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Bf stayed night at mine whilst I was away.

244 replies

Hereforadviceee · 24/05/2026 09:37

I don’t know if I am overthinking this but this feels off. I’ve been with my bf for a year but we actually broke up a couple of months ago so we’ve been seeing each other more casually. He lives literally a minute from mine a couple roads over. I took my little ones away to go camping and had an order of plants from a month ago be delivered that evening ( the delivery was an estimate and they send roots for example that could dry out) with the heat at the moment, I was worried they may all dry out before we got home and asked my bf as he has a spare key for incase I loose mine etc, if on the way home and it wasn’t too much trouble, could he just place the parcel inside the door as they left it on my driveway. He said sure no problem.

He joke about staying over and watching my streaming services and I thought he was joking and he said he might as well get something out of it for coming over and I still thought he was joking. On my ring door bell I get notifications I saw his car go and thought he stayed an hour then left. Then this morning I can see his car is on my driveway and he stayed the night!?

he told me he watched marvel films all night and got a takeaway/ an now I’m picturing the home being a bit of a mess when I made it nice to come back to. It may be clean but I’m just picturing him slobbing out at mine with takeaway stuff left in the kitchen as this is what he’s like and I just feel off. He lives walking distance from our home. But lives in shared accommodation.

Am I being ridiculous?

OP posts:
Gwenhwyfar · 25/05/2026 20:56

krustykittens · 25/05/2026 20:46

This was in her OP

"He joke about staying over and watching my streaming services and I thought he was joking and he said he might as well get something out of it for coming over and I still thought he was joking. On my ring door bell I get notifications I saw his car go and thought he stayed an hour then left. Then this morning I can see his car is on my driveway and he stayed the night!?"

Does ANY of that sound like he asked and got a yes? The fact that he didn't get permission and just helped himself to someone else's home and its contents without permission is the entire point of the thread!

I was replying to your post about the EXTRA things he did, which were not in the OP.

From the OP it sounded like the OP didn't confirm or negate when he asked to stay. It wasn't made very clear.

krustykittens · 25/05/2026 23:56

Gwenhwyfar · 25/05/2026 20:56

I was replying to your post about the EXTRA things he did, which were not in the OP.

From the OP it sounded like the OP didn't confirm or negate when he asked to stay. It wasn't made very clear.

You are almost there. He did not ask if he could stay, he made a statement that the OP assumed was a joke. He didn't ASK for permission and he wasn't GIVEN any.

As for the update, the OP was not drip feeding, she didn't know the extent of the piss that had been taken until after she posted her OP.

Sensiblesal · 26/05/2026 00:36

OP please ask the next fella for his bank balance before you start dating. You clearly want a man to spend on you given the ick the current broke boy is giving you.

make sure you get that key back and don’t give him another chance, it doesn’t matter how amazing he might be he can’t afford you

SemiRetiredLoveGoddeess · 26/05/2026 03:17

Ask him for your key back.
Any problems. Get the lock changed.
Say Good bye to him for good
He is a chancer and a user.

Therealjudgejudy · 26/05/2026 03:35

Get your keys back and then block him. He sounds awful

NeedANewOne25 · 26/05/2026 04:45

Sensiblesal · 26/05/2026 00:36

OP please ask the next fella for his bank balance before you start dating. You clearly want a man to spend on you given the ick the current broke boy is giving you.

make sure you get that key back and don’t give him another chance, it doesn’t matter how amazing he might be he can’t afford you

Have you actually read the thread?😏

flippertygibbet4 · 26/05/2026 05:31

There are some weird answers on here. His behaviour was gross and massively intrusive.

Get your key back and never see him again.

Chickadee001 · 26/05/2026 06:23

Take his key off him if it bothers you that much - it wouldn't bother me though!

Jackiepumpkinhead · 26/05/2026 09:19

Gwenhwyfar · 25/05/2026 20:25

She hadn't given those updates when I commented! Maybe OP shouldn't drip feed!

