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OldFrill Sun 27-Apr-25 22:39:15

I think your daughter has played a blinder with that speech. It's getting her just what she wants - rid of your wife.

Allsorts Sun 27-Apr-25 21:31:06

You have made a big mistake and know it. Divorce. My d estranged me but I would never, ever let anyone hurt her. How can you let that woman speak about your lovely daughter like that? She doesn't love you she controls you,

lemsip Sun 27-Apr-25 09:30:22

oh dear, your wife doesn't love you does she! should have thought twice! .. you thought you were in a good place and you weren't

Smileless2012 Sun 27-Apr-25 09:05:23

Great response NotSpaghetti.

IMO it's how your wife behaves toward your D that's important Adgm and whether or not you have ever acknowledged how your D's past behaviour impacted on her.

Maybe some insight into the discussion you had about your D would be helpful. Could it be that your wife felt the discussion was whitewashing the past and that you've neither fully understood or acknowledged your D's past behaviour or challenged your D?

I don't understand why you feel that being with your wife is being disloyal to your D confused, has/is your D contributing to this by making you feel this way? Could your D be making your wife feel uncomfortable in ways that you're not aware of?

You need to re visit this discussion with your wife, rather than festering about what she has said.

NotSpaghetti Sun 27-Apr-25 06:14:06

Here it is:

www.gransnet.com/forums/relationships/1340820-My-partner-cant-stand-my-daughter

Lots of responses.

NotSpaghetti Sun 27-Apr-25 06:09:51

I think we have had a similar thing posted on Gransnet before. Maybe I can find it.

Meanwhile maybe try to sit in your wife's place for a while. Maybe the speech sounded differently from there?
Acknowledgement that your daughter "used to" feel something sounds good to you because your assumption is that she has moved past it - but maybe your partner felt very hurt by your daughter and now "the truth is out".

I would not like to be called "grandma" either. I use my name - though I know many people do like this. I think your daughter could have asked her.

It’s months later now but I just can’t shake it off especially given she doesn’t really see why it’s such a big thing. Maybe it was a momentary outburst and she is "over it"? Your partner has shaken it off. Has it affected the way she behaves to your daughter or is it truly "gone"?

LaCrepescule Sun 27-Apr-25 05:28:03

I think your wife is totally out of order. If it was me, I’d question whether I wanted to stay with her. To be so utterly hateful about your daughter, who has handled the situation with grace and love, is unforgivable.

Adgm Sun 27-Apr-25 04:28:55

I am in a same sex relationship. I adore my gf she’s hilarious fun and loving. I have a 34 year old daughter who I am very close too. My daughter found it tricky at first when I started a relationship with a woman and was jealous. I always understood this but it made my partner cross she couldn’t just be happy for me and us. It’s caused issues along the way but I finally thought we were all in a good place. We got married last year and my daughter did a beautiful speech and was honest and said she found it difficult at first because she was the woman in my life. But she talked so lovely about my wife and it was so beautiful to hear. She includes her in everything and called her grandma when she has her babies. My partner didn’t want that and didn’t think it was a big deal to have been asked weras I was so happy my daughter did it. Move forward we had a discussion about my daughter and my wife exploded and said I can’t stand her I can’t stand her. I was just so shocked. She said she was going to have it out with her that in the speech she had admitted at first she hadn’t been nice to her. I was totally gob smacked and totally hurt and we had a huge row. How could she use this beautiful honest speech against my daughter. It’s months later now but I just can’t shake it off especially given she doesn’t really see why it’s such a big thing. I feel I am being disloyal to my daughter being with her. What do you ladies think?