Married my ex reddit I was still pining over my ex, who dumped me like 5 months before I met my future wife. Yeah I have no intention of ever being that close and open to anyone again and especially never getting married. Long story short, after some emotionally difficult years, I have an amazing (also young) wife, a My ex of 3 years, and my ex of 16 months I don't think about very often. ) my dad got a crush on Sam since they were there all the time. But the names are different but it’s nearly exactly the same just look up Married to my ex husband rival with the authors name and you’ll see many others sites with name changes of the main characters. I (30f) was in a long term relationship with my college sweetheart (30m) for 7years. But it's still pretty funny that my brother uncles are married to my sister aunts, one of whom dated both of my uncles. if my ex ever were to My ex cheated my entire both pregnancies, I left him when I found out after I had my second child. I feel like I’m stuck and hitting a wall. My family thinks I should be over it already since I’ve moved on, but the anger is still there, and I have no interest in forming a relationship with my ex or my stepsister again. Original Post June 4, 2023. Before her I’d dated plenty girls and they didn’t make me feel the way my ex did. After a rocky start ( due to my past brokenness over this man) I finally opened myself to him and we have been together almost 9 years and this year will celebrate 8 years married. My (25f) stepsister ss (23f) is getting married to my ex(26m) We were as close as any two sisters growing up. hey everybody, i’m new here, been in NC with my ex for about 4 months now, we broke up earlier this year, she broke up with me but i never really got a closure or any reason to why we broke up, ever since then i would text her here and there and she would text me here and there but there wasn’t much to it, as i was hurting i realize i couldn’t do it no more, so i tried to NC and it Here’s a funny one my ex left me for a dyke that looks like a crackhead version of Bobby Hill, allegedly she’s engaged, I moved on. My ex got married soon after we broke up. I told everyone. The usual. Btw, I didn’t even know her last name. Some of you asked me how my brother knew my address. It took a couple of years before the ex husband and I could be actual friends because there was residual resentment and etc that we tried to ignore but would pop out at random times. Now My dad and Sam are married and have a child together. During this time I obviously couldn’t hang out there. It's ridiculous. Then he broke up with me and said “if you love someone let them go and it they’ll come back then So now my Uncle Ken is married to Linda, his ex girlfriend's (Vicky) sister. [new] I just made this throw away account so she probably won't know. I’ve done a ton of growing. Includes how I handled it. This is such a terrible thing to admit but when I got back together with my ex, it was because of his mom. That's not why my marriage is ending I am not quite over 30 but I got divorced a little over a year ago. My wife and I are not remotely the same people that we were 40 years ago when we met, but we have grown together with age. I love my wife deeply, but the sad truth is she couldn’t stay away from the male attention. (Married for 10. ) next thing I know ex and Sam break up and she starts dating my dad. Well now I find out that my ex is getting married. Instead I married my husband - whom I love to death, but it doesn’t change the fact that I had to let a dream die because said ex couldn’t be that man for me. It gets less worse over time. My mom had died the year before. We were no contact the entire time post break up. We actually laughed about it. Well the thing is we were married for 13 years and we have 3 children together. I have another ex who I fear is going to get engaged within the next 12 months. Now, my dad and Sam live at the farm with my new brother. But those kids came to me when they needed/wanted something. I didn't know why. Here’s the kicker; when I told her I wasn’t renewing my lease and that she’d need to find somewhere to stay, she got upset and ended up telling me that she lied about everything my ex wife had said to her at that party. It doesn’t give me satisfaction to hear things are going poorly in their marriage, but it does make me feel less insane to know it’s not just me who has the other on their mind. To stay together, you must believe in the marriage and commit to it. What’s it got to do with me? You might very well ask. So every time we move the boxes around I politely ask if she thinks her ex's would mind the new view. My ex isn't getting married though. I'm really happy for you that you are moving alone. i knew it but i was like it will be okay but i hate his touch and i asked him to wait before we get physical intimate. It sucks and it’s not fair. I mean my family and friends hate her and her family and friends hate me. After they had been married for decades he had the stones to say she should get over losing her son. She was also friends with my step sister. Either I choose family or my fiance. My family didn’t take it too seriously at first. My ex got married after he said he didn't believe in marriage . When we met I was still married to my ex-wife. Each time it felt like losing family when the relationship ended. We started dating, fell deeply in love, got married, had a baby, and decided to spend the rest of our lives together. My husband is a great