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Partner leaving everything to ex-wife.

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lilajcolls · 16/05/2024 19:22

A little backstory. Partner and I together for 3 years. He has two kids and I don't have any. He is quite wealthy and I am financially independent - as much as I can be. Obviously have my own job and support myself, don't 'need' anyone. I'm renting my own place in London, but hoping to buy this year or next. (In fact, hoping to buy the place I'm currently renting). He suggested moving in together. Obviously our financial situations are different. He can buy a place outright if he wants to. Whilst I can indeed put down a nice deposit, the places we have in mind are different due to our budgets. I said if we were to go 50/50, it would have to accommodate my budget - which isn't millions, but it's enough for a nice place.

In tandem, he was estate planning (as was I). Everything is going to his ex and his children. He is divorced - and has been for 5 years. We met 1.5 years after his divorce. I asked if there was a financial order in his divorce and if everything was actually finalised. I asked this multiple times to be sure. He said yes. His ex is VERY well taken care of. (Talking many many many millions).

Of course, I do think his children should inherit, but everything I have will be going to him whereas it is not reciprocal at all. When I asked about practical things like where I should locate the paperwork in the event of something happening (as he knows where my paperwork is), his response was: 'Oh, Jane will know and will take care of that! She will know how to handle everything.'

It's become really awkward to talk about as I feel like a 'gold digger' if I ask about what the situation will be, certainly if we live together. I would expect to be on the deed of the house - as I of course, will be paying for it too, but obviously can't risk being homeless in the event of something going badly wrong. Each time I've broached the topic, he evades talking about it.

AIBU to think this is weird?

EDIT: Should have edited the title for full context!

OP posts:
PaminaMozart · 29/06/2024 23:20

Mirabai · 29/06/2024 22:42

Gotta love an OP who updates, particularly with such a good outcome.

Good luck OP, onwards and upwards. 🥂

Seconded!!

Beautiful3 · 30/06/2024 05:16

Well done op. He was strange wasn't he?! Im glad you didnt buy a house with him.You can do so much better.

StatelyBouquet · 30/06/2024 07:10

Well done @lilajcolls and all the best with your new life!

Clabony · 30/06/2024 07:56

You've done the right thing. Definitely a case of three people in that relationship going forward, it would have been awful for you long term.. All good wishes to you OP and I'm sure that you will never regret this decision. A lucky escape!

JFDIYOLO · 30/06/2024 08:15

Well done, op. You're free of the lot of them and their weird setup.

Be happy!

Valeriekat · 30/06/2024 08:19

FictionalCharacter · 16/05/2024 19:42

I think @Spywoman has it:
It seems like he sees his ex-wife as his real family and you're just a girlfriend.
Sorry but this seems likely. He isn't disentangled from his ex wife at all. This is extremely abnormal.

Maybe his ex wife brought all the money into the first marriage and it is all really hers.

dijonketchup · 30/06/2024 08:22

Well done OP, I read your original thread and thought you sounded lovely, down to earth and logical and that this man would never see how lucky he was to be with you. Glad to hear things have worked out in your favour. Good luck 🤞

Valeriekat · 30/06/2024 08:23

I am willing to bet he actually doesn't have that much money of his own otherwise why would he be bothered about 2 or 3 million needed to buy somewhere fabulous?

Cityandmakeup · 30/06/2024 08:26

misszebra · 17/05/2024 16:31

he is hiding something. WHY did they have to make a no more children agreements and that shed get everything once he fluffs it?

either he doesn't have all this money and hes dodgy OR she has some big dirt on him and its a form of blackmail

This. None of this makes any sense. Did he cheat on her or something! I wouldn’t touch someone who had an ex with such a hold over them.

funinthesun19 · 30/06/2024 08:34

Very glad to see you got rid of them! Life will be so much better now.

Valeriekat · 30/06/2024 08:36

Just read the update...brilliant. I do know someone whose company made 100s of millions with covid tests so of course big money is entirely possible but maybe the settlement was as a major shareholder rather than as an ex wife?

Either way he sounds incredibly tight fisted so good job you have got rid of him.
Not being a money grabber but if I was dating a very wealthy man I would expect him to pay for the luxuries that he presumably enjoys and not expect me to split 50/50.

Mrsredlipstick · 30/06/2024 08:39

Enjoy your freedom. Go house shopping. Buy pretty but far to small for any hair ar*ed man. (my friend bought a two bed cottage , painted it pink. No man has tried to move in!
Good luck.

CrappySack · 30/06/2024 08:41

Well done OP and good luck with the house purchase!

I a little bit hope that he does meet a gold digger next 😁

Owl9to5 · 30/06/2024 08:42

Good for you, you're not just financially astute, you're astute enough to know you're being conditioned to ask for nothing.

Better off out of it. Rather have a man that earns the same and views his current life as the life that he values and invests into.

Owl9to5 · 30/06/2024 08:44

Mrsredlipstick · 30/06/2024 08:39

Enjoy your freedom. Go house shopping. Buy pretty but far to small for any hair ar*ed man. (my friend bought a two bed cottage , painted it pink. No man has tried to move in!
Good luck.

That's funny. My x boyfriend never tried to move in but he made a few suggestions.... bigger tv on that side of the room, wall mounted? Bigger fridge?

CandleBrightLight · 30/06/2024 09:21

Im sure I have a relative in a similar situation, she hasn’t thought it through, and could lose her home if he dies as it’s all entailed away to one of his previous families !!

Mrsredlipstick · 30/06/2024 09:23

@Owl9to5 tis funny.
She also made sure her bed wasn't that big and the sofa. Lots of candles and pink hearts. They come for a sh*g then bog off. Suits her.

Littlestminnow · 30/06/2024 09:30

Good to see someone with integrity, OP. Hope he reflects on what he has lost, and why.

Drandthemedics · 30/06/2024 09:48

Good for you. I remember your op. How did he take it? I hope it made him think on. I reckon you did the right thing.

FredsRoses · 30/06/2024 10:33

I too want to wish you well OP, a woman who knows when she's being used is a wise one indeed. Well done for putting an end to this situation and good luck in the future.

Mrsredlipstick · 30/06/2024 10:36

'a poor man who opens his wallet is better than a rich one who stands on it'

Purpleday1 · 30/06/2024 10:46

He really made your relationship ALL about money.
How vulgar.
You are well rid.
Let him pay for being looked after as he ages.

FictionalCharacter · 30/06/2024 16:58

lilajcolls · 17/05/2024 21:20

... it's making his ex happy. 😂

You made the right decision in breaking up with him. He sounds pretty unpleasant and it must be hard to be with anyone who is enmeshed with their ex.

I honestly think though, that it’s unlikely she’s truly happy, and that is her own fault. Instead of living a good life as a wealthy woman and putting her failed marriage behind her, she is hung up on punishing her ex husband and bothering herself over whether his new partner is a “gold digger”. She sounds like a bitter, miserable woman to me - more fool her.

JoyousPinkPeer · 07/07/2024 15:10

You buy a house together as tenants in common and he dies then you will own half (or whatever % agreed) of the house with his ex wife and she can force you to sell, unless he has specified in his will that you have the right to stay in said property until your death. Don't forget, he can change his will without you knowing.

I would not be buying a property with him and I would not be leaving him my estate.

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