Is it normal to want to dump jobless bf full of excuses?

I love my boyfriend. I really do. I connect with him more than anyone and I know we are soulmates. I think he is a talented person when it comes to many things but all of that aside.... he just isn't doing anything. He talks about doing things and the things he will accomplish but I never see him trying to do any of it. The reality is he is 37 years old, not working, and not doing anything. I have tried to push this aside for as long as I can. I am only 21. I am not a shallow person, it never mattered to me that he didn't have money. I take care of myself. So that's not the issue. The issue is he is not doing anything to look for a job. He was living with his mom for three years basically and during that whole time he did nothing but live there. HE DID go to school, and almost finished his degree. Other than that nothing. Now he is moved out of his moms, and his mom is paying all his bills, besides food because he gets food stamps. He doesn't even have a car..... He is back in school getting certified... but I feel like if he cant hold down a job right now then what would make me believe he would be able to do so after getting a certificate from a trade school?
I am conflicted about this. On one hand I love him for who he is and this stuff doesn't matter. On another hand its starting to bug me. I am not sure how to motivate him to do anything.
ANOTHER thing is the excuses..... I think he makes excuses for everything. He has been convinced that has something he hasn't been diagnosed with. He goes to the doctors SO MUCH. They haven't found anything serious but he is always self diagnosing himself online, and telling me that he is dying. I am supportive as I can possibly be but its stressful. I have never met anybody so dramatic about their health. I'm convinced he is a hypochondriac.... I'm not sure if he really has anything or not. I just think its all bullshit and he is paranoid.
Of course I don't tell him that because I don't want to come across as an insensitive bitch. But i'm starting to get FED UP with all of this. At this rate he will never get a job, and will always be ill with mysterious, undiagnosed illnesses.
The last month it has been pissing me off and irritating me more than usual. He said once he moved out of his moms he would get a job. But he puts forth no effort.
I want to break up with him. I feel like a bad person for wanting that but I fear he is never going to change. Would I be wrong to breakup with him? I just don't know how much more I can take. I am trying my hardest to get all of my stuff together in life and dealing with mental health issues of my own.
I feel shallow for wanting to leave him, but he just isnt trying...
I love him dearly but I honestly don't see how him and I WILL WORK if he is always going to be this way. Does anyone think its even possible that he will change?
It would be so different if he was just down on his luck right now and was making a genuine effort to be different. But that's really not the case with him. I know that he says he wants a job but every action he does says otherwise.
TO JUST throw this out there, he has gone clubbing, to bars, to movies, out with friends, to a halloween party. It's not like his illnesses are an issue then. They become an issue when he is at home in his room, sleeping all day, staying up all night and basically just watching movies/watching porn/ and fu**ing off. IF I HAD ANY REASON to believe that he was undiagnosed with something serious and genuinely suffering I would be much more understanding, But I KNOW ITS all a farce. I am not stupid. I am sick of his crap and his drama about dying yet he can go out with his friends on random occassions and be fine??? I dont think so. What should I do?
HE IS MY SOULMATE so the love I Have for him is unconditional, and I know our connection will always be there. But as far as dating him goes..... is it just a mistake to even try until he gets his life together?

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Comments ( 24 )
  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

    workin in a trade as a beginner means WORKIN

    its fuckin labor

    if ever given the chance to actually work gonna git a tastea that shit and come up with a whole new pilea excuses

    lazy cocksucker

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  • clevertrevor1

    My eldest son is 36 and you have described him beautifully.

    He will not change unless he is forced to change.

    He is a lazy manipulative bastard, do what I did, I kicked my son out of my house with all of his shit.

    He stayed by friends for approximately two months and they too soon tired of his shit and kicked him out.

    Today his a normal working member of society and his own place.

    Stop assisting him in his laziness, tell him to fuck off and IF he gets his shit together he can contact you again.

    And please add spaces between your paragraphs next time you post, it just makes it easier to read!

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    • Cookiecrumbs

      I'm sorry about the no paragraphs. I was in a hurry haha. I'll remember next time though. :)

      Wow... yes, sounds like my bf. ONLY his mother let him just live at their house for three years and didn't kick him out. What happened is he ended up talking his mom into paying his rent AGAIN (as she has done it before) and now he is living in a room, while his mom pays the bills.

      He doesn't live with me. We are long distance. But I am definitely beginning the process of moving on because I know there's no future with him.