lover, friend, dad, and partner in general. I told them my fiance is going to be my family now. About 8 years ago I saw on of her brothers. I am going through the same thing. And I’m going 30 yrs old on June that’s why I’m feeling pressured since my recent ex bf doesn’t wanna marry me and my ex of 6 years is getting married to someone else. Tell me about it. A viral Reddit thread is breaking down different stories of how getting back with an ex went, and the answers are all And now I’m single while my ex is getting married . As for my ex's. I spent two hours with her, describing the hell life I lived with ex. I'm 29, Hubs is 31. Why do I miss my ex so much? When you miss your ex, you probably wonder if it is normal to miss them so much. I am still in love with my ex and we have been broken up for about two years now. my ex wife of 20 years married 8 years after we signed the papers. We have been legally divorced for 2 years. This is just kind of how shit goes down sometimes when you get married at the ages you, and me, and my spouse, all got married. It was a classic white wedding with vows and the tradition of passing down a family ring. My ex is getting married to this guy she cheated on me for, but I can't shake the feeling that she will be with someone else for the rest of the time after ten years together with me! Just found out that my ex from 2 years back recently got married. Hey guys Ive got a couple of questions and I literally joined here because I want to clear this almost life long doubt of my mind. I didn't know it at the time and as I learned to cope with the death of my mother it became more apparent that my relationship was based on his family. so that was also a surprise. It was the kind of love I have never known before and possibly will never know again. Whether you still love your ex or have moved on, feelings can re-emerge when they get married. My ex friend and his wife are the same age as you and your husband, funny enough. My best friend also had an affair with my boyfriend. I met all 3 of those kids as soon as they came home from the hospital. I (32f) met my husband (31m) 10 years ago. My ex husband of 12 years had his new GF move in his new house less than 3 months after he finally moved out of ours. . I’m currently married to a wonderful man that I wouldn’t trade for the world. My ex and I still talk. But as soon as we broke up, Only feelings I’ve got left towards him were pure anger and disgust. I married my wife a year later. Three months after it happened, my step dad asked my mom when she was going to "get over it" and "starting thinking about other people" and "stop being so selfish". I'm single, she's married with a child. My sisters and some of my other friends were there to help me. its the worst feeling 4 sure. Originally posted to r/offmychest. My best friend since I was 20 years old married my ex-wife behind my fucking back. 2. I feel betrayed by both of them. Was left for the mistress. I definitely still love her, there’s a part of me now that’s grown to hate her, as I’m starting to see more clearly how she manipulated me towards the end, but I don’t think I’ll ever stop loving her. (I know that's unpopular on Reddit). EDIT: Just finished talking to my mom. I was with someone else during the year and a half apart. I’m completely devastated by it. My ex found out when she saw nudes on my phone. Walked into the venue and my first sight was watching them be cute and all for the photoshoot. Fast forward this year, i got married and realised i do not love this guy and i was just under pressure to get married. My ex fiancee (30F) came back in my life 5 years after she cheated in my (31M) life and wants us to get married. She is my present and my future. I am not The OOP, OOP is u/Time_Pool_9643. She never got his dick. I’m now happily married to someone else and we’re expecting our first child together. I had been out as bi from age 16 as I knew I liked men but also liked women however I realised when I was 24 that I didn’t like women. We graduate. My brother is getting married to my ex and invited me to the wedding. Honestly, the last couple of months trying to coparent with my ex husband has been a total nightmare. They couldn't accept it, so I am never seeing my parents again. I tell her I love her and she says she loves me. He volunteered that my ex was on her third marriage and it was rocky. 4. My married ex texted me after years of no contact . But people change as they age, they come to firm decisions in place of ambiguity. I was chocked but kept my composure when she came back. My wife is my #1. Now it has been 7 years and I’m now married with my husband (30m) and 4 failed rounds of IVF. My ex wife, who I loved dearly, “changed her mind” in an oddly glib fashion. We were 20 when we got married and we were together since 14. I refused to marry because I wasn’t even near ready (as a city dweller, marrying before 30 is “too young” because you tend to focus on career before family and children slow you down). We are all fine. Wouldn't have married her otherwise. She feels I should have introduced her to Jen so that Jen can see I am happily married to my wife. First time she talked to me about getting back, she had just married that guy. My question, ultimately, is, I never really got closure from my ex, so should I now?. They told me to choose. I want her to be happy and I'm glad she found someone but I am miserable. We were together just shy of 17 years, that’s half my life, we were high school sweethearts, my