Yahoo Lifestyle 33 Horror Stories Of Dating Insufferable Momma's Boys That Would Make Oedipus Himself Blush
Reddit user jesk_680 recently asked people who have dated "momma's boys" and "daddy's little princesses" to share the final straw that made them decide to leave the relationship. The replies were overwhelmingly filled with horror stories of momma's boys, so we've got to share some of the most diabolical, shocking stories we came across:
1."At 20 years old, his mom didn't want him spending the night with his girlfriend (me). He decided to do it anyway because he was an adult. We went out to dinner that night, and I got a text from my roommate that his mom was literally camped in the lobby of our apartment building, buzzing our bell, screaming at my roommate that he was lying and we actually WERE in there and that she would sit and wait until we eventually had to leave the apartment. She also kept calling my boyfriend and me nonstop during this. We stayed out until midnight, then slowly drove past my apartment to make sure she wasn't still there. It didn't last very long after that…"
2."My ex would call his mum weekly to drive one hour to his flat to clean it and take his dirty laundry with her. With every visit, she gave him last week's laundry back, all cleaned and ironed. He was 30 years old and absolutely capable of doing these things on his own. He even owned a washing machine and a dryer. His argument? His mom wanted to do it, and he didn't want to take this 'fun' from her. Not even when I moved in with him. It was so embarrassing. He even was mad at me when I washed my own clothes. He wanted me to also give them to his mum."
3."I got invited out to lunch with just his mom. I thought it was for her to get to know me one-on-one. Noooo. She started by saying anything she said could be shared with her son and that she didn't want secrets. Then the bullshit started. Did I know his friends didn't like me? Do we wear condoms? I told my now-ex about it afterward. He brought it up with her, and she claimed she never said any of it and I was a liar. He believed her. Thank god she showed me what I was getting into before it was too late."
4."My ex-boyfriend had to hold my hand and his mom's hand an equal amount anytime we went anywhere. He would hold my hand, and then 'halfway through' whatever we were doing, he would go hold his mom's hand for the rest of the time."
5."She tried to sell my engagement ring on Facebook marketplace after a huge blow-up between her son and me over her showing up at my house whenever she pleased."
6."He had his hand on his mom's butt during the mother-son dance at our wedding. He was an only son and a real momma's boy. I initially thought it was sweet and kind of ignored the red flags. We had to have dinner at her house once a week. She had to have keys to our house. He kissed her on the lips when saying goodbye. She had to be involved in every decision. But then came the wedding. She made sure to seat her side of the family on my side of the aisle so that her family took the front rows. My ex thankfully made them all move because I had already warned him that I wouldn't appear if that happened. All was well through the ceremony. She cried and hugged us after. Dinner was fine, and the speeches were okay. But for the rest of the night, that side of the family sat in the corner, ignoring everyone."
"But then came our first dance. Looking at the video and pictures, we looked like awkward cousins being forced to dance together. The mother-son dance was romantic, to the point that our friends and people from work (including my boss) took videos of it because they never believed me when I said they were weirdly close. They looked like a married couple. It was mortifying! When his mum and dad said goodbye to us that night, they tried to kiss me on the lips, and I noped out. After the mother-son dance, I drank a lot. We lasted three months after that before I called it quits and left. Last I heard, he was buying a house with his mum."
7."I had a heart attack the Friday before Mother's Day. He still left me in the hospital, alone, and drove three hours to go have dinner with his mother...even though there was already a Mother's Day dinner planned for that Sunday. His mom always had to make sure I knew that she was #1, and his presence there was more important than being with me in the hospital and making any decisions if I was incapacitated. You know it's bad when the nurses hand you slips of paper with the contact information of divorce attorneys before you are discharged. Yes, I left him."
8."His mom had a key to our apartment, and she would just use the key to enter the apartment without even knocking during any time of the day. She'd also jump into his bed if he's in the bed and cuddle with him. We were 26."
