From: Emy
Subject: Did I Overreact by Walking Out on
My Fiancé After Hearing a Phone Call About Christmas Plans?
I (29F) have been with my fiancé, Mark (34M), for two years.
I was excited about our first Christmas together, but a week before, he told me he’d spend it with his daughter,
Ella (6F), and his ex-wife, Jen, as they’ve done since their divorce.
This blindsided me, as he hadn’t mentioned it before.
On Christmas Eve, I overheard him telling Jen,
“She won’t know until it’s too late,”
and learned he planned to stay at her house overnight to celebrate as a “complete family” without me.
He admitted they hid it because Jen felt uncomfortable with me there.
Hurt and betrayed, I left and spent Christmas at my sister’s.
Mark says I ruined Christmas for Ella and overreacted.
Am I wrong for leaving after being excluded and lied to?