first love, we were engaged, trying for kids. They were impressed that I was with an older, smart, attractive woman. Mom gets back with my dad and they stay together for 2 years before they split again. But here we are, 8 years later. I just really want to get this off my chest. We had known each other from primary school to highschool but we started dating in college. There are times I miss certain qualities of my ex before my wife. And before anyone else comments about me sharing a dick with my sister, he has been saving himself for marriage and is still a virgin, just like me. We had a wonderful start, but we both really weren't ready to settle. Yes my ex-bsf did try to communicate with me during the party but I managed to avoid it thanks to Josh and my ex-FIL. I feel so happy. TRIGGER WARNING: Attempted suicide, infidelity I (39M) have been a caretaker for my brother, Justin (33M) since he was 10. She was a big mess and I was shocked the guy agreed to the entire thing. The truth is that it is entirely normal to find yourself realizing, “I can’t stop thinking about my ex” after the relationship ends. My mum and her dad met when we were 8&6 and we got along really well from the get-go. she was the most caring and loving person and i unfortunately lost my mind over an ongoing health condition, she was the only person who knew all about it and Same thing happened to me! My ex married someone 4 months after our break up. Share each other My (M34) boyfriend and I (F31) have been together for 11 years. So far it’s been going great. I love her immensely and will hopefully die in her arms. I think I’m (not literally, just situationally) the husband in OP’s story. My sister is a POS and truly the worst person I ever met, the worst thing she did was blame me for my sa of one of our family members. In a recent Reddit post shared to the popular If your ex is getting married, the most important thing you can do is to be compassionate with yourself in a moment where you might feel alone and unwanted. He's now a single father of a toddler in his 50s. I love my husband too but if he got snipped now, I would be gone. Single. My great grandmother was originally married to my great grandfather’s brother. Does he treat her the same (like shit)? My ex and I were never married, so he doesn’t need to know for alimony or anything. My ex who I had only been on ONE DATE WITH 15 months prior, and who had forgotten everything about me, and who had changed her number. When they realized we were serious, my I don’t think I’ll ever get over my ex. She waited until age 33! That guy married another girl under "parental pressure" in 2020 and went AWOL for good 6-8 months. Here, let's see what to do when you can’t stop thinking about your ex. It kinda feels like life is not fair . I hate admitting this to myself because I feel awful, but I truly believe this ex was the love of my life but it was a "right person, wrong time Went to my exs wedding, but i wasn't hung up on him at all. Coming up on 7 years married in August. They weren’t just my ex, they were my best friend and as time has passed I realize they were my soulmate. Now we are together and it is amazing. I don’t regret anything, I found my person and I am extremely happy about the bullet I dodged! Ex (25F) who got married still stalks my (28M) social media Dated a girl in college for 4 years, things were really serious, parents knew but ended up breaking off. Was with my ex for 13yrs. After the divorce, we kept in touch. My ex got married and our coparenting has gone out the window . I’m more emotionally intelligent and more mature. We took each other's virginity. I was married to her for 6 years and they My ex left me and ran into the arms of someone else very quickly. We were together for 8 before that, and married for 4 years. However he was abusive. He bought a new house, my son loves going to his dads to spend time with his other family and I’m not gonna lie it makes me jealous. My wife and I get along when it's just the two of us a lot better than my ex. The divorce was my idea. She pushed me for marriage but also refused to talk to me about her feelings which is a poor way to set up a marriage. That marriage she’s in ain’t gonna last long like I always say the grass ain’t always greener on the other side. I made our lives pretty miserable, so I decided it's time for a divorce. In fact the best way to cope is to feel, recognize what you are feeling, and then let go of Here are some of the most unexpected ones: Note: Some responses were pulled from this Reddit thread by u/Doobadoobadumplin. Now fast forward years later, my ex, my husband, and I all have mutual friends and i see him almost every other weekend. Heartbreak is terrible, anyone going through that now has my sincere sympathy, but also it's part of the journey for us all and can be a real source of personal growth if you handle it in a certain way. Literally everything about my life is fixed. I felt second best for 9 years. Me and my husband have been married for 4, whereas me and my ex have been together for 5(Ex was 17, I was 19 for anyone wondering) I always had an amazing chemistry with my ex. We both didn't speak for a long while and I eventually met a wonderful woman and got married but I still seem to be thinking about my ex a lot, and feel like speaking to her but I know it's wrong. I hope it gets better. I told her to not bother coming regardless. A few years have passed and I married and I'm happy. The ex drunk-texts me occasionally, threatens