"Omg, my ex's mum used to do that all the time. She'd just walk in! She did it once when my ex and I were having sex. She tried to barge into the bathroom on another occasion to take a dump because she 'couldn't wait 'til she got home.' I was in the bath, so she stormed out in a huff. She lived two minutes away, btw! We were due to go away with her to visit her dad once, and she said, 'Be ready by 8:00 a.m.,' so we set alarms for 7:15. She came into the damn bedroom at 7:00 a.m. and started pulling on his leg hair. I used to sleep in just my underwear, no top, and she tried to pull the covers off. Then, when I told her to stop, she went and got a cup of water and threatened to throw it on us.
God, that woman is bizarre. I totally forgot about a lot of the stuff she did. Oh! Another time, she let herself in when we were out, and I'd made pumpkin pie with milk and butter. Well, she ate half of a freaking pie. She's vegan. I'm getting mad now, lol.
The last straw for me, though, was when I was giving him money to save for me (he was financially abusive), and I wanted to take some of it out; he told me I couldn't because his mum had spent it, and he was storing my cash in their shared bank account. I got it back but didn't trust either of them again. We broke up about six months later."
9."We lived in another country, and his mom constantly had his little sister call him crying because we took a trip together and didn't visit her. She was like 7 and didn't have social media, so his mom would see the photos, tell his sister we were traveling to see them, and then days later tell her we went somewhere else instead. His parents were both retired and could travel to where we lived for free but conveniently were always too busy to come visit."
10."It was his 29th birthday dinner. We met up with his mom and her partner for a casual dinner. She brought a small round cake (pre-made) and a candle. We sang 'Happy Birthday.' He blew out the candle. She used her index finger to swipe up some rogue frosting that was on the plastic plate holding the cake. She raised her index finger and the frosting toward him. He took her finger into his mouth, and when it reemerged, there was no frosting. Did he suck it off? Swirl his tongue around her finger? I will never know."
11."He used to send pictures of me to his mom for her to judge how I was dressed. He wanted her opinion on every fucking thing. She even said I looked fine once because I was 'just bones.' Another time, she said I looked like an English teacher (she was referring to the stereotype of an old lady; I was 28 at the moment). He laughed and thought it was funny, but it did undermine my confidence. Now, I believe they were both just jealous."
12."He would call his mom every day. It wasn't that big of a red flag at first. One time, she called in the middle of our date, and they proceeded to talk in their native language for 20 minutes while I just sat there. He would ask his mom for her opinion on everything and couldn't seem to make any decisions for himself, even as small as whether or not he should buy new gloves. I found out his mom was calling him by the cheesy nickname I used for him. The last straw was that he said he wouldn't go to my home country because his mom made him promise not to."
13."His mom packed him a lunch when we were heading out for the day. Just him. She didn't pack anything for me. Then she texted him almost the whole time, and he answered every single one. He was 26."
14."When I cooked, he would say, 'That's not how my mom does it.'"
"This is the worst! I made ground beef one night and used a method I learned from an amazing woman I paid to cook for me once. I did it wrong. He ended up liking the dish, but because I used a different method than his Midwestern Lutheran mom, it was a miracle I didn't send him to the hospital. I stopped cooking after that, except for scrambled eggs. I make awesome eggs, provided you don't like them runny. I don't think he had ever had non-runny eggs. I hate runny eggs, so if I'm cooking, they will be made my way."
15."My ex-husband and I got married at city hall and then had a small destination wedding of 16 guests for family, etc. His parents, specifically his mom, said a few times, 'But everyone wants to meet you! Why can't you have a big wedding? Blah, blah, blah. Our thought was that we would have our whole lives to meet and see people. We wanted a small wedding. We agreed to go back to his hometown shortly after to meet his extended family. His mom mentioned I should bring my wedding dress because people would want to see it, and I laughed it off, saying, 'Um, no, I'm not going to go to dinner in a gown!' thinking she was joking. When we went to 'dinner' the first night, we pulled into a golf club and walked into basically a 200-person wedding. My wedding. That I didn't know about. That she wanted me to wear my wedding dress for."
