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Moved in with one another and what a nightmare it has become

47 replies

Chrohn · 07/02/2013 15:11

Boyfriend and I were together about 16 months before I moved in with him and his son. We all get on great for the most part but some of his habits are literally driving me insane. There is just shit everywhere, clothes, books, plates, I even found a fork shoved down the back of the settee last night. When I come in from work my Ipad is just chucked on the floor (and now has a crack on it), my laptop has been broken (he has replaced it but that's not the point, hugely inconvenient whilst I was without a laptop) he insists on the whole house being in pitch black darkness so i have to use my phone as a torch when walking around at night to ensure I don't fall over anything. He does really stupid stuff like yesterday I came home from work and he'd put every item of clothing I would normally wear on an evening in the wash so it was all wet through.
I just feel like the whole thing has been a huge mistake but don't feel it serious enough to finish with him over iyswim but it's driving me nuts.

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 07/02/2013 15:13

It may not be serious enough to end the relationship but I think you have to draw a line in the sand and tell him his bizarre behaviour has to stop or you'll be moving right back out again. What's the thing with the total darkness all about??? Hmm

Cailinsalach · 07/02/2013 15:56

Oh you really need to talk.

Really talk.

Try to do it in a non confrontational way. (If I was you I think it would end up in a shouty, foot stomping, head banging, screamy, high noon style showdown. I am deeply flawed by the way)

BeCool · 07/02/2013 15:57

Any indication they lived like this before you moved in? It all sounds quite odd!

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jalopy · 07/02/2013 16:03

Surely you would have seen what state his house was in or noticed his general lifestyle over 16 months? It cant have come totally out of the blue.

HotDAMNlifeisgood · 07/02/2013 16:08

he insists on the whole house being in pitch black darkness so i have to use my phone as a torch

I wonder why you didn't just turn the lights on anyway? Why does his word rule?

ArbitraryUsername · 07/02/2013 16:08

This is definitely something a conversation could sort out. Or several conversations as and when necessary.

The dark thing, for example. You could explain that you like to have the lights on (and maybe report back with his explanation for why it's better to fumble about in the dark using your phone as a makeshift torch). In the unlikely event that there is a sensible reason, perhaps invest in a head torch and wander around like a miner! Grin

Was he trying to be helpful with the washing thing? He might not have realised he'd left you with nothing to wear. In which case, a quick conversation about how to tell if something is for washing or not would clear everything up.

Where was the iPad and how did it end up on the floor? And how did the laptop get broken?

Miggsie · 07/02/2013 16:11

Does he think this is normal?
What is his parent's house like?

You will need to explain these things are not acceptable - if he doesn't see a problem then any long term future is likely to be very grim.

BeCool · 07/02/2013 16:30

I agree - can't you just flick a switch and let there be light?

sooperdooper · 07/02/2013 16:34

Didn't you notice they lived in a tip before you moved in?

izzyizin · 07/02/2013 16:54

All lights have to be out and stay out at night? Wft is that about? And why why tf are you tolerating it?

If he doesn't stop playing silly buggers pronto you're best advised to move out unless, of course, you're happy to save on electricity to hide the fact you're living in a tip of his/his ds's making.

AttilaTheMeerkat · 07/02/2013 17:17

What do you get from this relationship now?.

Why are you tolerating any of this now?. You've already had some of your possessions already trashed at his hands. Where's your own tipping point here?.

None of what you describe in this house is normal behaviour at all, you have to walk around in pitch blackness because he seemingly has refused to turn the lights on?. How does he get about, does he use echo location?!.

justmuddlingalong · 07/02/2013 17:24

I find the good, old fashioned "simmer for a while, then explode" works wonders Grin

phoenixrose314 · 07/02/2013 17:28

Get your own place, and tell him the real reasons for doing so... Then when you're ready to live together again, he can come and live with you in your space... cos I think he still sees the place as 'his' and not the both of yours!!

kalidanger · 07/02/2013 17:35

If he's a miser frugal remind him that the washing machine uses faaaar more electricity than the lights do Hmm

kalidanger · 07/02/2013 17:37

When you have your sit down convo with him be sure that it doesn't end up with your clearing up after them! 'Families share and do housework together' is the line.

LemonDrizzled · 07/02/2013 17:38

Chrohn you must have had an inkling of what it would be like while you were visiting. I have a lovely DP and have been seeing him 16 months too, and I know he would love me to move in with him and his son. But he lives in a messy house and has weird habits (justified as green/eco-friendly) like only flushing the toilet occasionally with rain water. I can manage about 2 days before I run home screaming! I have concluded that unless things change I will be keeping my own establishment! Are you financially independent? It is so nice to have your own space just how you like it!

kalidanger · 07/02/2013 17:39

Attila has diagnosed him as a bat. They live in their own crap too Hmm

Lueji · 07/02/2013 19:26

And you move out again...

Simples

AnyFucker · 07/02/2013 19:28

Could this be Boxy ?

OneMoreGo · 07/02/2013 19:53

Mmm, I was wondering that AF because of the lack or responses. Might report to MN (again) just incase.

MummysPuppet · 07/02/2013 20:00

Is it not normal to find forks down the back of the sofa then?

Maryz · 07/02/2013 20:02

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ShipwreckedAndComatose · 07/02/2013 20:04

Boxy...isn't that going back a bit?? Seem to vaguely remember that one

Maryz · 07/02/2013 20:06

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