Question

1288 views
18 comments


Have you ever had a boyfriend who talks about his ex? I'm in a relationship with a guy (he is 26, I'm 19) for almost 8 months now and he is great. We live together now but he constantly talks about his ex and it will come up randomly like he would say what kind of tampons she likes, how much skin care products she had or that she fought for him once and random things like that. They did date/live together for almost 3 years but she was the one who broke up with him on Valentines day back in 2007. (She lives like 4-5 states away now and is married, thank god) I'm not sure if all guys do that but it's really annoying me because I just don't care. And this one time when i mentioned that my ex played a guitar and sang for me, he go mad saying "why would you bring that up now, if you're in a relationship with me now!" So I don't know what I should do? Should I say something?



ah hve u tried saying the same thing he sed 2 u bck n askin him if he's truly over her b'se it sounds lyk he isn't n b'se she's married nw he may be thinkin about her more lyk the one tht got away or sumthin. sounds upsettin n i'm nt tryna make u upset i'm sayin u shud consider tht it may be the case. if u get the answers then u cn decide how 2 procede 4rm there.

well yea..say the same thing back to him when he brings up his ex....and if he keeps bring her up maybe hes not over her. talk to him about it, or stop him whenever he brings her up dont just sit there and listen to it.
and no my bf doesnt talk about his ex at all

Yes say something. Guys tend to be oblivious most of the time. I cannot tell you how many times I have told my boyfriend I didn't like something and caught him doing it again. He may not realize he is doing it. So talk to him, ask him why he does or tell him that it bugs you. He is being hypocritical and that's the same as my boyfriend, though not about the same thing. Talking to him is the best way to go but don't over react just simply start off calmly with a "Can I ask you something?" then continue onto what he is doing that's bugging it. Ignoring it will only hurt you because you will always think about it and build up aggression and pain.

I agree just say something to him when he brings her up next time. Most guys don't realize that they bring it up as much as they do. My boyfriend did the same thing till i started to say something now its very rare he brings any ex up at all.

DON'T. YELL.

Just because he snapped at you doesn't mean you need to snap at him. Even if you bring up a subject he doesn't like, STAY CALM. I cannot express how important it is not to yell back. If he wants to yell and say mean things or even raising his voice just because he's upset, let him. Just LISTEN until he's done and then speak calmly. You have to be sure to ask with genuine curiosity as to why he talks about his ex and you can't. If you ask him with an accusing tone, he's going to go on the defensive. Good luck!

i would ask him could possibly talk a little less about your ex.

if he can talk abt his ex then why can;t you just explain it to him and if he doesn;t understand then plz gurl for sure dump him...

Honey, men aren't gonna know what's on your mind unless you say something. Tell him straight out about what you feel towards his comments to you about his ex. If you get annoyed about him talking about his ex-gf then tell him it really irritates you, if he loves you he'll understand. Good luck!

He might just be processing everything that is going on with his feeling for his ex and his love for you. If he needs to talk about it have him go to a friend if he don't like that idea tell him to talk to your girls instead of you because it hurts your feelings.
She is old news and now you are new news, lets keep it that way.
Good luck to you girl. If one door closes, one door opens.
By, Author Nettie Febus

YES YOU SHOULD SAY SOMETHING!!!!!!!!! There is no reason that he should be telling you anything about his ex girlfriend( I mean come on he told you what kind of tampons she uses thats just CRAZY!!!!) I think you should sit him down an explain to him that it is hurting your feelings and really bothers you that he still talks about her. I understand he was with her for a long period of time but that is his past and he need to focus on his present relationship with you and if that dosent work and you feel like taking the time then you should write it down everytime he mentions her and after a few weeks show him an maybe when he see's it in front of him he will realize how much he does talk about her. The other thing is that you wrote that he got mad when you brought up something about your ex boyfriend how can he get mad when you brought him up 1 time but he brings her up all the time....I hope that you do not let this problem go because if you do not address it then it will just keep happening and your relationship will not work out in my opinion

SAY SOMETHING OMG. that would piss me off lol

sounds like he is not over her yet hun time to tell him u are tired of hearing about her that he has moved on and if he wants to be with u then he needs to let go of her and be with u if not then maybe u need to move on and find someone else to make u happy

Yes! You should talk to him! Talking is the key in all relationships! I mean what is the worst that can happen? I think everyone should be able to talk to your men about everything Especially how you feel and don't hold back be blunt! It's either going to make or break Your relationship! Really this will be how you find out if it is worth moving on or not! Follow your gut and be smart about it don't try to make something work if you remain unhappy!

Is he saying these things to boast or what? This would definitely piss me off if my boyfriend was doing this. I would definitely sit down and talk with him about it. If he doesn't want to talk about it or if he's shady about details, then he's probably hiding something critical from you. Just the fact that he's being super defensive about her means that he is being immature, especially for being 26. Ask him why he brings up those details.

thanks everyone :)

I'm probably too late and I'm not sure if someone already said this but when he's about to say, "my ex use to..." stop him and say "I really don't care what your ex use to do." I know it sounds mean but then you could tell him how much it hurts you when he talks about her.

that happen to be with my ex ... was agh ... i hate it when they do that .. i mean is our relationship ... he didnt realize that so good-bye :S

well u better talk to him about this. if he doesn't like u talking of your ex, make him understand that even u don't like that. this could be really simple but on the other hand could be worst than hell! this entirely depends on how you present this matter to him. so be calm while talking to him about this matter and everything will be just fine :)