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Boyfriend annoyed with me for going out?

43 replies

petuniasy · 11/05/2025 20:46

We don’t live together.

We had a big falling out and then he went away for 18 days.

He turned on his location for me to see, as he was travelling abroad and asked for me to do the same. We’ve not had each other’s location on before.

In this time I went to visit my friend in another city for a few days, the service was bad. I had no service for a couple of hours so his texts didn’t deliver and he text me saying “have you turned your phone off? You’re exposing yourself”. He apologised after I told him that was unfair and I just wanted to enjoy myself.

A week or so later, I went out with two friends and he was badgering me to reply to him whilst I was trying to have fun. When I was dropping my friend off he obviously had looked at my location and said “why are you on some random street again?”

The next day he turned his location off (fine, I'm not bothered) and said it was because there’s no point having it on if I’m not going to tell him what I’m up to. He is out with friend and in all sorts of places and doesn’t keep me updated on what he’s doing, and I would never ask him to either. I explained this.

He then said “I’ve never cheated on a partner” and I said neither have I (I haven’t).

He then said that I had told him I’d slept with my ex’s brother. This is an ex from when I was 16 (I’m 26 this year) whom I was with before I even met my boyfriend. I don’t recall ever telling him I had done that. Ex’s brother did make moves on me at the time and I didn’t reciprocate. I did used to say/weird things as a (troubled) teen, but really don’t remember ever saying that.

If I bring up something he did even six months ago, he gets annoyed and says the relationship won’t work if I keep bringing up the past.

There was then back and forth. I said I couldn’t believe he was being like this because I dared go out with my friends.

He said “maybe don’t make up weird lies then”.

I ended up blocking him, but now I’m unsure if I’ve overreacted?

AIBU?

OP posts:
PonyPatter44 · 11/05/2025 21:17

Well done you for blocking him. He's ridiculous and controlling. You can do much, much better than him.

Justgoingforaweeliedown · 11/05/2025 21:20

It should not be this much hard work to be with someone. You've done the right thing ending it, he's a walking red flag!

CalmTheFuckDownMargaret · 11/05/2025 21:24

He’s in no state to have an adult relationship. He’s controlling, jealous, lies and is spiteful when challenged. Get rid.

LurkyMcLurkinson · 11/05/2025 21:24

Run. This is a sure sign that he’ll likely be controlling and abusive in the future and it will only escalate with time.

MoominMai · 11/05/2025 21:32

@petuniasy i broke up recently with my ex for the same thing. The paranoia and insecurity first starts as irrelevant Qs about past bfs then it went to him accusing me of not thinking of him enough inbetween our dates (we lived separately), even though I made all the effort to accommodate his shift patterns to ensure we spoke virtually every day even staying up late. It then progressed into him believing I was messaging men late at night on my phone just because I always played white noise on low on my phone which I had told him about in advance and he said it was okay. Then a year and half later, I found him j spying on the whereabouts of my car!

Point is like my ex, he’s showing you who he is and it’s up to you to walk away from it or put up and shut up I guess. Behaviour in people like this just escalates and alarmingly they genuinely believe they are doing nothing wrong. It leave you mentally drained and walking on eggshells. Imo this is one to throw back.

Dingdong62 · 11/05/2025 21:42

You’ve under reacted actually. This level of controlling behaviour is a massive red flag for future dv.

petuniasy · 12/05/2025 10:07

Thank you all for responding. Going to try and remain strong and keep him blocked!

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Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 12/05/2025 10:10

Good Lord, he's dreadful. Delete his number so you aren't tempted and don't respond to his (no doubt increasingly desperate) attempts to get in touch. He just wants to keep you where he can see you at all times and that's no way to live a life.

OurChristmasMiracle · 12/05/2025 10:13

Please make sure you have turned off your location settings as well.

nomas · 12/05/2025 10:17

Glad you are keeping him blocked. This will 💯 escalate into controlling and abusive behaviour.

Read about poor Molly McLaren.

ItGhoul · 12/05/2025 10:20

Good grief. This man is a walking red flag. I'm glad you've dumped him but please make sure he stays dumped.

iamnotalemon · 12/05/2025 10:36

This sounds very controlling on his part

Itsallovernow23 · 12/05/2025 11:23

Please please delete his number and keep him blocked. I had a relationship like this, I had to get an injunction on him after two years and he later served time for abusing another woman. The physical violence was damaging but no where near the damage its caused me emotionally. 20 years on I'm still scared. It was exactly like this. It might feel hard to block and not go back but it's a billion times harder to recover from a relationship like this.

TheHerboriste · 12/05/2025 11:29

Bin ASAP.

You get one short life on earth. Don’t waste it on them.

Topseyt123 · 12/05/2025 11:31

Keep him blocked. Consider him dumped. This was very controlling behaviour and he has shown you clearly who he really is. Take note of that and don't forget it.

Lindy2 · 12/05/2025 11:36

He sounds absolutely horrid.

This isn't a healthy relationship and he isn't nice.

You've done the right thing by ending the relationship. Just make sure it stays ended.

ViciousCurrentBun · 12/05/2025 11:37

Just echoing what @Dingdong62 has written about behaviour that is linked to future DV.

I also think people that behave like this sometimes do it because they themselves are likely to be unfaithful so they assume others are like them.

arcticpandas · 12/05/2025 11:41

He does sound like a cheater to me because they always worry about the other person cheating. Regardless, he's a twat you should get rid of yesterday.

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