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Would you be ok with this ?

20 replies

fafffdri12 · 30/12/2017 21:57

Boyfriend of two months. Was honest with me and says he was meeting up for a coffe worth his (bear with me) ex girfriends boyfriends ex girlfriend. So basically they have both been cheated on by this couple who are now happily together .

Boyfriend says they met up so he could get some home truths about what actually happened at the time of the affair. He found out the truths and felt better for knowing.

Then he messages me saying he's meeting up with her again because she is now a friend and that's all.

I just feel uncomfortable with it
Am I being silly

OP posts:
TheNaze73 · 30/12/2017 22:07

After only 2 months, this seems too difficult.

DotCottonDotCom · 30/12/2017 22:09

Na, crap game of soldiers.

Move on

Josuk · 30/12/2017 22:10

You’ve been together for two months. If you can’t stand him having female friends at this early stage - there is no future.

SandyY2K · 30/12/2017 22:12

I'd be okay with it actually. They have common ground and can help heal from the infidelity.

Littlechocola · 30/12/2017 22:12

Run away. Far too complicated.

LuluBellaBlue · 30/12/2017 22:13

It's good he told you and is being honest. It could be genuine however it would raise my red flags.... if back off a little and see how he reacts after their second meet up.

loobybear · 30/12/2017 22:24

I'd be ok with it but I ended up best friends with the boyfriend of the girl my ex cheated on with me. However I would be more likely to question if he is over his ex completely of he feels the need to get answers when he's in a new relationship. He may well just have needed the answers and is ready to move on now he has them and I'd maybe give him the benefit of the doubt but would walk if there were any other red flags at all.

TangledSlinky · 30/12/2017 22:31

I don't think I'd have an issue with him meeting up with this girl, but I would think his actions suggest he's not over his ex gf if he's seeking closure from a third party. You're two months in, you should still be in the honeymoon period, not worrying about who he's meeting up with.

NormaNameChange · 30/12/2017 23:11

Question shouldn't be am I ok with this, how do you feel OP? To some it would be fine and to others it would be a no no - no one else can know the subtleties and nuances of your relationship.

I would say its too soon and hes still got lots of healing to do. This wouldnt be a relationship for me, regardless of the ex of the ex of the ex

mumgointhroughtorture · 31/12/2017 00:22

This happened to a guy I went to school with .. he ended "comforting " the ex girlfriend and recently had a baby together . Started off as revenge !

Regularsizedrudy · 31/12/2017 00:39

Nah. Dump.

Gemini69 · 31/12/2017 00:42

No.... it's not appropriate

walk away Flowers

PantPlot · 31/12/2017 00:44

At two months in that's too much old baggage.

MyKingdomForBrie · 31/12/2017 00:44

looby cheated on with you or cheated on you with?!

I would stand back a bit and observe proceedings OP.

PantPlot · 31/12/2017 00:47

Nothing wrong with having female friends btw, it's the first meeting that I'd have an issue with.

Who wants to be hashing out the details of an old relationship as they're just starting a new one?

Coyoacan · 31/12/2017 06:20

So all the people wanting to dump refuse to stay with a man who has female friends?

What do you want in life, OP? When you eventually settle down with someone do you want a life where neither you nor your partner can have friends of the opposite sex? If you do, dump him.

Shoxfordian · 31/12/2017 07:15

Maybe see if you can meet her too? Nothing wrong with him having female friends

user1493413286 · 31/12/2017 08:37

I don’t really see why he would create a friendship with someone based on that as surely she’d be a reminder of that. If it’s his friend though surely you could join him in meeting up with her; his response will tell you a lot.

loobybear · 31/12/2017 09:24

MyKingdomForBrie
Cheated on me with. Sorry, probably didn't word it well. Similar situation to OP's boyfriend- my ex cheated on me with another girl (who was actually my friend before it all happened) and she had a boyfriend at the time also who she was cheating on. The other boyfriend who was also being cheated on has now been one of my best friends for years.

RedastheRose · 31/12/2017 11:38

I contacted the exfiancé of the ow who my exh cheated with after they came out as officially a couple. I needed to check out some dates for the divorce but I'd also found out that her affair with my husband wasn't the first time she'd cheated on her fiancé while they were together and thought that he had a right to know. It simply gave us both closure but didn't feel the need to talk to him after that.

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