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should we break up

ok so this is basically a rant/cry for help because I don't know what to do and its all gotten very complicated. (fair warning this might be long).
Me and my bf are 17 and have been dating for over a year and when I tell you I'm head over heels that is not an exaggeration. I love him so much. For the first few months of our relationship my mum didn't know because I was scared she would make up break up so whenever I met up with him she thought it was a friend. I hated lying to her so in September I told her the truth, her reply was basically I don't care I have bigger things to worry about which felt ideal. Except now it is summer and I wanna go over to his house and she has some rules that he is not a fan of. She wants be there chatting to his mum and wants us to always be in her line of vision, he obviously and very fairly so is not a fan of this because he wants us to be alone in another room without my mum watching us. I also would like that, but I'm used to my mums rules and honestly I was happy she was letting me go over to his at all. She also doesn't want me to stay there longer than an hour which feels unreasonable seeing as he lives half an hour away and realistically it'll probably just be awkward convo with my mum watching us. So I've just told him all of this and he's gotten so annoyed and I dont blame him but I hate it.

My point is, this isn't going to improve, the same situation happened over christmas and it just meant I didn't see him and we were miserable. Do i break up with him and give him a chance to get a gf who he can actually see because he deserves more than this. And I know it's going to kill me to break up with him but I hate him being so annoyed at me and I hate not being able to fix it. I've probably missed things out but thats the situation, someone please help.

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Reply 1
It's pretty obvious why she want's you in her direct site of vision, because if you was alone you'd definitely do stuff she isn't fw. In terms of this, I think its a process of trust or perhaps getting her used to him. Your mom has a right to have these rules and it's because she cares about you, unlike other moms who don't care where or what their daughter is doing. You should try discuss this with your mom/ and with him separately because it's not easy to just gain trust like that straight away.

Alternatively you could be entirely open with your mom and tell her why you actually want to be alone and hear her reaction, and then you could base you decision off that. The reason why I say this is because if she understands your goal then at least she can sympathise and then you both have that agreement, and at least if you are going to do stuff, you do them safely and she isn't going to be worried. If not then it's a discussion you need to have with your mans and to tell him that if he's going to be with you that this is how its going to be "for now", because you don't know, it might get better; tell him this and give him the option to see if he really loves you enough, or if he doesn't then he has the option to leave.

You are very mature to consider this situation but again will you be mentally okay if you break up, are there any other stuff you have that might be ruined if you do it now theoretically
Reply 2
Original post by metroplex
It's pretty obvious why she want's you in her direct site of vision, because if you was alone you'd definitely do stuff she isn't fw. In terms of this, I think its a process of trust or perhaps getting her used to him. Your mom has a right to have these rules and it's because she cares about you, unlike other moms who don't care where or what their daughter is doing. You should try discuss this with your mom/ and with him separately because it's not easy to just gain trust like that straight away.

Alternatively you could be entirely open with your mom and tell her why you actually want to be alone and hear her reaction, and then you could base you decision off that. The reason why I say this is because if she understands your goal then at least she can sympathise and then you both have that agreement, and at least if you are going to do stuff, you do them safely and she isn't going to be worried. If not then it's a discussion you need to have with your mans and to tell him that if he's going to be with you that this is how its going to be "for now", because you don't know, it might get better; tell him this and give him the option to see if he really loves you enough, or if he doesn't then he has the option to leave.

You are very mature to consider this situation but again will you be mentally okay if you break up, are there any other stuff you have that might be ruined if you do it now theoretically

thank you that really helps, unfortunately the situations gotten worse. My mum has decided that after today for one hour I am not seeing him the rest of the summer. Idk how he's gonna react to that but I hate it and I am gonna miss him so much. Idk what to do, and to answer your question I won't be mentally ok, but I don't know what to do. Any more advice would be really appreciated.
Reply 3
I just feel sick, I don't wanna see him like every day but I just wanted to be able to see him life fairly regularly like once a week or every 2 weeks, but I can't even do that. I feel like I'm under house arrest, she doesn't want me to see any of my friends either, I know she thinks I am being stupid and mayb I am but this year has been so difficult like genuinely the hardest year of my life and I wanted to look forward to this summer but I guess not. I'm so scared this is just gonna be the rest of this year and I'm gonna lose all of my friends and I'm not going to be happy any more. This year broke me and I feel like I don't have anything left to give, I just wanted to see my bf, and my friends not every day but at some point in the 2 months I have off for summer and I'm just spiralling. I don't want to be sad anymore
Well the relationship would be pretty much unworkable until you can stand up to your mum who is the far bigger problem. Suitors just aren't going to accept double dating your mum.

Original post by metroplex
Your mom has a right to have these rules and it's because she cares about you, unlike other moms who don't care where or what their daughter is doing.


Many would say such rights end at her doorstep and most would consider this behaviour very excessive and the opposite of the equally unhealthy extreme of not caring - like I'm pretty sure it's possible to care for and guide your teenager while still letting them associate with their peers.
This is very silly parental behaviour over a 17 year old.

Do you have any older siblings or other family members who are a bit more liberal/trusting? If so, maybe start discussing what your mum is up to with them and see if they’re willing to talk to her.
Reply 6
Original post by Admit-One
This is very silly parental behaviour over a 17 year old.

Do you have any older siblings or other family members who are a bit more liberal/trusting? If so, maybe start discussing what your mum is up to with them and see if they’re willing to talk to her.


unfortunately its just me and mum at home which is why its so hard. I have no other inputs
Reply 7
Original post by StriderHort
Well the relationship would be pretty much unworkable until you can stand up to your mum who is the far bigger problem. Suitors just aren't going to accept double dating your mum.



