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Now today's first story comes from the am I the asshole subreddit

from throwaway happy living and says my ex-husband is insisting I change my last name back to my

maiden name because his new fiance feels it will be awkward for her and I to have the same last

name. Am I the asshole here for refusing to change it. My 39 female, ex-husband,

38 male, has been dating this woman for three years. In the context, she is 24 years old. My ex and I

were married for 12 years and have been divorced for five years. We have three kids together who are now teenagers.

My ex and I got divorced because we were young when we met and got married and we grew apart

as people. It was a mutual decision and we agreed our kids came first and have always co-parented

very well. This has been the case up until last year when his girlfriend

moved in with him. Previously, we would do holidays and kids' birthdays together. Now, when she is

present, they won't even sit near me at our kids' sporting events. I've always been nice to this woman.

Despite my kids expressing, they do not like her, and they feel their dad

acts differently when she is around.

My ex told me early on she wasn't a fan of me and felt I intimidated her.

When I asked him for examples of how I intimidated her, he said it's my face, that I have

a resting bitch face and it makes her uncomfortable.

My ex and her got engaged over Christmas and my kids were less than thrilled, my daughter

especially. She feels her dad made a major life decision without even talking to them about it

first. My ex called me yesterday saying he's giving me a heads up that I have a year to change

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