My[35/M] wife[33/F] told me I couldn't have pictures of my deceased wife and child up in the house. I don't know what to do.

ya im not saying he has to throw them in storage. (Though that would be better imo). But dont put them in the bedroom. Like fuck. Imagine if you had A SO and they had a picture of their ex that they had a kid with and thats now dead. #1. EX's picture in the bedroom (not very comforting to see when your making love)... #2. DEAD ex and child in the bedroom even worse, its almost haunting... #3. Dead person at all (especially the kid) isnt nice to see, especially when you have new kids of your own with this new wife.

Imagine your trying to make love to your girl and you glance over and on her dresser is a picture of her dead ex husband and her dead kid. Totally kills the mood, makes you feel like a bad person, guilty, and i bet it also makes her a bit self conscious (as to how she compares to the old wife.) It's not right. PERIOD.

amd as for your granny statement well buddy If granny was dead you wouldnt hang grannys damn picture in the same spot you fuck your girl so why would having your DEAD EX WIFE AND KID in the same spot be any better?!? If anything its worse...

I know Its harsh but its the truth and the people on this thread need to stop coddling this guy. The wife is for the most part right. He needs to remember her is his heart, put the photos in storage and move on. Cause I bet you its going to tear his current marrige appart otherwise. Shes not gonna say anything because she feels for the guy (i mean its his fucking wife and kid that died what are you gonna say? you cant say anything.) and then one day she will burst into tears. But real talk. As a stranger I can tell you shes not happy about it and if you bring it up to her shes gonna pretend (really well) like shes fine.

Now im not saying hes got to throw away his past. NO thats stupid. that was his WIFE afterall. But for fuck sakes move the fucking picture ATLEAST to a different spot. somewhere thats more private and not out in the open. Like fuck put it inside the dresser drawer so that YOUR CURRENT wife doesnt have to see it and feel insecure or guilty... But honnestly storage would be the best place. Its going to allow you to get on with your life. otherwise that baggage is gonna haunt you forever. But for fuck sakes atleast move the picture out of sight.

Tl;dr - Shes not wrong about storage at all. and granny doesnt need to be hung up in the same spot you fuck in.

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