my boyfriend's ex is still close with his family

Still single, still playing the victim, still stuck in the same mindset still an abusive bully. Who knows. Meet Cordae, How I Saved Grocery Money By Dating (Yes, Really). God knows i needed a miracle and directs Dr. Muna to heal my abusive marriage. On this week's advice column, experts advise someone who is jealous that their boyfriend is still living with his ex. I feel for you. There is absolutely no explanation for their actions, they cannot use its for the kids because its not what is best for my kids. She is his ex for a reason. Have you talked to your perents, becuse there is no mention of there response. It has gone on for five years. If there's one key sign that your man is still in love with his ex, it's when he chooses her over you. She tells me she doesnt want to put the kids in the middle but I have 3 daughters and I can tell you that if anyone tried to ruin my daughters life like he did to me, I would not be speaking with him. That is why I advocate for being completely honest IF they ask. When they realised they couldnt get my brother (my Mum and Dads only other son) to agree with how theyd behaved they dropped him and two small grandchildren. If they don.t stop the madness and disrespect, join a group with common interests and get yourself a new family. I met my new wife 8 years after my divorce and 4 years after hers. His ex and family are all still mutual on Facebook so when I see his family post, she comments and so I checked her page to see if they were also commenting on her stuff and sure enough they were. Ive always been kind (as you are about your ex), and nothing has changed. If he were living here, I would not be spending time with them the way I do now, simply because hed be here and wouldnt want to see me. Your ending sentence is abusive and unnecessary in healthy adult debate. Its not an unreasonable expectation, but having read her post and noting that there are children involved with not only her family, but the family of her siblings, it is unrealistic to expect ties to be cut. Now nobody in my family speaks to me and my mother is threatening to evict me from the condo that Ive been renting from her. They have told him they chose sides in his parents divorce and shouldnt have done that. Good luck! THis woman wants her family back and doesnt have to see her ex husband everything she has a family funtion. He lied and was on some kind of control agenda from the start. Hes a great dad and a great person. After all you are their family & they should respect & honor your feelings on the matter. Her response was that she wouldnt because he would see us hanging out together and we would get back at him that way. They still love each other.. thats still her mom and she will always b our moms daughter.. oh did I forget to mention shes my sister I probably also for got to left me for our father.. Maybe its because you never explained why you feel so negative towards your ex, but you genuinely sound like a bad person. I get on fine with the kids. He would show up to about 1/10 events. Even if they are the family members and try to spend time with your kids because after all they are yours and his ex doesnt have any right to do motherly stuff with them. Here's my question for you, though: Why did you sign up for this? I can relate with many of you. I've been dating Tom for 1 year and our relationship is perfect, but it bothers me a little how close Nina is to his family. He doesnt take the kids to the dentist, doctor, for hair cuts or anything else they need beyond food. I dont want a forced relationship with them. Does he have family that he can attach himself to (instead of yours?). What adult children need to understand through their breakup is to beat the consequences of their decisions to marry and human weaknesses( whatever caused the breakup) Its hard enough to lose someone in divorce without having do deal with the loss of half the people in your family as well! Why cant your famiy see that you are distraught about how they handle things. I understand still caring about a as family members ex, but even as amiable of a divorce you can have, your family ought to have your feelings under consideration first. Who does that? Crappy people find other crappy people. They need to respect you and your wishes. Her husband is still talking to my ex against my wishes. I thought I was alone until I found these posts. Everyone gets hurt in a relationship even disappointed. My brother did the same thing to me. The years i spent joined at the hip with my little sister, the effort i made building what i thought was a strong relationship with my emotionally absent father, my stepmother who id known since i was 4 it all just crumbled. Now I realize Im not alone. My boyfriend Tom dated Nina for 3 years (They broke up in 2017). Anyway, looking now, its been 9 years in October that we split and 6 years divorced. You will fear death more and more as you age and become more bitter and resentful. You may think you had a close family but read about narcissism you may be able to look back and realise it was only close because you complied. And how is that a suprise for his