"It was so surreal. The whole experience was a blur. One of my ex's friends gave me a Xanax, which helped, lol. I just remember not being able to glean from him if he knew what was happening or if he was also ambushed, but his vibe was hey, it's already happening, so let's roll with it! Which I did, but that was it. I knew I couldn't rely on him for fucking anything! We got divorced eight months later."
16."This actually happened after our breakup, but I think it belongs here. While we were dating, I'd let him borrow my car to get to work or band practice. It was an older car, and I had a few specific rules about using it because it couldn't be pushed too hard. He ignored those rules and fucked up my car multiple times, causing breakdowns, and then bitched about having to pitch in for repairs. This isn't relevant, but it showcases his sense of entitlement. Anyway, once we finally broke up, his mom bought him a car since he couldn't afford his own car and obviously couldn't use mine anymore. This dude was nearly 30 and couldn't even afford to buy himself a clunker to get around."
"I became friends with his next ex after me (he's an asshole but honestly has great taste in women), and it turns out he wrecked that car, and Mommy Dearest bought him another, which he also wrecked."
17."For a while back in high school, I was dating this guy, and his mom kept telling him I wasn't pretty enough for him and that he deserved a girl who was really pretty, like a cheerleader or something. He was a pretty average-looking '90s boy with bleached blonde hair. I was an alt girlie. We weren't totally mismatched, but maybe a little, I guess. Anyway, if I called the house to chat with him, she'd either not answer the phone or lie and say he wasn't around. He called back a few times and apologized for his mom being a bitch. Once, I heard her say, 'Why haven't you dumped her and found your princess yet?'"
"After a while, it just got annoying. The relationship eventually fizzled out, and he ended up dating someone else. She actually called me one time and asked, 'How the hell did you deal with his mom?'"
18."I found out his mom was buying the condoms we used. He used to get so excited when he'd bring over flavored ones or ribbed ones to try. I ended it once I figured out his mom was getting them for him the whole time to ensure he was safe. 🤢🤮"
19."My breaking point was when he and his mom took a solo vacation. He wasn't allowed to be on his phone, so we didn't have any contact during the whole vacation, and they shared no pictures of that vacation. Her husband (the boy's stepfather) was not invited on this vacation either; it was just the two of them. He was 19 at the time of this vacation and was supposed to come home the day before my birthday. So, on my birthday, I planned a dinner date with him to celebrate. I waited 45 minutes for him to show up. I called him. I texted him. No response. His mother called me 45 minutes after he was supposed to be there and said, 'He's too worn out from his vacation, so he's not gonna be coming to the dinner date. He'll text you tomorrow,' and hung up on me."
"She and her husband went on a weekend trip before this vacation with her son. It was the only vacation I had ever heard about her and her husband going on. Before she was willing to leave, she had to purchase a whole home security package, including cameras inside and outside the house, to watch her 19-year-old son and ensure that I wasn't coming over when she wasn't home to supervise. For a weekend trip.
She and her husband are no longer married. She hasn't been married again. My ex hasn't had a girlfriend since I broke up with him, and this was 10 years ago. He purchased the house next door to his now divorced mother, and they work together. They're together 24/7. That's not an exaggeration. She homeschooled him his entire childhood. He briefly moved out to go to college and was back living at home within six months of moving out. They don't have any other friends. They've been together 24/7 since he was born."
20."In high school, I dated a guy whose mom would deliver him cut-up chicken nuggets (like you do for a toddler so they don't take too big of a bite) and applesauce from a pouch for dinners to his video game room while he played Xbox. He ended up being incredibly self-centered and emotionally immature. Completely unrelated, I'm sure."
21."He consulted his family and returned with a bulleted list (I think there were at least five items) of everything he and his mom hated about me. It was literally a performance improvement plan consisting of everything he (and she) wanted me to do better in the relationship."
22."Once, he didn't tell me his mother was driving over two hours to rip me a new one about how I wasn't good enough for her son. That's when I knew for certain that he loved her more than me, and that's not what a marriage is about. Don't worry, we called it off and I only lost the deposit on the venue."
