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Same sex relationship advice. When Bm is trying to turn skid against you

collinanderson's picture

I've been with my fiance for the past 5 years (both men), and he has 2 kids: ss10 and ss8. My relationship with the oldest has always been great, he's my little buddy. He spends more time with me than with my fiance. My relationship with the ss8 changed when we got engaged a couple of months back. 

He's veen very cold and distant with me and my fiance. He will sometimes walk past me withouteven acknowledging me, or he won't answer when I'm speaking to him. Unlucky my fiance has always had my back and calls him out on it and tells him when an adult is speaking to him, you have to acknowledge them and respond to them. I've brought this to my fiance attention with our ss8 behaviour has changed and he has agreed that something is up. He does ask him if everything okay and he just says that he's fine, he's started asking strange questions, such as how we're going to have more kids(we don't), or the one that really got me was "whose the woman in the bedroom?!!".He's taken an interest with our sex life. My fiance will tell him that it's an issue between adults and that all he needs to know is that people express love differently  to different people(or something like that). I'm all down for a kid being curious, but this coming from an eight year old???!!!!. It is his voice, but it sounds like bm's words. 

Bm has hated me ever since my fiance told her about me. I've been called a gold digging b**ch- my fiance is a corporate attonery, but guess what I'm a pharmaicst who owns 2 pharmacys. She's called me a home wrecker- she was the one who cheated on my fiance with her best friend's husband(real classy), or she says that I'm too young for him- I'm 26 and he's 36. It's only 10 years. I've seen marriaged couples who are 18 years apart, or she says that this will harm the kids- it's not like they got divorced and BOOM he was into men (I also had a girlfriend before I met him). We met at the gym one day and just got to talking. Which lead to us hanging out more. It took us a year to realize that we had feelings for eachother, we dated for another year and I wasn't introduced to his kids until another year had passed. Even then we took things slowly for their sake too. I went from "dad's friend" to "dad's special friend" to "dad's boyfriend". When he did tell him about him and I dating they were okay with it. Both of them took it pretty well. Even when we got engaged, they helped when he proposed to me. So this new behaviour coming from ss8 is really out of the ordinary.

I was hoping maybe the wonderful ladies there could help me out with this problem before it gets out of hand. 

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lieutenant_dad's picture

It could be BM, but it could also be school, media, etc. He seems like he is at a pretty normal age to start asking some of those questions, because they are fairly juvenile in nature. This is especially true if he comes into contact with any kids older than him (think 11-12 year olds).

I think Dad needs to sit down and have a chat with his son one on one about any questions or issues he has. I don't think younger kids fully grasp being gay/lesbian and what that looks like in a relationship, and  bi/pansexuality just adds another layer, especially if it hasn't been part of their life from the start.

Your local Pride group probably has some good local resources that can help your SO have this chat with his son. There are age-appropriate books out there, too, that provide guidance and good discussion. Hopefully this is more a peer pressure misunderstanding thing than BM poisoning SS.

If You ever need to talk, feel free to PM me. I am female and bisexual, and while I am married to a man, we have dealt with some interesting situations with the kids regarding same-sex relationships. One of those being BM, who is also bisexual, taking the kids to a church that actively dislikes the LGBT+ community. I have yet to figure that one out...

StepUltimate's picture

I am sorry you are going through this, but glad you found the StepTalk community because the support and understanding are invaluable. 

To me, it sounds like BM questions. Could be wrong but that's how lots of BM's roll (this website will more than confirm you are not alone in this!). These hags will damage and destroy their own children just for the sick pleasure of hurting their ex and ex's current partner. It's hideous, but true. 

Hope you stick around, read similar stories from those who've walked this path before you, and vent so you can get it out (safer than blowing up in frustration at skids or partner) and get encouragement and feedback. Welcome!

Winterglow's picture

Stop defending yourself because there's no reason to. You're a reasonable adult and that is how you shoudl proceed. When either of your SSs address an issue (of whatever origin) throw it back at him. "Who's the woman in the bedroom?'" "Why do you ask?" "Are you a gold digger?" "What a strange question. Why are you asking?"' Help the child question and seek the anwers to his questions and he'll soon realize all on his own that it's his mother who wants to know, not him. Help him (without actually saying it) to see that the problem is not between you and him but between his mother and her prejudices/expectations/other.