No two relationships are alike, and the same can be said when it comes to break-ups. Sometimes you wish to never see the other person again, but when things end amicably, it is sometimes possible to stay friends.
For one man who works with his ex-girlfriend, it's important for the pair to still get along. But his new partner has been left frustrated by just how close the pair remain years after splitting up.
As she explained when voicing her frustrations in a post to Mumsnet, the pair regularly go out for dinner together without her. Her boyfriend of four years is 'open and honest' but she's annoyed at how much time the two spend together.
As such, she's been left wondering if her response is unreasonable or most people would feel the same way.
When outlining her problem, the girlfriend wrote that her relationship is 'better than [she] could have ever hoped for.' The lovebirds live together and they are thinking about getting married, but she has one 'gripe.'
"He is still very friendly with his ex girlfriend, they have no kids together and still work together occasionally. They message every few days and go for dinner every few months," she explained.
The woman added that it is important for the pair to keep their communication 'open and honest'. So she was surprised when her partner returned from a business trip with his ex, but only told his girlfriend when she was on the way to collect him from the airport.
"I just feel let down that he didn't communicate that to me before he left, if I hadn't been picking him up then he wouldn't have told me," she wrote. "If I mention it he says I should trust him and I do 100%, I know nothing happened with them. It's more the lack of respect for how I feel that hurts me. She gave me a dirty glare when I met him in arrivals."
In response, many commenters thought the problem at hand was not about someone meeting up with an ex - which can be a positive thing in the right circumstances - but about knowingly doing something that makes your partner uncomfortable, as seems to be the case here.
One such responder said: "This isn't about trust, it's about respect. Ordinarily I would say people should be allowed to be friends with whoever they want to but in the case where one party feels uncomfortable then there shouldn't be an issue."
Meanwhile, another worried: "He isn't concerned about your feelings as his priority is his relationship with his ex."
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