Originally posted by doodab
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Sorry to hear this Moose, we have a similar type of situation with our almost 16 yo daughter, 7 weeks into what seems to be a very happy relationship and suddenly she has gone extra moody and won't talk about him, He's on Facebook saying how depressed he is, yet they're still going out together. I can't remember romance being that difficult when I was a lad!! Hope it all works out for your littlegirl.Comment
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Originally posted by Moose423956 View PostI know my daughter....
No teenage boy, however nice, is going to go out with a girl for 18 months without expending significant effort on finding out what all the fuss is about, and madly in love teenage girls aren't any less curious.
I would say there is a strong chance that his mother is reacting in the way she has because she has caught them at it under her roof. It is, IMO, the most probable explanation.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostHow can you be?Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !Comment
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Originally posted by fullyautomatix View PostHe has a hidden camera, thats how.
That's some plan B.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by Moose423956 View PostThere's a bit in this leaflet about emotional abuse, which is what I'm referring to. It's not always just about physical abuse.
Originally posted by SueEllen View PostHmmm sounds like he's been caught doing something very bad (or bragging about it on facebook),
Or his mother is a religious nut.
This is all too reminiscent of the crap I got from my parents. They wanted to know everything about any girl I spoke to, family background, educational prospects, the lot. They actively tried to break up my brother's relationship with a smashing girl who wasn't academic enough for them. Fortunately he had the bottle to ignore them, but it wasn't easy, and he's have been happily married to the smashing girl for years.
I feel sorry for the lad here. Hopefully he'll manage to come out of it undamaged, but this is the sort of stuff that can lead to mental problems in later life. Meanwhile he might wreck his academic chances by escaping the parental home (I've seen this happen).Last edited by Sysman; 22 June 2011, 16:57.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by Sysman View PostThey actively tried to break up my brother's relationship with a smashing girl who wasn't academic enough for them.
You already mentioned you were happy she'd found a nice lad for her first romance - but at 16 it was never, realistically, going to be the guy she grew old with. It was always going to end in tears (like the next teenage romance, and the one after, etc) If it was meant to be, they'll find each other again, once he's at (or after) University. Leave her with that hope, while expecting boyfriend number 2 by this time next year. Young hearts heal fast.Oh, I’m sorry….I seem to be lost. I was looking for the sane side of town. I’d ask you for directions, but I have a feeling you’ve never been there and I’d be wasting my time.Comment
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Originally posted by SizeZero View PostThere are a lot of these people out there: my SIL is one - has tried to break up our marriage, her other sister's relationship (succeeded) and her next relationship/engagement (sister had enough, and moved to the other end of country) and also her mother's two relationships since she split with her ex-husband/their father 20 years ago. Bitter people - you can't be their social worker, and so it's best to avoid them.
Originally posted by SizeZero View PostWhen your girl has calmed down and can see the bigger picture, she will look back on this as a lucky escape from a hellish family.
But yes, it could be a lucky escape from a hellish family. Clearly the father can't control the mother either.
Originally posted by SizeZero View PostYou already mentioned you were happy she'd found a nice lad for her first romance - but at 16 it was never, realistically, going to be the guy she grew old with. It was always going to end in tears (like the next teenage romance, and the one after, etc) If it was meant to be, they'll find each other again, once he's at (or after) University. Leave her with that hope, while expecting boyfriend number 2 by this time next year. Young hearts heal fast.
* if only they had encouraged me to go through as manybirdsgirlfriends as possible, I might have actually had the self confidence to find one who wasn't screwed up herself.Last edited by Sysman; 22 June 2011, 17:27.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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