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To not want to go out for my Birthday with his ex wife and family.

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livedtotellthetale · 02/03/2017 10:51

Been with DP for 5 years, its my Birthday next Tuesday he is working nights no problem as not a big birthday and I am really busy at work so the actual birthday didnt bother me. but arranged that we would go out this Saturday night for a meal instead.
Last night his ex texted to say that his Niece is in London visting the other niece who is at uni here. they are from oversea,s and as it was her 21st a couple of days ago they are going out for a meal on Saturday night to celebrate and would love to him.
He really wants to go and usually I dont have a problem we get on fine with his ex wife and have been out before for his DS Birthday she even came to my dps 50th meal a couple of weeks ago I like her and have met the nieces before who are very nice and welcoming. But the texted came to him saying they would love him to come to th meal no mention of me not us as a couple, Dp said it will be fine for you to come as your with me
I dont want to go I dont want to spend what was meant to be my Birthday meal out with his ex wife Ds and nieces, they have in the past when out talked about the past when Dp lived in there country and the the place they lived and family I dont know and have felt excluded.
I told Dp I didnt want to go and really the invite wasnt to me he just said they wont mind your with me. his response was when I said Im not going and you go if you want is ok, and then spent the evening being over nice and intentive to me.
Any other time I would not have a problem with him going or I might go too but it was meant to be my birthday meal out with him.
My dds are both away at uni so wont be around either. so am I being Aibu to think he should have said no to the meal with ex and Nieces his Niece is in this country for the next week or so so will have time to see her a diffrent time.

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2rebecca · 02/03/2017 13:38

I don't see why she should switch her birthday meal. They both work and having a birthday meal weeks after the event is silly. This one has been arranged on a convenient evening. The OP and her husband had made plans to celebrate her birthday. If her husband wants to see his ex's niece he could do so on another evening when he isn't celebrating his current wife's birthday and when his exwife isn't also going to be there for dinner.

livedtotellthetale · 02/03/2017 13:39

They are his nieces from his ex wife family, they are a diffrent nationalty and and Dp lived in that country for a short while with his ds and his ex wife and they were close, before his ex and ds moved back here. they have always been really good to dp. and as I said have always been nice to me. But we had plans for my birthday its the only evening avaliable as Dp goes back on nights and I am full on at work during the week.
Dp has just asked why I carnt understand that he carnt miss her 21st dinner and we have lots of other times to celbrate my Birthday, I also get the feeling that I am really not that welcome and he was happy when I said I didnt want to go. I think I will just go out with friends on Saturday and leave him too it.

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2rebecca · 02/03/2017 13:52

If it's such an important dinner how come he has only just found out about it? It sounds as though he has decided to go but I would tell him I'm disappointed in his priorities. It isn't her actual 21st birthday just an evening his ex-wife has decided to have dinner with her niece on near her birthday, so he could have chosen a different evening or lunch time to celebrate her 21st birthday on without his ex-wife.

PointxTaken · 02/03/2017 14:17

YANBU

It's sad he didn't tell them he already made plans, or at least apologise to you and ask nicely if you could both go for your birthday meal another time.
People cancelling plans are one of my pet hate!

BevGoldbergsSister · 02/03/2017 14:37

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anothermalteserplease · 02/03/2017 14:49

I'd be annoyed too. Go out with your friends instead.

RitaMills · 02/03/2017 14:55

YANBU, he already had plans with you. It would've been a bit of a grey area if that was his only opportunity to see nieces but it isn't so he should've declined and made arrangements for another time. He's being pretty lousy actually.

FuzzyFalafelz · 02/03/2017 14:59

So celebrate your birthday another weekend instead. Your a grown up, it doesn't matter if the celebration is a bit late.

FuzzyFalafelz · 02/03/2017 15:00

Yes go out with friends Saturday and instead celebrate with him another day.

TheFullMrExit · 02/03/2017 15:02

BevGoldbergsSister Thu 02-Mar-17 12:09:06

Grin
jay55 · 02/03/2017 15:21

He's being rude as he had prior plans. But I can see that people being here from overseas trumps something that can be rearranged.
The problem is he's not apologising for cancelling on you or making any effort to see your side.

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