      Sounds like you did the right thing with your son!

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  • Ellenna

    A nearly middle-aged layabout baby is EXTREMELY unlikely to ever change: why would he bother?

    You're still young and can't have been involved in many relationships before him, so how can you possibly say he's your "soul mate"? If you were a lazy layabout as well this might work out, but you sound FAR more mature than he is - move on unless you want to spend the rest of your life hoping he'll change.

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  • MR.mr

    Hmmm?

    I don't know the full details of your life so I can only give my opinion based off what you've said. From what you said there are certainly issues but I wouldn't say he isn't trying at all. You said he's going to school, so that's something. And you mentioned him not having a job, many students don't have jobs, I'm a senior in college at the moment and I don't have a job, I'm devoting my time to studying.

    My opinions aside though, if you are this upset and don't believe it will improve then you should end the relationship.

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  • (s)aint

    He needs to make his own money, how else are you guys going to live your life together? He sounds like a no-good moma´s boy ...

    Give him an ultimatum, shape up or lose you.

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    • Cookiecrumbs

      I left. Lol.

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      • (s)aint

        yay you!

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  • OnOmAtOpOeiA

    You are better than him. I know it sounds so mean to say it but it's true. He will never change because mommy is spoon-feeding him and wiping his ass with her free hand.

    You have a good head on your shoulders. The two of you sound like complete opposites. You are trying to start your life and get things in order but he is the rocks in your backpack on your current uphill journey in life. Get rid of the unnecessary weight and move up that hill.
    It will all be downhill from there.

    He will never change. So why should you compromise?

    By the way... what is your mental illness?

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    • Cookiecrumbs

      Sorry to get back to you so late. I have major depressive disorder and anxiety. I agree with you. I REALLY don't feel like he wants to be independent and for myself, I strive to be completely. Complete opposites in that regard and I am much more mature than him.

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  • Goku19

    I think you should leave him if he cannot earn money by the age 40. So while staying with him upto then you tell him to stop all entertainment activities and only focus on getting job or starting any business.

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    • Cookiecrumbs

      While that's a good idea... I'm not sure if I want to waste three more years of my life with this crap lol.

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      • Goku19

        Because you called him your soulmate repeatedly so i advised one more try and now he is crap LOL ! What an about turn.

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        • Cookiecrumbs

          He is my soulmate. But that doesn't necessarily mean forever or that we should stick together. I already broke things off. Sometimes you don't end up with the person you love because they, in the end just aren't good for you. Also, I did not say HE is crap, when I said crap I was referring to the situation, not him as a person necessarily. Lol

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  • xfg36

    Find a sensitive man who loves children.

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    • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

      like michael jackson?

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      • Cookiecrumbs

        LOLLLL

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  • RoseIsabella

    Dump him, and move on with your life. He's an underachiever who's too old from you, and he ain't never gonna change. The real issue here isn't whether or not you should leave this guy, because you should leave, but rather why are you wasting your time with with a loser who's almost twice your age.

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    • Cookiecrumbs

      I left ! Finally lol. It took a few tries and a lot of convincing myself (because I was dumb enough to fall for him). But I'm out for good. Got the hell out of dodge. I jumped ship. Haha. Youre right. He is a loser and a dumbass. Dodged a bullet. I'm glad that I didn't meet him and our long distance was never breached.

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      • RoseIsabella

        Good for you!
        :-)

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  • Tealights

    You're the same lady from the other threads, hey again! It's nice to get the full story from your point of view.

    Anyway, as I said before, he's lazy. Even though most said he might be depressed (and understandable so) from your previous threads, depression has nothing to do with it. If you continue life with him you'll just become Mom#2. You're too young to raise a nearly 40 something year old man-child, end the relationship as soon as possible.

    As for the soul mate thing... no. Your soul mate would be by your side and doing everything possible to build a healthy life with you; what you're experiencing is just falling hard for the wrong person. Eventually, after you give yourself time to heal, you'll get over him. Just take this as life experience, and make sure not to fall for another deadbeat.

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    • Cookiecrumbs

      Hi! Hahaha ya I've made a lot of threads about him

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      • Cookiecrumbs

        And I agree. I've started the process of detaching and gonna start moving on.

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  • CorruptedSoul

    Didn't read all of that.

    It could be normal or not...

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