Telling my brother...

[tigerlilly85]

So I have been dating a guy for about 1 month. My younger (27) brother, who lives with me, is already really upset that I'm dating this guy. Well we just found out that I'm pregnant, probably around 4 weeks. How do I tell him? He's already freaked on me twice about dating my boyfriend. I've had people tell me to wait to tell him and I've had others tell me I need to tell him now. Any advice on how to tell him????

Sorry but you shouldn’t even have to consider this. He’s your brother not your parent, are you scared of him?

I feel like you've bigger problems here than how to tell your brother but nevertheless he will either be happy for you or not. If you suspect he will figure it out on his own it may be easier to tell him sooner than later.

Why is your brother concerned about your boyfriend? If he’s got legitimate concerns then he’s bound to be worried about you. Having said that, it sounds like you’ve only just found out youself and it very very early days. Perhaps give it a big of time to see how the pregnancy progresses before sharing the news.

Your brother seems to have concerns about a guy you've been dating 4 weeks and you're going yi announce ypu're 4 weeks pregnant.
He's probably not going ti be overjoyed (and i can sort of see why. How within the first week of dating someone you think 'great i'll use no contraception / our contraveption has failed but I won't take thr morning after pill. Chancing a baby with this man is a great idea' is beyond me).

If you were my sibling I would be concerned, unimpressed but would support you.

No I'm not scared of him. I love him dearly and he feels more deeply than anyone I know including myself, which is saying something. He doesn't really have anyone but me out of our very crazy messed-up family and I defiantly understand his concerns but it is what it is, I'm just trying to soften the news a bit.

There is no way of softening the news. I barely know the guy so it’s bound to be a complete shock when you announce the pregnancy. Especially if you’re brother is concerned in the first place...