petty divorce drama that made it to AITA - REACTION

petty divorce drama that made it to AITA - REACTION

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Hey, beautiful internet fam! Welcome back to another juicy dive into the wild world of Reddit relationships! 🍵💥 Today, we're stirring the pot with some seriously petty divorce drama straight from the legendary AITA subreddit! You won't believe the tea we're about to spill, so grab your favorite snack and let's get into it!

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[LazyIRanch]

My ex hated it when I would hang out with his first wife at family gatherings and always give a sincere compliment about her hair, or just saying, "Hey gurl! You're looking good!" and then we would talk about our sons (my ex wasn't the father of either). Our sons both have similar mental illness challenges, she gave me tips of how to handle IEPs with the school to stand up for his rights. She's a cool lady. Our now mutual ex is a jerk!

[Nana-pwix]

I was the first wife and kept my married surname. I met the second wife nearly 20 years later when she also divorced him. She also kept her married surname. We used to go out together and the following party riddle got us free drinks every time: "we have the same last name. Our children are related but we are not related. How is this possible?" No-one ever guessed that we were both ex wives of the same person.

[lindalehr]

Fun Fact. The actual old-school etiquette regarding this is that the first wife keeps the last name but uses her first name. I.e. Mrs. Mary Jones. The current wife is addressed as Mrs. Husband's first name and last name. I.e. Mrs. James Jones.
How do I know this? In the 70s, when I was a teenager, my dad once addressed a letter to my grandma as Mrs. first name our last name, and she was furious when she got it. She called him up to proclaim that she was a widow, not a divorcee! 😅

[yaoirocks]

Dude...he started dating the Gal when she was 21, he is almost 40....(Which like its allowed but feels very midlife crisis) And then she wants this poor woman to go through the hoops to change her name in a year?!?! It can take a loooong time to change it!! This young lady isnt ready to be part of a blended family.

[stischer]

My ex- left me with our 4yo so she could get back with her ex-. I didn't want our son to think badly of her, so I always made sure he got Christmas and birthday gifts. When he reached 12 he told me he knew what I was doing so I could stop. I told him I didn't want him to think badly of his mother. He replied, "I don't think of her at all". She was out of his life until he was getting married at 24 and she contacted him to say that "as his mother" she wanted to be a part of his new life. He told her that he already had "mothers" (my mother, women of my family, family friends) and if she showed up, he'd have her arrested. She didn't. And he's happily married to a woman who is fantastic wife and mother to my grandkids.

[sarahplustheboys]

Fun fact: My Twin’s “dad” owes over 190, 000$ in CS. He magically had enough money for a lavish wedding and to support his new daughter’s with wife. He’s now 41, divorced and living with his mother. My new hubby and I are incredibly close with his ex-wife, we co-parent like a dream and spend all holidays and birthdays together. (We have never fought and literally have such a great time). She also treats my twin’s as part of the family and will send /buy them special treats.(since we are a package deal). It’s amazing how maturity and putting children first can bring so much more love and happiness into your life rather than turmoil.

[HalfNHalf.]

As someone that has spent 16+ total hours sitting in the DMV, banks, AAA, gym, post office and Social security office changing my last name to my husbands last name, I totally understand why some people don't change their last name after marriage or after divorce lol the process is insane

[HillCountryBluebonnet]

I agree. When kids are involved, they need to be on board with adding a new person into the family. It’s a package deal. When they don’t like your kids, that’s a dealbreaker for me.

[moonsaces]

My mom and I don’t have the same last name, she kept her maiden name so she didn’t have the change her new teaching license when she got married. And when I was born I got my Dad’s. It wasn’t a big deal but it did cause confusion growing up. Sometimes people didn’t understand she was my mom and my parents weren’t divorced. Half my friends growing up just called her Mrs. Dad’s Last Name. But her name was her choice and one she stands by.

