My Boyfriend Ate My Towels!

Mum always tells me she doesn't understand why I don't have a boyfriend "You're pretty, you're successful" she says, "you need to give someone a chance! What happened to that nice guy you were dating a few weeks ago?" she asks. "He was a Towel-Bighter" I said feeling embarrassed. "He ruined my Towels".

My mum doesn't understand how difficult it is to find a 'normal' boyfriend. I try to explain to her that not everyone's mother bought their son's up the way she did. And that she wouldn't even want to know about the unexpected surprises I've come across when starting a new relationship with someone.

I've seen things that I never needed to know about, or wanted to be associated with, in the early stages of starting a new relationship. And it's not that I didn't want to "Give someone a chance", it's just that I couldn't - because I was turned off so much - Or I've just been so shocked when the little 'secrets' he's kept from me suddently pop up without any warning from him.

Like his ex-boyfriend turning up at my house looking for him and needing to talk to him urgently! Or the surprise news that his ex-girlfriend was about to give birth to his child. Each time I meet someone new there's been some unwanted surprise!

I thought I'd almost seen it all already, but then I found out I'd been dating a Towel-Bighting Addict. I never knew such a 'bad habit' or condition like this even existed, but apparently it does.

My new boyfriend was finnished taking a shower at my place, after a lovely day out. I stepped into the bathroom to find him with my towel half wrapped around him, and half in his mouth. Then I noticed with his teeth, he pulled out long strands of the towel and chewed on them. He was gnawing at my Towel like a puppy does with a sock.

"What are you doing?" I said, shocked that he would continue munching on my towel in front of me. "Oh, sorry" he said, "I always do that". "But that's my Towel!" I said.

Once he was outside the bathroom I decided to talk to him about it. I explained that since he was a guest in my house I had layed out my best Towels for him to use, and that I couldn't believe he would pull one apart with his teeth. "They're my favourite Towels" I told him. He appologised and said he wouldn't do it again.

I'm proud of my house, and like to keep the things I own inside it looking nice. I felt he was being disrespectful by damaging my property while he was a guest. But I was happy that he'd listened to me when I outlined the reasons for my feelings about it.

Unfortunately though, the very next time he showered at my place I caught him doing it again! I opened the bathroom door just a few moments after I heard the water being turned off. And I saw him swiftly drop the Towel from his jaws to the floor. I picked it up, and there were long threads pulled out from the middle of it.

"How could you do this?" I asked, showing him the ruined Towel. This time he was more defensive "Well, don't you ever do it sometimes?". "No" I said. "Do you do this at your mothers house too?", "Yes. I always do it" he said "I can't help it".

I didn't understand this, but he knew my feelings about it. And now, with it happening again, I felt like if he couldn't respect my property, he wasn't respecting me, especially so early in our relationship. I asked him to put his clothes on and leave.

Maybe all the 'Good one's' really are already taken, but I hope not. I'm still looking for a new boyfriend.

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