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(27 Posts)
BlueBelle Fri 05-Dec-25 12:20:56

I m not so sure you should be blaming him It’s his lifestyle why should you be the one to change it Perhaps he thinks your lifestyle is the wrong way
We are what we are, if you care or love someone you accept that some people are different to you if you enjoy his company as much as you say you do, then you would accept his mess and inability to programme his brain the same way as yours
If he’s kind caring and treats you right what matters if he’s tidy or lives in a mess it’s his mess anyway I m presuming he’s not asking you to clear or clean his house up
Anyway why can’t you visit and spend a few hours in a mess it’s the person not the house that you should be looking forward to seeing

jules1 Fri 05-Dec-25 11:47:10

Short bio .. 65 now and met a nice guy of the same age 5 yrs ago. We have lots of common interests and live 5 min from each other.
The relationship is no longer “romantic” but we both care for each other and enjoy days out etc .. I’m grateful for what we do have and my life is better with him in it.
One big problem his house/car is a mess, he seems incapable of stopping the chaos around him, it extends to his admin, and finances, sits for hours making spreadsheets of wild and wonderful data but can’t find a password to open it, meanwhile the washing up is piling up.
It’s got to the point where I’ve been to his once in the last year and mainly he picks me up and drops me off.
I suppose I’m disappointed that after many frank conversations he’d rather continue to live like this at the cost of us being together more.
I know I should be more live and let live but I feel his life choices have been the detriment of our relationship/friendship.
I’ve lent him money (always pays it back) but that’s because he can’t/wont budget. His attitude to everything is slack.
Don’t really know why I’m posting but it makes me feel better I spose,