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buying piano-issue with ex

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SpiritualKnot · 30/01/2011 21:13

Recently divorced. Ex just moved into new house bought with his girlfriend last week.

Ex brought a keyboard to the house last week and set it up for dd. I had said I didn't like keyboards as they remind me of him, he used to be professional musician and owned about 3 of them.

He said I was selfish and he wanted to lend the keyboard so he could take his grand piano, currently in my house, to his new house where he lives with his girlfriend. He suggested I go look at a local piano shop for one. He took the keyboard away as I asked him to.

So I went to piano shop few days ago and chose one. Told him and he shouted at me for being so impatient. Turns out it'll cost him £180 to get the grand moved but if he waits till there's a delivery of another grand in the area, the men will do it for £130 . I told the music shop and they said they'd pay the difference, so he'll still just pay the £130.

The piano I'm interested in is an upright which the shop will deliver, it doesn't need specialist delivery service which the grand does.

He just keeps ranting on now about the crap piano I'm buying (Yamaha £3500, hardly crap) and that he would have been happy to have left the grand at my house for a few more years. Both dd and I play, so a piano of our own which we know won't be taken away seems quite important to us,

Was I unreasonable to get the impression that he wanted to have the grand asap? If I wasn't being unreasonable, what the hell's wrong with him? Confused

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BlackBag · 22/02/2011 17:14

The secret for future well being is whilst Ex DH is being an arse, come on here, tell us, we'll agree/disagree but mostly agree he's being an arse then you can go back into real life, smile sweetly at him and move on. Don't get tempted to go in there all heavy handed but as you have done, move him and his piano out of your life.

Sad for DD and for you, enjoy your lovely new piano.

Sorry too much on thread above so - we have a pianola, with a Gershwin double roll good exercise, I have thighs of teak. Grin

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