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Question for you divorced baws
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:31 am
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:31 am
So, for those of you who have been divorced, do you still keep in touch with the family of your ex? Do you think it’s wrong to keep ties with your former in laws and still visit with them?
When I was a kid, my Mom would take me to visit the parents of her 1st husband from time to time. My Dad didn’t agree with it, but my Mom said that even though she divorced her 1st husband, that didn’t mean she had to completely cut off contact with his family, whom she had gotten close to.
So where do you stand on this? Keep in touch with ex’s family or forget em?
When I was a kid, my Mom would take me to visit the parents of her 1st husband from time to time. My Dad didn’t agree with it, but my Mom said that even though she divorced her 1st husband, that didn’t mean she had to completely cut off contact with his family, whom she had gotten close to.
So where do you stand on this? Keep in touch with ex’s family or forget em?
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:33 am to SaintlyTiger88
I don’t see the need unless you’re real tight with brothanlaw
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:33 am to SaintlyTiger88
They were still your grandparents even after the divorce, so I don't see what this has to do with your mom.
Eta: Not your bio grandparents. Your mom had you before she married your father.
Eta: Not your bio grandparents. Your mom had you before she married your father.
This post was edited on 10/11/22 at 9:35 am
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:33 am to SaintlyTiger88
Family? No. Have been divorced 7 years now. The only time I every speak to them is when they happen to be there when picking up the kids. Forget them. They aren't your family.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:34 am to SaintlyTiger88
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do you still keep in touch with the family of your e
Its weird because we've been perfectly amicable and pleasant, but her family immediately turned on me and I became a pariah to them (even though I did nothing wrong). They've even pushed her to go after me for more money.
I was closer with her family than I was with my own family.
This post was edited on 10/11/22 at 8:40 am
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:35 am to SaintlyTiger88
I was very close w MIL. One of the worst parts of divorce was changing that relationship. I send her pics of the kids at times and we text every once in a while. Lot of moving parts with that question and really depends on the inner workings of multiple relationships.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:35 am to SaintlyTiger88
I'm still tight with my ex bro in law. still call him my bro in law and like him better than my two other bro in laws 

Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:36 am to SaintlyTiger88
I have selective communication with some of the ex's family. I am still close with her dad but that is about it. If I run into any of them I am cordial but that is about it. She and I have not spoken since the divorce.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:40 am to SaintlyTiger88
Clean break cuts future drama.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:42 am to SaintlyTiger88
Not only no, but hell no. The ex and her family are crazy. It is so insane that the custody fight records are all sealed. I fricking won.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:43 am to SaintlyTiger88
You trynna plug ya old SIL to get back at your old lady playing Jody’s passion pole?
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:44 am to SaintlyTiger88
Really depends on the situation,
Alabama divorces can be particularly messy
Alabama divorces can be particularly messy
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:44 am to SaintlyTiger88
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So, for those of you who have been divorced, do you still keep in touch with the family of your ex?

Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:47 am to SaintlyTiger88
I loved my ex’s family & was very close with them. It didn’t feel right continuing a relationship with them since I initiated the divorce. Losing that family was really sad.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:48 am to SaintlyTiger88
depends on the divorce. If it ended UGLY then I'd probably leave them alone
I would keep in contact if it was an amicable split and you're tight with them...
I LOVE my in-laws. Cannot fathom not being in their lives...especially my young niece
I would keep in contact if it was an amicable split and you're tight with them...
I LOVE my in-laws. Cannot fathom not being in their lives...especially my young niece
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:48 am to SaintlyTiger88
If everyone is mature it's fine. Some people can and some can't. I personally keep in touch with them.
My brother tries to forbid my parents from communicating with the mother of his children to no avail.
My brother tries to forbid my parents from communicating with the mother of his children to no avail.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:52 am to SaintlyTiger88
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So where do you stand on this? Keep in touch with ex’s family or forget em?
frick em! They condoned that cheating bitches' actions, got no use for them.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:52 am to SaintlyTiger88
I think it depends upon, among other things, how long the marriage lasted and the family dynamics.
My parents divorced when I was 22 (were married 23 years). My dad's side of the family was large and relatively younger, my mom's side was smaller and older.
My mom has remained very close to my dad's family. In fact, my grandfather (dad's dad) actually walked my mom down the aisle for mu mom's second wedding (my mom's dad had passed by this point).
I think it also should be said that my dad doesn't have a particularly close relationship with his family. After the divorce, he moved a few hours away and got remarried to a lady that had kids. Even 20 years later, my mom definetly spends more time around my dad's family, then my dad does around his own family.
It's weird, yeah, and some outsiders when they see it have some quesetions. But it is what it is. As my grandfather has told me, my dad being a dumbass doesn't change how he feels about my mom (his daughter in law).
My parents divorced when I was 22 (were married 23 years). My dad's side of the family was large and relatively younger, my mom's side was smaller and older.
My mom has remained very close to my dad's family. In fact, my grandfather (dad's dad) actually walked my mom down the aisle for mu mom's second wedding (my mom's dad had passed by this point).
I think it also should be said that my dad doesn't have a particularly close relationship with his family. After the divorce, he moved a few hours away and got remarried to a lady that had kids. Even 20 years later, my mom definetly spends more time around my dad's family, then my dad does around his own family.
It's weird, yeah, and some outsiders when they see it have some quesetions. But it is what it is. As my grandfather has told me, my dad being a dumbass doesn't change how he feels about my mom (his daughter in law).
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:53 am to SaintlyTiger88
No, that is fine and healthy. I imagine you have formed a relationship with them, thus you genuinely care for them. Sounds like a healthy/mature decision to make. My mom still visits her ex-husband's mom. She is also the grandmother to my half-sister. I think it is beautiful to maintain healthy relationships. Especially as she is older, so it is the proper community related decision as well.
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