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[quote=Anonymous]Regardless of what you decide about the GF, your biggest mistakes are letting him stay at your house rent free, giving him a car, and paying his insurance.

My two kids, a boy and a girl, paid for their own cars from high school on, and also paid for their own insurance as well.  From part-time jobs.  We allowed them to live at home rent free if they were in school, but if they were not in school they paid rent.  It doesn't have to be market rent (about $500-800 to rent a room, depending on neighborhood) and you could put the money in a savings account for possible future gift to him if he deserves it later, but a grown man not paying rent at all is enabling behavior.

Just because he's looking for a decent job doesn't mean he can't hold down some kind of job in the meantime to start paying for his own life.  Grown men also get to make their own decisions about girlfriends.

I'd be kind of concerned about him lying to you about the GF too.  I think you are encouraging that with your attitude.[/quote]

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