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mum buying boxers

35 replies

bananasmoothie · 20/02/2007 13:08

I found this a bit wierd...

DP told me at the weekend that his new boxer shorts were horrible, too big and old fashioned etc, I said "well why did you buy them then??" and he replied "I didn't, my mum bought me them".

He still lives at home with his parents so maybe this is why she's still buying him underclothes but does anyone else find it wierd that a 26 year old man has his underwear bought by his mum??

OP posts:

suedonim · 20/02/2007 14:16

Psychedelic nylon, Freckle?? He must have been static personified!!

Freckle · 20/02/2007 14:20

Must have been why he didn't dance much when I met him. Would have been too painful .

suedonim · 20/02/2007 14:24

mawbroon · 20/02/2007 14:39

Hmm, mother buying boxers would set alarm bells ringing with me. It just reminds me of an ex boyfriend who was still attached to his mother's apron strings. If we had agreed to have tea together at my house, he couldn't say "no thanks, I'm eating later with Mawbroon" when his mother brought out the dinner for the rest of the family. Therefore he would eat tea there and then turn up not hungry . She was one of those "food is love" women. And things like going (eg) to the cinema, just the two of us, was frowned upon by his mother as they always did stuff as a family, so the whole family went to the cinema too. As well as "I'm never spending Christmas with your family" which really meant "I'm never not spending Christmas with my mother because I couldn't do it to her" Do what??? In contrast, our family all left home at around 17 or 18 so we were pretty independent and self sufficient by this time. He did eventually move out, but he still took his washing home and ate there more often than he did at his own place. Mother of course seemed delighted that her little soldier was spending more time with her than with his girlfriend. I dumped him.
So, to cut a long story short, if it's just the boxers and he is fairly independent otherwise then it wouldn't bother me, but if not then the words wouldn't touch and ten foot bargepole come to mind.

QueenEagle · 20/02/2007 14:52

There is a big difference between buying underwear for xmas and birthdays and someone's mum buying their undies as the norm.

You only have to see the other thread to see I was right about this issue spilling over into other areas of his life! If it wasn't the case, the OP would not have started a thread about it!

mawbroon · 20/02/2007 15:00

Other thread?

QueenEagle · 20/02/2007 15:07

other thread by same poster titled "inappropriate comments"

hunkerlemonandsugarmunker · 20/02/2007 15:07

It's not just the boxers, ladies.

Really do dump him, BS, please. You're wasting your life with this little boy and you deserve better.

suedonim · 20/02/2007 15:08

Yes, I agree there's more to to the story than just buying someone's boxers. I'd be out of there like sh*t off a shiny shovel.

Freckle · 20/02/2007 18:19

I did think it was a bit strong to imply other problems when just complaining about mum buying his boxers, but, having read the other threads, there are clearly other issues.

I'm with suedonim on the shiny shovel!

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