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Woman Discovers A “Dark Side” Of BF’s Personality Just A Week After Moving In Together, Nopes Out
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Woman Discovers A “Dark Side” Of BF’s Personality Just A Week After Moving In Together, Nopes Out

Woman Discovers A “Dark Side” Of BF’s Personality Just A Week After Moving In Together, Nopes Out“I Have Discovered A Dark Side”: Woman Looks For A Way Out One Week After Moving In With BF“A Dangerous Psychopath”: Guy Wants GF To Stop Eating Dinner To Be On His LevelMom Warns Daughter Her BF Is A “Dangerous Psychopath”, The Internet AgreesControlling Guy Tells GF To Stop Eating Dinner Cause He’s A “High-Value Man” “High-Value Man” Thinks He Can Control GF’s Weight, She Secretly Plans An Escape“My BF Told Me He Wants Me To Keep Up With My Body Because He Is A High-Value Man”Guy Turns Psycho When GF Moves In, Netizens Urge Her To Get Out FastWoman Seeks Advice After BF Suddenly Becomes “Dangerous Psychopath”Woman Discovers A “Dark Side” Of BF’s Personality Just A Week After Moving In Together, Nopes Out
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Moving in together is a big step. Whether you shack up after a few months or a few years, it’s not a decision to be taken lightly. You might learn things about each other that you never knew before. And it can make or break your relationship.

One woman shared how she moved in with her boyfriend recently after dating for just six months. Within days, he was a completely different person. He immediately became controlling and wanted to manage every aspect of her life. But the final straw came when the woman’s boyfriend told her to stop eating dinner and watch her weight because he’s “a high value man”. She’s considering moving out but isn’t sure if she’s overreacting.

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    It has been said that you don’t really know someone until you live with them

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    And it took this woman just a week to discover her boyfriend’s “dark side” after she moved into his apartment

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    The man’s mask came off when his girlfriend moved in, in true narcissistic fashion

    Experts define narcissism as “a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, a constant need for admiration, and a lack of empathy.” In short, narcissists are obsessed with themselves, and think little of others.

    The word narcissist comes from Greek mythology… A tale about a guy called Narcissus. As the Oxford Classical Dictionary explains, “He loved no one till he saw his own reflection in water and fell in love with that; finally he pined away, died, and was turned into the flower of like name.” Narcissus was so self-absorbed and in love with himself that he could see nothing else.

    Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a mental health disorder. Often, the signs are hard to spot at the beginning of a relationship. But as time goes on, the narcissist will start showing their true colors. At least behind closed doors. Criticizing others and the need to control are hallmarks of a narcissist.

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    “They might make comments about your weight, clothes, or choice of hairstyle. They make fun of you or put you down; this might happen behind your back and/or to your face,” notes VeryWell Mind. “They make fun of others, especially people they perceive as lesser than them (i.e., someone they deem as less attractive or wealthy). In general, they are highly critical of everyone.”

    For narcissists, control equals power. And they may carry out control in various ways. For example, by intimidation, emotional, physical and/or mental abuse. They could also isolate you from family and friends, and create a space where you are financially dependent on them, as in the case of the woman.

    “The controlling behaviors may seem subtle at first, for example, wanting to control your time and attention, or insisting that things are done a certain way, but the behaviors tend to escalate over time to things such as controlling who you speak to, where you go, what you do, when you must be home and when you have sex with one another,” warns legal firm Barton Family Law.

    Dealing with a narcissist can be draining and can have a negative effect on your mental health, self-esteem, other relationships and career. In some cases, the wounds might take years to heal. Experts warn that it’s important to understand that you cannot change a narcissist. And nothing you do will ever be good enough.

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    “The best thing you can do is cut ties. Offer them no explanation. Offer no second chance. Break up with them, and offer no second, third, or fourth chance,” advises clinical psychologist Dr. Angela Grace.

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    Some people needed more info and the woman was happy to provide it

    “Your mom is right”: netizens urged the woman to get out as fast as possible

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    The woman posted an update revealing that she’s secretly started looking for an apartment

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    Socks Thecate
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glad she's getting out. For anyone else, I'd say steer clear of anyone who self describes as a high value man.

    Luke Branwen
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "High value" as in "I could make a fortune if I euthanize his miserable a$$ and sell his organs on a black market"

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    Steve Sharpe
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've actually no idea what "high value male" is supposed to mean, but it sounds like a codeword for "wwaaahhh, I'm even more insecure than a big bag of insecure things!", or something along those lines. One of those things where as soon as you hear someone say it about themselves, you know they're the exact opposite of that - like when someone says "I'm rich!", "I'm famous!", "I'm clever!" etc. If someone has to tell you they're one of these things, they're not.

