Anonymous
Post 09/15/2025 11:50     Subject: Was on the phone with ex wife for 45 mins yesterday
Anonymous wrote:Yesterday ex wife is called me briefly discussed about the kids return to school but Everytime I was going to hand up she brought something else. We ended up speaking on the phone for 45 mins and her doing 95% of the talking.

She is in a serious relationship and I am not sure how her bf will fell if he finds out that his gf spent 45 mins talking to her ex husband.

How do I nicely tell her that she crossed a line? Nothing romantic or sexual was said but I don't it's appropriate for her to be telling about her life because not only I don't care, but it's annoying.


What were the topics she spoke about? Since you're the man, it's likely you don't know 75% of what there is to know and that, during the marriage, you were happy to have her managing the doctor's appointments, most sports games, permission slip signing, field trip supervision, dental appointments, paperwork for the start of each school year, follow up appointments and so on.

Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 15:08     Subject: Was on the phone with ex wife for 45 mins yesterday
Anonymous wrote:Yesterday ex wife is called me briefly discussed about the kids return to school but Everytime I was going to hand up she brought something else. We ended up speaking on the phone for 45 mins and her doing 95% of the talking.

She is in a serious relationship and I am not sure how her bf will fell if he finds out that his gf spent 45 mins talking to her ex husband.

How do I nicely tell her that she crossed a line? Nothing romantic or sexual was said but I don't it's appropriate for her to be telling about her life because not only I don't care, but it's annoying.


It doesn’t sound like she’s crossing a romantic line relative to her current boyfriend. but it’s disrespectful to take up your time by talking for 45 minutes, 95% about herself, when you’re not interested and no longer obliged to listen to her. Next time, politely end the conversation when you’re done talking about your kids by saying you need to be somewhere, another call is scheduled, etc. and say good bye.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 13:07     Subject: Was on the phone with ex wife for 45 mins yesterday
*advice.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 13:07     Subject: Was on the phone with ex wife for 45 mins yesterday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I do have extended conversations with my ex wife, but my girlfriend is not thrilled about it. If it were up to her all communications would have been cut off. One time she told me that everytime I hand up the phone after talking to my ex I am in a good mood.

Sock puppet.


OP is sock puppeting their own post?

Why do we all waste time on this site giving fake people advise?
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 11:57     Subject: Was on the phone with ex wife for 45 mins yesterday
Anonymous wrote:I think it's kinda pathetic if you can't talk for 45 minutes with your ex (except in cases involving abuse). Talking 45 minutes is not a big deal at all.


45 mins is a long time to be talking with an ex. I have a great relationship with my ex wife and we have been divorced for 5 years now. 99% of the issues related to the kids we discuss via text. When we talk it's often to quickly catch up on certain things again related to the kids. Now if OP is one those men that lack executive functioning skills and emotional intelligence that divorced women love to complain about when it comes to their ex husbands then yes these men need step by step explanations for the most trivial things else they will have an emotional meltdown.