His Family Invited His Ex To Thanksgiving And Christmas, Even Though He’s Dating Someone New
It’s certainly strange when you want nothing to do with your ex, but your family doesn’t share that sentiment with you.
This man is in this exact situation after breaking up with his ex, whom he spent five years of his life with.
“My family adored her, and it was assumed that we would be getting married soon,” he explained.
“About a year ago, she broke up with me out of nowhere, saying that I was not enough of a man for her (brutal, I know).”
He spent months in therapy working through his heartbreak, but now he’s dating a new girl. Unfortunately, while he was still in therapy attempting to get over his ex and her cruel words, his family kept on inviting her to different events.
To be fair, his loved ones did ask for his permission first, and he agreed that he was cool with her attending the gatherings, as he was convinced he wanted to win her back.
But after he moved on to his new girlfriend, he figured his family would no longer invite his ex to come around.
Well, he was mistaken. He just learned that his family invited his ex to come to their Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations.
He couldn’t believe it, but his family is serious. They all adore his ex and want her to spend the holidays with them.
millaf – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person – pictured above a woman holds pumpkins, gourds, and squash in her arms
“I put a stern warning that if she was invited, I would not be attending,” he explained. “I restated what my therapist told me, saying this was unhealthy for me and was violating my boundaries.”
“My family does not care. They love her. She doesn’t have much family, and they want her included. My current GF is obviously furious, too.”
“Every family member, including my mom and grandmother, [is] saying I need to treat it as if she were a friend and grow up.”
After taking some time to think about how he should handle this, he thinks he’s going to just put his foot down and not show up to Thanksgiving or Christmas this year.
Even though his family has taunted him, calling him essentially a coward if he skips out, he doesn’t care.
He’s planning on making memories with his girlfriend and spending the holidays with her.
Do you think this sounds like the best way for him to handle his ex being invited to Thanksgiving and Christmas with his family?
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