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AITA for not letting my daughter’s ex fiancé stay with me while he is homeless?

Anonymous in /c/AmItheAsshole

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This in an edit to my original post: I think there might be some confusion based on some of the comments I am reading. My daughter and her ex were only engaged for a few months before he broke things off. They dated for two years, were engaged for 2 months (maybe three?) and then he broke things off. We as a family are not “cutting ties” with their old relationship. It is simply over. <br><br>Also it is important to include why Danny is homeless. He was fired from his job due to poor performance. He was always coming to work late, leaving early, and taking long breaks. He is 28 years old and cannot seem to do anything right. He was fired and then a few days later his land lord kicked him out because he had not paid his rent. So now he is really in a tough spot. <br><br>AITA for not letting my daughter’s ex fiancé stay with us while he is homeless? <br><br>We live in a US suburb near a moderate sized city, and with the economy in the shape that it is in, we had a hard time thinking that Danny could find a place on his own and were prepared to help him out. I’m fairly certain he will get his job back and he will get a new place to live, but it could take months. So we had an idea. Danny could live with us. <br><br>Danny could live in my wife’s and my main bedroom. My wife and I could sleep in my daughter’s room. My daughter could sleep in her brother’s room. He could sleep in the basement with his video game setup. <br><br>We brought it up to my daughter and son and they were both adamant that we not allow Danny to move in. My daughter says she is uncomfortable having him in the house because he broke it off with her. She said it would be incredibly awkward. And she would likely not get any sleep. My son said that Danny is a slob and he doesn’t want to share a room with him. He is afraid Danny will damage his video game setup. <br><br>I understand that it will be uncomfortable, especially for my daughter, but it will be temporary and it is the right thing to do. I feel like I am being a bit of an AH for making my children share their rooms with Danny. But I think I am also being a good dad for helping him get back on his feet. Could I be seen as an AH for making them share?

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