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My fianc\u00e9 planned a vacation for our first Christmas together. It was just supposed to be the two of us, and I was very excited about that. He told me about it a year ahead of time, so the joy had been building for quite some time already.<\/p>\n
But a week before we were supposed to go on this long-awaited vacation, my fianc\u00e9 casually said, \u201cMy daughter and my ex-wife will come along. She misses vacations with her parents, and I think it\u2019s time for us all to have Christmas together again. It will be fun, you can actually get to know her.\u201d<\/p>\n
I was shocked. I mean, I have no problem with his daughter; she\u2019s the sweetest kid I\u2019ve ever met, and I wouldn\u2019t mind having her along for Christmas like the family we\u2019re supposed to become. But having his ex-wife there too, that\u2019s a bit much.<\/p>\n
I stayed quiet for the sake of his daughter, though. She\u2019s only 7, so it\u2019s understandable that she would want both her mom and her dad present on such a big family day. What I didn\u2019t understand was that my fianc\u00e9 didn\u2019t think this would be uncomfortable, considering it\u2019s supposed to be \u2019our Christmas.\u2019<\/p>\n
For the next week, my thoughts on this matter continued to play around in my mind. I got more annoyed by the day, which led to me being more snappy than I usually would be, but still, I kept it to myself, putting his daughter first. But the next weekend, all that changed.<\/p>\n
We arrived at the hotel, and I found out we\u2019d have adjacent rooms, which I expected. What I didn\u2019t expect was for his ex-wife to be with us the whole time. There was no alone time as a couple or daddy-daughter time for that fact. It was just their little family with me being the 3rd wheel.<\/p>\n
But that was just the beginning. When I woke up the next morning, everyone was gone. There was no letter telling me where they went or an apology saying they\u2019d be back at a certain time. And the worst part was that my texts and phone calls were being ignored, too.<\/p>\n
So I did what every caring fianc\u00e9 would do: I went looking. The biggest mistake of my life. After about an hour of searching, I found my fianc\u00e9 and his ex at the restaurant, looking all cozy. I decided to hang back a bit; I\u2019m not sure why.<\/p>\n
But I froze when I overheard him say, \u201cIt\u2019s done. I booked her a full day at the spa as a Christmas present. That means the 3 of us can celebrate like we always used to as a family.\u201d He took her hand, and I nearly lost it. But then he said, \u201cThat is still what we\u2019re trying to get back, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n
I was livid. I couldn\u2019t believe that I basically just heard my fianc\u00e9 say that I was a backup plan in case his ex decided not to take him back. But I did, and there was no way I was going to back down. If he thinks he can disrespect me like that, I\u2019ll show him the consequences.<\/p>\n
So I went to the reception desk and upgraded everything. I kept our room for him and booked myself into the honeymoon suite. That spa treatment just got so big that it had to be split across 2 full days. I booked myself in for the most expensive lunch and dinner they had, for 2 days, of course.<\/p>\n
And I booked myself a first-class ticket back home. All on his credit card. If he wanted to ruin my wedding, I might as well get a fantastic honeymoon out of it. After that, I left. I got home, packed all my things, and used the money I saved for the wedding to rent myself a new apartment.<\/p>\n
I got back yesterday, and my phone hasn\u2019t stopped ringing. I guess my so-called fianc\u00e9 finally realized that I was gone. But now I\u2019m wondering if I might\u2019ve gone too far. So Bright Side, what do you think? Did I do the right thing? Or should I have discussed it with him?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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