I had a rather awkward experience at my daughter's basketball game today. I was sitting on the bleachers with my fiance, minding our own business, when in walks my ex-husband with his baby momma and proceeds to walk all the way down to where we were sitting. Then around half time, in walks his ex (let's call her First Ex), with whom he cheated on with and had a baby with Baby Momma, and she too proceeds to come all the way down to the end of the bleachers and sit right next to me. She was the first relationship he had right after our divorce and they dated for a few years, so she is very close to my children (thus why she was even at the game). She and I are friendly towards each other; our daughters are about the same age and are sisterly toward each other, and I'm not the one to unnecessarily burn bridges, so I guess you could say we are cool. Baby Momma, on the other hand, HATES this particular ex, and pretty much hates me because she felt like I was taking her and my ex-husband's "side" when they were going through all their back and forth issues. Um, I had nothing to do with any of that, despite the fact that Baby Momma tried to drag me into it against my will.
So here I am, wedged between First Ex and Ex-Husband and Baby Momma. Aw-kw-ard. And of course I'm talking to First Ex, because like I said, we are cool, and she's sitting right next to me. But understanding human nature, I know she still had some bitterness leftover toward the Baby Momma situation, and by her sitting there being friendly with me, I know that also probably brought up some negativity in Baby Momma since she accused me (and my then 12 year old child) of taking sides against her. Not that I allowed it to change my behavior-- after all, I am happily engaged to the man who I believe I was supposed to be spending my life with-- but I started to get a very pawn-like feeling as I sat there and watched my now almost 15 year old play basketball.
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| I don't to be a part of The League of Evil Exes |
Over the past 6 years, I've been friendly toward my ex-husband's girlfriends, just because there's really no reason not to be, but I was never interested in becoming BFFs with them when they broke up and/or get together to talk shit about him. Baby Momma tried that with me when she broke up with my ex-husband the first (second?) time, and I wasn't having it. There is no need for us to become close friends premised solely on the fact that we used to date the same person and now realize the error of our ways. First Ex and I have more in common than just my ex-husband both professionally and personally, so I don't have a problem being social with her, but we never talk about him. Now, his most recent girlfriend (whom he kicked out of his house around the holidays and then promptly got back with Baby Momma), we really have nothing in common. Again, we were cordial toward each other, but there is really no reason for me to be friends with her after the fact.
I really hope I was reading more into that situation today than what it was, because I don't like feeling like a pawn in the game of emotional chess. But whether it was intentional or not, that's how I felt. Other women may bond with their ex's exes, but personally I want no part of the League of Evil Exes.
1 comments:
This doesn't sound fun whatsoever. I hate it when you just have one of those days where the worst possible situation just falls into your lap. It seems like you dealt with it very well though, so at least you know how to handle yourself. Divorce is such an emotional roller-coaster that being able to be friends with your Ex's Ex or their current woman, would be unbearable for most everyone.
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