I’m curious about men’s experience specifically because I’m sure there are some gender differences with these experiences too. I’m looking for these perspectives as a I navigate a situation of my own. Share as much or as little as you want, but here are some questions I have jumping around in my head: How long before you started to feel like something was off? What was it that tipped you off? How long was it before you saw it for what it was? How long after you saw for what it was did you finally leave, or did you stay until they left? If you stayed until they left or if you stayed longer than you should have after seeing it clearly, why did you stay? If you left them, what was the final straw? Did you have a sense early on of how they treated their ex or talked about their ex? Did you believe their version of events at the time? How did people around you, like family/friends, respond to the relationship? At the time, how did you feel about their reactions? What did their relationship with their kids or stepkids look like from your perspective? (if applicable) Feel free to share anything that’s not specific to these questions. The whole situation just makes my head spin, so I don’t even know what would be helpful to know if that makes sense. submitted by /u/SkyFluid1158
Originally posted by u/SkyFluid1158 on r/AskMen