    V
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    High value man, alpha, beta, sigma, high body count (for women) it's all just astrology talk for tatebros. It means less than the individual letters that make up the words.

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    Petra Peitsch
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Move the Fck Out, like right now! And roast that control freak psychopath down to his bones, while doing it.

    Remi (He/Him)
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP needs to leave asap, but I also understand the need for confirmation that she's not crazy, because that's what people like that do, they make you think right is wrong and insane is normal. It's easy to say from the outside, but trying to parce what's going on from the calaidoscope of bs under pressure is a feat 🎉

    Yu Pan
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who cares if you are fat or not? Even if you were as big as a whale, that still wouldn't give him to the right to criticize and control you. Even with a religious/conservative upbringing, at age 35 OP has got to know this is bad news and uses some critical thinking skills you learned at the post secondary education and get the hell out.

    Sniggiw
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought that comment was a bit weird too. Like if she was overweight that would justify his behaviour??

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    Dusty's mom
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do. Not. Wait. Move back home while you plan for your apartment. He thinks you're a bauble, a toy. He has no humanity, but is cunning, cagey, and manipulative. RUN!!!!! Have friends with you when you move. You need support and witnesses in case he comes home while you're moving out, and does something nasty.

    Debbie
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't be able to act like nothing is wrong as that would also mean sex (unless they don't have that as she comes from a religious area, but I doubt it). How can you have sex with a man if you don't love him anymore / are afraid of him? Although her reactions seemed quite... unemotional in a way, maybe even happy/positive? Can be a defense mechanism though. Still, I wouldn't stay.

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    Nils Skirnir
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ‘From a religious area of the world.’ USA Deep South aka Andrew Tate Land? But that’s not really fair - the Tate hatred of women has become popular w/GenZ and younger Millennial males of all ethnicities; as well as, trad wives all over the West.

    Pittsburgh rare
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    High value men... jeez. Since when we're believing this load of c**p

    George D
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dump this dude. Full stop. Control freaks are control freaks for life, as I'm convinced there's something mentally wrong with people like this.

    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While he is at work pack your stuff and run! Change your phone number and get a restraining order if needed.

    Margaret Shannon
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let me tell you about the characteristics of a high-value man. I know these well, as I have been married to one for 35 years. A high-value man loves other people more than himself, and sacrifices himself to their needs. If he earns a lot of money, he shares it generously and wisely. If he has a low income, he gives in other ways. A high-value man accepts and cherishes people for themselves, and treats them with respect and compassion. He looks for opportunities to serve. He isn't perfect, but he tries very hard to be because he sets much higher standards for himself than for others. As I write this, it occurs to me that while most of you who read this comment will not know my darling husband, you will recognize the name Jimmy Carter. A prime example of a high-value man.

    Bernd Herbert
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    „I come from a religious area“…. And there it is of course she does. I hope she finds happiness, and I think she’s on the right track by not getting sucked into a submissive relationship.

    Tamra
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What saddens me is that this woman was brought up in a culture or environment that clearly did not teach her to value herself. She's 35 and asking if she's overreacting to obvious red flag behavior. Religion has never been good for women.

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    Orange Mum
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For people saying 'you moved in after only six months, my partner asked me to move in with him after two weeks, that was 33 years ago and we are still together

    Mari
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We after 3 months and 20 years later we are still happy together.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like she's with that guy I've seen on youtube who thinks he's a relationship/dating guru and claims he's "high value" and tries to tell other women how to be "high value". Then spouts off things women tend to do that he hates. He explained that "high value" basically means being a care-free partner who's supposed to be super secure, nonchalant and never needy for validation. So, in his ego-centric mind, a woman needing a pick-me-up compliment because she's having a bad day is not worthy of his righteous presence in her life. A woman wanting reciprocation is supposedly a no-no. I can see so many things wrong with this way of dating. He states that apparently "becoming high value" gets you "high value partners". It's really just stupid.

    Damned_Cat
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll never understand why some people think that the way to get a girlfriend or boyfriend is to love bomb them until they move in together but then rip them to shreds so they feel too useless to leave. It's sick.

    Jane No Dough
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because they don't want a significant other, they want an insignificant sycophant. They want power and full control not a partner, because they are weak and cowardly.

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    CP
    Community Member
    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do people chastise the person for asking the question. I don't care how old the person is ask away. So annoying!

