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Ex husbands new girlfriend saying "Love you lots" to our DS

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Jumpinginwithbothfeet · 03/01/2025 12:17

My ex husband has a new girlfriend of around 3 months. This is one of many girlfriends since we split. He took it upon himself to introduce her to DS 12 on his weekend. She now has his mobile number also and has messaged him (about his dad etc I am keeping an eye on messages). I overheard a phone call with DS, his dad and her and at the end of the call she said "Bye, love you lots" to our DS. AIBU or is that just a bit weird

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Mydogisamassivetwat · 03/01/2025 12:36

I know it’s hard but you have to let it go.

I had it all with my ex h, he even had ds sending Mother’s Day cards, which he told ds to write “to mummy” in to a girlfriend abroad that ds never actually met.

Another one would dramatically shout, “I love you, my darling!” our the car window after dropping ds back to me.

We had birthday cards to ds to, with “love you more than anything!”

I let it all slide as a) ex h was a knob who tried his hardest to get a rise out of me and it never worked and b) some Wonen, at the beginning of a relationship, will love bomb a man’s children to show the man how wonderful they are and what a great mother to his future children they will be.

Both are fucking tedious and exhausting to watch.

EG94 · 03/01/2025 12:28

Sounds like she won’t be a permanent fixture. Dad seems fickle and unable to hold down a relationship so I doubt she’ll be around for long.

having his number I find stranger.

but she’s saying love you lots not fucking hate you wish you didn’t exist.

maybe try to make peace with the fact she’s around for how long you don’t know but least she’s nice and making an effort. Whilst your DS might cringe least she’s actually trying to be kind.

does reek of try to hard tho and sure he will see through it.

my ex SC’s never had their numbers after 2 years, the littlest once told me bye love you. It caught me off guard, he struggled the most with his parents break up. I just said love you too have a great week. I didn’t love him but I didn’t want him to feel rejected because I know that wouldn’t have been easy for him to say. It could of been a slip of the tongue and he didn’t mean to even say it but my overriding thought was to not reject him

Balloonhearts · 03/01/2025 12:23

It's weird but some people are just over the top like that. I had a work colleague once who would kiss everyone goodbye and tell them she lived them at the end of work parties. She wasn't the least bit sincere, just a bit OTT all the time. We were all just like yeah, bye.

ShesNotACowShesAFox · 03/01/2025 12:20

Weird. And if your 12yo is anything like mine he’ll be cringeing himself inside out and seeing right through that. That would warrant the eye roll of eye rolls from my Eye Rolling Olympic gold medal winning preteen.

But you have an exDH problem. What is he thinking being so insensitive!