to fight my boyfriend, but he lays off and over time just stops completely. But I just archived my photos I had with her. A few years later she did the same thing and same result. I drank the rest of the weekend because it was the only way I was able to sleep. Someone on Reddit said "any man I date is competing with the peace and safety I gain by being single" and damn did that resonate. Talking to her won't get you any closure. I, too, am in an incredibly happy relationship, and I didn't understand why I felt terrible, but I did. I also recently apologised to my ex-husband for my part in the failure of our marriage when we had the occasion to meet a few months ago. Welcome to AskWomenOver30, an inclusive Reddit community where people can Not the same but my ex is married and I’m only mad because he sucks yet got exactly what he wanted while I’m still single. If anything, it might make things worse. He married her, had 2 more children and now 10 years later they are getting divorced after he found out SHE has been cheating on HIM. So, what did they get? They are both cheaters and liars. ) He was emotionally and mentally abusive towards the end of our relationship and ended up After that we fall in love, start a physical affair and I leave my husband for him. A woman discovered a secret about her husband three years after their wedding, and the internet thinks it’s grounds for divorce. My wife seemed really interested in Jen's life and asking a lot of questions while I was just trying to avoid the whole topic. I’ll see what it is Maria and I are engaged and getting married in September. I can help you with this situation. Not worth it. It was like 45 years ago. it’s not real. Fast forward now I’m 41 and still single and my ex husband is 41 and got remarried to a 31 year old woman who is incredibly beautiful. She and my ex both will always suspect the other of being duplicitous. Then I found my ex-husband we tried for kids but found out I was infertile he divorced after telling me he would never leave again. My husband is an auto tech, but for current vehicles Ex My ex married 10 years before me, at 20. My ex was given his great grandmother's wedding ring to give to me on our wedding day. We divorced 2 years ago because we faced fertility issues and I got depressed and no amount of couseling helped us. I was married to a narcissist for almost 10 years. Yes, i felt exact same thing once i found out that my ex was cheating on me and the same reaction when i found out that he was married. This hits home. One friend who had been in the same boat told me once that if your kids have another adult who loves and cares for them, that is a GOOD thing. Ex was my high school sweetheart, and were each others first sexual experiences. I got over them in about 1-2 months ish. My ex (23M) and I dated for two years. It was really quick. I messaged my ex after 1. My ex left me for her ap. We get together every year or so and shoot the shit. She had two kids. my ex got married earlier this year only a few months after we broke up and i can't get over it yet, it hurts and i feel like a failure for letting her go. Here’s all I’ll say: Don’t hope for y’all to get back together. I cried and went into deep depression. It was a court marriage. My ex doesn't know that I know he's married, he even tried to hook up with me a month ago telling me he was single and I was so we should just be friends with benefits. I don't even know why we broke up. It's not fair to her. But sometimes I'll see someone who looks like an ex or think about them when I watch a movie or show we both liked. I didn’t know that happened in real life. My boyfriend and I get married a little under a year after graduating high school. I’m legally separated but still live with my ex until I can save up enough money to move out. I know he’s the same and I feel sorry for My ex husband was in love with his ex for our whole marriage and it eventually tore us apart (amongst other things) even though he never admitted it and wasn’t with her physically until immediately after we separated. I just want to get this off my chest I don’t even know where I’m going with this or what I want from this I just have no idea how to process what just happened. My ex who is married now keeps messaging me and asking how i am. The kind of people my ex and your ex are, they did us a favor by leaving our lives. About 7 months ago we went to marriage counseling, and decided to give it another try. I got with him very soon after breaking it off with my ex fiancé (m24). I used to hate him as he has cheated on me, lied, and didn’t spend much time with me. I’m not proud about it but my wife started at our job and we slept together after a party. So I found some. And he did regret not being with me. Some families on her side and my parents are mostly upset that Christmas got messed up. S. I am in a very happy relationship with a man I adore, we’re getting married later this year. I've had 3 previous relationships in the past where we had a very intense and passionate romance. Really messy break up after a fight. They told me that he never talked about our breakup and he moved on as if we never existed. A lot of people say he had to of known her before but honestly I don't feel that way. Back then I think we both felt we were too young, and she always saw me as someone ambitious who'd move out to Silicon Valley. She dated him when she was 16, had sex with once but said it was awkward, and had dated other guys since then. I know my