    Abraxas59
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve been there took me 14 long long years to wake up to it was a long time ago now but it left me with scars so deep I trust no one ! This man is a nasty coercive pos as deserves NO ONE ! Im so glad to read you saw it instantly I was only 20 when I met mine n I had been married at 18 to a wife beater that one I left in 6 mths no one hits me but coercive it mostly creeps up on you you don’t see it coming when I left I re earned had two amazing kids I’m 60 now they re 23f -20 m been divorced 13 yrs cos the past well it took its toll on me badly and if anyone treated my kids like that I’d be like your mum only I’d wanna unalive him ! Blessed be lovely we got your back x

    Julie S
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glad he showed his true colours after a week and not after they were married or had kids.

    Nimitz
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even if you have to couch surf for a month or two, get the f**k out girl

    Becca Kuehn
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please leave this manipulative guy ASAP! If he is this controlling now, I can guarantee that it will get worse over time if you don't leave. For your safety and happiness, get out of this relationship as soon as possible. When you leave,don't tell him where you are going. Please Stay Safe.

    Kate Johnson
    Community Member
    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's no such thing as a "high value man" that tells you he's a "high value man". That's some serious BS there and who wants to be with someone so delusional and obviously abusive.

    Ursula S.
    Community Member
    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would someone move in together after only 6 months? You barely know each other. Living together isn't always the way to find out. Go on vacation. That will do it one way or the other.

    Terran
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "High value man" is one of the biggest and brightest red flags someone can wave into your face

    Deborah B
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "High value man?" Sounds like he thinks he's buying you with his "high value" and that that makes you a possession he owns. Isolating you from friends, making you financially dependent, undercutting your self esteem, controlling what you wear etc, are all classic abuser moves. Cut your losses. Good luck, and get gone.

    MrsEgonSpengler
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really hope she gets out - she should have noped out immediately. If he gets a whiff that she's leaving I dread to think what he'll do.

    I just love good Food
    Community Member
    4 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are kind of men with "If I can't have you, no one can" mentality. Leave. Immediately.

    Far_Rhubarb7177
    Community Member
    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At 16, I began dating a guy whom I had really liked. But early on in our relationship, he told me, point-blank, that I “needed” to lose 20-30 pounds. At that time, I was five feet, five inches tall and weighed 130 pounds. Because I was so young and naive, I really took his comments to heart, and when he stopped talking to me (we only were together for about 1-2 months), I decided that it must’ve been because I was “so fat!” I ended up dropping over 30 pounds in a few months and went down the rabbit hole of anorexia. BUT…I was 16 at that time. The OP is 35 and she’s wondering if she should put up with such verbal abuse?! Girlfriend needs to cut and run!

    Enlee Jones
    Community Member
    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Girl, run for the hills and don't look back!!! F**k these "high value men" and their Andrew Tate b******t.

    Monica G
    Community Member
    5 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is likely a malignant narcisisst, the stuff. nightmares are made of. Run, hide, go no contact.

    MindNumbinglyBoringJob
    Community Member
    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So she comes from a very religious part of the world and is just now learning how to navigate relationships with men. Hmmmmmvery religious part of the world. That allowed this women to move in with a man she new for 6 mths without marriage. If you are going to make sh*t up at least do a good job of it.

    Mimi M
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She should go stay with someone while she apt hunts. Not stay with him and try to keep up a facade.

    moggie63
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You've only been there a week, you can't have even unpacked properly yet.

    R Dennis
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    6 days ago (edited)

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    How does a woman live a life to 35 and not see that this is insane behavior?

    Chairman Miaow
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quite easily actually. Not my case but in some cultures studying is prioritised over dating, so you can easily get to 25 without any real experience, then maybe one good relationship. Then you have nothing to compare it to, so you may not see the red flags waving...

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    Suzie
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    6 days ago

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    This is why we don't move in with someone after only 6 months.

    winterwidow87
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If she had waited nothing would have changed. He wouldn't have revealed his true colors until she moved in, even if he had to wait for a year or more. That's how this type of manipulative freak operates, they don't just show you how crazy they are until they trap you in.

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    Je souhaite
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    6 days ago

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    Moving in with someone that soon is just dumb in the first place esp at her age

    winterwidow87
    Community Member
    6 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So we are ignoring the psychopath's controlling behavior and blaming it on the woman for moving in too soon? How new! Also newsflash: if she had waited nothing would have changed. This type of manipulative freak is very patient, he wouldn't have revealed his true colors until she moved in, even if he had to love bomb her and pretend he was a normal human being for a year or more. That's how they operate.

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    Socks Thecate
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glad she's getting out. For anyone else, I'd say steer clear of anyone who self describes as a high value man.

