Woman Is 'Fed Up' with Her 'Boring' Boyfriend of 7 Years: 'We've Got 1 Life, and It Should Be at Least Enjoyed a Little'

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26-07-2025

The woman said her partner "just seems to have no interest in doing anything" with her or their 6-year-old child
A woman is contemplating her relationship with her longtime boyfriend — because she finds him "boring."
"I'll start off by saying, by no means am I adventurous, but we've got 1 life, and it should be at least enjoyed a little," the woman wrote in a post on the U.K.-based forum Mumsnet.
Explaining that her partner "just seems to have no interest in doing anything," the woman further detailed, "He doesn't drink, [which is] fair enough, so ... pubs/clubs [are] out of the equation, he's overweight so hardly ever wants to eat out, as he's on a diet constantly."
"He doesn't enjoy the socializing that comes with us having a 6-year-old, so he doesn't come to the park/library/play dates even when I ask," the woman continued of her boyfriend, adding: "He likes football, but doesn't enjoy watching it in person or at the pub, [and] he won't go to a concert/music event."
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According to the woman, she and her boyfriend "actually do nothing together, and I don't know if I am being unreasonable for being fed up or if he should make more effort."
"We have nothing in common, but I'm willing to compromise," she continued. "I'd go to a football match or I'd love him to come to a music event. He doesn't have to love it, it would just be spending that time together."
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The woman also said, "There are always reasons why he doesn't want to do something, yet if I do ever do something without ... asking, he sulks as to why he wasn't invited."
"I don't miss out, because I end up doing these things with friends, but honestly, we've been together 7 years, and if I have to endure this forever, what is the point?" added the frustrated woman.
As she questioned if she was in the wrong to "be fed up" with "how boring my partner is," the woman was met with support from fellow Mumsnet users.
"I think you need to put it on the table as a dealbreaker, and that you see his complete lack of interest in doing anything as either a couple or a family as meaning the relationship is reaching the end of the line for you," one commenter wrote. "He's chosen to have a partner and a baby, and that means he needs to nurture both of those relationships, even if he doesn't love every hour of it. He's being selfish."
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Others, meanwhile, questioned the woman about why she would have a child with the man in the first place. In a follow-up comment, she revealed, "I fell pregnant unexpectedly after the first time I slept with him. Yes, cliché, I know."
The woman further clarified in another comment: "I did know him beforehand as a friend, he used to go to pubs, as that's where we met. I think he's just outgrown that scene, which is fine, but he doesn't enjoy doing anything else."
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