Yes, she had! You’ve been all over this thread.

Islandofmisadventure · 26/05/2026 09:55

OP, I am appalled on your behalf. I would be absolutely raging and wouldn’t want to go near the man ever again - yuck. You have received some very strange responses on this thread. It’s clear the man is a complete waste of space and you sound like a lovely mum. Kick that man to the kerb!

andthat · 26/05/2026 11:45

ThreadGuardDog · 24/05/2026 15:36

OP dump him and do it now. He has no respect for you or your boundaries. Raise your bar.

well said @ThreadGuardDog.

@Hereforadviceee your instinct is telling you this is off because it is. Ignore the people tripping themselves up to tell you that dropping some plants in your porch entitles him to stay over, remove your bedding, open your parcels and lie to you. I’m not sure what relationship code they are living by but it’s bullshit.

Dump. Change your locks and move on.

Sensiblesal · 26/05/2026 12:15

NeedANewOne25 · 26/05/2026 04:45

Have you actually read the thread?😏

Yes!!

look at the things the OP says about him & his money situation 🤣🤣

TomatoSandwiches · 26/05/2026 12:36

Sensiblesal · 26/05/2026 12:15

Yes!!

look at the things the OP says about him & his money situation 🤣🤣

Perfectly nornal for an adult woman to not want to subsidise a grown adult male taking resources away from her dependant children.

TalkToTheHand123 · 27/05/2026 21:51

Hereforadviceee · 24/05/2026 09:37

I don’t know if I am overthinking this but this feels off. I’ve been with my bf for a year but we actually broke up a couple of months ago so we’ve been seeing each other more casually. He lives literally a minute from mine a couple roads over. I took my little ones away to go camping and had an order of plants from a month ago be delivered that evening ( the delivery was an estimate and they send roots for example that could dry out) with the heat at the moment, I was worried they may all dry out before we got home and asked my bf as he has a spare key for incase I loose mine etc, if on the way home and it wasn’t too much trouble, could he just place the parcel inside the door as they left it on my driveway. He said sure no problem.

He joke about staying over and watching my streaming services and I thought he was joking and he said he might as well get something out of it for coming over and I still thought he was joking. On my ring door bell I get notifications I saw his car go and thought he stayed an hour then left. Then this morning I can see his car is on my driveway and he stayed the night!?

he told me he watched marvel films all night and got a takeaway/ an now I’m picturing the home being a bit of a mess when I made it nice to come back to. It may be clean but I’m just picturing him slobbing out at mine with takeaway stuff left in the kitchen as this is what he’s like and I just feel off. He lives walking distance from our home. But lives in shared accommodation.

Am I being ridiculous?

You are being very ungrateful. He went to all that trouble, it's the least you could do.

ClayPotaLot · 27/05/2026 22:04

TalkToTheHand123 · 27/05/2026 21:51

You are being very ungrateful. He went to all that trouble, it's the least you could do.

“All that trouble”? Stopping on his route home from work and moving a box through a door.

and for this OP should put up with having her house messed up, her packages opened and her kids put in a position she had specifically told him she wanted to avoid without complaint?

Are you being sarcastic?

Motnight · 27/05/2026 22:16

TalkToTheHand123 · 27/05/2026 21:51

You are being very ungrateful. He went to all that trouble, it's the least you could do.

Gosh, yes, Op owes him a blow job as well at the very least.

Nearly50omg · 27/05/2026 22:36

send him a message asking why the fuck he thinks he’s entitled to stay in your house without your permission or invitation, use your bedding and stink it out, sleep on your sofa and eat your food, use your electricity, water etc and who the FUCK does he think he is opening your parcels???!!!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬

LivingTheDreamish · 28/05/2026 04:18

I would get my key back and then dump him.

jac67 · 29/05/2026 10:53

Change your locks you dont know if he will get another key cut even if you ask for it back.

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