    Luke Branwen
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "High value" as in "I could make a fortune if I euthanize his miserable a$$ and sell his organs on a black market"

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    Steve Sharpe
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've actually no idea what "high value male" is supposed to mean, but it sounds like a codeword for "wwaaahhh, I'm even more insecure than a big bag of insecure things!", or something along those lines. One of those things where as soon as you hear someone say it about themselves, you know they're the exact opposite of that - like when someone says "I'm rich!", "I'm famous!", "I'm clever!" etc. If someone has to tell you they're one of these things, they're not.

    V
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    High value man, alpha, beta, sigma, high body count (for women) it's all just astrology talk for tatebros. It means less than the individual letters that make up the words.

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    Petra Peitsch
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Move the Fck Out, like right now! And roast that control freak psychopath down to his bones, while doing it.

    Remi (He/Him)
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP needs to leave asap, but I also understand the need for confirmation that she's not crazy, because that's what people like that do, they make you think right is wrong and insane is normal. It's easy to say from the outside, but trying to parce what's going on from the calaidoscope of bs under pressure is a feat 🎉

    Yu Pan
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who cares if you are fat or not? Even if you were as big as a whale, that still wouldn't give him to the right to criticize and control you. Even with a religious/conservative upbringing, at age 35 OP has got to know this is bad news and uses some critical thinking skills you learned at the post secondary education and get the hell out.

    Sniggiw
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought that comment was a bit weird too. Like if she was overweight that would justify his behaviour??

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    Dusty's mom
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do. Not. Wait. Move back home while you plan for your apartment. He thinks you're a bauble, a toy. He has no humanity, but is cunning, cagey, and manipulative. RUN!!!!! Have friends with you when you move. You need support and witnesses in case he comes home while you're moving out, and does something nasty.

    Debbie
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't be able to act like nothing is wrong as that would also mean sex (unless they don't have that as she comes from a religious area, but I doubt it). How can you have sex with a man if you don't love him anymore / are afraid of him? Although her reactions seemed quite... unemotional in a way, maybe even happy/positive? Can be a defense mechanism though. Still, I wouldn't stay.

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    Nils Skirnir
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ‘From a religious area of the world.’ USA Deep South aka Andrew Tate Land? But that’s not really fair - the Tate hatred of women has become popular w/GenZ and younger Millennial males of all ethnicities; as well as, trad wives all over the West.

    Pittsburgh rare
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    High value men... jeez. Since when we're believing this load of c**p

    George D
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dump this dude. Full stop. Control freaks are control freaks for life, as I'm convinced there's something mentally wrong with people like this.

    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While he is at work pack your stuff and run! Change your phone number and get a restraining order if needed.

    Margaret Shannon
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let me tell you about the characteristics of a high-value man. I know these well, as I have been married to one for 35 years. A high-value man loves other people more than himself, and sacrifices himself to their needs. If he earns a lot of money, he shares it generously and wisely. If he has a low income, he gives in other ways. A high-value man accepts and cherishes people for themselves, and treats them with respect and compassion. He looks for opportunities to serve. He isn't perfect, but he tries very hard to be because he sets much higher standards for himself than for others. As I write this, it occurs to me that while most of you who read this comment will not know my darling husband, you will recognize the name Jimmy Carter. A prime example of a high-value man.

    Bernd Herbert
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    „I come from a religious area“…. And there it is of course she does. I hope she finds happiness, and I think she’s on the right track by not getting sucked into a submissive relationship.

    Tamra
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What saddens me is that this woman was brought up in a culture or environment that clearly did not teach her to value herself. She's 35 and asking if she's overreacting to obvious red flag behavior. Religion has never been good for women.

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    Orange Mum
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For people saying 'you moved in after only six months, my partner asked me to move in with him after two weeks, that was 33 years ago and we are still together

    Mari
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We after 3 months and 20 years later we are still happy together.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like she's with that guy I've seen on youtube who thinks he's a relationship/dating guru and claims he's "high value" and tries to tell other women how to be "high value". Then spouts off things women tend to do that he hates. He explained that "high value" basically means being a care-free partner who's supposed to be super secure, nonchalant and never needy for validation. So, in his ego-centric mind, a woman needing a pick-me-up compliment because she's having a bad day is not worthy of his righteous presence in her life. A woman wanting reciprocation is supposedly a no-no. I can see so many things wrong with this way of dating. He states that apparently "becoming high value" gets you "high value partners". It's really just stupid.

    Damned_Cat
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll never understand why some people think that the way to get a girlfriend or boyfriend is to love bomb them until they move in together but then rip them to shreds so they feel too useless to leave. It's sick.

    Jane No Dough
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because they don't want a significant other, they want an insignificant sycophant. They want power and full control not a partner, because they are weak and cowardly.

