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AITA for asking my boyfriend to stop talking about his happy life with his ex girlfriend?

Anonymous in /c/AmItheAsshole

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I (30F) and my boyfriend (31M) have been dating for a year. He had a girlfriend for a couple years before we met and they broke up because they were too young and moved to different states. They were together for 2 years. <br><br>My boyfriend is a great guy who always makes me feel so loved and cared for. He has wonderful manners and respects everyone. He always plans dates that are so romantic and thoughtful. And he’s not shy to show and tell me how much he cares about me. But whenever he talks about his ex, which is often, it always sounds like she was just so wonderful and made his life so much better. He mentions how sad and stressed he was before meeting her and how much mood and confidence boost she gave him. He talks about how he was able to express himself and find his passion for music thanks to her encouragement. When I hear him talk about her, I get very jealous and feel inadequate. But he always insists that it’s in the past now and he’s moved on. He also reassures me that I have changed his life much more than his ex ever did. But when he talks about how great his time with her was, I get confused and feel like I’m living in her shadow. I called him out on it and he told me to stop being paranoid and grow up because I’m not the reason he tells those stories. But he still keeps talking about her even after that. AITA?

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