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Ok so this is your boyfriend not your husband. Why are you thinking of starting a family with a man who only defines commitment in terms of taking care of his mother. His mom is his priority, not you. When he finds a women he wants to commit the rest of his life too he should leave and cleve. Go to pre marital counseling before you get pregnant. No child deserves this mess.
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If she is falling, she needs to be referred to a rehabilitation center and checked for dementia as well. Until bf leaves the state of denial, someone should contact the welfare or something
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Kick him to the curb. Do you have a job? If not, get one.
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Please listen to these people. We r probably you parents age and have been there. Be thankful you have seen how things are before you married him. Just because you love someone doesn't mean they are marriage material. A bad MIL will ruin a marriage. Let him leave but tell him you cannot live with her. If he chooses her, then you know where you stand. Maybe leaving with her after not living with her will open his eyes. Get ur ducks in a row and good luck.
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NEETY, from a person who's been there and done that, Run! It will not get any easier. I used to blame all of the selfishness on my MIL. Truth? Bf is as much to blame as MIL because he enables his mother. Some of the similar traits may surface as he gets older. How could he even think of living with her unless he was already accustomed to it. Is this the life you would want for yourself and future family?
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I know this will cut to the core but needs to be said. Before you judge how your boyfriend acts and feels about his mom, ask yourself what kind of person would put up with him???? Not to say he is a bad person, but every moment of your life you spend waiting on him to be able to "man-up" are very precious moments down the drain. The truth is, without a considerable amount of therapy, he will never be any better than he is today. Remember....she is HIS mother and has him in her web. You have a choice, but you are WILLINGLY climbing in right behind him. You are not married but if you were he would still act this way. He DEMANDED you apologize. You had a choice but you WILLINGLY apologized. You have a very big part in all this. If you don't take care of you, who will? As has been said, a break-up will be difficult but better now than after you have a child! I wish you all the best. You are definitely in a "damned if I do and damned if I don't" emotional situation. Good luck.
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Without a marriage license, you have no right nor authority. Keep your opinions to yourself unless asked.
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NEETY, are you still here?
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NEETTY, this "man" is still a little boy at mommy's beck and call. This is way "not normal" and you cannot fix it. Very sick. You may love this guy, but mom's got her hooks in and you will always be a poor second, if that. This kind of evil can survive even mom's death to affect your boyfriend's capacity for normal relationships. For your own sanity look elsewhere for a normal life.
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Neetty, I know it's got to be hard to read all this but the people on this board are right, so very right. People gave me some good advice when I was young to get out of an unhealthy relationship. But I was overvaluing a connection with an unhealthy man because other connections were hard for me to make - I do relate to your position. Still I can never get those ten years of my life back and twenty years later, I do have strong regrets. Also men who have unresolved unhealthy relationships with their mothers will, without doubt, carry that into their marriage - there is no way for them not to. This isn't something you need. Maybe he controls how you feed your cat because he has zero control when he deals with her. If you marry him, how much control of you will he need to have of you then to make up for his lack of control all his life with her? It's a bad deal for you. This in the end really isn't about you bf's mother, it's about you and you taking care of you - therapy might really help you to decide what that means.
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sounds to me like you should get your own place to live and let your boyfriend stay with his mother. its nice that he care about her but does he do it willingly or out of self pity or guilt. And you say that 3 others live with you, your BF and mother......that's a lot of people. Find your own place even if its a motel room for one. but not sure what you are going to do with your dogs, but don't let them there. tell your BF what you are planning on doing and for heavens sake...DO NOT plan on having kids until ALL things are settled. This would be considered child endangerment with the dog poop around............
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Has anyone noticed that the OP hasn't been back since she posted about the alleged doctor incident of intentionally injuring the son, and the fraudulent lawsuits filed? Hmmmmm....one wonders....
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You can't marry every man you love.
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Pronounce the OP's name as well. Think of women who need a certain kind of SO to fulfill their own needs, whatever they may be, rather than have a more balanced relationship, which is never going to happen in the relationship described.
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I think that's often the way when you hear advice you don't like, isn't it, Garden? Or possibly someone else didn't like… But I hope not the latter. Bad situation. Hope she doesn't get in any deeper, that's all.
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Read the book, When He's Married to Mom. It is about mom enmeshed men like your boyfriend. It sounds like his mother has made him her emotional partner and likely tried to do that with the other children who had both the insight and guts to pull away. Learn from their example and pull away. Frankly he's in the clutches of an emotionally incestuous relationship that you're not going to be able to break. Only he can get out with both professional help and a lot of hard work. Don't even think of trying to be the mother that he never had! That's a deadly trap.
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I am helping my boyfriend with his mom that is a fall risk and has altermizers. I don't think I should have to help but he went to jail and left me stranded taking care of her cause no one else will so I feel sorry for him I only been dating him for about 6 month's now
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I am adding more info here, sounds like he is a controlling figure for YOU but not his mother, this could turn out more troublesome than you think. I hope he is not just with you because you are easy to manipulate than his mother. If you are having these health/mental issues of your own (bipolar/depression), please don't stay in a relationship where your BF doesn't help you to be all that you can be. And if that was MY cat........he would have no say in how it is to be treated, just another way of getting his foot in on controlling you. And just because you met in 9th grade doesn't explain what you love about him. I also met my husband when I was in 8th grade, we are still together after 41 years. He has never told me how to handle my aged parents, he has been with me thru thick and thin. we discuss things and handle things.... you my dear are going to be in a relationship where you will do things to "satisfy/please" him or their will be consequences. Please go back for some more therapy and go from there. good luck
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CM, yes, and it can also indicate something else, especially when directions change or additional "information" is added, especially something as volatile as an accusation that a mother and doctor deliberately injured someone.
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