Crazy Night Last Night - Still Reeling Today
Long story here and need some advice...
I have known my DH for almost 2 years and have been married for 4 months to him. I have received emails from his ex along with texts with stupid stuff like "You are only a fling" or "Do you really think he loves you?" bullshit...and each time he would say 'Don't allow her to enter our relationship..this is how she is'..putting it on me how I handled it because this IS how she is..she's done this to other relationships of his so I guess she's a part of the package deal you get when you enter his life.
NOW..for whatever reason an old flame of mine - who I have not seen in over 2 1/2 years texted me the other day to say hello..thing is, my DH has my old phone number due to getting on my cell phone plan..he told the guy he and I were married and I thought pretty nice about it. This guy would not know the difference because I have no idea where he is now and all he knew was my old number. As of last night, he texted again asking my DH to say hello to me..okay, really too much I know. I thought the guy was on the up and up but this was a little too much due to being told I was now married and please take the hint.
The kicker?
My DH got the text at work during 2nd shift, came in our home and told me about it..his words were "If I see that &^%$#$ out, I will fuck him up..I will soooooo fuck him up. He's trying to hurt our marriage and that asshole has had it."
Then had the nerve to ask me if there was any reason I could think of he would just out of the blue be texting me...I went livid. All the shit I have put up with over his ex wife..her texts, incessant emails....and a guy from my past says hello and he's gonna play Rambo and "fuck" him up. Okay...
So I guess we mark this all down to "we have kids together" which is the reason it's not such a bad thing that the ex was texting/emailing me so much?
I honestly and truly do not know WHY this guy suddenly appeared..maybe he simply DID want to say hello..he may have moved out of town for all I know..and could quite frankly care less. He hasn't been on my mind for quite some time to even wonder about. All he knew was my old number which my DH has at this time since switching to my plan.
EACH and EVERY time his psycho ex wife sent a message to me, I never once asked him if there was something I should know..I never once had distrust for him to even question the reason she was doing all that she did. I just KNEW she was a psycho...In my former marriage, I was cheated on numberous times and therefore do NOT see cheating as an option for myself due to the pain I saw firsthand that it causes.
On top of that, we find out that 'supposedly' his daughter got hit by her fiance, the father of her child. Blacked her eye...he found out on his way home...and told me so right before he dropped the 'f' bomb on me about the text he had received. When I asked what had happened to his daughter he began to get very angry about things and no matter what I said he was rude and hateful to me......I know that finding out she had been hit made him angry...hell, he's a parent..I expect anger...but don't take it out on me then threaten to 'fuck' someone up over a 'hello' text.
I could barely speak to him after all that and no matter what he said about his daughter I said nothing back. I was not about to have my head bit off over anything I said so I kept my mouth shut. He's at work now, but you can believe when he gets home he's gonna hear it about the comment about 'is there anything I need to know?' REAL quick.
Ideas??
I think he overreacted
I think he overreacted because he is so confident about his love for you and knows that no matter what crazy bs his ex says, he assumes you know that she is no threat and therefore nothing to worry about. He doesn't realize how horrible it is to hear crap like that from the BM for us (and trust me I heard the same shit for over a year). So, while he is confident that his ex isn't a threat and can't really understand what it's like for you, he doesn't have that same confidence when it comes to your ex doing similar things.
My H was always sympathetic to me when BM was saying nasty, untrue crap and laughed it all off, saying she was a crazy, deluded bitch, but whenever we run into one of my ex's, most of which I am on friendly terms with, and some are still very good friends, he gets this devastated facial expression and has a hard time smiling and being friendly because he can't stand the thought of another guy being into me, even if it was in the distant pass and he knows I completely and totally worship him and have eyes for no one but him. My love for H is something I have never felt for anyone else and he knows how much I love him and that I would sacrifice my life for him, but it's still hard for him to think about me being with anyone else, even in the past. He's not insecure in general, but he definitely doesn't like running into my ex's, except for one who is a close friend of both of us and a wonderful guy that we both adore. He gets quiet and sulky after an ex encounter, but once I pointed out that I have to see his psychotic ex almost daily and have put up with endless drama and crap and there's no end in sight, he was much better about it and luckily one of his strong points is seeing things from other people's perspective. I told him how hard it is to see BMs face in the skids and how sucky it is to have to see her hideous fat face all the time and he was much more understanding after that.
I really think that they are so confident in their love for us and can't imagine why we could possibly be insecure, but when it comes to our ex's they get really insecure and angry.
Definitely agree with
Definitely agree with StepMadre on that one. It doesn't make it any less frustrating, I know, but maybe it'll help you understand a little more why he acts that way; for me, knowing why DH reacts a certain way helps me come up with ways to help him with what he is feelings. It's about learning to respond to what he's saying as opposed to just reacting to the words.
Also, the last bit about his daughter possibly being abused, I think a lot of his anger and frustration about the possibility of some guy hitting his little girl got taken out on you over that text. It certainly isn't fair, but it sounds like the feelings he had about his daughter just amplified any insecurities he had about your ex.
Maybe you guys will be better able to talk about these things once he calms down. Best of luck!