Relationships Amicably divorced couples

I get on fine with my ex. We have a kid though, I don't think I'd really be in touch with her if we didn't, but I don't feel any resentment or anything.

It was a mutual decision to break up though, so I can see that it could be different if there was infidelity etc involved.
 
Yeah. Husband and his ex wife had an amicable break up, it just ended. No financial arguments, we met when he was marrying her, but they haven't been in touch in 18 or so years other than legally, because why?

I'm still very good friends with an ex, but he lives in another country. I love him. Ran into some issues a couple of years ago and he did like a 9 hour round trip because he didn't want me having to worry about two big suitcases and a roll along on a train. So he came and collected me then delivered me to my mother, I will never forget that. I value his friendship far more than any sexual thing we had. When we first saw each other after a couple of years when I was back in London and we hugged, we both cried.

Lol..
 
Well not really” lol” he’d had testicular cancer. It was just a relief for us to see each other again. I had just got out from the American Embassy in London after my flights fucking up in Virginia and New York and nearly not getting there in time and was in a panic that I would say something wrong and my visa be denied. It was a bit harrowing all around.
 
Well not really lol, he’d had testicular cancer. It was just a relief for us to see each other again. I had just got out from the American Embassy in London after my flights fucking up in Virginia and New York and nearly not getting there in time and was in a panic that I would say something wrong and my visa be denied. It was a bit harrowing all around.

Ahh I see . Hopefully he recovered.
 
Ahh I see . Hopefully he recovered.
Yeah he’s fine. We haven’t spoken about it lately but I assume he still gets checked out. This was 6ish years ago when we were hugging and crying. I went through some stuff last year and even though we weren’t together in person, he couldn’t have been more supportive. Sometimes we don’t speak for a week or so but we just pick up exactly where we left off before. It’s easy. 8 hour time difference, his wife not liking me and him working from home at the moment doesn’t help much though.
 
Yeah he’s fine. We haven’t spoken about it lately but I assume he still gets checked out. This was 6ish years ago when we were hugging and crying. I went through some stuff last year and even though we weren’t together in person, he couldn’t have been more supportive. Sometimes we don’t speak for a week or so but we just pick up exactly where we left off before. It’s easy. 8 hour time difference, his wife not liking me and him working from home at the moment doesn’t help much though.

No offense but truly you are a disrespectful spouse to your husband and person to your Exs wife. Your Exs Wife should have gave him an ultimatum a long time ago to either get rid of you completely or leave the relationship.

Your husband is obviously a weak man for letting this happen. This is the truth whether you like it or not.
 
No offense but truly you are a disrespectful spouse to your husband and person to your Exs wife. Your Exs Wife should have gave him an ultimatum a long time ago to either get rid of you completely or leave the relationship.

Your husband is obviously a weak man for letting this happen. This is the truth whether you like it or not.
How long have you been married?
 
How long have you been married?

I was Married for a few years and divorced after almost a 10 year relationship. I have no contact with my ex because I am not a weak person who cant move on.

Let me add that if you think this is a time thing it is not. You are being disrespectful period.
 
I was Married for a few years and divorced after almost a 10 year relationship. I have no contact with my ex because I am not a weak person who cant move on.

Let me add that if you think this is a time thing it is not. You are being disrespectful period.
You don't sound like the controlling type in the slightest. I caught what you said pre edit. He isn't a weak man at all so lay off that, quite the opposite. The three of us have been out for dinner and drinks heaps of times. He isn't an insecure wretch like many men are about their wives exes. He's comfortable in his own skin and not in the slightest worried when on the rare occasion I'm in the UK I get to hang out with a really good friend. If you don't have that sort of connection then fine.

Why did your marriage fail, may I ask?
 
You don't sound like the controlling type in the slightest. I caught what you said pre edit. He isn't a weak man at all so lay off that, quite the opposite. The three of us have been out for dinner and drinks heaps of times. He isn't an insecure wretch like many men are about their wives exes. He's comfortable in his own skin and not in the slightest worried when on the rare occasion I'm in the UK I get to hang out with a really good friend. If you don't have that sort of connection then fine.

Why did your marriage fail, may I ask?

First of all I didn't edit anything out of my post... Its all there... I added to it.

That is hilarious that you can chalk it up to a man not controlling you and your husband being secure to allow your blatant disrespectful actions to take place. Your Exs wife clearly doesnt like it and I hate to break it to you but what you are doing is not normal.

My marriage failed because i married the wrong person, so I filed for divorce to find someone I would be truly compatible with, which I did. Its that simple really. Never would I ever or would my other relationships allow me or they to keep a relationship with someone from my past or theirs. So please dont hide your disrespect behind words like "controlling" or your spouse being "secure." That is all a bunch of nonsense.
 