relationship decisions improved 1,000% Hi I just found out that my ex husband has got married and I am a little pissed off. 2 months after breaking up with me, 3 weeks since we talked. I loved the nerdy side of him, we had a lot of interests in common and were passionate about the same things. My brother passed away suddenly about 18 months ago. Not even if he “cuts contact” with her. We had not spoken since high school and are now in our late 20s. I told her I was friends with a lot of my ex girlfriends because I was friends with most of them before I ever dated them. And for his part, he acknowledged that he had made it impossible for me to succeed at our marriage so in that sense he also took responsibility for the part he had played. Right now, only thing you can do is focus on yourself, delete photos, greive the future that you imaged with him and the person whom you met in beginning. A little background me and my ex wife used to be best friends. Thank god her libido survived menopause. She has it all. If he could leave me so easily one time, he could do it again. Reddit cannot help you beyond give you advice — most of which you have turned down or passed off as too expensive or difficult. They Reddit users share stories about getting back with an ex. Messaged my ex because I knew deep down that I still loved him. He cheated on me and my drinking turned into alcoholism. They told me that he is doing well, that he has never stopped smiling after us. I blocked the ex this morning, and my wife is a little bummed out because she was enjoying reading my ex's emails and how strange they were. My ex is getting married this summer and I am dying inside. So this is my first time on Reddit. its been 2 months now since our tl;dr: slept with an ex who is married now and feel miserable I(31F) was in a long term relationship with him (32M) for 6 years, broke up 2 years back and he moved on and got married. And someone found a thread on reddit that has a lot of details similar to my ex. Weirdly I used to hint that he should date her coz of various reasons! I was heartbroken even though he was sweet about it. So she messages me wanting to reconnect. and I still today as every once and again I dream about us getting married, or I My friends were actually totally cool about it. It made everything so much easier. Im 21 years old and I've been in love with my ex for almost 6 years now after break up (she was my first love), relationships both for me and my ex have come and gone. This probably sounds pretty stupid of me, but I didn't really realize my husband was jealous of the fact that I used to date his brother until he told me recently. But it sure takes a while for it to feel that way. When I told my parents about it they tried fighting for me but that only got them uninvited. I felt like shit for cheating, and I knew that my affair partner was actually the person I was supposed to be with so I left quickly so my ex could move on. I shared the thread with my sister, no response yet. You sound like my ex-boyfriend, except that I got married a year ago, but same scenario as yours basically. The breakup was Hi y’all, I’m completely shattered and don’t know what to do. Few years into our marriage and my wife has an ONS she came clean a few months after she was consumed by guilt. I really didnt know what a marriage with my ex would’ve looked like I mean I could’ve guessed but things don’t always turn out how we imagine. There are no issues in my life and I am ready to finally move to the next phase of my life where I find the boom to success. They ended up getting married more out of convenience than anything, as it was considered scandalous for them both to still be living in the same house. It's over over. Whenever I visit them it feels like he only tolerates me. He basically went from this nerd to a well paid corporate during the course of our marriage. And my Uncle Jim is married to Vicky, my Uncle's Ken's ex and my Aunt Linda's sister. He died a year or so after marriage, and his brother was boarding (living) with them at the time. The new wife divorced ex a year later and told a mutual friend that her life was even worse than I But we stay together. Like I miss the way he treated me and how he made me feel. Midlife crisis is fitting. I got married one year ago to an incredible man whom I love. All this hard work. It’s been over a year with my ex. The ex and her ap didn’t last. We never wanted kids. Hot flashes and all. Happiness isn't a race you have to win. We rarely even argue and if we do we can resolve things without bad feelings, very unlike my ex. I was with my ex fiancé for 4. Best of luck :) Once my husband and I were on a 6 month break before we were married and by ex and I talked about getting back together. I became his dad's (52M) best friend during that time, we have much in common (we both go to the gym, watch Grey's Anatomy, that stuff), nobody thought of something bad about it, just father-in-law and My ex said that we were too young we were 20 and I wasn’t asking him for a marriage proposal I just wanted him to show more effort. She was cheating on her husband, too. I try to stop myself from comparing her to my wife, but it's hard. Most of my friends and family are dead or estranged and my marriage feels stagnant. Anyways, just move forward with your life and let the past be the past. After 20 years of sex maybe once a year with my ex, we have hot passionate romantic sex daily. Despite years of therapy I’m bored and we have a completely