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To think him fortunate?

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IceAndASlice123 · 16/09/2019 15:20

Brother separated from wife last year April and was devastated. Met someone new in August who he says is his true soulmate and that she is an excellent stepmother to his kid.
Is he lucky enough to have been this fortunate so early on? Has anyone else been in this position where it has worked?

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Unshriven · 16/09/2019 15:24

Have you posted about this many times before?

If not, there are an astonishing number of posters unusually involved in thier brother's breakup and moving on.

And obviously yes, people often move on just fine.

Although no one is a stepmother days into a relationship. Hmm

Cocobean30 · 16/09/2019 18:03

Often people meet ‘the one’ after a difficult relationship or breakup.

SleepwalkingThroughLife · 16/09/2019 18:05

August 2018 or 2019?

VladmirsPoutine · 16/09/2019 18:23

Relationships are always fine till they aren't so even if things are going amazingly well doesn't mean it will always be the case. It's not about being 'fortunate' life is often times random. I think you're reading way too much into it.

Ponoka7 · 16/09/2019 18:25

April 2018 or 19?

Is he the type who falls in love quickly, or doesn't like to be single?

IceAndASlice123 · 16/09/2019 18:35

Just worried for him.
August 2018 he met her.

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IceAndASlice123 · 16/09/2019 18:37

He doesn't like to be alone and suffers from anxiety.
He is now going through a divorce and says he is the happiest he has ever been.
I hope he has been lucky enough to meet his true soulmate so early on but it all seems too good to be true.

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Sparklesocks · 16/09/2019 18:53

Even if it’s not right for him he’s a big boy and you need to leave him to make his own decisions. If he’s happy you should support him.

WhyBirdStop · 16/09/2019 19:15

Some people don't want much from a relationship, company mainly with someone they got on with, not everyone is looking for fireworks and Prince/princess charming, whatever works for each person. They've been together over s year and he's still happy and his children have taken to her, can't ask for much more than that really.

itsbetterthanabox · 16/09/2019 19:19

Rebound. If they moved really fast its unlikely to last but people don't listen.

IceAndASlice123 · 16/09/2019 19:21

They see each other every weekend and always go to concerts and on trips away.
He says she is his true soulmate.
I just feel that he was devastated up until he met her and she has become his 'healer ' almost. Makes me worry what would happen if they split especially seeing what he was like when his marriage ended. I know he is old enough to take care of himself. Just had to express the worry here rather than with him.

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formerbabe · 16/09/2019 19:21

I'm always a bit Hmm at couples who haven't been together long but declare their undying love for each other and throw words like 'soulmate' around. Often it's just the honeymoon period and some people are more keen desperate than others to be 'in love' so are more likely to declare this sort of stuff early on in a relationship.

Crunchymum · 16/09/2019 19:25

So they've been together over a year?

IceAndASlice123 · 16/09/2019 19:31

Yes. Its not really the length of time that reassures me. Like I said, they only see each other of a weekend and are always doing fun things. She told him three weeks on that she was ready to face all the challenges, be there for him and that he was her favourite person. Love was said almost immediately and he 'recovered' as soon as she came on the scene.
I just worry over how his happiness is so dependent on her. Deep down I know all I can do is be there and support, keeping my worries to myself. He still talks about his ex a lot and is very angry with her. There's a vulnerability there still and with his mental health issues it concerns me.
I know I sound overbearing and I am sorry for that. I just feel I can't express this anywhere else.

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