Giving up my home and happiness
Our family (x1 SS age 12) has been together almost 10 years. Hasn't always been easy but we're happy and there is a lot of love.
I sold my house and we bought our current home which is out of the city and halfway closer to where SS lives with his mum. I didn't want to move out of the city but I did it to please my OH, and it turned out to be the best thing I've ever done. I love our house and the town we live in and the community we are part of. I got a good job that is around 5 minutes drive from my house and it feels as though everything is just perfect, at least for me.
We are getting married next year and then plan to have our own kids if we're lucky. This raises the issue that we only have x3 bedrooms (an issue for my OH, not me). The way I see it, if we have x2 kids, they will go into the bigger bedroom together and my SS would go into the smaller bedroom when the first kid hits toddler age (because the toddler needs space for toys and everything whereas a teenager who doesn't live with us fulltime and doesn't have so many things to store doesn't need the same space). Then, when my SS is an adult and makes the decision not to spend as much time with us, we can utilise his bedroom for our kids who still live with us. Of course, SS is always welcome to visit and stay and we would shuffle to accommodate him when it happens.
My OH refuses to accept this scenario. He says we need to sell our beautiful home to accommodate a bedroom for his son even when he's an adult in case he wants to come and stay (and I mean a full grown functioning adult with his own home and life). He also says we need a better garden for the kids to play in. The thought of moving out of our home breaks my heart but I could accept it if we got to stay in our town and community, however house prices in our area for the size of house my OH wants aren't really in our budget. We would have to move out of our house, out of our town, and away from the community.
This has caused arguments between us and my heart is broken because I feel as though my life has always revolved around my SS and it hasn't been easy (stepmum life is hard) but I've went with it and put every ounce of myself into our family. I feel like I'm having to lose out on everything that is making me so happy and content at home if we do this and it's difficult not to resent my OH and my SS because of that.
I would off on the marriage,
He being a unreasonable. He is trying not to have a kid / kids with you, He already making it hard for you to start a family with you. The more the unreasonable request he's making the less chance he wants kids. And it becomes your falt for not having kids. Ie not moving. And what's next request?
The only reason he moved in the first place was to be closer to his kids. What are you going to buy a seven bedroom house just in case. . You need to talk
Why are you arguing about
Why are you arguing about something that hasn't happened and may never happen? Your SS might never want to stay once he's an adult and has his own life. Why do kids who don't even exist yet need a bigger garden?
I've just read over your other post and would be in no hurry to get married to this guy - he's only interested in himself and his son and your post only backs my opinion up.
I agree, I don't think this
I agree, I don't think this is the guy for you, OP.
I find this humorous because
I find this humorous because Daddy has no idea what kind of teenager his son will be. He might want freedom from his old man. Is he on track to go off to college? Is he being raised to fly the coop? Or is he being brainwashed by daddy to be a stoned basement dweller ? You need to take a step back and take a hard look at how your SS is being raised. Parents who can't imagine their kids growing up and becoming independent adults will cripple them into being failures to launch. That might apply to your own future bios. Can you buy out OH on the house or will you have to sell if this doesn't work out? It sucks finding this out after buying the house but hopefully your paperwork on it is protective of your investment.
IMO it's quite silly to expect a grown adult to still have visitation. Head over to the adult forum to read the horror stories.
It sounds like you're the one
It sounds like you're the one who is expected to make all the compromises in this relationship. I wouldn't move from a home I loved to accommodate a stepchild who was fast approaching adulthood. I also wouldn't borrow trouble by fighting about a scenario that may never happen.
However, reading your prior post, unless a lot has changed since then, I also wouldn't be rushing into marriage with this man (to the extent you can "rush" after 10 years).
First advice: DO NOT MARRY
First advice: DO NOT MARRY HIM
if you are already having resentment and unease then getting married and having kids with him will make it worse.
Most step families have these bad dynamics and dear, they don't go away.
Your OH already showing you true colors. When the tell you who they are BELIEVE THEM.
Today it's about an extra bedroom.
You guys should be easily agreeing and getting along at this point and yet you are sacrificing your happiness. This will suck the soul from you trust me I know the feeling.
My advice is rethink the relationship. Definitely don't get married.
Not even married yet and arguememts and resentment. Red flag hitting you in the ass like a wet towel in a locker room. SNAP.
No! I just also read your
No! I just also read your other post and no, do not buy another house, and don't marry someone like this, he's bullying you. using your want for children to get what he wants. He's already preparing (two years ago!!!) for your SS to live with you when he's an adult! Your plan is reasonable, but not with him. I hope he's not on the deed! You really need to think your relationship through.
Do you really want a 26 yo SS
Living with you.? Kids hit a certain age way below 25 they should be out on there own . If he spends four years in college living on his own. He not wanting to be staying with you. He will need a place for sleep overs ect. He would want his own olace
But back to question Number on. How much is DH on board on having baby's . I know he saying it now. But does he really mean it. The new baby's will displace SS. Baby's need lots af care. Can't be careing for baby with SS stuck up his *** I really feel he putting up road blocks to not having more kids. It's will be bedrooms now something else next until you are 50 and out of time
Nope.
Adult kids are not residents and they get space in a guest room, or stay at a near by hotel.
We had large homes for much of our marriage. For a three person family. 6br for a number of years and 4br for a number of years. All we really needed was 3 including a guest room. We got great deals on those homes and were not looking for large homes.
Our current homes (we rent the one we live in) are both 2br. Ours and a guest room for whoever may visit. The guest room in each home is comfortable and nice, but purposfully small to make long stays decidedly uncomfortable. No personal space, limited storage/closet space, next to no floor space
Your DH has time to extricate his head from his butt on this topic. Stand your ground. The little ones are resident, adults are guests. Even when they are spawn.
IMHO.
Your life does revolve around
Your life does revolve around SS and no, it won't change. It will likely get worse. I have been in the same situation and wish I could tell you things would turn around but......
I am in agreement with the other posters. Everything seems to be about his kid and his kid seems to come before you and already before any future children. I have been in a similar situation where my husband continually put his son first. My concerns or comforts were always second, he refused to have children with me because he didn't want his son to have to be second, he refused to parent or set any boundaries or expectations for his son ever, and basically our entire marriage revolved around his son - even when his son was an adult (21). I ended up leaving and divorcing him for many reasons, one big one being his manchild was not expected to launch. His dad even told me on multiple occasions, "if he wants to live with us forever I'm fine with that as long as he's happy!" There were many arguments. I would get the silent treatment for DAYS if I said anything that even remotely suggested his son needed to launch.
You have to do what's right for you. I'm not telling you to leave - that's up to you. However, I see the same red flags in your relationship that popped up early in my relationship that I chose to ignore because I thought (and my husband told me) I was being selfish. I wasted 9 years of my time with this a&&hole and his worthless POS son. I had to pass on several great job offers as we couldn't move anywhere that manchild might not like. Finding housing was challenging because my husband wanted a full, finished basement so his son "could just live there on his own and not be bothered by us." I avoided finding any rental like that to try to avoid the permanent living situation, but in the end, I left because I couldn't take being second fiddle to his manchild and again, his son came first and there was no plan to launch. My ex SS was also 12 when we met. I had multiple red flags just like what you are experiencing and I ignored them. Please re-examine your relationship and re-read all the poster's advice on here.
Please read this post and the other poster's advice and think long and hard about your current situation. The one-sidedness will only get worse and who knows if your partner will ever make his son launch.