Sorry to come on here to have a miserable rant but i don't know what else to do. I'd started dating again (after almost 2 yrs), met a nice man, we'd met 3 or 4 times but i wasn't sure it was going anywhere. The DCs knew about the man as he'd rang a few times when they were around - I explained that we were friends and i wouldn't call him my boyfriend so they weren't to think it was a big deal. Anyway i met him again a few days ago, and as we were on the way out in his car we happened to drive past DS2s class walking to their PE lesson. DS2 told exH that evening that he'd seen me with 'boyfriend' so exH has flipped (I had mentioned to him that i'd been on a few dates with someone + he pretended to be fine about it). He said it's 'completely inappropriate' for the DCs to see me with a man at this stage (they're 9 + 13). I felt he was getting it all out of proportion ( am i right?!) So now he's saying 'he can't be bothered to be a part of this family anymore' and has already told DS1 that he's not going to be seeing them anymore. I've tried talking to him on the phone and said look you need a few days to calm down + please don't do that to the boys but he says he won't change his mind this time. (He's done things like this before). To top it all off things not working out with the new man anyway so romance not even on the cards - hell i didn't even get a snog out of it and look at all the trouble it's caused! What's the best way to deal with this man?! I feel so crap and know i have to hold everything together for the DCs.