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Partners Adult Daughter

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Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 17:45

Been with current partner 3 years, his adult daughter (20’s) moved back in with him recently. She has complained about us having sex (in our bedroom) we had radio on and was very very quiet (it was at night) she sent her dad nasty text messages - referencing both of us - saying we were disgusting and that it’s not fair on her.

I am trying to work out how we manage this as she is here every night, so we can’t abstein permanently ? I do understand - but we were very very quiet and respectful but her room is next door so can’t guarantee her hearing nothing. Are we being unreasonable ? Any suggestions? Don’t want to cause any problems between dad and daughter.

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Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 19:46

Toofficeornot · 03/10/2025 19:42

Shrely you have sex very quietly if other people are in the house? Why is it so noisy.
I have never heard my parents having sex and my kids have never heard me having sex. Just do it very quietly or when noone is in surely?
What is the noise, is it the bed squeeking as you could get a more solid bed, ours doesnt make a sound its a divan with heavy mattress and make sure there is a rug underneath etc

We were quiet ! Read my post and had radio on…we are not sex monsters lol, it must of been the bed, we haven’t had sex since.

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Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 19:48

DorothyStorm · 03/10/2025 19:39

Do you own your house?
Is there a reason he doesnt drive?

🤣🤣yes I own my house, what relevance is that ? and I don’t know why he doesn’t drive! Doubt he will learn now…some people just don’t drive

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LEWWW · 03/10/2025 20:01

Are you sure she just hasn’t assumed you were having sex as you had the radio on in the middle of the night? I mean I’d assume sex 🤣

Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 20:06

LEWWW · 03/10/2025 20:01

Are you sure she just hasn’t assumed you were having sex as you had the radio on in the middle of the night? I mean I’d assume sex 🤣

he always has his radio on but that’s a separate issue 🤣

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Babblingbooks · 03/10/2025 20:12

Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 18:55

He hasn’t told me about the messages I think he was trying to protect me, but I could see the messages, he told her it was his house

In that case I think leave it be unless either of them bring it up to you. Why are you getting in a lather about a private conversation between him and his daughter?

Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 20:15

Babblingbooks · 03/10/2025 20:12

In that case I think leave it be unless either of them bring it up to you. Why are you getting in a lather about a private conversation between him and his daughter?

Because I don’t want to be part of a problem, and I feel a bit insulted as she was quite deragatory about me which I don’t like, makes me feel like I’m a bad person.

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CarefullyCuratedFurniture · 03/10/2025 20:18

What would happen if you just told her to grow up?

Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 20:20

CarefullyCuratedFurniture · 03/10/2025 20:18

What would happen if you just told her to grow up?

She would kick off

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BauhausOfEliott · 03/10/2025 20:21

autumn1614 · 03/10/2025 17:54

Difficult one…

how would you feel if the shoe was on the other foot and you could hear her? What would you suggest to her?

is there no possibility of doing when she’s not in the house?

If I was a guest in someone else’s house, whoever they were, I would absolutely not be complaining about overhearing them fucking each other because a) they are adults and I am aware that adults have sex, b) I am also an adult and capable of putting headphones on if I don’t want to hear something and c) I am aware that I have absolutely zero right to dictate to the owner of a home - who has kindly allowed me to stay there - when they can shag their partner.

The OP and her partner should absolutely not be restricting their sex life because her partner’s grown adult daughter is behaving like a spoilt bloody 12-year-old. Jeez.

CarefullyCuratedFurniture · 03/10/2025 20:24

Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 20:20

She would kick off

Honestly, let her. She sounds a bit of a sad case, and I couldn't be arsed with tiptoeing around someone like that. Or, go back to your own house and let Prince Charming either watch his chance of a decent shag vanish, or work out how to use Uber.

BauhausOfEliott · 03/10/2025 20:24

ColinOfficeTrolley · 03/10/2025 18:59

Nobody wants to hear their dad shagging ffs.

She's probably as mortified as you OP.

She’s in her 20s, FFS! If she doesn’t want to hear her dad shagging, she shouldn’t live with her dad.

She’s not a child. She needs to grow up and buy some earplugs or move out.

Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 20:26

CarefullyCuratedFurniture · 03/10/2025 20:24

Honestly, let her. She sounds a bit of a sad case, and I couldn't be arsed with tiptoeing around someone like that. Or, go back to your own house and let Prince Charming either watch his chance of a decent shag vanish, or work out how to use Uber.

Sorry but that did make me laugh 🤣🤣

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AquaFurball · 03/10/2025 20:34

Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 20:15

Because I don’t want to be part of a problem, and I feel a bit insulted as she was quite deragatory about me which I don’t like, makes me feel like I’m a bad person.

Assume he didn't pull her up about this? Her nasty messages are bad enough, him not pulling her up about them is worse.

No wonder you haven't had sex since, he's a wet blanket allowing his adult child disrespect you.

Stop staying there for a few weeks and see if he makes an effort or not.

grumpygrape · 03/10/2025 21:13

Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 18:55

He hasn’t told me about the messages I think he was trying to protect me, but I could see the messages, he told her it was his house

If theoretically you don't know about her messages ..... I'd make sure to vamp him into the noisiest sex ever.

Happy to help 🤗🤣

Absentosaur · 03/10/2025 21:20

Is there a reason he hasn’t learnt to drive?

grumpygrape · 03/10/2025 21:24

Absentosaur · 03/10/2025 21:20

Is there a reason he hasn’t learnt to drive?

What's that got to do with the price of fish ?

SnippySnappy · 03/10/2025 21:25

Fuck quieter. The end.

sciaticafanatica · 03/10/2025 21:30

Noise cancelling headphones for her for Christmas and crack on.
sounds like she’s very immature and can’t accept her father has sex

Praying4Peace · 03/10/2025 21:32

Children ( even adult ones) find it difficult to accept that their parents are having sex, even more so when it isn't together.

Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 21:34

grumpygrape · 03/10/2025 21:13

If theoretically you don't know about her messages ..... I'd make sure to vamp him into the noisiest sex ever.

Happy to help 🤗🤣

🤣🤣😅

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Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 21:34

SnippySnappy · 03/10/2025 21:25

Fuck quieter. The end.

We were very quiet. The end.

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Absentosaur · 03/10/2025 21:37

grumpygrape · 03/10/2025 21:24

What's that got to do with the price of fish ?

In a pp OP said they couldn’t stay at her house really as it’s a 40 min drive (or similar), from his work. But he doesn’t drive so can’t do that.

SnippySnappy · 03/10/2025 21:39

Bernie54 · 03/10/2025 21:34

We were very quiet. The end.

Not quiet enough. Just rein it in a bit. How would you feel if you heard your own mother or father fucking?

me24x · 03/10/2025 21:41

Screamingabdabz · 03/10/2025 18:55

I feel sorry for her. She’s a young woman and it’s probably not an easy option to ‘just move out and get her own place’ - it must be revolting being stuck and hearing two middle aged people shagging in the place she thinks of as home. I’d be mortified if my boyfriend’s dd even heard a peep, let alone complained multiple times about it.

I couldn’t have put it better myself!! So shocked by the comments from people on here saying she needs to move out, wear earplugs or even get a life??

sciaticafanatica · 03/10/2025 21:41

@SnippySnappyas a teen I would have been mortified but as an adult I would have put some earphones in and not mentioned it