- The anonymous man took to Reddit to explain the situation.
- He revealed that he and his girlfriend dated for five years before breaking up.
- Now she’s dating someone new but can’t get away from her ex.
A man has revealed that his family continues to invite his ex-girlfriend to family functions, even though she is dating someone new.
The anonymous man took to Reddit to detail the awkward situation in which he, his ex, and his ex-girlfriend spent time together.
In a thread titled, AdviceHe explained that he and his ex – whom he did not name – were in a relationship for five years.
He noted that his family loves his ex and saw no problem with his former lover attending gatherings immediately after their breakup.
However, when a new woman came into his life and his ex kept showing up, he decided to tell her family to stop inviting his family.
Although he is in love with someone else, the man’s family refused to budge and claimed they didn’t “care” that he didn’t want his ex around.
His family’s shocking admission left him and his new girlfriend “furious.”
Now, she has taken to the social media platform to beg people to offer her advice on how to get her family to stop inviting her ex-lover over.
A man has revealed that his family continues to invite his ex-girlfriend to family functions, even though she is dating someone new (file image)
The post was titled: “My family loves my ex and they keep inviting her to family gatherings.”
She explained: ‘My ex and I dated for five years. My family adored her and we were supposed to get married soon.
‘About a year ago, she broke up with me out of the blue saying I wasn’t man enough for her (brutal, I know). After months of therapy, I started dating someone new.
‘Now, during my months of therapy, my family had already invited her to certain events. My family asked me if I could still come and since I still wanted her back, I said yes.
“As soon as I started dating someone new and my ex attended his last guest event, I thought that was the end.”
However, the shocking situation was far from over.
The man noticed that his ex kept showing up and when he tried to discuss the issue with his family, they shut him down.
She added: ‘Today I found out that my family invited my ex to Thanksgiving and Christmas. I thought it was a joke, but no, they love having her around. I sternly warned her that if she was invited I would not attend.
The anonymous man took to Reddit to detail the awkward situation in which he, his ex, and his ex-girlfriend spent time together.
People online flooded the comments and shared their thoughts on the awkward situation.
‘I reiterated what my therapist told me saying that this was unhealthy for me and was violating my boundaries.
‘My family doesn’t care. They love her. She doesn’t have much family and they want to include her.
‘My current girlfriend is obviously furious too. “Everyone in the family, including my mother and grandmother, says I have to treat her like a friend and grow up.”
At the end of the post, he pleaded with people on the web to offer solutions.
He said: ‘I don’t know what to do. Any advice?
People online flooded the comments and shared their thoughts on the awkward situation.
One person suggested: ‘Don’t go. Celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas with just your current girlfriend. If they can’t respect your boundaries, then you have to enforce them.’
Someone else commented: ‘You can’t go because what they are doing is so wrong. Enjoy your new girlfriend’s family.’
Another user added: “Focus on your own happiness and boundaries, and spend the holidays with supportive people.”
“Ask her to be woman enough to leave your family,” someone else added.