birthday? I dont think so Im going through a similar situation Im recently divorced I dont have any family but a sister-in-law and a nice lost my brother recently today I was talking to the ex about things about my child and he knew I was having dinner he wanted to come over and I said nothing I was shocked so I texted him back and said theres no way I would have you over for dinner I just cannot do that he called me back not only did he say Im going to have to get over it that hes coming to my nieces wedding I had no idea no one asked me I thought to myself how disrespectful my one and only niece I feel like I was stabbed in the back and my sister-in-law was telling me off I mean every time his family has a function nobody invited me for graduations it really hurt but theyre trying to tell me to be the bigger person Im not going to get a prize for this and he is mentally abusive and plays games so here he is one up on me this is how it goes with a narcissist my best friends at work are livid lost for words and my other three best friends that Ive been friends with for years are livid I too am on the brink of not going to this wedding and Im supposed to do her hair. He compares you to her 7. Sadly, it has gone on so long and relationships developed, they may not cut ties. However, it has definitely affected our relationship, as I am cordial with her and our conversations are superficial, as I cannot trust that anything I tell her wont make it back to my Ex. My ex turns up to all my family ocasions such as funerals, my sister even invited them to my dads 80th birthday party. My dad took off then and got remarried, moved 2 states away and kind of dropped out of my life to a degree. There is no jealousy because my partner knows that we are totally platonic, and that comfort came about after a series of frank and honest conversations. Neither your family nor your kids will be there for you in 20 years time. Ive been suffering in silence because I had no idea anyone was in my shoes. Its stupid that people often think rebound relationships (you know, when someone moves quickly from one relationship to the next) are bad by definition. I knew Id lose friends after my decision, but never did I ever think Id lose my own family. relationships have to end because you changed your mind about being married? They dont bring her up around me anymore. Another who has a very similar story. Im very upset. I almost lost my life to alcohol I lost my job, I got sick and was admitted into the hospital emergency ward. We dont have kids, have never been married and only been together for 6 months. Im light and polite when I see their exes but nothing beyond that. There are stories, you can find them online, where couples do manage this and the kids are much better adjusted and its a win/win. Its not that he even wanted my kids, he just wanted to take everything away from me. More of our agony aunt Coleen Nolan's advice on your sex, family, health and relationship problems, Don't miss resident agony aunt Coleen Nolan's weekly newsletter. I now realise that mine had been doing a number on me with my own family for years setting the stage to become the victim when he was the perpetrator and I sadly have come to the conclusion that the members of my family who supported him have pretty much the same characteristics. My family has totally excluded me and my 7 year old. I am lucky because my grownup children love me a lot and we are very close. I would never go to his familys holiday celebrations or take vacations with them. I fantasize about shooting her in the face sometimes. You should feel happy that his family are the type to grow bonds with the familial partners. He cheated. Maybe you should as k yourself why you want to go. I have no family left at all, but my kids, and what i thought were forever in-laws. My mom pushes him on my brother and his family, my aunts and uncles and anyone else she can. He didnt he went over to his ex house and told me I pushed him in to do it. The final straw was when he destroyed the entire house one Christmas Eve while I had been with family. But no its still happening, i believe your family should always put their own kin first and respect your feelings, i had to stay away from my own uncles funeral this week because I knew theyd be there and i just can not bear seeing them all hugging and being freinds. I knew I would struggle financially and was prepared to give up my cell phone, cable TV, eating out, and even the possibility of having to move to a smaller house or apartment. Christmas?Easter? But now I havent seen him for 5 months as he is seeking full custody so doesnt want to do anything to hurt his case. That means ur family are in support of that divorce if not they will not be friend to is girl friend and ur sister, is very bad for them to go out with is girl friend I did not support it. Did they feel that you wronged him or cheated on him? Please do what is best for your NEW family. And no she cant make her family choose, however, shes is their mother and full time care giver, is she is well supported and feels safe emotionally and mentally THEN the kids will be in a better position. And if you do, its