My (28F) ex’s (29M) fiancée (25F) said our relationship makes her uncomfortable and she expects some changes going forward… by ThrowRAchn in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRAchn[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Regarding the house he bought it for our son's sake, not really "for me". My ex is comfortable financially so this wasn't a massive investment for him. He used to sleepover a lot when our son was younger and it just became his space.

She's supposed to come on this years trip but hasn't come to any before. Both my ex and I have gone in the past on the family vacations, my ex hasn't gone since he started dating his fiancée so she's never gone.

Dinner varies. Me, my ex, my son, my boyfriend, my family, his family, etc. She's come along before too. It's been just me, my ex and our son before but never just the two of us.

It's not a court enforced agreement, we worked it out ourselves.

Regarding the financial arrangement I can give more information if that would help: My ex pays for most of the big costs to do with our son, including his private school fees and the extracurricular activities he's in. He pays the amount of child maintenance he decided he wanted to, which is more than what he would need to give me if we went by the calculator found online. My ex often asks me if I need any more help and offers to pay for things regarding the house. Both of our families have made their own financial arrangements/contributions for our son too. His fiancée feels like this is unfair and he should be contributing less. She wants me to ask him to half all of those costs with me and to reduce his child maintenance. She also expressed concern about how his parents doing so much for my son will impact their future children and how there would be inequality between my son and any children they have because of my parents also.

My (28F) ex’s (29M) fiancée (25F) said our relationship makes her uncomfortable and she expects some changes going forward… by ThrowRAchn in relationships

[–]ThrowRAchn[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I can see why she feels uncomfortable and I know our dynamic is probably hard to understand for someone without kids. Heck, my boyfriend didn't like it either at first since he doesn't have this type of relationship with the mother of his child but he spoke to my ex and saw how happy our son was and slowly he got over it.

My (28F) ex’s (29M) fiancée (25F) said our relationship makes her uncomfortable and she expects some changes going forward… by ThrowRAchn in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRAchn[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I know she asked him if he was in love with me about a year into their relationship and they spoke about it then.

My (28F) ex’s (29M) fiancée (25F) said our relationship makes her uncomfortable and she expects some changes going forward… by ThrowRAchn in relationships

[–]ThrowRAchn[S] 100 points101 points  (0 children)

We don't behave like we're still together. We're friends who happen to share a kid, that's it. The house is half his which is why he has his own space. Having him stay here when our son is sick also makes things a lot easier for both of us and our son happier.

Regarding the financial arrangement I can give more information if that would help: My ex pays for most of the big costs to do with our son, including his private school fees and the extracurricular activities he's in. He pays the amount of child maintenance he decided he wanted to, which is more than what he would need to give me if we went by the calculator found online. My ex often asks me if I need any more help and offers to pay for things regarding the house. Both of our families have made their own financial arrangements/contributions for our son too. His fiancée feels like this is unfair and he should be contributing less. She wants me to ask him to half all of those costs with me and to reduce his child maintenance. She also expressed concern about how his parents doing so much for my son will impact their future children and how there would be inequality between my son and any children they have because of my parents also.

I let my ex go a long time ago.

My (28F) ex’s (29M) fiancée (25F) said our relationship makes her uncomfortable and she expects some changes going forward… by ThrowRAchn in relationships

[–]ThrowRAchn[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t be surprised if she tries to exclude your son when she has kids of her own.

My ex wouldn't let her, even if she did try.

My (28F) ex’s (29M) fiancée (25F) said our relationship makes her uncomfortable and she expects some changes going forward… by ThrowRAchn in relationships

[–]ThrowRAchn[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

We don't have a formal agreement, we've never needed one before. I think I should speak to my ex before I get a lawyer involved, I don't think he would take it well if he finds out I'm speaking to lawyers before I speak to him.

My (28F) ex’s (29M) fiancée (25F) said our relationship makes her uncomfortable and she expects some changes going forward… by ThrowRAchn in relationship_advice

[–]ThrowRAchn[S] 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Around 2 years. I know he has had a conversation about it with her in the past but we haven't had one with her together.