By swimfaned - 09/01/2015 11:43 - United States

Today, my girlfriend broke up with me because she's afraid of my ex-wife. This is the third one in a row to use that very reason. The judge still won't accept my pleas for a restraining order. FML
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Dreamsorrow93 24

Eh drug her, drive her to a swamp, and feed her body to alligators. Problem solved.

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xoxo_emma 10

Keep on trying for that restraining order. Hopefully you can get it.

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_kyleG_ 34

Time to move. No sense staying where the vengeful stalker lives. And if she follows, you're sure to get a restraining order.

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Harry641 13

He just wants you to get back together.

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TheInquisitor 3

You have no chance, I'm afraid. You are male, the courts will never be fair to you in anything if the other party is female.

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TheInquisitor 3

So many dislikes, probably angry women and white knight men who hate men questioning the female almighty power in divorce courts, restraining orders ETC

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quarterbird 18

Sucks, O.P. I'm in the same boat.

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rainbowdonnareed 18

call a battered women's hotline trust me most are moving on and calling themselves peace over violence or something and will help you hugs good luck

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laden_swallow09 34

Huh? Could you break that up into sentences, please? Who's "moving on" here?

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kirbs19 37

"Bitches be crazy"-Sheldon Coopers mail man

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countryb_cth 38

Actually Sheldon Coopers mail man said "biyches be trippin'"

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tatertotx3 16

The concept of moving on just doesn't sit well with her does it? Get your ex-girlfriends to be your witness as to why you're pushing for the restraining order.

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josiemorehouse 12

If the ex-wife is scaring the girlfriends, why are they just ditching OP? If they know OP has trouble with the psycho ex, why not help him prove it to help him get a restraining order? OP: if these ex-girlfriends knew what you were going through, and chose to not help, they were selfish bitches. I'm sorry, but it's true. Any woman worth a damn, in a situation like that, would do what she could to help. I'm sorry OP. Maybe see if you can find a way to have someone pose as your girlfriend, then have them record phone calls or confrontations to use as evidence to produce in court. Possibly a private detective or someone like that? Good luck!!

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Jinxsie 27

We don't even know what the ex-wife did to scare his ex-girlfriends. So I think it's unfair to call them selfish with so little information. We don't even know why his pleas for a restraining order keeps getting denied. We need a follow up.

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MrConcise 34

I think when you plea for a restraining order, it's best not to hand the judge a note saying "we have to use code, she put a bug on me! Pretend you're my hair stylist!"

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syed121417 22

I think it's unfair to call them selfish because if they didn't truly love OP Zeno to stay, that's not their fault. People break up- reality. And let's not label "women worth a damn" as if somehow just because they chose to break up with him, they hold less value. When did it become wrong to consider your own safety? You can't sacrifice yourself and your priorities for everyone, sweetie. There's nothing wrong it that, that's just life. Would you rather they leave him or be unhappy and scared with him?

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josiemorehouse 12

Well OP stated that they broke up with him because they are scared of his ex-wife. If that's truly the cause, then yeah, I think it's pretty crappy of the girlfriends to ditch him. My ex was a crazy stalker type who used to stalk me and threaten the guys I dated. One relationship I was in, my boyfriend at the time actually did testify against my ex which helped me get the restraining order. The guy didn't get scared off because of my ex. He stayed by my side and helped. If someone is a boyfriend or girlfriend, it's a relationship, so you care about each other. If I were in the situation of being in a relationship with someone I care about, their psycho exes would never scare me off. I would do what I could to help the guy. And this is of course just my opinion based on the info in the FML.

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syed121417 22

Well I applaud you for your care, but not everyone is the same. And just because those girls won't do what you would do doesn't make you better. Not everyone is so noble- that's what you need to understand. That's because everyone is different and just sees thing differently. I don't think it's right to judge in such a sticky situation, especially.

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nightbirdblue 27

We don't know how long the girlfriend was with OP either. If you were going out with a guy for only a week, then would you put yourself in the fire of a crazy ex wife? They might be just starting their relationship, not years or a bunch of months into it. We need a follow up. It also depends on the things the ex wife is doing. She could be destroying property, making threatening calls, breaking in, stealing things, interfering with the girl friend's job, trying to kill pets, or any other number of things. Plus it is doubtful he'll get the restraining order as there is a tendency for people to think that guys shouldn't have to get restraining orders against their ex wives or girlfriends as the guys should be able to handle it. It isn't right, but it is how it works sometimes. Just like men find it hard to get protection from abuse from their wives or girlfriends. Not many people sympathize with men in those situations.

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