Ex-Wife And New Husband Move In With Her Ex
We've heard of amicable break-ups but this is just ridiculous.
A newlywed couple from Omaha, Nebraska have just moved in with the bride's ex-husband. Yes. Take a moment out to wrap your heads around that one. You get married, divorced, married again and what do you do? Move in with your ex!
It takes all types in this world.
When Nicole Thompson-Arce married husband No. 2, Mathew Arce (her former mother-in-law was in the wedding, by the way) last July, he lost his job. She had just quit hers, and while he's gainfully employed now, the couple didn't have the funds to provide for her two children from her previous marriage. The two found themselves riddled with debt and unable to pay rent.
So what did her ex Craig Thompson do? Laugh and say "that's karma!" (which is what we would've done)? No, he invited Nicole and her brand new hubby to move in with him. He lives alone and is single, by the way.
When you think about it, the living situation is actually ideal. Not only does everyone save money, but their two daughters don't have to split their time in a different environment and between the three of them there's always somebody home to babysit, they say.
Yes, but isn't there jealousy?
Under the surface contempt only few glasses of wine away from erupting? One would thinks so, but delightfully, the answer is no.
Craig and Mathew are actually best buds ("we just clicked," Thompson said) and once they explained to their two daughter, who are six and eight, that Nicole doesn't have two husbands, the arrangement is working so well the three think they'll continue it for a few more years. As in, five to 10.
As Nicole says, "There are so many families that go through divorce and can never let it go. I'm thankful, and hopefully our situation can help people rethink things because if they have kids, it's in their best interest to get along."
You hear that, America? Let's all strive to be as open and mature as this trio. Even if it is just teensy, weensy bit inhuman.
Discussion
Truly it depends on the 'EX' and the personalities involved. There is no way I could go back to live with the 'ex' as his personality is so bad even his kids don't like visiting him which is unfortunate as children should like their parents.
Surprisingly, it happens a lot out here in Hawaii. This isn't really a place where you can just pick up and drive over to another state...at best you may go to another island (but be ready for life in the REALLY slow lane). An old co-worker of mine was married to his ex for roughly 12 years. The divorce was amicable, and she moved back in with him, new husband in tow, about a year into her new marriage. I asked him how that was working out, if it was weird or anything. For my co-worker, he said it worked out fine. They help pay bills, he and the new husband get along (I think he is actually secretly happy that the new guy gets to deal with the headaches she used to cause him) and she is there to see their 2 sons. This is a small island, and the cost of living is through the roof. Sometimes money makes strange bedfellows (or housemates) work.
This is just ridiculous! I have actually tried this. It was my ex-wife and her new "boy-toy" that moved in with me. Let me say this, IT DIDN'T LAST A WEEK!" If you have done this and it worked, then good for you. It must take a certain kind of person to be able to do this, I wasn't it.
