My cousin is like a brother to me. As a kid, he was the person I most wanted to be like. He always had a girlfriend. He had lots of friends. He was, in my eyes, the epitome of cool. I'd follow him everywhere I could. I tried to like the things he liked, and do the things he did. In 1995, he married a beautiful lady, got a great house, had a good job, and drove a nice car.
Then, everything turned to shit.
-His dad died, while he was working on a car. It fell on him and killed him.
-Our Grandparents both died (we were VERY close to them).
-His wife left him. The end result was him losing his house and car.
-His mom somehow contracted Parkinson's disease. She died a little over a year ago.
-a few months ago, he lost his job (he smokes marijuana and he failed a drug test).
-last week, his girlfriend kicked him out of her house because she needed "space"
Now, he isn't a saint. Like I said, he lost his job because he used drugs. He used to cheat on his wife. Over the years, I've tried to help him. I'd give him money to help him with car repair or bills or something. Instead of paying me back, he bought a PS3. When it broke (he's the only person I know who's had a PS3 break), he gave me the games because he couldn't afford to repair it.......then, one day he came to reclaim the games. He'd gotten ANOTHER PS3. Even then, through his recent problems, I've still been helping him. I've given him money to get his stuff out of the pawn shop. I've given him money for food. He's gotten a new (shitty) job, but he's been living with my mom for a few nights a week (the commute to his new job is closer to my mom's house than his house). About two weeks ago, my mom moved. Now, he can't stay with her. He can't live with his GF.
He asked me if he could stay with me for a little while.
I have a rule: Only one person with a penis is allowed in my house for over four hours. It's a good rule. I've lived by it for almost a decade with no problems. Now, he's asking me to break that which I hold most sacred. Now I have a fairly hot girlfriend and an 8 year old daughter. I trust my girlfriend but I'm not 100% sure about my cousin. If something were to happen, I have too many guns in my house to justify NOT killing him. I'm leaning towards "no way in hell" but I have a big heart. I can't let the man be homeless.
What are my options?
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