Many would say such rights end at her doorstep and most would consider this behaviour very excessive and the opposite of the equally unhealthy extreme of not caring - like I'm pretty sure it's possible to care for and guide your teenager while still letting them associate with their peers.

ok so I'm seeing him today, I guess the general consensus here is that we should break up? thanks for the help
Reply 8
if anyone could give me a hail mary in how I could keep our relationship intact I would really appreciate it, I have my ucat in a month and I think the breakup might really negatively effect my mental health and therefore ruin my chances of getting into med
Reply 9
ok omw to break up with him, I can literally feel my heart breaking this is so much fun, sorry im basically using this thread as my personal diary i shall stop now. thanks to everyone who gave me advice
Hey all power to you if you try and keep the guy if he is what you want, I'm just making it clear your mum is the problem and without change, will prob stifle you for years to come, no matter how this ends out. Not being allowed to socialise overall is the bigger problem.
Original post by Anonymous
thank you that really helps, unfortunately the situations gotten worse. My mum has decided that after today for one hour I am not seeing him the rest of the summer. Idk how he's gonna react to that but I hate it and I am gonna miss him so much. Idk what to do, and to answer your question I won't be mentally ok, but I don't know what to do. Any more advice would be really appreciated.


Have you done it?
Reply 12
Original post by Anonymous
if anyone could give me a hail mary in how I could keep our relationship intact I would really appreciate it, I have my ucat in a month and I think the breakup might really negatively effect my mental health and therefore ruin my chances of getting into med


Im holding a med offer rn so if youd like some ucat advice id be happy to help
Reply 13
Original post by A jaded girl
Have you done it?


I tried but he wouldn't let me, he said he'd rather wait and see if my mum softens up and she has! I still can't go round to his house but I can see him in public places like cafes and parks, and I know that means we won't be hugely physical but honestly I just want to be able to see him so I'm happy. Thanks everyone for the help!
Reply 14
Original post by zkan
Im holding a med offer rn so if youd like some ucat advice id be happy to help

omg yes that would be amazing, any tips for quantitative reasoning and abstract reasoning would be soo welcome. Thanks!
Reply 15
Original post by Anonymous
omg yes that would be amazing, any tips for quantitative reasoning and abstract reasoning would be soo welcome. Thanks!


100% for qr learn how to touch type with the numpad, its when you put your middle finger on the 5 (notice the little dot thing on it) and move your other fingers in relation to their position to the central 5 key, it might sound confusing here but search it on youtube and do some practise using touch typing exercises, it might seem like a huge learning curve rn, but trust me itll become second nature in a week, and save you so much time with the on screen calculator. Also, after your mocks (which you should be doing about once every 3/4 days) analyse the bits of your qr that didnt go quite as good, and bang out 50 questions in a row of that type of question on medify, and trust me youll pattern it.

For AR, it wasnt one of my strongest sections, got about 680 in the actual thing, but for any patterns you get wrong, take a screenshot, put them into a google doc, and the day before your ucat familiarise yourself with those patterns and see if you can remember them, cos they keep repeating. Good luck for your ucat, im sure youll do amazingly.
Reply 16
Original post by zkan
100% for qr learn how to touch type with the numpad, its when you put your middle finger on the 5 (notice the little dot thing on it) and move your other fingers in relation to their position to the central 5 key, it might sound confusing here but search it on youtube and do some practise using touch typing exercises, it might seem like a huge learning curve rn, but trust me itll become second nature in a week, and save you so much time with the on screen calculator. Also, after your mocks (which you should be doing about once every 3/4 days) analyse the bits of your qr that didnt go quite as good, and bang out 50 questions in a row of that type of question on medify, and trust me youll pattern it.

For AR, it wasnt one of my strongest sections, got about 680 in the actual thing, but for any patterns you get wrong, take a screenshot, put them into a google doc, and the day before your ucat familiarise yourself with those patterns and see if you can remember them, cos they keep repeating. Good luck for your ucat, im sure youll do amazingly.

Thank you!!! I just did a mock and now its my verbal thats the lowest... it feels like it switches every day but my score stays the same! Anyway thank you for your help hopefully I can figure it out!
Reply 17
Original post by Anonymous
Thank you!!! I just did a mock and now its my verbal thats the lowest... it feels like it switches every day but my score stays the same! Anyway thank you for your help hopefully I can figure it out!


i also got 680 in verbal, my tactic was to quickly look through the questions, do the true/false ones first then move on to the harder sorts of questions. Hopeflly that helps
Reply 18
Original post by zkan
i also got 680 in verbal, my tactic was to quickly look through the questions, do the true/false ones first then move on to the harder sorts of questions. Hopeflly that helps

thank u!
I have the exact same problem except i’m going off to uni this september. I’m barely allowed see him as it is back home but us moving away initially sounded like a good solution as i’m not held by my parents rules under their roof however, we’re going to be on the opposite sides of the UK which is a bit long ngl. I don’t want to hold him hostage if my parents won’t change their mind and I don’t want to be in the way in case he finds a good connection with someone in Birmingham which he’s reassured me he won’t. It’s just weird now because we still like each other and hang out one on one but I don’t want it to turn into a situationship. He thinks my parents don’t like him but they just didn’t want him distracting me from going to uni as i worked really hard to get into dental school. I understand that he wants to be with someone he can see often and I can’t give him that. He also doesn’t want to move on from what we have and we should wait a year and see how it goes but as friends because he doesn’t want me lying to my parents about what we are in case it gets both of us in trouble. It’s just convincing my parents to let me actually date him and to reassure them that my academics will not be affected as it never has since “talking to him”. Any advice??

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