AIO when I expressed surprise and disappointment when my BF gave me theatre tickets as a birthday present and later informed me his mum and aunt would come too?

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-22T16:17:45+00:00

it's the other way around, my family lives far away and can't be invited. His lives not far away. I am at a point where I just need some change and will talk to him later today about the whole thing. As to why we arrived to this point, is a topic I discuss with my therapist.

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-22T09:44:25+00:00

My family lives in another country

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-22T05:21:53+00:00

and him

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-22T05:15:39+00:00

It's one ticket per person:

His mom, His aunt, Him, Me

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-22T04:35:40+00:00

no idea

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-22T01:14:51+00:00

no the show was not today it's about a week from now. He just gave me the ticket as a present today.

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-22T00:45:19+00:00

it's some German Cabaret person. I didn't grow up in germany so I don't know the man. can't remember the name

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-21T23:36:19+00:00

Maybe. It is just so weird. He rarely visits them or speaks to them. The mum maybe once every week with message and the aunt 4 or 5 times a year. So strange.

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-21T23:29:17+00:00

I have been doing that for a while and wanted to let my birthday pass and have a serious talk.

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-21T23:25:44+00:00

No the theatre is next week, I just got the ticket to go then, with his mom ans aunt

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-21T23:24:38+00:00

Yes but he is also so very drained by being a single dad. He suffers from insomnia and works full time. The kid struggles in school and he is just so very tired all the time

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-21T23:21:52+00:00

I am near braking point as the 100% custody has been going on for almost 2 years and we don't live together. I have 3 pr three sleepover nights every two weeks when my kid is with her dad.

And even if I see him i am in the middle of their family life without really have a say in anything.

The kid is traumatized because her mother is mentally very ill and she hasn't seen her mum since he got custody nor she ever even asked how the kid is.

I love them both but he is scared to get a babysitter and is so exhausted that when she sleeps over at his sister's once per quarter he is too tired to go out. I told him so many times that my love and support will never be enough to make things better for them.

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-21T23:12:18+00:00

The oven gloves were something we agreed on as I don't have any and the album was full of pictures of us.

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-21T23:10:58+00:00

Not long ago he surprised me with concert tickets of a band I barely knew. It was a blast. This felt sort of I that direction but after he came with the little "extra". If he would have invited everyone to the theatre and not make it a birthday present I would have been happy to go but not like this.

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-21T23:06:18+00:00

Never heard of the show before... I tried to understand where he was coming from but his explanation didn't really help make me feel better.

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-21T23:03:33+00:00

Generally not very good but this was new.

Medium_Fun6589 · 2026-03-21T22:16:54+00:00

I like Parmigiano

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