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DP making me feel creeped out

277 replies

Phoebesfleas · 14/11/2019 12:58

DP and I have been together for nearly 5 years, I won’t go into too much detail about our lives because they would be quite outing. We don’t live together, he’s emotionally unavailable and never wants to settle or marry and I have a huge responsibility which makes committing to a serious relationship very difficult.
DP had a bad accident in his teens, he missed out on a lot of late teen life due to his recovery and loss of confidence. He feels he has missed out on meeting girls/sex/a teen relationship. This has affected him quite a lot and he is sometimes bitter, usually after too much to drink.
He often makes sexual ‘jokes’ about teen girls, virgins, young breasts, tight vaginas that haven’t been ruined by having babies etc, these ‘jokes’ have always made me feel uncomfortable, he will choose to watch films with teenage girls in and I’ve seen him gawp at very young women. I understand that young women are attractive to men, I don’t have any jealousy issues but something about these jokes make me feel deeply uncomfortable and a squirmy feeling in my belly. I’ve asked him to stop making ‘jokes’ as it makes me uncomfortable, he says I’m jealous of these young women because I’m not young anymore. I do not have any issues with getting older, overall I’m happy with myself. I know he has had issues with porn in the past, I don’t think he does now. His attitude is almost incel like, women over a certain age hold no value and are ‘ruined’ if they have had children. I know that he has tried to get close to an older teen neighbour of his in the past. He has also made ‘jokes’ about my young adult DD, he said that all men think like him but know it’s a taboo subject.
He said something last night that made me cringe and I want to know if it’s me being a prude.
For the record I’ve dated a lot in the past and have never come across a man in his late 30’s having this attitude.
I want to end the relationship over this but don’t know if it’s my problem or his.
Please tell me your opinions.

OP posts:
Phoebesfleas · 14/11/2019 12:58

Gosh that’s long, sorry!

OP posts:
CharlotteFlax · 14/11/2019 12:59

Nope, it's definitely him not you. And definitely not all guys think like him. How fucking gross!

CharlotteFlax · 14/11/2019 13:01

What did he say last night that made you cringe? (Must've been really bad cos I've been cringing at all the other things you've said about him)

Kats11 · 14/11/2019 13:01

He sounds predatory. Why are you with him? Confused
You're facilitating a guy who could be a paedophile

Sleepthiefismyfavourite · 14/11/2019 13:02

He sounds horrific

granpops · 14/11/2019 13:03

He's got serious issues which he needs to deal with or else he's never going to be able to have proper, healthy relationships. He's also a dirty pervert and is definitely the one in the wrong here. Do yourself a favour OP, ditch this weirdo and go find yourself a decent man.

MMadness · 14/11/2019 13:03

The fuck no.

Comments about your daughter. He's dead fucking awful.

You deserve better.

PinkyU · 14/11/2019 13:04

He sounds like a hebephile, I’d honestly end the relationship today, immediately, and distance yourself thoroughly (and I NEVER participate in these types of threads).

HollowTalk · 14/11/2019 13:04

He's disgusting. Really disgusting. And seriously, if you don't know whether to finish with a man who talks about your child like that, then you need your head examining.

whiskersonkittenss · 14/11/2019 13:04

He sounds gross! You're not the one with the problem here.

Mylittlepony374 · 14/11/2019 13:04

Genuinely if my husband talked like that I would leave him.

Timetobegood · 14/11/2019 13:04

I don’t know how you have lasted 5 years based on your op. One such comment would have been enough to call it a day, especially as you have a daughter yourself. Vile and disgusting man.

Ilovenutellaaaaa · 14/11/2019 13:04

We don’t live together, he’s emotionally unavailable and never wants to settle or marry and I have a huge responsibility which makes committing to a serious relationship very difficult

If he never wants to settle or marry then I think you have your answer.....what huge responsibility do you have that stops you saying I do to him?

