I fear my ex will think I cheated after I’ve started dating another mum
DEAR DEIDRE: I SPLIT up with my girlfriend three years ago but we still manage to co-parent our children well.
We have a daughter, aged seven, and a son, five.
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I have begun spending a lot of time with another mum because her son and mine are best friends – and I have started to develop feelings for her.
I’m 41, my ex is 40 and this other mum is also 41.
The problem is, my ex-girlfriend was always paranoid that something had happened between us, even when it hadn’t.
So now I’m worried if we did get together, my ex would think I had cheated after all.
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I heard some of the other school mums giggling and looking over at us last term and I really don’t want to start being the talk of the school yard.
The problem is, I just can’t stop thinking about this woman.
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DEIDRE SAYS: Your ex and you have done well to create such a stable co-parenting arrangement and it is understandable that you are wary of ruining that.
If you ignore the school gossips, they will soon move on to a new topic.
But be mindful of fuelling loose talk which may get back to your ex.
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You do not need to say anything to your former girlfriend unless you and this other mother decide to be together.
Honesty is the best policy and reassure your ex that this romance is a new development.