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Sister dating my ex

125 replies

LookOverHere · 27/03/2024 15:16

My younger sister bumped into my ex boyfriend at a party, said she fancies him, said I’ve moved on, so it’s no problem to date him right? I feel surprisingly upset about it and have never dealt with this before. I know it’s not a crime to date a siblings ex; it happens, many would have no problem, but it feels upsetting to me. She is criticising me for being “possessive and sad”, accused me of still having feelings for him (I don’t in that way, just fond memories) and is calling me jealous. He just wrote me an email also calling me sad and why can’t I just let her be happy. It feels like a gang up and I’m in the way, and I’m getting a lot of criticism, although I haven’t said much. I just haven’t given an enthusiastic green light. They’ll go for it anyway, I think. I’m a new relationship and fairly happy in it, I just feel ick at a guy getting a chance to compare us sexually, and feel a bit thrown under the bus by my (ultra competitive) sister. AIBU?

OP posts:
Katemax82 · 27/03/2024 15:40

I married my sisters ex. She was furious when we got together and cut me off for a year

lul1 · 27/03/2024 15:40

More info would be useful...

How old are you all
How long were you together
Why did you break up

totallybonkerswarning · 27/03/2024 15:41

Another vote for 'it's weird' here.
Why did your sister have to go for your ex of all men??

NamechangeMarch24 · 27/03/2024 15:42

I’ve name changed for this as I’m a regular poster and don’t want this post attached to my others on the boards.

My sister married my ex husband. I’ve been nc with the full family since they got together. He was an ex for a reason….

DrJoanAllenby · 27/03/2024 15:42

She must have some psychological disorder where she wants him to tell her that she's 'better' than you as she has resentment towards you perhaps born of sibling rivalry.

From his point of view she was an easy pick up.

BringMeTea · 27/03/2024 15:43

Yuk. She's got issues.

Pickles2023 · 27/03/2024 15:44

Talk to her about his penis and if he has tried xyz with her yet 😂😂 maybe she will see how inappropriate it is.

hellycotta · 27/03/2024 15:45

lul1 · 27/03/2024 15:40

More info would be useful...

How old are you all
How long were you together
Why did you break up

It literally doesn't matter

purplediscoblue · 27/03/2024 15:47

I personally couldn’t go with one of my sisters exs well any of them infact from over the years and I know she’d feel the same.

I would be as weirded out as you are! No questions asked.

I hope they leave you alone soon and you are okay

Malarandras · 27/03/2024 15:47

You’re not at all unreasonable! One rule my sister and I always had was we would never date each other’s exes. It has never come up thankfully and now she is happily married. But we never would have done it, it’s just wrong. There’s plenty fish in the sea as the saying goes so no need to date your sister’s ex really.

Noyesnoyes · 27/03/2024 15:48

NamechangeMarch24 · 27/03/2024 15:42

I’ve name changed for this as I’m a regular poster and don’t want this post attached to my others on the boards.

My sister married my ex husband. I’ve been nc with the full family since they got together. He was an ex for a reason….

Just why would she do that? Was it some sort of spite towards you?

hellycotta · 27/03/2024 15:48

Katemax82 · 27/03/2024 15:40

I married my sisters ex. She was furious when we got together and cut me off for a year

You're ick personified

Zarahlovesthebeach · 27/03/2024 15:49

I feel for you OP , your sister clearly has no boundaries because that is what this all boils down to really, lack of boundaries! YANBU here they are.
If they both carry on trying to persuade you to give them their blessing, I would just do so , let the bastards have each other. Just dont be there for her when it's all over & although this really hurts right now, I would definitely consider cutting her out of my life for good. She sounds toxic.

Zarahlovesthebeach · 27/03/2024 15:51

I wouldn't consider dating my friends exs let alone my sisters!! My gran always taught me some women are womens women and some women are mens... I work out pretty quickly which are which your sister doesn't sound like a womens woman imo!

toddlermam · 27/03/2024 15:54

Was it an actual boyfriend or someone you were briefly seeing? How long ago was it? Tbh though, I agree that out of all the men in the world why go for him

Theunamedcat · 27/03/2024 15:57

He emailed you? Eww tell them to carry on your more than happy they are made for each other you were just surprised that's all see how far their excitement lasts on the face of enthusiasm make sure you email/text the family tell them they have your full support gey infirst before they can make up a romantic star crossed lovers thing

It will fizzle out they sound like it's your reaction they are looking for

PossumintheHouse · 27/03/2024 16:00

Katemax82 · 27/03/2024 15:40

I married my sisters ex. She was furious when we got together and cut me off for a year

A year? Your sister must be an angel.
Just think about the mental comparisons he makes every time you have a shag.

Noyesnoyes · 27/03/2024 16:00

Katemax82 · 27/03/2024 15:40

I married my sisters ex. She was furious when we got together and cut me off for a year

What on earth made her resume contact?

bryceQ · 27/03/2024 16:01

Yuk that's so so weird. They sound awful tbh

NamechangeMarch24 · 27/03/2024 16:07

Noyesnoyes · 27/03/2024 15:48

Just why would she do that? Was it some sort of spite towards you?

I honestly don’t know. She was happily married before I left my ex, a few weeks later she’d left her husband and a couple of months after that I discovered they were together. Thinking back I wonder if there had been anything going on while I was married to him. The first year they were together I was asked if I was attending Christmas dinner at my mothers, when I asked if he’d be there I was told I was being silly, they held no grudges against me 😂. There was no way I was playing happy families with them all. I could write a book on it all. When I had my first child I phoned my mum but made it clear my sister and my ex husband would never be near my child - my mother decided she couldn’t live like that so I was nc from then.

Katemax82 · 27/03/2024 16:10

hellycotta · 27/03/2024 15:48

You're ick personified

I'm still married 21 years on so it worked out ok

Katemax82 · 27/03/2024 16:10

Noyesnoyes · 27/03/2024 16:00

What on earth made her resume contact?

She loves me

Noyesnoyes · 27/03/2024 16:26

@Katemax82 I'd consider that she's probably experiencing FOG.

Poor her.

Shame you didn't love her enough not to treat her that way.

Noyesnoyes · 27/03/2024 16:28

@NamechangeMarch24 before I got to the bit about wondering if they were at it before, I thought "I bet they were at it before".

Well done for keeping to your boundary.

I hope you found future happiness?

🌺

toomanyy · 27/03/2024 16:29

She is criticising me for being “possessive and sad”, accused me of still having feelings for him (I don’t in that way, just fond memories) and is calling me jealous. He just wrote me an email also calling me sad and why can’t I just let her be happy. It feels like a gang up and I’m in the way, and I’m getting a lot of criticism

They're both behaving like twats.

Tell them do whatever you like and then block ex on email/phone and distance yourself from your sister.

What are they expecting, for you to see both of them together? Fuck that!

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