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Kristin
Savvy July 2022

His ex…

Kristin, on January 9, 2022 at 6:45 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 14
I met his ex wife when she called him to get the girls because the car broke down. We pulled up and we got introduced. She was nice enough. He said, I did not want you to meet that way after we drove away.
We got engaged last Christmas and the girls said that she did not know and they were not going to tell her. So my fiancé text her and her comment was that it would mess up the oldest financial aide. His response is that he wants to be happy.
Next, I saw her at the soccer field where she would not look at me. She said hi after I did yet would not look at me- it was obvious. She went in the car 5 minutes before the game ended and the girls reported to their dad she did not like that the daughter talked to me. I’ve seen her two more times and she goes out of her way to not look at me. My fiancé says it should not bother me. We are getting married in 6 months and the girls are Bridesmaids. I do not try and be their mom and our relationships are okay…They have been divorced for 8 years and she is married to who she left him for. I get his ex… she does not want to be friends with me yet could it be anything else?

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Latest activity by Tracy, on January 11, 2022 at 6:20 PM
  • mrswinteriscoming
    VIP December 2021
    mrswinteriscoming ·
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    This could be anything from your fiance's ex simply being jealous, to her possibly having a personality disorder, and everything in between. Personally, while her behaviour has been unsavoury, I wouldn't overthink it.

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  • Kristin
    Savvy July 2022
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    Okay, I’ll try not to after posting this. I figured I’d get honesty here. Thanks.
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  • Jacks
    Rockstar November 2054
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    Meh. You don’t have to be BFF’s with this woman. As long as everyone is keeping kids best interests at heart that’s all that’s needed. I think just being non-confrontational is best.
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  • Kristin
    Savvy July 2022
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    Okay, perfect, done, thanks. It’s just so weird behavior. I don’t plan on ever treated her bad or speaking badly about her.
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  • Candace
    Super March 2022
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    Then you're doing the right thing. You can't control her behavior and it's not your fault either. Just be who you are and keep supporting your FH's relationship with the girls ❤️
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  • Rabreena
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    I understand how this feels.
    My ex husband and I have been divorced almost 5 years, he got remarried in 2019 and I did back in October of last year. I of course had heard about who he was with long before they thought, of course because of my son talking about when he is up with his father. When I initially met her it was during an exchange, which in my opinion is always the worst way to meet the "new person". I didn't say anything to her, as she would remain sitting in the car, so I asked my ex if that is the "new person" who our son had been talking about. At first my ex told me it wasn't any of my business, but eventually did confirm. It was a couple days after my ex proposed to her when our next exchange was and I decided to try and be cordial saying " hi and congratulations", but she was not having any of it, as she completely ignored me and kept trying to put the car in drive (from the passenger seat) telling my ex to drive and it's time to leave. At the next one, all of sudden she became the absolute nicest and sweetest person who could have ever imagined. Very upset in regards to her previous behavior, repetitively apologizing and hugging me, saying that she shouldn't have acted that way in front of my son as that was not the example she wanted my son to see and for me to know her as.
    Of course it was absolutely fake, nothing about her "apology" was sincere, and she continues her horrible, selfish, carelessness behavior and talk in my presence and in front/to of my son.

    It is so terribly sad that whether these people are the ex of the previous relationship or the "new person" this behavior happens, and unfortunately there really isn't anything that can be done by one person in order to fix or help this. Apparently even after 8 years of being divorced and even being remarried herself, she has never moved on mentally, and has become overly jealous of the fact that you and her ex are moving on in life with getting married. Sadly I do not see anything else you could do or say that could help "change" her reactions/feelings. It is something that she has to be willing to work on in order to better herself.
    I am sorry to hear that she is acting this way towards you as it is very wrong and immature on her part to do so.

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  • Cece
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    I keep getting stuck on the line that you getting married will mess up the oldest child’s financial aid. What exactly did she mean by this?
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  • Candace
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    I was confused also. But I think she means when the oldest applies for college financial aid. Federal aid goes off of all parents' household income. So if the dad's household income increases with the marriage, the amount of need will decrease, thus probably resulting in less financial aid awarded.
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  • Cece
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    I wasn’t sure if she meant college financial aid, or if she meant child support. Iowa should not affect college financial aid. FAFSA is only concerned with the assets and income of the custodial parent (assuming the mother is the custodial parent).
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  • Cece
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    *it should (not Iowa)
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  • Candace
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    Good point. The ex probably didn't realize that just wanted to be difficult.
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  • Cece
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    Just wondering if maybe the ex is not aware of this, and could be harboring resentment for the relationship because she thinks it will negatively impact her or the children financially.
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  • Kristin
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    Possibly. I’m reading all of your responses and trying to assess. I think it could be a maturity thing too as she went in her car and stopped watching her daughter play soccer. I don’t think if the shoe was on the other foot I would have gone in my car…
    After reading the responses I am trying to think of being in her shoes and that it is not something I can do better and deep inside her.
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  • T
    Just Said Yes May 2022
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    I mean, she is remarried which would effect it just as much as him remarrying lol.

    Kristine - Don't worry about your relationship with his ex as long as you are polite it doesn't matter. From the sounds of it the kids are old enough to make up their own mind about you and hopefully you are good to them and it's nice they are bridesmaids!

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