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Ellie9129 · 24/11/2025 19:53

Hello both me and my partner both have a daughters of the same age from previous relationships, my daughter lives with me and my partner had recently started living with us and his daughter stays at our house every other weekend. My concern is that when his daughter visits we do nice things as a family with the kids but on a day to day when his daughter is not here I feel as though he makes no effort to engage with her after work, he just sits there on his phone which I feel isn't fair on my daughter as this is her full time home and I worry she may start feeling like she only matters when it involves his daughter and I don't want her to feel like this especially if she is expected to share her room with his child and her home with him am I right to feel this way

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Ariel896 · 24/11/2025 19:58

How is his relationship with your daughter on a day to day basis?

Ellie9129 · 24/11/2025 20:06

Hi he only really sees her when he finishes work and I feel like he dosent interact with her at all she's only 5 so it would be nice if he would just as how her day has been ect

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PollyBell · 24/11/2025 20:08

So why are you with him, how does thos relationship benefit ypur daughter at all?

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Ariel896 · 24/11/2025 20:11

Ellie9129 · 24/11/2025 20:06

Hi he only really sees her when he finishes work and I feel like he dosent interact with her at all she's only 5 so it would be nice if he would just as how her day has been ect

That’s a sad update. Especially since she’s only 5. Have you spoken to him about how you feel?

Ellie9129 · 24/11/2025 20:25

We have been together for 2 years he's only been moved in a couple of weeks so at first I put it down to been tired from work ect but it's starting to bother me I tried to keep his interaction with her more involving his child before he moved in so it would be a slow process for her and if he did come round before it wouldn't be long before her bed time but obviously now he's around her more without his daughter

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Zempy · 24/11/2025 20:30

If it’s not working he can move back out…

arethereanyleftatall · 24/11/2025 20:36

Of course you’re right to feel this way, this must be horrible for your dd. The solution is fairly simple - he moves back out. This hasn’t worked. I don’t disagree with him in a way - the absolute last thing I want to do when I get home from work would be to interact with someone else’s 6 year old. Which is so obvious that I’d never move in with a 6 year old in the first place.

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