Ok so I am new to this whole stepmom role. I am divorced with no children engaged to a man with two young daugthers. I am having difficulties setting up some boundries with him on his ex's influence in our lives. She is not terrible to deal with at all and our relationship is for the most part pleasant. My concern is that she is constantly calling him to "vent" about her time with the girls or to check in to see what he has been up too. I have no problem with communication that involves the well being of the kids but this useless chit chat is driving me nuts!