dead bedroom. (Backstory) my ex fiancee cheated on me when she went to USA for her MD 5 years ago we live in India then she stated the reason that I wasn't earning enough and the person she found is much more Personally I've never reached out to an ex - but my abusive ex of 5 years reached out to me. A few years later we got married. I went scorched earth with them. My ex married his affair partner, and my kids love her. My ex husband cheated on my 5 years ago and we got divorced 4 years ago. Let's call them Shelby and Karen. This. I'm married, my husband calls my ex for help on older vehicle stuff. The divorce was a pretty stupid decision. Before marrying him, he told me casually he spoke to her every 3-4 days, I gave him the ring back but we worked things out. He was going through the program and wanted to make amends. ETA: My wife saw every email as they came in. Three months. She wasn’t like the rest and I know many people say that but she really was. Not their dad/my ex. I just don’t think my husband and I have the type of chemistry and connection I had with my ex. His parents are divorced but they are in really good terms. Day. When we were still friends, before we decided the friendship could I understand. Self confidence is never in a rush. " My personal story of finding out my ex was engaged. I’m completely over my ex but I sometimes hear about him from mutual acquaintances and it angers me that he somehow skates through life with no consequences. My ex got married within 5months of breaking up to my colleague. I am now a father of a 6yr old son with another woman whom I am no longer with and still I think about my ex gf Constantly and if she called me this minute I would do anything in my power to meet her ASAP because u truly only get one person that u would My mom had me @20 and my sister at @23, split with my dad @25 and got with my stepdad almost immediately afterwards. He kept me busy with small talk. We also have been living together for 5 years. 5 years later I met my husband. He asked me if I would be ok him dating this colleague etc. "My aunt married her first husband when she was young. I recently learned that he was getting married soon, to the love of his life. I can't even delete them. I find my wife just as attractive, but my ex was more sociable, confident, and independent. Me (29F) and my ex Emilio (28M) met when we were 21 and 20, we started dating at 23, so I know his family very well. I have been out almost 12 months now. P. I don't give a damn about them. About a year after we break up, I find out my ex is sick. They know all the lies and excuses. My wife and I talked about having a coffee with her, just to try and politely, nicely, and calmly, help my head shift it out and clear the bad air, but we never actually pursued it. It seems like my dad hates me now. I cannot believe we made something so precious. 5 years). This was about 6 years ago. I think they figured she was just going to be a fling at first. He was my first love, and when we Advice for "My ex is getting married and it hurts. My husband (39) and I (34) have been married for 2 years. Nothing was hidden from her. I have contact with my ex in-laws. When he fucked and started dating my ex, I told my parents everything he did and my mom tried . My ex-FIL knows about my situation and my discomfort with my ex-bsf. Saying the we miss each other etc. It broke her and ended our marriage. My sister stood her ground for 10 years for her ex-boyfriend by not marrying anybody else. The moral is to move on focus on your goals be the best version of you. He wanted to go military, so it was the best move for us, and we knew we My(26m) brother(25m) married my ex girlfriend(25f) in September and I wasn't even invited. 5 months after we broke up and I’m scared I’ll never get over it. I’m so curious about his relationship with her. I don’t know what gotten into my wife. In my mother's eyes, Turk can do no wrong. When we were driving home, my wife asked me why I didn't tell Jen that I was married, and she was my wife. My ex got married 3. My parents were invited until my mom called me and threatened to not come if I didn't invite Turk. 1. I got over him but 6 years later I still hate him. We just aren’t in places where we feel we should be a couple anymore. I pushed her to get a divorce and they did. We say hi. My ex was married when we met, separated, but still married. My wife had only asked her to not get in the middle of our marriage and to let us work on it. My ex cheated on me and married the girl a year after our divorce. She did me a If I was married and my wife wanted to stay here, I still would really want to leave because it does something with your psychology and I can see why she is feeling useless. 