23."We wanted to plan a holiday together. I had some suggestions of where to go and asked him for his. He said he didn't know and had to ask his mom what he liked."
24."His mom took his sandwich (which she had made) into the kitchen to add salad cream because 'she knows how he likes it.' Also, she spoon-fed him his medicine. He was 38 at the time."
25."When we got home from the first time I met his parents (we lived a long way apart and were engaged by that point), he got a very long, dramatic call from his mother about how she disapproved of me and they wouldn't be at the wedding. And he didn't fight her; he called it off. The dude was 40ish at the time. I knew he was close to them, but I had no idea he was such a momma's boy. Bullet dodged."
26."He wouldn't talk to me about any of our relationship issues. Instead, he'd go to his mother, and she'd tell him what I should do, who I should be. I met the woman once for five minutes. He was also unemployed. I paid the bills, cleaned the house, did laundry, and cooked. He sat around 'figuring things out.' Yet, I wasn't good enough, as I did not have a PhD (he has one). He now lives off his family without a job. He's in his late 40s."
27."We had broken up/gotten back together a few times, so my last straw actually happened after we had broken up for what was to be the last time. This was right after college, so we were 22/23. We had been planning our wedding, and I had been asking him for months for a guest list for his side. He kept saying that his mom was working on it, and I kept asking him to ask her for it. In one of our discussions after the breakup, he told me that his mom had been waiting for ME to ask her for the list, and if I had just asked, she would have given it to me, and she saw it as an insult that I wouldn't ask her directly."
"At that moment, I realized it was never going to be us vs. the problem; it was going to be me vs. him and his mom whenever we disagreed. Any lingering feelings about getting back together evaporated."
28."I dated a momma's boy. I was up for a promotion at my job, and he somehow made it about himself and finally said, 'My mom wouldn't like you. You're too independent.' I had to ask him to clarify because this was over a JOB PROMOTION I worked my butt off for. And he said, 'She would want you to not care about a job promotion and want you to be more domestic for me.' I said cool and left."
29."When I was like 21, I dated a dude who was 24, and his mom wouldn't let him spend the night and wouldn't let me come over and threatened to turn off his phone and take away his car insurance if he did. She called me a whore the whole time because her little baby was having an adult relationship. For our first Christmas, he got me a poster (not a problem), and he got his mom a designer bag and a Pandora bracelet. Like, just go date your mom already?"
30."His mom called me to schedule hanging out with him because he was 'sad and needed moral support but was too shy to express it.' We were 20."
31."I had known him for a month and hadn't even kissed him yet. He got a stomach bug for a few days. I had food, snacks, and water delivered to him (he lived over an hour away from me). His mum and his sisters threw a fit because I didn't even show up to cook for him. How dare I mistreat him this way? Anyway, that was the last straw, and I blocked him."
32."The first issue was when he, as a grown adult man with a career, had to lie to his mother about sleeping over at my place. The final straw was being on a dinner date and having his mom on FaceTime the entirety of the date with us because 'she missed him and felt neglected' now that he had a girlfriend and wasn't spending as much time with her. I broke it off when he dropped me at home after dinner."
33.And: "My ex and I didn't live together before marriage. His parents were really religious and wouldn't approve of it, and I was young (23) and extremely naive. I figured it would be fine since we'd been together for about eight years. I realized quickly that he expected me to do everything: the shopping, the cooking, the dishes, the laundry, cleaning, etc. He once asked me while we were eating dinner (again, one I had shopped for and cooked) if I could get up and get him a glass of water. I had NO idea his mom was doing literally everything for him at home, and that's what he was expecting of me, too."
"When I tried pointing out that his mom was a stay-at-home mom with no job, and therefore more available to help with things like shopping and laundry, whereas I had a full-time job making three times the money he was and that I basically paid all our bills myself, he started screaming at me that I was questioning his manhood and he wouldn't stand for it. I was not having it.
Then he started shoving me around and tried to kill my kitten, so there's that. I'm now happily married to my husband of 10 years, who does everything for himself: cooks, cleans, does our laundry, dishes, etc., and is best friends with the now 14-year-old cat."
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