Picture this: You’re living in a one-bedroom flat, barely making ends meet, and caring for your younger brother. Suddenly, your phone rings. It’s your ex, who you’re not on the best terms with. He’s got a request that sounds more like a plot twist from a soap opera than real life. He wants you to house his new girlfriend, who’s currently homeless, in your already cramped space. Would you say yes? Let’s dive into this real-life dilemma that has the internet buzzing.
A Blast from the Past
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The Breakup and the New Flame
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The Unexpected Phone Call
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The Big Ask
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The Dilemma
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Family First
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The Manipulation
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The Final Verdict
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A Tangled Web of Love, Responsibility, and Housing
In this whirlwind saga, our heroine finds herself caught in a web of love, responsibility, and housing. Her ex, with whom she shares a complicated history, drops a bombshell request: to house his new, homeless girlfriend. With a younger brother to care for and her own struggles with anxiety and autism, our heroine is faced with an impossible choice. Should she prioritize her brother and her own mental health, or extend a helping hand to a stranger in need? As the drama unfolds, the internet weighs in on this moral quandary. Let’s see what the world has to say about this tangled tale.
Choosing a stranger over your own brother?
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NTA. Ex dumps you, expects you to pay for everything? YEET!
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Don’t let your ex take advantage of your kindness!
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NTA; prioritize family and discuss alternative solutions.
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Putting family first but what about the safety of a minor? ♀️
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Ex guilt-trips and manipulates, but it’s time to say no!
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NTA for refusing to shelter your ex’s homeless girlfriend.
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NTA. Your brother is your priority. You’re doing the right thing
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NTA. Cut ties and let them deal with their own mess.
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Putting family first! NTA for prioritizing your needs.
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NTA. Block your ex and prioritize your brother.
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Cutting off a leech ♂️ after a breakup? NTA
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Standing up for yourself and saying no to manipulation
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Ex’s audacity! You’re definitely not the a**hole here!
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NTA. Good sister stands up to entitled ex.
![Image credit: InterestingLook3 | InterestingLook3](https://static.diply.com/e88c66b9-21e7-49a3-884e-e4a08113e263.png)
NTA calls out ex for being manipulative and offers advice
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NTA: You’re not responsible for their homelessness, set boundaries
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NTA. Stand up for yourself and prioritize your brother.
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NTA. Ex is a real a**hole. Don’t let him guilt you.
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Just say no and hang up.
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NTA. Cut ties and let him handle his own mess. ♀️
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NTA. Prioritize your mental health and brother’s well-being. Set boundaries.
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Not the a**hole. Let’s hear the story behind it!
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Block his number and cut ties with this parasite.
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Protect yourself and family! Block ex, change locks.
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Refusing to house a stranger: NTA, avoiding becoming an AH
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NTA! Ex wants you to prioritize his new gf over family?
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NTA: Cut ties and focus on your own life.
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NTA: Ex’s homeless girlfriend, his problem, not OP’s. Boundaries, dude!
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NTA: No obligation to shelter ex’s girlfriend. Awkward living situation.
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NTA. You have a good heart, but you can’t save everybody.
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NTA. Block your ex and find better friends.
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NTA at all!!
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Block him! Take care of yourself. You’re the hero. NTA
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Cut ties and focus on caring for your brother.
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NTA! Don’t let them move in! They’re taking advantage!
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NTA. Don’t let the past dictate your present. Family matters ❤️
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No responsibility for ex’s homeless girlfriend. Look out for yourself! ✌️
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Stand your ground! Family first.
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NTA: Cut ties and protect yourself from toxic ex drama.
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NTA: Don’t shelter a stranger, even without the corona & brother!
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NTA. Failure to prepare on their part does not constitute an emergency on your part. ♀️
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NTA: No obligations to ex or his homeless girlfriend. Stand firm!
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NTA: You don’t owe him anything. Take care of yourself
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NTA. Your compassion has limits. Not your responsibility. ♀️
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Stand up for yourself! Your ex and his GF are entitled.
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NTA. Ex has no right to ask. ♀️
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NTA. Don’t let your ex manipulate you. Take care of yourself
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NTA: Cut them off! They’re taking advantage of you!
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NTA. Prioritize family over strangers. Cut ties with your ex.
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Stand your ground! Family first!
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NTA: No brainer, your ex’s homeless gf is not your responsibility.
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NTA. Take care of yours. Ex can take care of his. ♀️
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Ex’s request to shelter his homeless girlfriend: Hero or Zero?
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“The only people who will have a problem with you establishing reasonable boundaries are the people who benefited from you having none.” NTA, your ex is being presumptuous, disrespectful, and manipulative.
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Confused but sympathetic commenter advises focusing on oneself and family
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Ex demands shelter for homeless girlfriend, but NTA. Set boundaries!
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NTA. Block him and prioritize your brother. Don’t be a doormat
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NTA: Ex wants you to save them instead of your brother?
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NTA. Ex is clueless. You focus on your brother, not them.
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Stand up for yourself! Tell him to frick off!
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NTA. Cut ties with your ex and his gf ASAP!
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Prioritizing family over strangers? NTA!
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NTA: Taking a stand or just plain heartless? ♀️
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No obligation to ex’s homeless gf. Focus on yourself and brother
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Block the ex and move on with your fabulous life! ✌️
![Image credit: Paveea | Paveea](https://static.diply.com/cacf61f1-691a-4da2-be8c-9fcd2b0347c9.png)
Big sister’s support for sibling’s homeless girlfriend. Stay safe!
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NTA. Find another place to crash, it’s not her responsibility
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Block him and move on, it’s not your problem
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Breakup boundaries: Prioritizing family over ex’s new love.
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Putting family first over an ex’s adult girlfriend. #NTA
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Choose family over ex: NTA, block anyone who disagrees! ✊
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Supportive commenter believes woman is not the a**hole.
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NTA: Not the a**hole for refusing to shelter his girlfriend
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NTA. Block his a**, he wildin BIG TIME! No dusty exes.
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NTA. Prioritizing family over a stranger’s well-being. ♀️
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NTA. Ex s***s, trying to take advantage. Cut them out.
![Image credit: pandarose13 | pandarose13](https://static.diply.com/d8536de0-2416-4a8c-9cc0-0be93ea80659.png)
Ex demands she shelters his homeless GF: NTA, he’s gaslighting!
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Ex’s audacity brings to mind a scene from New Girl
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Defending her brother over her ex: Heroic and assertive!
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Supportive comment, hoping OP gets custody of their brother
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NTA! You don’t owe him anything. Screw him!
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Not your circus, not your monkeys. NTA.
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NTA. Choosing family over an ex’s homeless girlfriend.
![Image credit: Emiliodash | Emiliodash](https://static.diply.com/e1429bca-8466-49a4-ba04-8357445573ed.png)
Last Updated on July 25, 2023 by Diply Social Team