22-year-old woman, living with ex-boyfriend, debates locking him out of shared apartment, after he refuses to get his broken key fixed, constantly waking her up late at night to let him in: ‘It might be the push he needs to be a responsible adult’

Living with an ex is already a humbling experience and hardly anyone's ideal living situation, but sometimes, life doesn't leave room for any better options. So, you take deep breaths, retreat to your separate bedrooms, and keep your distance after 10 p.m. But living with an ex who makes you feel more like his mother than his former partner? That's a whole different level of uncomfortable. You once pictured having children with this man, and now you suddenly see that vision come to life, except you've become his mother. So how does one shake this uncomfortable maternal dynamic? 

Maybe it starts by refusing to spoon-feed him every time he whines. When he breaks his apartment key and refuses to replace it, you stop waking up at 3 a.m. to let him in. You leave him on the porch, and see how quickly he takes to find a locksmith…Sometimes, the only way to teach someone a lesson is by limiting their access to the teacher!

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