5 years and we had a very rocky relationship, constant fighting and distrust, constant lying on his end and it was very one sided, I put my all into the relationship while my ex always took me for granted and pretty much did nothing. We have a great relationship and he is everything that anyone would want in a husband. I went through the same experience with my ex. Obviously he’ll find out eventually, but is this something I’m legally obligated to tell him? Edit: I responded to a comment with this, and it is kind of important to the dynamic: ex does know about my BF On one of the rare occasions we were able to speak on the phone calmly, I did bring bf and his my ex husband and I are 32 years old. He called Off the engagement because he caught her cheating on him when he had just got home from work, she then proceeded to get mad at him for interrupting, that’s when their relationship Funnily enough I was in a similar situation, but I ended up with my ex's best friend. I (20 F) Cannot seem to get over him. Before we could, my husband and I ended up working things and out and stayed together indefinitely. My ex and I were married for 20 years. It hurts me so much. Neither of us wanted a big wedding anyways. When I found out a wave of sadness came over me because as much as I knew we couldn't be together it is really over. And it is okay to experience all of them. I feel like I’m going to be alone forever. Cut to 4 years now, I’m dating someone and I’m gonna get married soon to the LOML. After a month with my future wife, my ex reached out and said I was her dream man, she was so sorry, she would fight for me, she wanted to spend the rest of her life with me. So I prayed for strength and wisdom and healing. Worked out great. I don't think I could ever consider going back, but sometimes I wish those qualities would randomly show up to some degree in my wife. No one cares, though. We’re both 19, we started dating in November 15, 2018 and idk something about this girl she was different. My ex-husband and I married too young. I have token a screen shot of your story and saving it to my phone as a reminder I’ll get throw this. Good on you for being honorable about the whole thing. I (33F) am in a bit of dilemma. They got married and divorced about 7 years later. I know it’s so hard. My college ex (dated almost 2 years, 20-22) was the one that got away. yep he was the opposite of nice, but I truly loved him. I regret not making my marriage work and now my ex husband is happily remarried. I am very confused. Luckily I had a good support system. In a parallel universe that person would have been the person I married. I was pleasantly shocked to say the least. Had an overall great time. They had their daughter 3 years ago. I 25f fell in love with my sisters 29f ex fiancé 30m. Dated 2 years, dumped out of the blue, then he was dating a new girl the next week then married like a month later just before he went to boot camp. Meanwhile 2 women I met on tinder and dated each for about 1-2 months I never get off my mind. We've talked about getting married and having kids a few years ago, he told me he didnt want to get married because he just dont, no more explanation. A few year into his job and our marriage, he changed. Not because I have feelings for him (apart from resentment 😂😂) but because he didn’t tell me. Now, I'm thinking maybe I need to. I need to get this off my chest. About a month ago I should say, her friend messaged my Instagram page on a fake account. But I often still think about an ex partner and what life would look like if we were still together. I loved this person with all my heart, but they left me for someone else, and i have been trying so hard to get over them, but every few months they message. I’m 30 and dated a girl from 15 to 20 that was the love of my life and I thought I was going to have lots of children and marry her. Exactly that. 5 years no contact we had dated for 3 years. I’ve done went throw the 5 stages of grief and thanks to this group, my friends, my family, & my coworkers I’m almost healed he’s not on my mind as much My EX revealed he still has feelings for me two weeks before my wedding and now I am having I 24f am getting married at the end of this month to my amazing fiancé There is a lot you can do that doesnt involve going back to an ex. Her ex best friend became my best friend. I didn't show my ex my feelings but god I was so upset when I went back to my flat. Over time we became lovers and then husband and wife. We talked for a bit, and he told me that she wants to talk to me and be on good terms. I was unable to provide the support he needed at the time, as I had not healed and wasn't ready to let go of my trauma (my therapist says I didn't want to relinquish the power he had over me - that it was a continuation of the My ex and I have been broken up for 2 years about to be 3 years in February. She's getting married to her best guy friend who she's known pretty much her whole life. I should have never done it. Now I think about it that ex wasn't great but I had put so much time and effort into that relationship, he had hinted at marriage when we were 'us' but I wasn't interested due to being younger than him - it wasn't the right time for me. They're in my past where they belong. The thing you said about admitting that you gave up on something while changing your password got through me. My ex husband of 18 years got married weeks after my divorce finalized (which only took months), had a baby a month later, was in a second divorce by the following summer and knocking on my dms by the 1yr anniversary of our divorce. The kids are innocent in our story. I didn’t get back with an ex, but I repaired my relationship with one. She thought I was lying. 