Man Sparks Drama with Ex-Wife’s New Husband Over Trip to Help Injured Mother-in-Law

Imagine being best friends with your ex-spouse and having weekly dinners with their new family, only for things to take a dramatic turn when you agree to help your injured mother-in-law. That’s exactly what happened to a 37-year-old divorced dad who’s still best friends with his ex-wife, Katy. After Katy’s mom fell down a flight of stairs in Ireland and needed help, the protagonist agreed to accompany Katy and her baby on the trip. But Katy’s new husband, Joe, wasn’t too pleased with the arrangement.

Backstory: High School Sweethearts Turned Best Friends

Ex-Wife’s Support and Remarriage

Best Man and Weekly Dinners ️

Injured Mother-in-Law and Broken Ankle

Katy’s Ankle and Travel Dilemma ✈️

Agreeing to Help Out

Joe’s Night Out Plans

Joe’s Jealousy and Uncomfortable Request

Protagonist’s Reminder and Joe’s Doubts

Telling Katy and Sparking a Fight

Standing Up to Joe and Sticking to the Plan

Edit: Travel Details ️

Jealousy, Injuries, and a Trip to Ireland: Drama Unfolds

Our protagonist finds himself in the middle of a family conflict after agreeing to help his injured mother-in-law in Ireland. Katy’s new husband, Joe, isn’t comfortable with the idea of his wife spending so much time alone with her ex, despite the protagonist being openly gay. Joe’s jealousy sparks a fight between him and Katy, but our protagonist stands his ground and still plans to go on the trip. ‍♂️ Let’s see what the internet thinks of this dramatic situation…

NTA, husband is a control freak who can’t be trusted

Commenters praise OP’s friendship with ex-wife and condemn new husband

Commenter sympathizes with friend’s unfortunate luck in husbands

NTA defends decision to help mother-in-law, sparks cheating accusations.

Friend’s loyalty to injured ex-wife causes drama with new husband

NTA comment calls out ex-wife’s insecure husband and suggests he may be projecting with “guys night out” excuse

NTA for telling the truth about Katy’s husband’s AH behavior

NTA comment hilariously calls out Joe’s bizarre logic

Readers express concern over husband’s suspicious behavior

Commenter suspects husband of cheating during wife’s trip

Kind comment wishes speedy recovery for ex-wife’s mom ❤

Ex-husband prioritizes friends over wife, commenter not confrontational but objective

Husband prioritizes friends over wife’s injured mother ‍♂️

Commenter suggests ex-wife’s new husband may cheat, prioritizes family.

Gay man called untrustworthy by wife’s husband over family involvement

Commenter warns of mandatory quarantine for US-Ireland travel

Supportive wife caught in the middle of family drama

Ex-husband tries to control ex-wife’s gay friend. NTA.

Man offers to help ex-mother-in-law, but new husband questions logistics

Support for gay man helping mother-in-law, criticism for husband’s behavior.

Setting boundaries is important, but name-calling weakens your position.

Ex-husband refuses to help injured MIL, NTA according to commenter.

Ex-husband defends his actions and calls himself an insecure AH

Ex-husband praised for helping injured mother-in-law, new husband insecure

Supportive ex-wife receives validation for calling out AH husband

Commenter is not the a**hole in the situation

Ex-husband receives support for not joining wife on trip.

Commenter suggests ex-wife needs new husband, no a-hole here.

Commenter seeks clarification on ex-wife’s remarriage, receives polite response.

Ex-husband refuses to travel with ex-wife to help injured mother-in-law

Commenter suggests an inappropriate solution, claims not the a**hole.

Ex-husband praised for helping ex-wife despite new husband’s behavior

New husband called out for selfishness in family crisis

Ex-husband prioritizes boys’ night over injured mother-in-law. NTA intervenes.

Taking control of your own choices

Commenter calls out man for being an A**hole, but is NTA

Husband prioritizes guys’ night over helping injured mother-in-law ‍♂️

Commenter agrees with previous statement, adds some spice

NTA for telling friend about husband’s interference with helping.

Supportive ex-husband helps injured mother-in-law, earns praise from commenters

Homophobic husband causes drama over ex-wife’s gay best friend

Supportive comment with a spicy remark about sexual identity

Suspicious behavior raises eyebrows in comment section

Accusations of infidelity and a not the a**hole judgement

NTA for helping mother-in-law, ex’s husband caused drama

Calling out selfishness: NTA slams prioritizing guys’ night over family

Commenter suggests man’s accusations are projection due to infidelity

Friendship threatened by controlling husband in heart-wrenching situation.

Commenter praises OP for handling a sh*tty situation well

Suspicious accusation with no evidence sparks drama.

Commenter accuses Joe of cheating and being a huge a**hole

Is the husband cheating? Comment sparks suspicion

Toxic masculinity alert! Commenter thinks Joe is in the wrong.

Supportive comment encourages helping injured mother-in-law despite husband’s insecurity

Commenter calls out man for prioritizing friends over family

Respectful comment receives NTA judgement.

Spouse prioritizes friends over sick mother-in-law, deemed AH

Ex-husband doubts gayness, but commenter is not the a**hole ️‍

Supportive comment tells husband to ignore ex’s jealousy

Commenters agree: Not the a**hole in this situation