My husband's exes won't disappear...
I met my husband last March at work, we started dating by May, moved in together by August, found out we were pregnant in October, and got married in March. It was a whirlwind of a year and it was great but everytime I turn around there is one of his exes. Granted it was only a few months before we got together that their relationship ended but; from what he says, he didn't consider her a girlfriend. Just someone to pass the time with sorta thing and not cute either. Now, she has become his sister's best friend and is always at his parents house. She's trying to contact him via facebook too. She goes to family functions "with his sister" and its just getting under my skin. I mean, do you not get the hint..get a life. And then, there is the other one. Their relationship has been over for a couple of years but again contacting him thru facebook. And this girlfriend's mom and my husband's mom are best friends! And her mom wants to take OUR daughter (7 wks old) to Disney and consistently calls my husband like he's her son or something. I think she is hoping we don't work out so my husband and her daughter can get back together. My husband knows it gets to me but I don't think he knows how much. I was on his facebook page the other day putting pics of our daughter and saw an email from the second ex and they went back and forth between them. I brought her up a few days later to see if he would tell me about and he didn't. What do I do about this? I don't like being in a relationship that makes me feel insecure about me and what I have. I just want them all to disappear and leave us to have our little life with our little family. Is that too much to ask? How do I handle this? Am I not suppose to let it get to me? HELP PLEASE!
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Have to try and get past it....
Hate to break it to ya sister to somehow.... someway.... you're going to have to come to grips with the fact that the exes who have children with your husband are not going anywhere. If you don't learn to accpet their presence you will drive yourself absolutely insane. However; their presence in YOUR life should be limited.... Now I can totally understand your frustration with the fact that your husband's sister is best friends with one ex and your husband's mom is best friends with the other exes mom.... that would bother anyone I'm sure.... What I've learned is that if nothing else you do have and always will have control over yourself.... what you allow to bother you... how you choose to react.... what attitude you choose to take.... whether or not you allow the exes to take control over your household.... etc.
Figure out what you can and cannot accept (be fair) and then draw your lines in the sand. It is also sooooo important that you communicate with your husband and that he has your back once you do create boundaries. Good luck!
oh, he doesn't have kids
oh, he doesn't have kids with the exes...the 7 wk old is OUR daughter. that is the only child either of us have. no kids are involved in this. its just the other stuff that bothers me. i feel like if the shoe was on the other foot, he would feel like i do or worse...
You could block them
Or give them "limited" access. They won't know. And he won't either.
how do you do that?
how do you do that?
Hummmm.....
I like Lizzie's way of thinking!! I forgot to mention the Facebook issue.... That would totally bother me too.... Your hubby should not be chatting with exes on Facebook.... thats just wrong.... I'd draw a line in the sand on that one!
I would ask him to close his
I would ask him to close his facebook page. Deleting them as friends is not enough. If he loves you he will delete it.
I have deleted my Myspace page becuz my H asked me to. And he doesn't like the Facebook becuz it makes him nervous. And I am not talking to exs, just people from high school and college.
If my H asks me to cancel facebook becuz it makes him uncomfortable I will. And your H should too.