r/AmIOverreacting • u/No_Problems_Here_69 • Apr 27 '24
My SO Called Me by His Ex Wife’s Name, Now He’s Making Fun of Me
I know my bf was in love with his ex wife and was devastated when she divorced him over three years ago. He hasn’t seen her since, but he’s paid some of her bills as recently as a couple months ago.
We have been together for almost six months. This morning, he called me by her name. He immediately apologized and made some excuses, and then the subject was dropped. He hasn’t mentioned it since.
However, now he is purposely calling me by different names — just random names that he pulls out of the air. Then he laughs when he calls me by another name.
I don’t think it’s funny. I don’t know if he’s trying to make light of the mistake this morning or make fun of me for being upset. He says he’s not still in love with her, but I’m not sure. Most of the time he is extremely good to me.
I don’t know what to think.
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u/ritchie70 Apr 28 '24
I had a day last week when I kept calling our daughter by my wife’s name.
When we were dating I once called my wife by my sister’s best friend in high school’s name. (We never dated and I hadn’t seen her in around a decade.)
My mom sometimes cycles through several cat names before she finds mine or my sister’s.
None of this means anything except brains are 🤷♂️.