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Do you think he will hurt me?

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singlemum2012 · 21/05/2012 21:59

I am newly and unexpectedly single, separated for a while but ex-dh only moved out 6 months ago so I am fairly new to dating. Ex-dh was first boyfriend so not very experienced.

Have started seeing this guy. Sex is fantastic, we began the relationship as a friends with benefits thing as he is a bit younger than me and doesn't want kids, fine with me and scratches an itch till I find someone more suitable for long-term. But this guy is a bit of an oddball and has been doing more and more things and I can't figure out whether he is not safe to be around or just messing with me. I only see him on weekends when I don't have my kids, he has never been to my house and does not even know my address.

A couple of times he has hidden behind the bathroom door so when I come out it makes me jump. Another time I was coming out of the bathroom and he was brandishing a hammer. He said he was putting up pictures, and there were pictures on the floor, but he never got around to it and I didn't see any nails, I just had the feeling he was doing it on purpose to scare me. He has cooked for me twice and both times has loaded the meals with as much fat as he possibly can, food fried in stupid amounts of lard, with gold top milk and cream and alcohol added. He told me one of his girlfriends put on two stone in six months when she lived with him. He's skinny and I noticed he ate less than half of his portion. He makes a big deal over the fact that he likes offal, raw meat and black pudding and is a huge attention seeker, when I am with him he is really wearing, he wants my attention all of the time, even keeping me awake most of the night and not letting me sleep. If it wasn't for the fabulous sex I would have run, would like to stay for this but I can't figure out whether he is a harmless attention-seeker pretending to be a dark and dangerous guy or whether he is actually dangerous. He drinks like a fish as well, has no friends (he says), wears black all the time and has decorated his house with weapons (he has good job and own house). He texts me all the time when I am not with him. I feel I don't have enough experience to evaluate him...my head says run but my heart wants the attention / the intimacy / the great sex.

Your opinions please??

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singlemum2012 · 21/05/2012 23:24

you probably all think I am stupid and irresponsible (yes I was listening) but I'm real.

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singlemum2012 · 21/05/2012 23:25

actually he does have pointy teeth. this is not going to help my anti-troll case is it...

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Maryz · 21/05/2012 23:25

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TuftyFinch · 21/05/2012 23:25

Write down 5 things you like about him.
Write down your top 5 TV programmes.
Write down your top 5 songs.
Write down your top 5 books.

That should help you reach a decision.

In your shoes?
I'd run. Fast as the wind.

squeakytoy · 21/05/2012 23:26

It was only the second date with the hammer incident that I got worried

Had he hidden the lethal weapon wall decorations away the first time then?

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ledkr · 21/05/2012 23:26

AF its daaawwwn not down. Op I was testing mnhq not you.

So if he had wielded a hammer on the first date would you have been a tad more concerned? hmmmmm?

tribpot · 21/05/2012 23:26

I didn't feel anxious at all apart from the hammer incident

Seriously. That.

BupcakesandCunting · 21/05/2012 23:27

Ten years I've been with DH and he hasn't so much as waved a Philips screwdriver at me. Apart from that one time he wanted me to help him assemble a Billy bookcase. Where have I gone wrong? :(

SarahStratton · 21/05/2012 23:27

You know, 9" isn't all that for a sausage.

singlemum2012 · 21/05/2012 23:27

on first date which was 2 weeks ago he asked if I would let him go bareback. I said no. yes I slept with him on first date. judge if you must. not my usual style. like I said he seemed safe but eccentric.

we texted inbetween, I said if you want to go bareback I want to see STI screening results. he's been trying to get that done. hence paying over the odds for a private test.

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AnyFucker · 21/05/2012 23:27

My stomach muscles are aching.

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Puffinsaresmall · 21/05/2012 23:28

Just wet self at 'Proper thought he was a daywalker' Grin

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singlemum2012 · 21/05/2012 23:29

yes I saw the weapon wall decorations on first date. thought it a little freaky but my friend said bachelors often collect such stuff. didn't want to over-react. (hides from your reaction)

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Kleptronic · 21/05/2012 23:29

I've had to engage my pelvic floor throughout this thread, total absolute brilliance on a kebab stick. My hat is off.

ledkr · 21/05/2012 23:29

Bareback,weyhey ride em cowboy

zookeeper · 21/05/2012 23:29

Or am I just more charming? Grin

SarahStratton · 21/05/2012 23:29

actually he does have pointy teeth.

I knew it

BupcakesandCunting · 21/05/2012 23:30

Awww shucks guys. C'mon! He paid £300 to prove he hasn't got the clap so that he can go swimming without trunks. It's true love.

He sounds like a real Prince Charming.

singlemum2012 · 21/05/2012 23:30

he also has larger than average pupils. with the pointy teeth he looks quite animal-like. I swear this is the truth. its damn sexy.

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mcmooncup · 21/05/2012 23:30

Did you have a 12 hour first date with someone you met from the internet?