I’m 26 and love sleeping with my mother — my girlfriend is jealous of our special bond

The 26-year-old unnamed man took good-natured online teasing after revealing that he still enjoys crawling into bed with his mother, much to the chagrin of the women he dates.

“My girlfriend, 24, and I have been dating for about four months now,” the hapless heartbreaker shared in a now-trending Reddit post.

I said yes, of course, when Mom, who was coming to town, asked if she could stay at my apartment at night. However, her train got delayed, so she planned to stay with a friend of hers.

Buster Bluth, the real-life inamorata of whom he recently met on a dating app, informed him that she disapproved of his overnight impromptu diva tantrum when he shared a bed with her.

“‘What are you planning to do, engage in a sexual relationship with your mother?'” The man alleges his girlfriend angrily retorted. “‘Seems strange to me.'”

Mother and adult son hugging.
Reddit readers assured the man that his penchant for sleeping with his mom was totally normal.
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The disgruntled mama’s boy, who admitted to frequently bunking with his mother and 22-year-old sister in the same bed or hotel room during family gatherings and vacations, seemingly without clothing, didn’t appreciate his sweetheart’s negative comments.

I don’t know where this is coming from, but it’s gross and suggests a type of relationship that I never had with Mom. I just can’t believe he remembered telling her that we slept in the same bed.

However, his critical partner wouldn’t stop criticizing the unplanned journey to Camp Kissamemommy.

He expressed his dissatisfaction, stating, “I would prefer it if I could change the sheets on my bed if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the sheets, or if I had played footsie with my mom in bed last night and changed the

He continued, “If I prefer they stop and I find it uncomfortable, I told her the comments are making me.” Then she goes on to tell me that she’s not just getting clear on how this relationship is different from her past relationships with her exes, but also how it’s making her uncomfortable.

The frustrated fellow went on to explain that his girlfriend struggled to bond with his ex’s mom, ultimately torpedoing their relationship. He also noted that his lady’s love for her own family is tightly knit, as is the connection to her kin.

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The girlfriend’s sour remarks felt like a red flag to the miffed Redditor.
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He inquired his online community, “Is this a cause for concern? Should I be apprehensive about this from her? In summary, in order to avoid behaving like her previous partner and to create some distance between myself and my mother, she desires that I do the same. It appears as though she finds it peculiar. Is that the rationale behind her perception? Do you believe that’s why she finds it strange? Is she feeling intimidated or envious of my mom?”

While leaving himself wide open to ridicule, a small army of red-hot Reddit warriors actually wound up rushing to the poster’s defense.

One Redditor exclaimed, “What on earth. Your [partner] sounds repulsive. The mere fact that she actually inquired whether you plan to engage in intimate relations with your mother.”

“I would deem her conduct a warning sign,” penned another.

The critic had a disagreement, saying, “It’s not a big deal that I slept in the same bed as my mother-in-law and husband. Your girlfriend is strange and unpleasant.”

Some appeared to empathize with the man’s disturbed companion.

A commenter wrote that the sexual insinuations would be a significant dealbreaker. However, I comprehend that there are cultural distinctions in this situation. Personally, I would never sleep in the same bed as my parents as a grown-up or even as a teenager.

Another person expressed, “I am uncertain as to why she feels the need to sexualize the situation.” “However, she is exaggerating it far beyond what is necessary, personally I would have chosen to sleep on the couch or floor.”

“I don’t know where this is coming from. It’s just sleeping in the same bed.”

Anonymous Redditor, 26

The unique connection some younger males have with their mothers can frequently be misinterpreted.

This week on TikTok, there was a surge of videos featuring mothers in the kitchen instructing their sons on how to surpass their future romantic partners, resulting in the widespread popularity of the #BoyMoms trend receiving a significant backlash online.

Engaging in a sexual relationship with his mother, Emma, a TikTok user, exposed her former partner, exemplifying instances where the online world has presented a mother-son dynamic that clearly oversteps boundaries in certain situations.

“And not something that I merely jest about with my pals,” she confessed in a widely shared post, “is something that I ought to perhaps seek therapy for, as I come to the realization that my former partner engaged in infidelity with his own mother.”