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Let partner’s ex know my address?

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newnameoctober · 06/10/2025 16:54

My partner and his ex girlfriend split on not very good terms a couple of years ago. They have a young child who will be staying over for the first time this week at ours.
They were given equal responsibility (is that the right term?) by the courts but child lives with her and he has on a weekend since he works full time and she doesn’t work.
she’s never allowed him to know where they live (not a safeguarding issue I know for a fact, just because she likes to control), so he and his family members have always collected the child from a supermarket carpark.
she wants to bring the child over this weekend as she said she just can’t relax not knowing where they are. I thought what a nerve as my partner has never known where child lives!
the thing is I don’t want her coming to my house or knowing where we live either. Her new partner and my partner don’t get on for one, and I just want to keep some things private.
what should I do?

OP posts:
Swiftie1878 · 06/10/2025 17:19

Pretty obvious, isn’t it?
Supermarket handover, as usual.

Snorlaxo · 06/10/2025 17:16

Stick with the supermarket handover and don’t drive straight home because it sounds like she’s type to follow you or pack an AirTag in her kids’ bags.

InSpainTheRain · 06/10/2025 17:14

How convenient for her - she gets to hide her address but finds out your! To me it sounds like this could go wrong and I would not want her to know my address. I'd say continue the handover in the car park and she doesn't get to know your address.

FoxtrotOscarKindaDay · 06/10/2025 16:57

The child is normally collected in a car park, she has no clue if their child was staying where he said previously or not.

She doesn't get to dictate this and doesn't get to visit your home when the child's father doesn't go to hers. Stand your ground.

SirBasil · 06/10/2025 16:56

Tell them the supermarket handover is fine. And that is it.

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