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Help! Stuck between a rock and a hard place!

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GameChanger02 · 12/09/2020 13:55

So, me and the fella have been together just over a year now. Completely in love with eachother just looking at getting our first home together!

But, every single weekend he's with his ex. They've got kids together, he goes to see his kids but just recently its getting longer and longer the time he's out on a weekend. She's always there, she wants him back hes been doing things for her, this is why he's out longer.
Weekends is the only proper time we get together since we both work full time. Recently, hes made me feel like a proper c**t for asking him to miss a day some weekends so we could do something together.

I've been pretty chill through our entire relationship about his ex and kids.. Theyve been on days out as a family, hes stayed over there a few times, she's constantly texting and phoning him. None of this has been a problem for me but I ask for a day every other weekend and I'm the devil in disguse. We have to do it like this because his ex won't allow me to see the kids yet.

Anyway, just looking for advice on what I could do I'm starting to feel like a spare part in my own relationship, an afterthought, I love him to bits but im not sure I can cope with this for much longer.

OP posts:
AgentJohnson · 12/09/2020 18:33

He says he wants the same thing’s as you but you are not on the same page about practicalities.

As long as placating his Ex is a priority then things will remain the same and you will get more resentful. Make sure you double up on contraception, it would be unfair to bring a child into a relationship with Mr Poor Boundaries.

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