To think my boyfriend shouldn't have a picture of his ex on display

11 replies

Zippylove · 25/07/2019 19:06

My boyfriend of six months has a photo collage frame and in it has a picture of his ex. Its just his ex, no other people in the pic. It really pisses me off every time I see it. Aibu to think he should've changed it by now?

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BillywilliamV · 25/07/2019 19:08

It’s a memory, presumably it sits on a frame with other memories. If this is your biggest problem then you are doing okay!

Singlenotsingle · 25/07/2019 19:08

Haven't you got a photo of an Ex that you can put on display?

HollowTalk · 25/07/2019 19:10

It's not that he's wrong to have it, but it does send a message, doesn't it?

MRex · 25/07/2019 19:11

How many other photos are there? He might not even have noticed.

FiddlesticksAkimbo · 25/07/2019 19:12

My main takeaway from this is that you are rather insecure.

slipperywhensparticus · 25/07/2019 19:12

Do they have kids?

Spam88 · 25/07/2019 19:14

My initial reaction was YANBU, but actually I've done this - I was friends with someone, we dated briefly, then went back to being friends so I had lots of pictures of him around, along with those of other friends. So depends on the circumstances really.

legalseagull · 25/07/2019 19:15

Blokes in general are extremely lazy with things like this. He probably doesn't even register the frames existence or has been meaning to change the photos "tomorrow"...

1stmonkey · 25/07/2019 19:16

YABU.

That's all there is to it. You've literally been in his life for six months. If he had it on his bedside table and kissed it every night, being pissed off would be fair but you are being ridiculous.

2Rebecca · 25/07/2019 19:25

YABU. I found it a bit sad when by now husband's parents felt they had to take down photos of him and his ex wife. They had some good years together and their marriage produced 2 lovely kids. Just because something doesn't last forever it doesn't mean you have to pretend it never happened.
It's OK to admit you were happy in that relationship then but are happier in this relationship now.

FiddlesticksAkimbo · 25/07/2019 19:35

Just because something doesn't last forever it doesn't mean you have to pretend it never happened.
It's OK to admit you were happy in that relationship then but are happier in this relationship now.

This!

And not this ...
www.openculture.com/2017/08/long-before-photoshop-the-soviets-mastered-the-art-of-erasing-people-from-photographs-and-history-too.html

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