He often makes sexual ‘jokes’ about teen girls, virgins, young breasts, tight vaginas that haven’t been ruined by having babies etc, these ‘jokes’ have always made me feel uncomfortable, he will choose to watch films with teenage girls in and I’ve seen him gawp at very young women

This is disgusting and disrespectful to you and the girls he is gawping at...I'd be worried about him having latent paedophile tendencies if he is openly saying these things to you as it's not normal for an adult man to think about young girls who are still technically children, and talk about heir virginity and the tightness of their vaginas...that would be a huge major red flag for me

category12 · 14/11/2019 13:05

He has also made ‘jokes’ about my young adult DD

Op, why are you tolerating this shite?

minmooch · 14/11/2019 13:06

He sounds quite revolting.

Any partner who made suggestive comments about a daughter of mine would be out of my life.

How can you not see how disrespectful he is. Telling him to stop making these 'jokes' only means he is not saying out loud his thoughts.

Yuck yuck yuck. Get rid of him pronto.

Ilovethekitties · 14/11/2019 13:06

He sounds like an absolute repugnant pig. You deserve to be with someone who tells you how beautiful you are and appreciates the woman he is with, not constantly talking about his fetish for teens/young women. He is demeaning and belittling you OP and obviously doesn't value as the woman you are.

If my partner started talking about younger women, ESPECIALLY if one was a family member (like your DP) I would be gone in a heartbeat. He is normalising his behaviour by saying that all men think like him and is using that as a justification for his perversion, he might also be using you as a stimulant by discussing this fetish so openly with you.

It is HIS problem, 100%. We all know that some men are attracted to much younger women, but if that's who he wants, then let him be and you go and find someone who appreciates you for the woman you are.

NameChange84 · 14/11/2019 13:06

He sounds really quite sick.

This isn't normal or acceptable OP.

Take away the sickening comments, sexual attraction to teenagers, including your daughter...why are you with him? He can't commit, he won't live with you, he is creepy?

Don't you deserve better than this?

starryeyed19 · 14/11/2019 13:06

He sounds absolutely awful and I would be keeping my teenage DD WELL AWAY FROM HIM and also ending a relationship if a man can't see any "value" in women who aren't teenagers.

He is disgusting. And creepy. And a sex crime waiting to happen. Run, don't walk

stophuggingme · 14/11/2019 13:07

Fucking hell is this a wind up?
He sounds absolutely weird and potentially someone that could do something dreadful. Get rid. Now.

GettingABitDesperateNow · 14/11/2019 13:07

He is grim. First to think this way and then to say things to you knowing its upsetting. I would be grossed out and find it insulting if a male friend said this infront of me, let alone a partner.

I work in a male dominated environment and also go out a lot with groups of men and have heard lots of 'locker room banter' type conversations. Yes they find young women attractive but not because they have 'tight vaginas' but because they look attractive. They also acknowledge that although they are attractive, it would be weird to date them as they would be old enough for the moman to be their daughter (eg I know men in their 50s, they would date someone in their 30s but think dating someone in their 20s would be a bit creepy).

Also he clearly doesnt know how a vagina works if he thinks having a child automatically 'ruins' it.

It doesnt sound like there is anything good about him to be honest

BlingLoving · 14/11/2019 13:07

Yuck. He's awful.

There are things I didn't do as a young person/teenager that I regret - eg I didn't do the backpack travel-with-whoever-wherever thing and I wish I had. I think it would have been an amazing experience. But I'm 45 now and I can feel that regret without spending my time mooning around wishing I'd done it or trying to recreate it by going off on some kontiki tour with a bunch of 20 somethings.

I'd be very concerned and if you have daughters I'd be keeping him away.

Also, you can end a relationship for any reason you like. Even if it's unfair (it's not in this case).

DrCoconut · 14/11/2019 13:07

He's telling you what he is and you need to listen. This will almost certainly end very badly, get rid now.

AuntyElle · 14/11/2019 13:08

I can’t even get to the end of your post. Please remove him from your and your Dd’s lives. He seems to have managed to partially normalise some of this for you. It is not normal, healthy or acceptable.

JaneJeffer · 14/11/2019 13:08

Get your DD away from him.

TheChampagneGalop · 14/11/2019 13:10

Jokes about your DD is so not okay. He is talking like a sex offender. I wouldn't want to be with someone like that, especially not if I had a teenage DD and he was making comments about her. shudder He doesn't sound safe at all.