Redditors React As Man Wants Divorced Daughter To Leave His Home When She Gets Married Again

A divorced daughter moving back into dad’s house sounds like a compassionate move, until the “temporary” part starts stretching into a whole new roommate reality. In this Reddit post, the OP is watching his home get slowly reshaped by someone else’s stuff, schedules, and daily needs, right as life changes again.

Here’s the complicated part: the daughter already lived there after her first marriage ended, and now she’s planning to get married again. The OP’s solution is simple, get her out before the wedding so the house can stay manageable for the people already living there. But he’s not just talking about feelings, he’s talking about privacy, laundry taking over the routine, shared kitchen time, renovation plans blocked by stored belongings, and even parking chaos with three cars that constantly need to be moved.

Now he’s wondering if asking her to leave makes him the villain, or if the family drama is just the cost of setting boundaries.

The OP writes...

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The final part

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The OP lays out the day-to-day problems fast, privacy issues, laundry always being occupied, and the kitchen getting crowded every time his daughter comes and goes.

OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the AH:

I might be the AH for kicking someone out of my home even though they have somewhere to go.

And the comments roll in...

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Charging her market rate

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That's not a bad theory

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Marriage is about compromise

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Then the argument hits the comments, where people start saying she should be charged market rate instead of being treated like a permanent houseguest.

This also echoes the AITA where an uncle refuses to let a niece move in during ongoing family tensions.

When the OP adds the renovation roadblock, his tone gets even sharper, those “couple rooms” of stored stuff are stopping repairs before they even start.

The OP left this in the comments

She takes care of herself but I'm not sure how her being here should make things easier for me? Privacy issues as you mentioned, laundry being occupied when we want to use it, Share kitchen time, shared kitchen spaces, most of her stuff from the previous marriage is stored in a couple rooms of my home that we want to renovate but cant without moving a bunch of stuff, parking is always a mess with three cars that always need to be moved, hot water runs out with an additional person using it, noise with her coming and going wakes us up, I get to play landlord when something breaks from being used more than it would have been without the houseguest .

And the comments continues...

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Renting a storage unit

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Trying to save money

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Asking a simple question

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And just when it sounds like the debate is done, the hot water runs out, noise wakes everyone up, and Redditors decide whether this is landlord-level frustration or outright rejection.

Boundaries are a cornerstone of healthy relationships, even within families. While parents may want to provide support, their home is not an indefinite extension of their adult child’s living situation.

The OP asking his daughter to move in with her new husband is not rejection — it is a necessary step to preserve personal space and family harmony. The challenge lies in communicating this need with empathy while maintaining fairness.

Ultimately, growth, respect, and independence must coexist for both generations to thrive under one roof. Redditors declared OP not the AH, and that's where we draw the curtains.

He might not be kicking her out, but he sure is done paying the price for her second marriage to happen in his home.

Before you decide, read the AITA where a man argues his sister should pay market-rate housing costs.