As much as possible, stay out of the middle of your husband’s relationship with the ex. He should be the one communicating with her. Why take on a burden that isn’t yours? I know you want to help, but overall, it’s better if you stay out of their relationship.
Talk to your husband and work through decisions together behind the scenes so you feel comfortable, but let him be the one onstage. Beth learned that the hard way. Her husband was divorced for ten years when they married.
He had one child from his previous marriage, and Beth knew going in that this was a high-conflict situation. “When I first met him, he told me all about his ex and how he couldn’t have girlfriends because she always chased them away.
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