What would you do if your girlfriend started hanging out with a partying crowd...?

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which is fine. But then she comes home and tells you she moving out because she found someone else and she never really loved you anyway?
My brother had been with his girlfriend for 15 years, was raising her son as his own and never made her work.
She told him she was taking all the furniture eventhoug she didn't pay for any of it, said she would cause problems if he didn't give it to her.
She pawned her engagement ring, my brother at least got it back.
Now that her new friends don't want anything to do with her she is calling my family and wanting to be friends. She wants to be "Friends" with my brother now.
How do you deal with something like that? No one ever wants to see their family members get hurt.

Answer 1

If he is close to her son then he should still have a relationship with him. He's at least 15, right? So that decision should be his. My 15-year old daughter still has a friendly relationship with someone I used to live with for 5 years (we broke up 7 years ago). But he'll have to just let her go and get over her. Life isn't always fair. He should keep what is his and if she wants to fight it let her take him to court. They'll end up being told to split everything 50/50. She might even be able to claim half his pension for during the time they were together. If she wants to be "friends" with him then maybe she will be reasonable. As for you, the best thing is to stay out of it and not worry.