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    CP
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do people chastise the person for asking the question. I don't care how old the person is ask away. So annoying!

    Abraxas59
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    6 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve been there took me 14 long long years to wake up to it was a long time ago now but it left me with scars so deep I trust no one ! This man is a nasty coercive pos as deserves NO ONE ! Im so glad to read you saw it instantly I was only 20 when I met mine n I had been married at 18 to a wife beater that one I left in 6 mths no one hits me but coercive it mostly creeps up on you you don’t see it coming when I left I re earned had two amazing kids I’m 60 now they re 23f -20 m been divorced 13 yrs cos the past well it took its toll on me badly and if anyone treated my kids like that I’d be like your mum only I’d wanna unalive him ! Blessed be lovely we got your back x

    Julie S
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glad he showed his true colours after a week and not after they were married or had kids.

    Nimitz
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even if you have to couch surf for a month or two, get the f**k out girl

    Becca Kuehn
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please leave this manipulative guy ASAP! If he is this controlling now, I can guarantee that it will get worse over time if you don't leave. For your safety and happiness, get out of this relationship as soon as possible. When you leave,don't tell him where you are going. Please Stay Safe.

    Kate Johnson
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's no such thing as a "high value man" that tells you he's a "high value man". That's some serious BS there and who wants to be with someone so delusional and obviously abusive.

    Ursula S.
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would someone move in together after only 6 months? You barely know each other. Living together isn't always the way to find out. Go on vacation. That will do it one way or the other.

    Terran
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "High value man" is one of the biggest and brightest red flags someone can wave into your face

    Deborah B
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "High value man?" Sounds like he thinks he's buying you with his "high value" and that that makes you a possession he owns. Isolating you from friends, making you financially dependent, undercutting your self esteem, controlling what you wear etc, are all classic abuser moves. Cut your losses. Good luck, and get gone.

    MrsEgonSpengler
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really hope she gets out - she should have noped out immediately. If he gets a whiff that she's leaving I dread to think what he'll do.

    I just love good Food
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    4 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are kind of men with "If I can't have you, no one can" mentality. Leave. Immediately.

    Far_Rhubarb7177
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At 16, I began dating a guy whom I had really liked. But early on in our relationship, he told me, point-blank, that I “needed” to lose 20-30 pounds. At that time, I was five feet, five inches tall and weighed 130 pounds. Because I was so young and naive, I really took his comments to heart, and when he stopped talking to me (we only were together for about 1-2 months), I decided that it must’ve been because I was “so fat!” I ended up dropping over 30 pounds in a few months and went down the rabbit hole of anorexia. BUT…I was 16 at that time. The OP is 35 and she’s wondering if she should put up with such verbal abuse?! Girlfriend needs to cut and run!

    Enlee Jones
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Girl, run for the hills and don't look back!!! F**k these "high value men" and their Andrew Tate b******t.

    Monica G
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    5 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is likely a malignant narcisisst, the stuff. nightmares are made of. Run, hide, go no contact.

    MindNumbinglyBoringJob
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    5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So she comes from a very religious part of the world and is just now learning how to navigate relationships with men. Hmmmmmvery religious part of the world. That allowed this women to move in with a man she new for 6 mths without marriage. If you are going to make sh*t up at least do a good job of it.

    Mimi M
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She should go stay with someone while she apt hunts. Not stay with him and try to keep up a facade.

    moggie63
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You've only been there a week, you can't have even unpacked properly yet.

    R Dennis
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    6 days ago (edited)

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    How does a woman live a life to 35 and not see that this is insane behavior?

    Chairman Miaow
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quite easily actually. Not my case but in some cultures studying is prioritised over dating, so you can easily get to 25 without any real experience, then maybe one good relationship. Then you have nothing to compare it to, so you may not see the red flags waving...

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    Suzie
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    6 days ago

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    This is why we don't move in with someone after only 6 months.

    winterwidow87
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    6 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If she had waited nothing would have changed. He wouldn't have revealed his true colors until she moved in, even if he had to wait for a year or more. That's how this type of manipulative freak operates, they don't just show you how crazy they are until they trap you in.

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    Je souhaite
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    6 days ago

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    Moving in with someone that soon is just dumb in the first place esp at her age

    winterwidow87
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    6 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So we are ignoring the psychopath's controlling behavior and blaming it on the woman for moving in too soon? How new! Also newsflash: if she had waited nothing would have changed. This type of manipulative freak is very patient, he wouldn't have revealed his true colors until she moved in, even if he had to love bomb her and pretend he was a normal human being for a year or more. That's how they operate.

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