Love and My ex: How's he doing?

How's he doing?

By MoveOn! - 25/01/2017 20:00

Today, and at every family event, my parents and grandparents go on and on about my ex and how much they miss him and wish I would get back with him. This would be fine, rude, but fine, except that they tell this to my husband. It's been years and we're expecting our first child. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/02/2022 00:00

Today, my parents are so in love with my ex, they still think it’s my fault she felt unloved enough to cheat with another man. They constantly try to convince me to take her back and become stepdad to the child she conceived with the guy she cheated on me with. FML

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By thanksforallyoursupportmomanddad - 10/11/2015 20:46 - United States - Arlington

Today, I overheard my parents talking about my husband. Apparently, they think he's a nice guy and all, but they don't really see him as "husband material." They think I would have been better off with my ex, who doesn't have a job and hurt me both physically and mentally. FML

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By BrisbaneCoop - 04/04/2011 17:13 - Australia

Today, my fiancé and I visited his family for dinner. The entire time I was there, his mother and sister had an in depth conversation about how attractive his ex girlfriends were and how they got along with them so well. FML

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Stop going on about it

By Msrebound - 05/07/2017 20:00

Today, even my 11-year-old noticed how much my boyfriend constantly reminisces about his ex-girlfriend. FML

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Charming dude

By unzucht - 30/05/2012 16:45 - Romania - Bucharest

Today, my wife and I convened our families for a joint dinner, followed by me breaking the news that my wife is pregnant. My father visibly scoffed, and my grandfather spent the rest of the evening muttering to him about how "breeders should be shot". Wonderful. FML

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Let it go

By kko - 16/02/2022 16:00

Today, my boyfriend still randomly brings up his ex. He told me what kind of dog his ex's grandma has. What the actual fuck? Whenever we’re out in public, he somehow slips her name into the conversation. He's told me he hates her, but mentioned her name at least 3 or 4 times. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/10/2012 16:44 - United States

Today, over a family dinner, my husband and I told everyone that I'm pregnant. My father frowned and said, "Again?", my 9-year-old daughter started crying, and her brother smirked and yelled, "Up the ass, no babies!" FML

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Plot twist

By Anonymous - 05/11/2012 11:36 - United States

Today, I overheard my mom talking on the phone with my sister about how much they hate my fiancé. My wedding is in two weeks and my family has been pretending to like my future husband for three years. FML

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Welcome to hell

By Anonymous - 14/01/2021 15:01 - Canada - Edmonton

Today, after meeting my boyfriend's family for the first time, I found out that he, his sister and their father enjoy talking loudly over the person who is currently talking, because what anyone else says is not worth listening to. FML

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Time to lay down the law

By Christiana Lipphardt - 09/07/2021 20:01

Today, I was told that my in-laws are visiting next weekend. I already have anxiety, as they behaved really badly last time and treat our newborn like a toy and keep bothering her. My husband won't say anything as he wants to spare their feelings. FML

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loucypher 2

Wednesday 25 January 2017 20:04

Stop going to the family events, simple.

ohkitty 21

Wednesday 25 January 2017 20:07

have you told them off about this? if not then why?? if you have then just keep doing it. don't let them go on & on, get angry, interrupt them & tell them to shut up about it.

Comments

racheal1000 13

Thursday 26 January 2017 4:00

wow.... and your husband hasn't left yet? this is something that been going on forever and you have failed him to this point. pick your husband and tell your family to shove off

cootiequeen4444 11

Thursday 26 January 2017 4:38

I did not expect such an intense ending for this FML. **** your life? Psh. **** your husband's life! Cut those toxic people out of your lives' and begin your family tree "fresh" (or fresh on one side at least). I can't believe you put up with that for years. I hope you at least didn't force your husband to go to your family's events and put up with it. I'd have been a broken man if had to put up with that for years. I know it's your parents and your grandparents and they might not have always been so awful but your future is potentially at stake. as well as your child's. And I agree with the person who said beware that your family might try to drive a wage between your husband and you guyses' child. RIP OFF THOSE RELATIONSHIPS LIKE A BAND AID! seriously. should have gone "**** that shit" way sooner imo.

lccc_ 18

Thursday 26 January 2017 13:43

lol if my family ever said that to my husband i would go offff. i would defend him and make them shut their mouths. i would also stop going if i saw that they didnt care to stop. you should try it

DanielleinDC 33

Thursday 26 January 2017 14:56

Maybe you should stop going to family events. You probably shouldn't tell them when your child is born either. Cut them off until they learn to show a little respect to your husband.

sgdigaetano 3

Thursday 26 January 2017 16:22

Time to tell them: stop. And that if they continue they will never see you, your husband or their soon to be grandchild again. Stop letting them bully you and draw that line in the sand. That's what I did when my father gave me a hard time about my soon to be second husband. He apologized and never said another word about that stuff.