I'm curious to see how well the mamas here on this board get along with their ex's new wife, partner or girlfriend.
My ex recently remarried, and I'm so grateful that he picked a really lovely woman. She's been nothing but sweet to my son and absolutely gracious and friendly to me, and she really seems like a great mother to her children. The more I get to know her, the more I like and respect her. It's still early and we haven't really had time to have any issues yet, but overall I feel super-positive about the whole situation. It really seems like the best possible scenario I could have imagined. I'm trying to make sure I give them plenty of space and respect their new family, but she's been very sweet reaching out to me and even asked me to be at the wedding. I was happy to be there and give my blessing.
Anyway, I've been doing a lot of research into the whole blended family thing, and most of what I've been finding is horror stories. I know I've posted about this before and I hope it's not getting old or annoying, but I'm really curious to see what the experiences of other mamas here on this board has been, so I thought I'd throw a poll out there. I'm interested in hearing about the good and the bad.
--How long has your ex been with his new partner?
--Do you want to have anything to do with her at all, or would you rather that you never saw or spoke to her?
--How well did you get along at the start?
--How well do you get along now?
--Were there any big problems you experienced?
--If you're at war, do you feel like it's her fault, his fault or yours?
--What made things better or worse?
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