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browneyedgirlclj · 05/04/2020 08:33

My ex fiancé and I split up two years ago. His decision. We have two young children we share 50/50 care of. He moved out 18 months ago and found a new girlfriend soon after. I admit I still had feelings for him when he met her and I wasn't keen on accepting her or meeting her at first. She is good to the children though. I don't have any support so still need my ex to come over and help me with jobs round the house and in the garden etc. My ex and I have a strained relationship for a few reasons but I still want us to go places together with the children, have holidays together and celebrate events as a family without his girlfriend. The first year we did all this but then she objected to us all going to an event that meant we'd all stay over together in a family room. It was separate beds in the room! We text each other most days and FaceTime the children when we aren't with them. I feel when my ex and our children and I attend stuff that she's coming to, she should travel separately as we (me, the children and ex) should all go in the same car as a family. She made a fuss about this according to whatmy ex told me. They now live together which I wasn't that happy about but he still comes and helps me out. Why can't she accept I'm always going to be in his life and he still cares about me and will always come round and help me as the mum to his children? He's already said to me about what happens if they split up so all can't be that great. Her behaviour seems petty.

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Flower1309 · 05/04/2020 09:37

I would avoid you as well you sound unhinged.

Boomchikawowwow · 05/04/2020 09:38

My DC took mine and the Xs separation badly. The last thing I'd ever want to do is go on family days out together with him. It would just mess their head up even more. And if my now partner was having to go on days out to pacify his X I wouldn't be happy either.
You're coming across as bitter and really unfair towards his girlfriend.

justAnotherOpinion33 · 05/04/2020 09:38

"why can't she accept I'm always going to be in his life..."

It should be "why can't you accept his new partner is in his life"?! You sound crazy and demanding. The poor new girlfriend having to deal with you

ladymary86 · 05/04/2020 09:38

Yes OP, you are.

pinkyredrose · 05/04/2020 09:38

You are not with him anymore, stop asking him to do things that a partner would do.

Savoretti · 05/04/2020 09:38

Oh my god your poor kids. As a PP said you are actually confusing them more by acting like this. You have to let him go...

Boomchikawowwow · 05/04/2020 09:38

Of course she avoids you. What do you expect her to do?

browneyedgirlclj · 05/04/2020 09:39

I don't want a relationship with him anymore. I've had boyfriends since. I just object to a new girlfriend making demands on how we agreed things would be when we split, before she came along.

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Boomchikawowwow · 05/04/2020 09:41

Things change though. My ex told me he's always provide for DC no matter what. Hasn't happened

Cabinfever10 · 05/04/2020 09:41

Please get some help from a trained therapist.
You have unreasonable expectations and seem to be in denial
He does not love you or want to be with you, nor are you a family.
MOVE ON

letsjog · 05/04/2020 09:41

OP on a serious note - how do you see this playing out if/when they have children of their own?

ladymary86 · 05/04/2020 09:41

OP you've been told lots of times now that the gf is NOT being unreasonable in what she is asking. You are!

browneyedgirlclj · 05/04/2020 09:42

As I've said, he wants to do stuff for me. He's torn as she doesn't want him to. To me, that's not being loving. That's controlling a situation that was set up before she cane along.

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Goldenwrapper · 05/04/2020 09:42

When you find a partner OP will you expect him to travel separately to family events?

NiteFlights · 05/04/2020 09:42

As a child, after my parents split, although I was older than your DC, I absolutely hated it when we did things ‘as a family’ (it didn’t happen often). I knew it was all a big lie. I was angry with DM for making it happen and also desperately sorry for her; angry with my dad for having left and for going along with my mum. It wasn’t fair on us as children. Don’t do this to your DC.

browneyedgirlclj · 05/04/2020 09:42

They won't have children of their own. I know he doesn't want any more.

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justAnotherOpinion33 · 05/04/2020 09:43

It's none of your business if they have children together, and he may change his mind.
Let go and back off

Cherrysoup · 05/04/2020 09:43

You know you’re massively inappropriate. You’re confusing your dc, which is really unfair. You’re preventing your ex from moving on. He no longer loves you. He should not be doing jobs for you, that’s so wrong. You should not be having days out together, you are no longer a couple. Let go, stop being such a bloody dog in the manger.

lilyheather1 · 05/04/2020 09:44

OP, no. This cannot be real.

madcatladyforever · 05/04/2020 09:44

No, no and no, go and get some big girl pants and learn to stand on your own two feet.

You relationship is over whetehr you wanted it or not.

The only obligation your ex has is to see your children and pay maintenance for them, he has no other obligations whatsoever.

It is not his responsiblity to do anything around your house or garden and cosy holidays are totally out of the question. Your life with him is over.

You need to learn to manage alone, take care of you and the DC and start a new life. The other things are just not going to happen and the sooner you realise that the happier you will be.

DownYonderGreenValley · 05/04/2020 09:45

I'm notnsirprisd she avoids you. You've made it very clear she isn't welcome and you're incredibly hostile towards her. She sounds like a saint to tolerate it tbh.

I'm the 'you' in my situation. My ex occasionally picks me and our daughter up to go parents evening/school events because parking at school s bad. But that's it!

There is no way if expect her to travel separately to something she was also attending or for he and us to go on holidays/day trips/the cinema together Confused

Inthink if you were honest with yourself, youd see that this is more about you wanting to reassure yurselfnthere is still a relationship between you and he (there isn't) because he has a relationship with the children regardless.

My exh and i co-parent well but this is just ridiculous!

Standrewsschool · 05/04/2020 09:45

Sorry, but you could be seen as the controlling one, dictating his moves.

I’d be a bit upset if my bf went running to his ex every time she wanted something.

Cabinfever10 · 05/04/2020 09:46

No he doesn't want more children with YOU.

PorpentinaScamander · 05/04/2020 09:47

@Boomchikawowwow my ex told me he would never leave me, but that if we did split up he would not be like his Father and avoid paying maintenance/seeing the DC.

I haven't had a penny from him in nearly 8 years and he hasn't spoken to the DC for 2 weeks now. Hes previously gone a year without contacting dc1.

@browneyedgirlclj you say "what will happen" if your ex and his gf split up, but also say you've had boyfriends (plural). So presumably you've gone through breakups? Or did the DC never meet the men?

DownYonderGreenValley · 05/04/2020 09:48

I’d be a bit upset if my bf went running to his ex every time she wanted something.

I'd end it if i were the new girlfriend, tbh. This is one of the most ridiculous things I've read and he ought to be saying "no" to the OP.

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