AIBU?
OH wants to move next to ex!! AIBU?
UmiZumi · 07/04/2021 07:13
Hi all, just want some unbiased advice and views. So OH and I are looking to move house so is his parents. We have been looking at various places and OH suggests an area that I have never been to but I’m open to that. Coincidentally as I was chatting away with his parents they also suggested the same area as my OH. Hmmm strange! So I questioned OH on why they are all obsessed with this area and asked if his parents had been there before(they haven’t) but I knew something was up. Turns out my OH’s ex lives in that exact area(which is quite a small town). I can’t help but feel like they are all plotting behind my back and I feel stupid especially after seriously considering moving there. I don’t know if it’s the fact that his ex lives there or the fact that I wasn’t told and my OH and his family were planning this without my knowledge. I get they can move wherever they want to and so they should but I just feel disrespected that I wasn’t told. What if we all bumped into each other or ended up living a couple of minutes away. We wanted to move for a fresh start away from everyone that has let us down and tbh brings nothing but negativity, but yet they don’t mind moving a street away from my OH ex. Am I being unreasonable???
Thanks for reading x
Am I being unreasonable?
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FOJN · 07/04/2021 07:20
It's difficult to tell from your OP why you are concerned about this. Is there a backstory about him staying in touch with his ex, do his parents constantly talk about his ex? How long have they been split up? What are their reasons for choosing this area, does it have lots going for it? Is this a move across country or a few miles down the road?
HeartsAndClubs · 07/04/2021 07:20
I don’t see the big deal, and your thread title is misleading.
So he happens to want to move to this town where it just so happens one of his exes lives. And? Maybe it’s a nice town. Assuming you’ve had no problems with this ex in the past, so what if you run into each other? It happens.
UmiZumi · 07/04/2021 07:21
No I don’t feel threatened I honestly don’t even know her and have never had any issues arise but just want to move and have a fresh start without dealing with any rubbish or having old ties. The main thing is I feel like they were all planning this behind my back and I was unaware of why they all were talking about this area.
UmiZumi · 07/04/2021 07:25
It’s at least two hours away from where we all currently live so quite a big move. No problems from the ex although early on in our relationship OH threatened to leave and go back to this ex. He did later say he was just angry and didn’t mean it but you can’t take back words and you can’t remove them from someone’s mind .
UmiZumi · 07/04/2021 07:33
Thank you all for the replies, it’s good to hear others views as it’s easy to get wrapped up in your own thoughts. I don’t know why this bothers me so much but unfortunately it does. I just feel really pissed off about it and resentful towards OH for even suggesting we move there. Maybe I need to just get over it 😏
PomegranateQueen · 07/04/2021 07:45
I would be very wary of going through a big move with a man you do not completely trust. What would happen if you suggested a different area?
Do you have a support network where you live now? Do you currently have a job? Since you have a baby please think very carefully before giving these things up, especially as you don't have the legal protections of marriage. Only ever move if it is beneficial for you and your child.
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