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To have asked what his daughter normally eats in a foodless house??

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AlwaysSomeKunceInTheWay · 01/06/2026 13:28

Bloke I’ve been seeing invited me over for dinner Saturday night. Idea was he’d cook dinner, I stay the night and then drive to the coast Sunday morning.

So I got there and he said he’d decided we should get a takeaway instead of him cooking. I said I don’t like to eat takeaway but I’m happy to eat anything … beans on toast would do. He said he didn’t have anything in. No bread, nothing. I’d noticed there was a pizza in the fridge so I suggested we cook that, he said no as it’s his daughters (she lives with him, 12) and she’d given strict instructions not to touch it. I said “well surely we could just replace it tomorrow before she comes home?” He said no as she’d made it herself … it was an asda pizza!! Ok she may have chosen the toppings but surely we could have just had the same one made again??

Anyway I agreed to the takeaway but made it clear that I wouldn’t be making a habit of it as I’m health conscious. I ended up paying for half of it which normally I would expect but he’d invited me over for dinner!!?

Anyway next morning we got up, he made a coffee and then said we’d only be able to have the one as he was running low on coffee but he said he had plenty of tea bags in. I don’t drink tea.

Anyway time is ticking on and he asked if I was ready to head out to the coast … I said “are we not having any breakfast?” He replied “I don’t really have anything in”. So I said “no cereal?” He said no. I said “what do you normally do for breakfast?” So he said “I don’t normally bother or I have a packet of crisps”.

Now the next thing I said is my AIBU …

I said “what does your daughter eat for breakfast?”. He looked pissed off and started stuttering etc before saying she just has crisps or whatever. I didn’t say anything else but I told him I’d be stopping off at shop on the way to buy MYSELF something to eat. He then starts banging on about McDonald’s breakfast etc etc which I refused.

Hes messaged me this morning saying he’s a bit upset that I implied his daughter isn’t well taken care of. I simply asked what she normally had for breakfast since there was fuck all in the cupboards!!

Was I wrong to ask??

OP posts:
Mydoreston · Today 06:39

Thequeenofwishfulthinking · Today 01:17

The OP isnt saying much in response to posts.
Im slightly cynical of her 'dump and report update.' Initially she only questioned her own actions and didnt consider ending things at all.

She paid for half of the unwanted takeaway, stayed overnight (and likely shagged him) and went on a day trip with him the following day.
Most people would have gone home that night or at least left in the morning.
I personally would have spoken my mind when it became clear I was expected to pay for my own food (after happiiy hosting myself.)
I really hope you've ended things OP. You dont sound like you have much self esteem. Noone deserves to be treated as an afterthought. It will only get worse as hes on his best behaviour atm.
I dread to think what it would be like to be with someone like him after the initial honeymoon period has ended.
Theres no happy ever after with this man. You would still be a solo parent even if you married him. He clearly hasnt a clue how to parent and has little to no basic life skills.
I doubt hes even good in bed given his lazy approach to everything else.
Please try and work on your self esteem and raise your standards OP. You deserve so much more.

I get you mean but sometimes it takes people a while to fully process what’s going on.

They might know something is amiss and even challenge it at the time, but it’s only after a few days they come to the realisation that it’s not fixable and they don’t want to see that person again.

But yeah hopefully OP didn’t sleep with him. He sounds disgusting. But either way she did say she has ended things now at least,
which is the main thing.

Incognito1975 · Today 07:19

It may be he was just tight and didn't want to provide you any food. He is obviously a liar so may have had food for the daughter but kept out of view of you. Sounds wierd but there's some really tight men out there. It's a huge red flag so hope you end the relationship straight away.

Steeleydan · Today 08:37

babyproblems · Yesterday 20:30

YANBU and I think this needs further investigation tbh. I’d keep seeing him for a few weeks to gauge how much his child is getting to eat really. One pizza in the fridge is neglect.

where is her mother? Any other family you could mention it to? If you observe for another week or so and it’s more of the same, I think you need to contact her school or social services to be honest.
horrible situation for you.. xxx

Don't be ridiculous 'stay with him to gauge what his daughter eats' by playing detective it will involve her having to go over, which he will clearly expect a shag 🤢the man lives like a dirty slob by the sound of it, i dread the state of sheets,hope he changed the bed before she stayed.
No,she's done the right thing reporting her concerns and dumping him

MissSold · Today 08:58

Get out now. So many red flags.

Trishyb10 · Today 09:08

Get rid…

T1Dmama · Today 09:26

likelysuspect · 01/06/2026 17:50

Perhaps he does as well which explains his poor executive functioning and self neglect.

The child has 2 parents who are responsible for her care. Mum does need to be informed that her daughter might not being fed properly.

If she enters into a CHIN or CP plan, both parents will be involved.

It is not OP’s job to contact the mother!
Shes informed school - she’s done her bit!

Noodge · Today 09:27

Thequeenofwishfulthinking · Today 01:17

The OP isnt saying much in response to posts.
Im slightly cynical of her 'dump and report update.' Initially she only questioned her own actions and didnt consider ending things at all.

She paid for half of the unwanted takeaway, stayed overnight (and likely shagged him) and went on a day trip with him the following day.
Most people would have gone home that night or at least left in the morning.
I personally would have spoken my mind when it became clear I was expected to pay for my own food (after happiiy hosting myself.)
I really hope you've ended things OP. You dont sound like you have much self esteem. Noone deserves to be treated as an afterthought. It will only get worse as hes on his best behaviour atm.
I dread to think what it would be like to be with someone like him after the initial honeymoon period has ended.
Theres no happy ever after with this man. You would still be a solo parent even if you married him. He clearly hasnt a clue how to parent and has little to no basic life skills.
I doubt hes even good in bed given his lazy approach to everything else.
Please try and work on your self esteem and raise your standards OP. You deserve so much more.

I do agree with some of your points but the OP hasn't furnished us with the full details. She may have got to his house on the train and had no means of going home, and she may have been especially looking forward to the day out the following day--perhaps he was even dropping her off back home so it may have been impractical for her to just leave. If he's been very nice and normal up to this point, she likely had no idea things would go like this. There are many 'fireside devils' around who are adept at hiding parts of themselves until they're not. If she very much liked him and then he did this, it wouldn't have been easy to say what I HOPE I would've said 'Hang on, you said you were cooking? I am starving and I don't want a takeaway, sorry, I am going to go and get myself some real food and head home'.

I do agree with everything else, completely and I so hope she has actually rid herself of him. I couldn't be doing with this, but I am not 100% sure (depending on circumstances) that I would've just left. I certainly wouldn't if I didn't have transport and/or it would've involved an expensive taxi or putting myself in a situation where I simply could not get home.

T1Dmama · Today 09:34

Winter2020 · 01/06/2026 17:59

What makes me uneasy in this situation is it seems to me that you are staying over at the house of someone that you don't know at all. I think I'd feel a bit freaked out by the empty, except for 1 pizza, kitchen.

How well did you think you know this guy? I have seen he has stayed at yours. How many times have you been on a date, out for a meal or drink? Out for the day? It just feels like you are going to a strangers house and that seems dangerous to me.

As someone reluctant to have even a single takeaway he seems completely incompatible with you. I have seen you have ended it now but I think you need to get to know someone more before going to their place.

OP has clearly been seeing him a while, she states she’s been seeing him for a while and her follow-ups state he’s stayed at hers before plus she’s been with him long enough to have bumped into and know about his ex.

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