not the best for your children. I couldnt wait for them to move so I could have a relationship with them. Although I have forgiven my self, my ex and my family and prayed to God to help me forgive and forget. But it seems a bit selfish or otherwise.. thats gonna need some evaluation from therapy/phycoatrics. well got a 7 year sentence but knock down to 4 yrs with my testimony. Maybe you should seek therapy and find happiness and respect for yourself! She was at every wedding, baby and bridal shower, funeral etc on my moms side of the family. i said wen u get out lets just b friends take it sliw he said no i know wat i want that u we wrote phone calls in all his letter he tell me how much he loves me i brought him out of darkness he has big dreams 4 us hell never change bout how he feels 4 me b in love well wen he got out he told me that he only want 2 b a friend he moving 8 months 2 his mom his ex he talk so bad about got there son taken away 2 state wen he got out he got him bak now his ex rehab has her personal b longing in his closet she doesnt want someone steal her stuff while in rehab.. he sys she didnt put her things in her son cliset his cliset her ex .. that told me they still having sex she over there wen the boy not surpise 2 b round his mom he lets his son c her not let the case worker know plz give me ur advice anyone . You are failing to understand that some people dont even want contact with children or use them as weapons. He ended up trying to use their relationship in court against me! It sounds like you have hate in your heart for your husband. I have seen this one other time bet there was infidelity involved and the family blamed the breakup on their family members infidelity and stayed very close to the offended partner. Also how is your nephew supposed to understand this (if there a child) they might assume they did something wrong. It took me a good few years to get my head around it and I still get pangs but I feel the anguish of making that decision was preferable to them seeing him as a victim and having to still be linked to my ex through trying to keep a relationship with them. Bottom line. My fathers memorial service was last weekend. I can 100% relate to this. Your last sentence says it all. Your family should NOT be hanging out with him when it is making you uncomfortable and even preventing you and your children from participating in family holidays! Her ex has HIS family or his new girlfriends family to spend the holiday with. I have the same situation. But his family invites her knowing full well that he and I dont want to spend time with her around. I got full custody and allowed him and his family visitation. And it's ridiculous for him to go, too, and play into his mother's manipulative games. You choose to bring this person to be part of the family, now he is, but that means that you cant just get rid of him, because guess what, he is family and that doesnt change because you dont like him enough anymore. It is heartbreaking. Beyond that, contact an attorney to see if state laws enable a civil lawsuit for alienation of family affection. While they were dating my boyfriend and his ex spent a lot of time with his parents. Because as a human being, you cant forget someone youve loved just like 123. I think your ex deliberately tried to phase you out and that sucks. I wouldnt do it to my loved ones. He was emotionally abusive. I have accepted that MY family do not value me as a sister and daughter and place a higher value on the ex husband. Demetria L. Lucas is a contributing editor at The Root, a life coach and the author of A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life and the upcoming Dont Waste Your Pretty: The Go-to Guide for Making Smarter Decisions in Life & Love. I have cried, complained, disappeared, clammed up and Nobody understands. They need to back you up 100% and cut off all ties with your ex. My mom knows that he has dated 3-4 women after the divorce and cheated on them too and was arrested for soliciting a prostitute. Then major of the replies are doing just that. My ex maintained his relationships with all of the men in my family. You need a new family. Im sure for free. Sometimes that can mean that hes thinking about his past and his ex. His sister, who used to not care for his ex at all, is now welcoming her back & having her over. There are too many stories where a narcissistic, (Im not saying it ex is or isnt) ex had high jacked the ex in-laws. What would you do if you just found out that your boyfriend still is friends with his ex's family? etc. I cut all ties with my mom, my ex and the girl he is with (he is 61 and she is 29) but I still try and be civil to our daughter. My ex asked me to abort our children and knocked me on the ground when I was 8 months pregnant. He asked me to leave the house immediately after he asked for. I get a mere 100 a week and he refuses to give them an extra dime (the few times they asked him for something) having no problem telling them he pays me good money in child support with no care for their feelings or needs. No one can say why. Do you not have a family of your own? 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