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am i being mugged off?????

656 replies

jude3184 · 17/09/2014 16:52

ok so im gonna start right at the beginning.....i was in a relationship for 7 years with a man who made me feel like crap. He said he liked me the way I was (absolutely massive) he had me totally emotionally dependent on him then he upped and left me and my two girls.

I soon wised up and dropped 4 stone and met someone who I thought was amazing...until 6 months down the line he smashed my house into pieces then started on me...so thats the end of that story too. I finished it instantly and spent the next 3 years focused on me myself and my beautiful daughters.

This is where im either going to sound like a completely ungrateful little brat or im gonna get told that im right to be concerned....

I have met a wonderful man and he has a 2 year old daughter. We have been together little over a year now. he has recently moved from wales to be with me and as it stood when he moved up, he saw his daughter every other weekend when she stayed with us plus he saw her every other day after work at his mothers for 3 hours. last week I had a phone call to TELL me that she would now be staying every other night at our over night PLUS the weekends that she usually stays. This wouldnt be a problem but since im in a tiny two bed flat and i already have my daughters who live with me, his daughter is now in with us every other night all night and she still doesnt sleep through the night and to top that off his dog who he insists is more like his daughter than his pet insists on sleeping int he bedroom also. I feel ive been kind of lulled into a false sense of what will happen only for him to slowly move his daughter in too!! He pays me £50 a week because he says he cant afford any more.....not only that, recently he had a week off work through being ill that he got behind on his child maintainance payments and tried to insist I look out a loan because his credit wasnt good enough so that he could pay it to his ex for his daughter and so that he could buy his daughter birthday presents. I point blank refused and he got very annoyed but I said it wasnt happening so he dropped it.

Now I feel I have lost respect for him a little. Is it too much to ask for a man that looks after ME for a change instead of me footing the bill for everything?? Perfect example of this : we went to drayton manor recently, I PAID FOR THE TICKETS.....he gave me a small amount of fuel money that would have covered getting half way there and I had to sort the rest...we then got in to the park and I said I fancied an icecream, he said he couldnt afford one so i felt bad, paid for one for him AND his dinner...he then stopped at the shop before we went home so that he could buy his daughter a souvenir. to say i was raging is an understatement...

ANNNNNNNYWAYYYYYYYY.....I called him on his lunch today and told him that he needs to come home so that we can discuss everything. Do I need to man up and stop being a mug?? Or an I over reacting a little, because we are great together and he makes me laugh most days lol xxx

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Cloudhowe63 · 18/09/2014 17:56

Just catching up with this thread. We'll done, Jude. You sound strong and you have your head screwed on.
I would feel worthless if I relied on someone else to find my lifestyle. It's outrageous.
this!

JetsAndSugar · 18/09/2014 17:58

Have you thought about what to say to his DD when she sleeps over tonight?

He may use her to emotionally blackmail you.

helpmekeepstrong · 18/09/2014 18:01

Your eldest sees the injustice. Another really solid reason for putting a halt to his sponging. Now he can buy in as much Vimto as he likes and not run the risk of having to share it. Got to run but keep us up to date Jude! I'll look in again tomorrow. Big hug!

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helpmekeepstrong · 18/09/2014 18:08

What OfficerVanHalen said! (It was my husband's first wife who called him a leech when I finally left! Still, no point going there, the past should stay where it is.)

FuckYouChrisAndThatHorse · 18/09/2014 18:10

Wow, well done you! Thanks and Wine for you, Jude.

Well done you for getting rid of this man. Why on earth does he think it's your job to pay his way in the world?! Insane!

Keep up with being strong in the face of his guilt trips. Expect lots of "oh dd, this will be our last night together because of Jude" type things this evening.

Nothing will ever be his fault. He will never take responsibility for his own life.

Have a great weekend rediscovering yourself!

magoria · 18/09/2014 18:11

Don't look for houses for him. He is a supposedly grown man who has produced a child and can hold down a job.

It's not hard to find a room somewhere!

