he's trying to be funny or what but it's getting on my nerves.

Example last night he came around to my house for the first time. Spotted the dog and shouted loudly "oh a dog!!!" As if he didn't know I had one. I've mentioned the dog loads of times. He then said "is it real?" so I laughed awkwardly and just ignored him. He started playing with it, it got excited and started barking so he shouted "what is he saying???!" so I said "what??" And he said "he's speaking to me! What is it saying??!" So I just said "probably telling you to piss off!" So he looked shocked and said "really??"

I can't tell if he's joking or not, surely he must be but if I don't answer him he keeps asking as if he's been serious. Other times he can be perfectly normal but then you get scenarios like that and I find it really dull and irritating.

AIBU to tell him to pack it in playing the fool?

You’re not supposed to feel this irritated by a new partner, he would drive me crazy. It doesn’t sound like a good idea to carry on the relationship, you’re not well suited.

He sounds like Jim from Friday Night Dinner 🤣🤣🤣

invite him for dinner and give him some scooby snacks lol

Sounds like he’s trying to be funny but as others have said your probably not complatable as it sounds as though his sense of humour will drive you nuts. I have dated several men like this and it does get worse.

Referring to someone as a partner usually means you have a committed relationship with them and often that you share a home. If this were the case with the OP and this man it would mean ending the relationship would involve a lot more than just telling him she doesn't want to see him any more.

She's been seeing him for a few months and they hardly knew each other, that's not a partnership. If he annoys her, it's a simple matter of just walking away.

My pp was in answer to CakeCakeCheese

Tatter well said.

You sound really mean to be honest.

Does he have learning difficulties?

I agree about the term "partner". It seemed to come about when people started living together rather than getting married. It shows that although you're not married, so can't call them your husband/wife, you are committed and living like a married couple.

Boy/girlfriend is when you're not living together.

OP, if he's annoying you so much, just end it, he's not going to change.

TatterdemalionAspie You made me snort!

Ok clearly I'm an utter loser because that would probably have made me smile and I would almost certainly have helped him enact a conversation with the dog. My dp makes the most horrendous jokes. Proper "dad jokes". Every time I say something like "I'm hungry" he'll reply "hi hungry, I'm MrNordicNobody". He can make a pun out of almost anything. In the early days of us dating he used to text me at work pretending to be a cat. His dumb sense of humour is one of the many reasons I fell in love with him.

Anyway, agree with everyone else that you two just aren't compatible so I'd just end it while it's still early days.

Also, to the people asking if he has ASD or a learning disability, please remove your heads from your arses.

sounds like Jim from Friday Night Dinner yes

cakecakecheese The whole point of the word ‘partner’ is exactly how it sounds, your partner in life. Just seems odd why OP would refer to him as her partner so soon, though as my second post said thinking about it there is a bit of a weird trend towards it recently.

Yes Tatter, you're quite right, I must be stupid. My degree wasn't in medicine, just law. And Nordic, my comment was purely observational, based on experience with family members and no disrespect intended. Yours was just rude.

YANBU- I feel like this with my STBXBF atm, the first few weeks i thought it was kind of silly but as time has gone on its just getting annoying and immature, its like he's stuck in a young teenagers mindset and it just pisses me off- for example- its not a doggo- its a dog, a cat is a cat... not a kitteth, and for the love of all things unholy- enough with the weird memes! I

though this is not the only reason im trying to break up with him!!

Partner could mean something else. Dance partner maybe? Op could have met him at her Salsa evening classes in the church hall.
We don't know.

Geo it sounds like enough reason to be fair.