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Really starting to resent DP and his DS

8 replies

DonCorleone · 02/05/2011 16:31

When I was a single mum it was just DS and I. I am a nurse so don't earn a massive wage but we were definately comfortable. We live in the north so rent is cheap. I could afford a nice car, took DS on holiday every year, we had nice clothes and we were doing great. I met DP who seemed lovely at the time. To cut a long story short he and his DS moved in with us (as my house was bigger and in a good area). Now everything has gone tits up and I really regret ever meeting him. He has tons of debts that I never found out about until after he'd moved in so a massive chuck on our money goes on that now. He works part time in a supermarket and makes every excuse in the world not to better himself, go to college, retrain, look for full time work - he won't do it. He refuses to ask his ex for maintanance for his DS also and I'm just finding it all so difficult. We've had to downgrade the car because of his debts, we can no longer go on holidays. I suppose in a way I'm just looking for a way to tell him I want him to leave Sad I feel so resentful that our lives had spiralled downwards ever since he moved in and I don't think I can get past him and forgive him.

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Eglu · 02/05/2011 16:34

Sorry you have found yourself in this situation. You need to just tell him it's over and he needs to leave. It sounds like his ways are dragging you down.

RudeEnglishLady · 02/05/2011 19:22

Don't feel bad about it - its better for you both if you tell him straight that its over and he needs to go (by a certain date). Be unambiguous. As a single parent he will be entitled to help with housing and benefits. It also might be the kick up the bum he needs to get on with his life.

HecateQueenOfTheNight · 02/05/2011 19:25

"I want you to leave."

The clearest way is the best.

SpringchickenGoldBrass · 02/05/2011 19:27

I would imagine that one of the things holding you back from just throwing this cocklodger into the street is concern for his son. But you are not responsible for the boy's having a shitty parent, and unless you think our STBXP is actually abusive to the child, you will have to wish him well and let him go with his parasitic father, who may well get a grip when there is not a convenient woman to pick up after him any more.

ENormaSnob · 02/05/2011 19:30

Get rid.

atswimtwolengths · 02/05/2011 22:59

Oh god, get him out! He's dragging you down and taking advantage of you. I would give him a week to go, but before you tell him, make sure you have anything valuable hidden. If he's been milking you dry all this time, then he may well try to take something in recompense.

lookingfoxy · 02/05/2011 23:18

Get him out, now.
Before I met 'dp' I had a reasonably good job, nice house (social housing but I done it up from top to bottom with everything new with money I had saved), no debt, managed to take ds abroad, really self sufficient.
Now, I am thousands in debt, stay in a different house that needs done from top to bottom, Im getting my way back to a fairly resonable job, but my god its a struggle and im just lifting off the rock bottom just now after managing to get dp and his nearly adult ds out just over a month ago.

kyotokate · 02/05/2011 23:30

What is the point of being in a relationship that makes the quality of your life worse???

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