Ask a Man 03 July '25: 'The father of child won't allow me to move on.'

Anonymous has known the father of her child for about 10 years after they met during their high school days.  They dated for many years and had one child together, but they ended up breaking up because she was tired of him always being out with friends and not assisting in the household.  Anonymous moved on to a new relationship but her ex started to visit more under the guise of seeing their child, this led to them having sexual relations, and anonymous even broke up with her new partner after they agreed to work on their relationship. After breaking up with her new partner, her ex started to pull back from her.  Recently, her ex came to a party at her home with his new girlfriend and anonymous ended up in a physical altercation with the new girl because she felt disrespected.  Anonymous says her partner is always suggesting that they fix things even though he has this girl in this life.  Anonymous has now blocked him but she’s not sure if she made the right decision.