I am divorced from my ex-H for a couple of years and we have two young children together. On paper he shares custody with me almost equally, in reality he travels the world and has contact with them on average once a quarter for a couple of hours - sometimes more, sometimes less.
Every time he sees them he brings a new girlfriend around. I am a bit stressed (we have a long history of custody litigation and the divorce itself was very hostile, so I am uneasy around him), but try to be nice and have a pleasant chat. Today was "the day", and another new lady came with him to collect the children. She seemed nice enough, but what puzzles me is that the following scenario repeats over and over, with minor variations.
All of them are much younger than him (like 20 - 25 years younger), model-league attractive, successful, seem to be very much in love with him (I'd say even theatrically in love, but then I am the bitter ex), and he proudly introduces them as "Meet X/Y/Z, the one and only love of my life". With the current girlfriend, they've been together for three weeks, met on a holiday in August, and she said, giggling nervously, that "they are trying to start a family", and that she would love to be a stepmother to my "gorgeous" children (whom she's seen for the first time today for 10 minutes so far).
I am not jealous of my ex (well, I am very, very jealous of his lifestyle but not his relationships). I've seen four girlfriends (four and a half, if a skype session with another one can be counted as "half"), and the next time I mention their name casually in a month or two during our regular call (e.g. "how's X's sick dog / Was Y's art exhibition a success / etc") he seems to be lost as to whom I am speaking about.
I described number four above. Number three was with him for a couple of weeks, they met through work, clicked together and were already planning a wedding. Number two was asking for my advice on what to get his family / extended family for Christmas (and they could not have been together for more than three weeks at that point, as number one was introduced to me exactly three weeks prior). Number two accompanied ex on the next visit (after Christmas) as well, brought expensive presents for DCs, and that's it - I've never heard about her since. Wanted to send her a thank you card next week, and was told by ex to forget about it, she's no longer in the picture.
AIBU to think they could be hired actresses (but what could be the motive?) Or is there an endless supply of gorgeous gullible young women somewhere, ready to start a family with / marry a man they've just met? My ex is not a celebrity, and not wealthy (relatively well-off though), uber-attractive or famous. Or am I actually jealous and need to get a life myself?