Yeah he’s fine. We haven’t spoken about it lately but I assume he still gets checked out. This was 6ish years ago when we were hugging and crying. I went through some stuff last year and even though we weren’t together in person, he couldn’t have been more supportive. Sometimes we don’t speak for a week or so but we just pick up exactly where we left off before. It’s easy. 8 hour time difference, his wife not liking me and him working from home at the moment doesn’t help much though.

Some say it's "emotional cheating" to carry on an emotional relationship with a former lover.
 
First of all I didn't edit anything out of my post... Its all there... I added to it.

That is hilarious that you can chalk it up to a man not controlling you and your husband being secure to allow your blatant disrespectful actions to take place. Your Exs wife clearly doesnt like it and I hate to break it to you but what you are doing is not normal.

My marriage failed because i married the wrong person, so I filed for divorce to find someone I would be truly compatible with, which I did. Its that simple really. Never would I ever or would my other relationships allow me or they to keep a relationship with someone from my past or theirs. So please dont hide your disrespect behind words like "controlling" or your spouse being "secure." That is all a bunch of nonsense.
Where is the disrespect here? And with regard to my ex's wife. She is not in the slightest bit a nice woman. She never has been. He's with her for the sake of his children. And don't try and school me on that when you don't know the full situation.

And what am I "doing"?
 
Some say it's "emotional cheating" to carry on an emotional relationship with a former lover.
If we were texting or seeing each other all day every day I would understand that. We enjoy each other's company once every couple of years...he had cancer, I had cancer. It's being there for each other. And missing going out and having a laugh like we used to.
 
That's what I'm curious about, how does that happen?

We just used to argue about stupid bullshit and tried all the counselling stuff. It was pretty apparent that it wasn't a good environment to bring a child up in so we had a talk and came to the decision that we'd both be happier if we split up and it worked out great. She's married and I get on well with her husband, I get to spend loads of time with my daughter and it turns out I don't mind my ex in small doses.

All good.
 
If we were texting or seeing each other all day every day I would understand that. We enjoy each other's company once every couple of years...he had cancer, I had cancer. It's being there for each other. And missing going out and having a laugh like we used to.

Gotcha
 
Where is the disrespect here? And with regard to my ex's wife. She is not in the slightest bit a nice woman. She never has been. He's with her for the sake of his children. And don't try and school me on that when you don't know the full situation.

And what am I "doing"?

You should not be in their life. You are interfering with their marriage by keeping open contact with your EX. How do you not see this? He clearly talks to you about his marriage. That is emotional infidelity at the least.
 
You should not be in their life. You are interfering with their marriage by keeping open contact with your EX. How do you not see this? He clearly talks to you about his marriage. That is emotional infidelity at the least.
Jesus. I don’t even think she knows we’ve stayed mates for the last 16 years.
You appear to be trying to force some issue here which doesn’t exist. Some people stay friends after because they value friendship. There is fuck all wrong for caring for one another when you’ve known each other for so many years. If husband was worried I might consider my options but he isn’t. And you calling him weak...yeah right. It is totally the opposite.
 
Jesus. I don’t even think she knows we’ve stayed mates for the last 16 years.
You appear to be trying to force some issue here which doesn’t exist. Some people stay friends after because they value friendship. There is fuck all wrong for caring for one another when you’ve known each other for so many years. If husband was worried I might consider my options but he isn’t. And you calling him weak...yeah right. It is totally the opposite.

Sorry but any man who lets a woman keep an EX as a friend is weak and quite honestly its unnatural. Men are not wired that way. You are committing Emotional Infidelity. His Ex wife is clearly not ok with it.

"His wife not liking me and him working from home at the moment doesn’t help much though."

Once again you should not be in their lives. You are interfering with their marriage. There is nothing more to converse with you about. These are facts in accordance with your posts. Best of luck but you sure are delusional.
 
Sorry but any man who lets a woman keep an EX as a friend is weak and quite honestly its unnatural. Men are not wired that way. You are committing Emotional Infidelity. His Ex wife is clearly not ok with it.

"His wife not liking me and him working from home at the moment doesn’t help much though."

Once again you should not be in their lives. You are interfering with their marriage. There is nothing more to converse with you about. These are facts in accordance with your posts. Best of luck but you sure are delusional.
Oh shush, fuck sake haha. You're just clutching at straws now. I understand that some insecure men can't cope with their women being friends with men, but that's their problem. And most of the time they have proper drag them by the hair caveman issues, which...not particularly healthy. I'm not something that's owned. I'm not someone's property.

How in the fuck am I interfering in their marriage? I haven't seen him since 2018, you really are clutching pearls here with something that isn't an issue whatsoever. And I'm supposed to be the woman in this exchange.
 
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