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Would you send this woman a link to the article about her new boyfriend?

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TheHeadOfTheHouse · 15/05/2024 11:47

A woman I went to school with around 20 odd years ago has started a new relationship and it’s all over Facebook. She’s naturally an over sharer anyway, so even though I haven’t seen her since leaving school I know a lot about her life through Facebook.

Theres been lots of very lovey dovey pictures numerous times a day with this new man. She’s tagging in him everything and I noticed his Facebook name was odd, it’s two words rather than a name. I thought it was abit odd that he wouldn’t have his real name on there, but in his info bit he’d put his name.

So I googled his name and a picture comes up of him in numerous newspaper articles about how he beat a man so badly, the man had to eat through a straw. He got 6 years in prison.

would you message the woman with a link to the article?

she might already know and be ok with it, but if I didn’t know, I would want to know if I was her.

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Brexile · 15/05/2024 12:01

Hell yes. I once went on a date with an unusually-named man who was very interested in whether I had googled him. I had, but only briefly: when I got home I found the newspaper reports he hadn't wanted me to see. It was mild compared to the OP here, a road rage type incident where nobody had been seriously injured, but my date had been violent, unprovoked, in a public place, and I wouldn't want to be alone with him knowing that. The guy was a very charming, handsome, witty, silver fox businessman type, not somebody you would imagine starting brawls. I ended up wondering whether he had hit his wife and being glad the thing had petered out after one date. He was on Soulmates for years.

mindutopia · 15/05/2024 12:01

Is she in the UK? Honestly, if you care about her, I would put in a Clare's Law request as a third party. They won't disclose to you, but if they deem the charges worth disclosing to her, they will contact her and ask to meet to make the disclosure. It may be taken more seriously coming from a police officer than a random anonymous account on Facebook.

Timspam · 15/05/2024 12:00

If you do it, even anonymously life often finds a way and there could be trouble in various shapes and forms, if you don't do it nothing can go wrong. In my opinion that's your answer.

PiggieWig · 15/05/2024 12:00

She must have googled him, surely?

Bellaboo01 · 15/05/2024 11:57

TheHeadOfTheHouse · 15/05/2024 11:47

A woman I went to school with around 20 odd years ago has started a new relationship and it’s all over Facebook. She’s naturally an over sharer anyway, so even though I haven’t seen her since leaving school I know a lot about her life through Facebook.

Theres been lots of very lovey dovey pictures numerous times a day with this new man. She’s tagging in him everything and I noticed his Facebook name was odd, it’s two words rather than a name. I thought it was abit odd that he wouldn’t have his real name on there, but in his info bit he’d put his name.

So I googled his name and a picture comes up of him in numerous newspaper articles about how he beat a man so badly, the man had to eat through a straw. He got 6 years in prison.

would you message the woman with a link to the article?

she might already know and be ok with it, but if I didn’t know, I would want to know if I was her.

Of course not. She probably knows.

You havent seen her for 20 years - leave her be.

Why on earth would you google someone's boyfriend when you havent even seen that person for 20 years but, still think it might be ok to meddle.

x2boys · 15/05/2024 11:55

No tou haven't seen her in 20 years
She might well l know anyway .

SplitFountainPen · 15/05/2024 11:54

If you decide to then at least keep it anonymous. She likely knows though. He'll probably have told her it was self defence or a similar excuse.

TheHeadOfTheHouse · 15/05/2024 11:54

bananaboats · 15/05/2024 11:50

You sound way over invested for someone you haven't seen for 20 years.

We do occasionally acknowledge each others posts and something seemed off so thought I would do a 2 min digging.

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Daleksatemyshed · 15/05/2024 11:53

The man has a history of serious violence, let her know anonymously, after all, she coul7d be next

SpringerFall · 15/05/2024 11:51

bananaboats · 15/05/2024 11:50

You sound way over invested for someone you haven't seen for 20 years.

There is this

bananaboats · 15/05/2024 11:50

You sound way over invested for someone you haven't seen for 20 years.

Hermittrismegistus · 15/05/2024 11:49

I would..from an anonymous account. I wouldn't want a violent person knowing my name.

Aquamarine1029 · 15/05/2024 11:48

Stay out of it.

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