Make him do it himself. You are too busy recalculating your budget.

jude3184 · 18/09/2014 18:34

I'm at work this evening and won't be home until midnight and gone and they will be up and gone by 7am so I won't even see them x

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jude3184 · 18/09/2014 18:36

He's just text and said his parents refuse to help him with any money and that he's completely 'fucked'...Ahh god...x

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RandomMess · 18/09/2014 18:36

£50 a month on smoking I reckon a few hundred more like it! You may well be eligible for tax credits when he moves out, plus your 25% council tax discount plus not feeding his dd anymore or him. You'll be rich Smile

FunkyBoldRibena · 18/09/2014 18:39

his parents refuse to help him with any money and that he's completely 'fucked'

Oh dear.

Fairenuff · 18/09/2014 18:40

He is angling to stay longer. He can kip on a friend's sofa until he gets his next pay packet, then he can rent somewhere.

jude3184 · 18/09/2014 18:40

I'm rich in love anyway, my daughters keep me going but he just takes the absolute piss. Oooh I looked about that weekend away, booking that pay day and I'm definitely going to look into moving too. X

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hamptoncourt · 18/09/2014 18:41

Off to the council housing offices for him then.

Not.Your.Problem.

Keep repeating this to yourself.

I assume his parents own a sofa?

rainbowinmyroom · 18/09/2014 18:42

Not your problem. I wouldn't help him out, either. He's fucked because he's a piss taker. Where is all the money? My arse it's only £50/month on his smoking. I work in a shop, a pack of Windsor Blues is over £7 now.

He's blowing it somewhere and once again: it's.not.your.problem.

Just keep repeating it over and over again.

He has form for pisstaking, that is why his own parents won't bail him out again.

Can you blame them? Probably did the exact same thing in their home and paid them peanuts or fuck all.

He's an megalomaniac.

inlectorecumbit · 18/09/2014 18:42

Defo not your problem

He should ask hie ex if he can kip there with his beloved dog for a week or so !!!
Do not backdown, if not for yourself do it for your DD's

AttilaTheMeerkat · 18/09/2014 18:43

He is the architect of his own misfortune.

I would not read any more text messages from him, anyway he can pawn his phone.

rainbowinmyroom · 18/09/2014 18:44

Yes, he will say he has to stay with you whilst he saves money. Don't fall for it. He had plenty of time to save plenty of money with living costs so low.

Council won't help him because he's a single bloke with a job.

Not your problem.

Not.your.problem.

Fairenuff · 18/09/2014 18:46

I would seriously consider getting the locks changed Saturday morning and then going away somewhere for the weekend, turning the phone off.

If he can't hassle you, he will use the time to sort out where he's going to stay instead.

Any friends/relatives you have been meaning to visit for a while?

enriquetheringbearinglizard · 18/09/2014 18:47

I already told you Jude. His figures don't stack up.
You are not his bank manager
Stay firm.

I'd skim read this morning and now I've been reminded about the Vimto I am beyond appalled. Who on earth would do that?

His daughter will be fine, she has a mother. A mother who also doesn't want to be with The Leech.

It's going to be great, you and your girls, a new sofa and a move to think about longer term.

jude3184 · 18/09/2014 18:47

The hardest part is I genuinely thought he was different...I'm giggling one minute, angry the next them sad the next. Feels weird to know I've asked him to leave and tonight's the last night....I just know he won't fucking go without a fight because he's gonna play on the 'I can't go to mums cos of the dog' or 'if I go to mums I can't have my daughter!' God i wish I had a heart of stone sometimes. Not the case though. My heart too bloody big xx

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jude3184 · 18/09/2014 18:50

Thinking about it, the other week I suggested we all go together to drop his daughter home seems as though his ex knows the score with us and he was absolutely not keen. I said does she know this is where you stay with your daughter when you have her and he said yea but I'm not so sure!! Doesn't mAtter now I guess. I've cottoned on x

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rainbowinmyroom · 18/09/2014 18:50

Then he can go somewhere else! He can rehome the dog or put it in a kennel, he can sofa surf, he can stop blowing money on fags, he can pawn his phone, he can go to hell, it's not your problem!

YOUR KIDS even notice what a dick he is! Fuck him.

Of course he won't go without a fight, he's a cocklodger who wants to keep lodging.

Don't back down. Do you have any mates who can be with you, or, better yet, change the locks tomorrow and leave for the weekend.

ohdearitshappeningtome · 18/09/2014 18:51

Every time he starts his shit, think what he did to ur girls regarding a simple drink!!!

Your almost free of him! Grin