[jillianj]

Red flags all over the place with that first one. As a kid of happily divorced and still friends parents, if the girlfriend can't handle the family AND the family doesn't like her, it's not going to work. Period.

Before my dad met his current wife, he dated a woman who was AWFUL. Thankfully my mom doesn't take crap and told her how it was going to be and if she didn't like it then she needed to leave, because our family came first. My mom and dad were high school sweethearts who drifted apart then had a second chance, but after having me and 13 years of marriage, realized they were better as friends. My dad wasn't close with his family and both of his parents had passed away... so our family, and my mom's was always going to be his family. And my mom wasn't going to let a legitimately mental person come between my dad and us. Thankfully he came out his senses, and later met someone wonderful. And now both of my remarried parents hang out as a group and even have gon on group friend trips together with my dad's college friends (who my mom got very close with while they were together and they didn't want to let her go either haha).

And turns out, my step mom actually dated one of his college friends as a young teen. Haha😂 Rhode Island is SMALL. Lol

[Jwatt]

My mother kept my dad's last name even though they divorced when we were toddlers. When she remarried she kept the name and hyphenated her new husbands name to it. I asked her about it once randomly (as an adult) and she said she didn't want any confusion for us growing up when she came to major life events and it is a bond we shared. Changing it to her felt like she was letting us go and I have always had the upmost respect for her decision.

[ChaquetaB]

If new wife doesn't want to have the same last name as ex, she has some options: 1) Don't take husband's name. 2) Have husband take new wife's last name. 3) Have new couple chose a new name. Harassing ex-wife change hers is not one of the options.

[ruthhackney]

When I was in my 20’s I had a date with a cute older guy with 2 kids. During the date, he said he’d just been laid off(that day). No biggie, life happens. But what made the first date the last is he bragged that his FIRST call was to his attorney to get child support reduced. 😂 No thanks-I’d prefer a man who takes care of his own.

[KatiB]

The editor needs a raise for sneaking René Descartes in when you said "....you exist". That was a moment of beauty.

[Ksudana]

the first guy is in for a bad 2nd marriage. mom had the right to have the same name as her kids. also you are SO RIGHT about it being a pain in the butt to change names after a divorce. they can't force mom to change her name and she should tell him to kick rocks. love the comment about changing the kids names too

[Cassy]

😂 “Sit on it and rotate” I haven’t heard that in years! An oldie but goodie!!

[theresagarcia]

Woman who kept ex’s money to pay back his debt to her was absolutely correct in what she did. It was divine intervention after it became clear he wasn’t going to do it on his own 😅

[mollysargent]

Dude, I changed my last name in the past year and it took MONTHS to get everything transferred over. My mom and MIL were like "it's not that bad" YEAH FOR YOU IN THE 80s IT WASN'T. So much of ourselves exist online now

[borderlinebeka]

If he can spend 20k on an engagement party then he can absolutely pay them back. He's taking advantage of her distance/quietness

[Jess-vkmp]

The kids not liking the dads girlfriend and being upset that their dad didn’t say anything to them about wanting to get engaged to her, really struck a cord with me. After my dad’s divorce with my brothers mom (she cheated and broke his heart), he went on a tirade of horrible girlfriends. One of which we REALLY didn’t like and he knew it. Out of the blue one day he tells us they got married at the courthouse. Keep in mind they fought CONSTANTLY, and we’re breaking up and getting back together over and over too. My brother and I were pissed because he didn’t ask us what we thought about him marrying her. Not even a year later they divorce, and my dad admitted he didn’t run it by us first because he knew we would say he shouldn’t do it, and he was so desperate for love he was willing to put up with pretty much anything. When he eventually met his wife now (like 14yrs ago), he asked us first what we thought before proposing. We thought she was good for him and we agreed he should marry her. And lo and behold that’s been his longest lasting relationship and marriage lol. So imo you should always ask your kids what they think first. They’re not blinded by love and can see the red flags (at least in my brothers and my case that is).