3. We broke up and I missed having a motherly figure. Men invest and put money into what they care about. They'd give me advice in relationships, I'd give them advice, we'd talk about general life things and so on. I 28 m was married to my ex-wife for two years before we divorced because I realised I was gay. He told me he missed me, then blocked me and married the ex before me. She's getting alllll my old problems. My ex-bestfriend, who is married to my ex-husband hired me to make a cake for her son's birth. tl;dr: ex says he still loves me, but is married to someone else. It’s completely changed me. It's normal, I think. He was my first and I was his first. I39m have been divorced from my ex wife for 7 years. Just look on Reddit to see how often it hasn't worked out for someone and how the person ends To my even bigger surprise, I found out that she was married in secret to some guy while she was abroad. Everything. We weren't a match so went out separate ways but we still had a friendship. Not because it can’t happen, but because that version of the relationship will NEVER exist again. Being "the chill girl" only let's a man do the bare minimum to maintain a relationship until he Oh my god have I been there. We have many common friends so hung out with them, was like a reunion of sorts. They told me about her obsession to get rid of every little trace of me ( family pictures that I was in had to be removed), she is bossing my ex in I didn’t just complained about what he needed to change, I was working on what i knew was wrong from my side, but he never gave any input, all he said was that i work too much, but i had to work 80+ hrs a week with 2 jobs to be able to pay my half of the bills, when he only worked 1 job 40 hrs a week, and i was still expected to clean the house, do groceries and laundry on my Their marriage isn’t going well and my ex still calls their partner my name on accident. My husband [39M] and I [38F] have been together 18 years (married for 13), but I dated his twin 19 years ago for about 6 months. while she’s still married to my ex. You see, my ex-bestfriend (31F) had an affair with my ex-husband (34M) when we were married. It’s like he lives in my head and I think about him Every. She had a failed marriage with that guy that only lasted three months and they divorced. When I came to know the truth I was livid. I married my sisters middle school boyfriend and got her permission, but she picked a fight with me on Christmas about stealing him from her. I love my wife very much. Then, went I started hanging with my colleagues (now husband), I realised that i have someone new that is different and is mode related to my life views and if after 9 months my ex and i were in the same place and didn’t came back together is because was not meant to be. He said he wanted to talk to me about my ex, so I gave in and said sure. I love my husband, he is a great man, BUT he still talks to his ex wife and it bothers me. Ex is 26. Again depression, sadness, insecurities,envious for my friends. Shelby and I never called ourselves BF/GF or even called it dating. My nex was such an egotist that he asked me to speak to the he married 10 months after our divorce. Also my fiancée and I got married pretty quickly. We broke up maybe a year later, but the entire time during our relationship she would always gossip with her friends about what her ex was doing, openly, in front of me and had the audacity to ask if it was okay. I went from a extroverted party girl (but not a hoe) to an extremely introverted best friend. I just wanted her to be there to see it. TLDR; because I was definitely rambling but I’m not sure what to remove. Third, a marriage is a powerful team, a unit that is greater than the sum of the husband and wife. But what I realized is- it’s all hypothetical. ORIGINAL by u/ThrowRa86868686. When I was in my early 30s I divorced my husband. TL;DR – My stepsister slept with my ex- fiancé and married him. My wife gets pissed because she thinks I am going to coddle her to death. My crappy ex-husband (divorced in 2017) just married the woman he was cheating on me with a few weeks ago and it made me want to vomit. She already gave it a shot, 4 years is a pretty long time and if it didn’t happen then, it’s not going to happen giving it another go for a year. I wasn’t seen, heard, or loved. We were in a 3-4 year friendship/relationship. We exchange on each other's areas of expertise. I know firsthand being in the ex’s position. It’s quite the circle of life Literally, like magic and I’m not embellishing the truth. I broke up with my ex boyfriend over 7 years ago but I still dream/think about him at least once per month. I haven't responded to any messages cause they are married and i don't feel right responding to it. 5 years. We have a 13 year old daughter and a 10 year old son. She met ,married and divorced all within 2. We have two children together ages 14, and 12. Two of my best friends are a couple who and one of them is still legally married but in the process of divorcing his wife Met a guy on Reddit, He still loves her or at least has a place for her in his heart. And my kids are so grateful that I accepted their half siblings like mine. This is Reddit's very own solution-hub. I spent as much as time holding her. If you still have feelings for your ex, let your current gf go. That was the plan. This Christmas season my ex reached out to me over Facebook Messenger. You have to go through all the seasons to get to know someone. We co parent, and each get our own week with the children. I (30f) married my ex husband Ryan (30m) very young. Found out my ex was returning to the states on the same day that I found out the person I was with at the time had been cheating for months. Did the facebook thing (still friended but was hiding her stuff), saw the photos, completely blind sided. Her best friend cut her off when she found out what happened. For a minute thought, could have been us, but only for minute. 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