Ettm: still hanging out with an ex

[niq]

Sorry for being such a pw today after being MIA for ages, I'm on a plane so it's a good time to catch up on gbcn.

FIL got divorced like size weeks ago. His wife is still living with him while she finds somewhere to live, that's fine, finding a place you want to live is hard. But they keep doing stuff together. Like, going out to concerts or dinner. We've having family over to decorate our xmas tree and he wants to bring her.

This makes no sense to me. I can see breaking up with an spouse or boyfriend / girlfriend and still hanging out in group settings but going on dates and having your ex wife be basically part of the family is :-?. If some of the kids in the family were hers i would get it but all the kids are FIL's.

Does anyone know anyone who's ever done something like this? Or maybe you've done it yourself? ETTM

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[tacocat]

My husbands parents had been divorced for a out as long as B and I have been together and I didn't even know they were for the first year because of how they are together. They aren't affectionate or anything but they still hang out, spend all holidays, birthdays, and family gatherings together. They still love each other, just not in that way anymore. Bs mom is now in a relationship and they still act this way too. boyfriend and dad are never purposely in the same place, at least for now.

[tacocat]

They do go to movies and the casino sometimes as well. They also house-sit and drive each other to the airport when needed.

[jennlin]

a friend of mine's parents got divorced because they realized they were best friends, not romantic lovers. they enjoy each other's company but were attracted to other people. i think it would make sense to still hang out...but yeah, it's still weird.

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My MIL and FIL are divorced and have been since the late 80s when h was 14 or 15. They are still friends they don't hang out but they will spend holidays with each other and my sFIL. They divorced because FIL came out as gay but they still love each other.

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Nov 23, 2012 13:49:25 GMT -5 jennlin said:

a friend of mine's parents got divorced because they realized they were best friends, not romantic lovers. they enjoy each other's company but were attracted to other people. i think it would make sense to still hang out...but yeah, it's still weird.

I've heard of this happening a lot.