Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
They are not quite 16 months apart. One year in school.
The GF is the same age as Son #2 and they have been classmates since grade 1 or 2.
She has been Son #1's best friend since grade 7/8. There was a group of four of them (2 boys, 2 girls) that were inseparable.
Son #2 at that point had ZERO interest in girls.
Whenever she would come over to hang out, I would see the way she looked at Son #2 though, and we all suspected she was carrying a torch for him.
Sadly, when she and Son #2 hooked up in April/2013, Son #1 lost his best friend.
My boys DO NOT get along, although this was by far, the biggest wedge to come between them. Things got so bad that Son #1 moved out for almost 8 months. He is back now, and I just try to keep them separated as much as possible.
The GF, by the way, still treats Son #1 just fine. It's just that she doesn't have time for him anymore because she is so ga-ga over Son #2. In a perfect world, the three of them could hang out a little bit together, but unfortunately, my boys can't abide to be in the same room together for more than 30 seconds.
Anything more than a minute, and they come to blows.
It's very, very sad. And frustrating.
{{{HUGS}}}

