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AIBU about feeling my partners ex suggestions are weird

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bagpuss90 · 07/08/2017 09:52

I've been seeing my partner for a few months, we have some lovely times together and we've booked a holiday. We see each other over most weekends and he's very loving and attentive though we've not said the L word. I'm really struggling with his relationship with his ex though. He was with her for a couple of years and she finished with him because she had fantasies about someone else and said she no longer fancied him. Not very nice. They'd been split up about a year when we met. Now they've stayed friends which I'm fine with as I'm still friends with my ex - BUT he sees her about twice a week , they do cosy stuff together like cook meals. I can just about wear that but she keeps suggesting we all go out together on dates. Is it me or is that just weird and not on? I'd feel really uncomfortable with her being there. I think I'd feel if I touched him that I was making a point etc. I think my partner thinks I am being a bit unreasonable and I do think they are just friends. But I also think for her it's almost business as usual minus the sex if that makes sense. I'm not a jealous person but this is doing my head in and making me want to take a massive step back from him. I also question her motives. I wouldn't dream of behaving like that with my ex. I think she has the potential to wreck any future relationships he may have. I can't talk to my friends about this so any comments would be greatly appreciated.

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rosabug · 18/08/2017 22:19

She wants control. She's a mind fuck.

bagpuss90 · 19/08/2017 15:34

Another update...this for me has gone from bad to worse. First of all I don't know if she got cold feet. Anyway he sent me a message that was meant for her- contents were not too bad- but he called her by a pet name which I really didn't want to be reading. I got really angry and upset. I told him that i thought the whole situation was odd and unacceptable and was making me really miserable.
He thinks its me and went on to say that he hadn't mentioned to her that we had booked a holiday because she would want to come along. WTF??? He's planning on leaving it until just before we go to say something so by then it will be too late for her to do anything about it. He thinks she would just book herself on it- its a cruise by the way. For me that's stalker like behaviour. But for him it seems its not. I feel like I'm being made out to be a bunny boiler. Also for me the holiday I was so looking forward to now has a big cloud over it. I got very upset and I know he feels bad. I'm an inch away from bailing out on this -but like a pratt I've let myself get emotionally involved. Just feel like a heap of shit at the minute . Seeing him later ...

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mydietstartsmonday · 19/08/2017 15:43

I am sorry he is not your DP but is her DP.

TheBusThatCouldntSlowDown · 19/08/2017 15:47

Oh my god. Who invites themselves on another couples' holiday?!

You bf is being a complete dick about her. He purposefully hasn't told her about the holiday because she would turn up, so he knows she's a weirdo, he's just not willing to do anything about it.

When is your holiday? Is it too late to cancel? I wouldn't stay with a man who had no boundaries like this, but if you've spent a lot on the holiday I can understand if you still want to go, and then reevaluate your relationship afterwards.

bagpuss90 · 19/08/2017 15:56

Well it wasn't a budget break. I just don't know what to do. All my instincts tell to bail out. I think he is "too nice". I think he trys to do what for him is the right thing. He says he worries about her because she has mental health problems- too right she has!

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Putyourhandsintheair · 19/08/2017 16:01

Wow!
I guess it's unlikely to change for the better. If he cannot see that creeping around to get a holiday without her is strange then there's not much hope. The dynamics of their relationship are very set. The question is whether you are prepared to live like this.

Otherwise it's going to be your MH suffering.
It seems likely me your basically sharing him.

inlectorecumbit · 19/08/2017 16:01

This relationship is too much like hard work and it's only been a few months. Do you wants years more of this. There are 3 people in this relationship and it sounds like your (D)P is loving it.
I would bail while your dignity and self respect is till intact. To hell with the holiday--sell her your part of the deal she would love that !!!

You deserve so much better

user1493630944 · 19/08/2017 16:05

She obviously wants him back. If you think he is worth it there may be a case for throwing a big strop and telling him you want him to stop seeing her altogether as you are now his partner, and he is not responsible for her well-being etc as they are no longer in a relationship. Then see what happens. If her influence remains strong enough that he won't stop seeing her then you would probably be wise to give up on him. Weak men have trouble sorting out their priorities putting their own partner/family first unfortunately, and you would suffer in the long run.

Bluebelle38 · 19/08/2017 16:06

She sounds annoying but you sound insecure, probably because she left him. Why stay? You are clearly unhappy.

rosabug · 19/08/2017 16:11

What!!! - he's weak weak weak, and weak people really hurt other people. It's not an excusable 'trait' - it's a profound character flaw. I think you are a bit-player in the game of their relationship. Get out asap. Give her the ticket and don't look back.

bagpuss90 · 19/08/2017 16:17

I think annoying is an understatement. I don't think I'm insecure at all. I've had my tolerance levels and my boundaries well and truly pushed.

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ReturnOfTheCaramac · 19/08/2017 16:17

OP, please think of your future with this man. First it's meeting up as a "threesome" for drinks and dancing. Now there's a possibility that she expected to be invited on your first holiday as a couple.

This is just the early days, what will your DP expect you to accept next? Will she be a guest at your wedding? Will she be your kids' godmother one day? Ask yourself if this is what you want and if you can truly be happy in a relationship like this.

FunkyBarnYardBroom · 19/08/2017 16:21

My partner stayed really good friends with his ex. They were friends for a year before we met. When we lived in different towns he used to meet up with her twice a week or so if he wasn't coming over to see me. Sometimes he met with other friends.

after a year of us living together in my town it soon fizzled out and they no longer speak

It didn't bother me. Sometimes she met us when we were out in his town.

They'd been together 12 years and grew apart. I understood their friendship

ButtHoleinOne · 19/08/2017 16:22

I don't think he's too nice. Because he knows this isn't working for you and he doesn't care. He's clearly interested in being with her still. She's clearly missing having her friend with no benefits. It's perfect for her, she loved him but had no interest in shagging him so you're doing the dirty work for her.

He just doesn't want burn his bridges with her.

You haven't said you love each other, don't live together, he's not a "partner" he's a boyfriend. A bad one.

bagpuss90 · 19/08/2017 16:31

I'm good mates with my ex- but this is, at least for me too much. She finished with him because she had fantasies about shagging someone else and finished with him. But I think apart from the sex just wants business as usual

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ovenchips · 19/08/2017 17:42

I know I'm like a broken record but who cares what the ex wants/ is plotting! She could be the most mentally unstable and unpleasant person ever or the most stable, nicest person ever - that does not need to be of any interest to you.

It is your boyfriend who is creating and facilitating the problem. 'Too nice' is NOT the right description of him. He has v weak boundaries and obvious unfinished business with this woman. He WANTS to still be close to her and prioritise her (classic rescuer/ victim scenario).

I would refuse to comply with his version of events that he is just being too nice. He isn't too nice - he actively wants to do things to please his ex, and chooses to do so over you. Is that 'nice'? No, it's shitty behaviour and that's how you should both think of it.

rosabug · 19/08/2017 18:11

What ovenchips says. WEAK man syndrome.

golfin · 19/08/2017 18:17

You can tell a mate you're going on holiday with your girlfriend without worrying they will book up to join you.

She's not a mate, and he's muddying the waters.

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