An adult model says her ex’s new partner went from an awkward co parenting link after their 2021 split to her closest confidante, with the pair now speaking daily
In a world where women are often pitted against each other, content creator Alex Paige Moore is sharing a very different kind of story.
After a difficult separation from her ex-partner in August 2021, she was left to navigate the daunting realities of single motherhood and co-parenting their young daughter.
Alex watched as he quickly moved on with a new partner, Keely. The couple began their relationship in October 2021, and by May 2022, they were expecting a child.
“We broke up in the August 2021. They were together by October, so they were pretty close.”
“It wasn’t like a massive gap,” Alex recalls. “And then they got pregnant really, really quickly.
“I think they posted it six months later. They weren’t together for long at all.”
While the speed of the new relationship initially caught her off guard, Alex says she had already emotionally moved on from the relationship. “It was like a bit of an ‘oh, ouch, that was quick,’” she says.
“But I was also very much over my ex at that point. I was over him while we were together, to be honest.
“But it was still a bit like, wow, this is happening so quick. This isn’t just a little fling, they’re having a baby.”
At first, Alex (@alexpaigmoore) and Keely’s relationship was polite but complicated. The two women shared an unavoidable connection through Alex’s daughter, who was still very young when Keely entered her life.
Alex says Keely was always mature about the situation and often stepped in as a calm point of contact when co-parenting communication became difficult. “A lot of the time, she was very mature and she’d say, ‘Just contact me if you need anything, whether it’s about my daughter or if you need to get in touch with your ex,’” Alex says.
“We spoke about those kinds of things a lot.” Over time, what began as practical co-parenting communication slowly became something warmer.
The two women started sharing updates, photos and little everyday moments about her daughter. “We’d just start talking about my daughter and then we’d send photos back and forth to each other,” Alex explains.
Alex says Keely quickly became an important person in her daughter’s life. “She has been like a mother to her because they got together when she was still very young,” Alex says.
“She’s always had that motherly instinct and nurturing side to her.” But according to Alex, there was still tension in the background.
She claims her ex-partner had painted a false picture of her to Keely after their split, which made it harder for the women to fully trust each other at first. “He was just spinning all these absolutely crazy lies to her about me,” Alex says.
“So she had this idea of me in her head that I was this horrible person, which just wasn’t true.” Despite that, the women continued building a connection.
Being a similar age, they eventually found common ground beyond their shared family dynamic. “Anytime she’d see something online, a bit gossipy or whatever, she’d give me the tea,” Alex laughs.
“And then we’d sort of talk about that.” The real turning point came in December last year, when Keely and Alex’s ex-partner went through a difficult period in their relationship.
What had once been a civil co-parenting dynamic suddenly became something much deeper, as the two women began speaking more openly and honestly about their experiences. For the first time, Alex says they were able to have real conversations without the tension, assumptions or outside noise that had previously shaped their relationship.
“When they broke up, we were comparing stories and I was able to rectify anything that he’d said about me,” Alex says. “She was like, ‘Oh my God, this is just not what I’d heard at all.’”
Those conversations became a turning point for both women. Rather than holding onto the past, they found understanding in each other, and realised they had far more in common than either of them had expected.
Alex says she became a source of comfort for Keely during a difficult period, particularly because she understood what it was like to be in a relationship with the same person. “I’ve just sort of been a rock for her,” Alex says.
“It’s different when you’re actually talking to someone who has been through it exactly with that person, who knows exactly what they’re going to do, what they’re going to say.” Their unexpected bond has since grown into a genuine friendship.
Alex says she and Keely now speak every day, see each other every week and have created a loving, blended family environment for their daughters, who are half-sisters. “They came over here last night to drop my daughter off, and Keely’s daughter came up and gave me a big hug and was cuddling up to me and was like, ‘Can we stay here tonight?’” Alex says.
“It was just like one big happy family.” Alex says the friendship has surprised people, but she sees it as something positive and empowering.
“It’s really good,” she says. “We’re really good friends.
“I speak to her every day. I see her every week.”
And while the dynamic may not be traditional, Alex says it has become one of the most meaningful relationships in her life. “She is my best friend now,” she says.
For Alex, the experience has become a lesson in choosing compassion over competition. and proving that women do not need to be enemies simply because they are connected to the same man. “I think it’s cute,” Alex says.
“When two girls come together, work against some dickhead man.” What could have easily become a tense co-parenting situation has instead turned into a rare example of female solidarity, friendship and modern blended family life.
As Alex puts it, sometimes the most unexpected relationships are the ones that become the strongest.
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