Am I wrong to be hurt by this?

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TLDR: she told me the father is barely involved, but they talk twice a week. Is that inappropriate? I thought talking to an ex was on an as needed basis.

I’m (34m) in a relationship with a single mother (29f)who has full custody. She told me from the very beginning the father was barely involved and only saw his two children twice a month for two hours at a time. So we’re three months in and I find out they talk on the phone about twice a week as friends. I had no idea. She never told me they were close like that. I just thought once you broke up with someone and got in a relationship with a new person you were supposed to keep contact with an ex to an as needed basis. So I imagined she would be friendly while interacting involving their children, but not actually friends and talking just for fun. Am I wrong to feel hurt that she never told me how close they were?

Comments

  1. Professional-Sir5184 Avatar

    Some people stay friends with exes. I’d still want contact with my husband to some degree if we got divorced. He’s my best friend and I don’t think that would go away

    Edit: If it bothers you a lot it’s not too late to get out, you’ve only been dating 3 months

  2. He_who_smacks Avatar

    I would go before you get cheated on bro