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Am I being paranoid or what should I do?

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ellie09 · 01/01/2025 22:33

I think I already posted before about my fiance and some doubts I had on what I had seen on his phone (whilst shoulder surfing).

Basically, I like to think we are honest and transparent with one another. We both have friends of the opposite gender etc and we regularly talk about them etc.

Back in October, I saw on his phone that he was messaging a girl with a name I hadn't heard of before on IG. Before jumping to conclusions, I searched her name on his other friends lists on his SM but they weren't friends on anything else.

I became suspicious at the time, but put it back of my head as he does have a lot of gaming friends etc.

Fast forward to tonight, I am lying om his side watching TV. He's on IG again and this girl is back at the top of his IG messages. He is chatting back and forth, but I cant see whats being said as I am at a weird angle. I move, and suddenly he exits the app. He opens it again, so I ask him who that person is, and he says "its people wishing me a happy new year".

I dont know what other SM platform he switched to at some point in the night but I recognised her profile picture again before he quickly switched it off.

I didnt know how else to procesd without coming across accusational, so I let it go.

He was coming to mine for dinner today, and he has his dinner and leaves pretty soon afterwards. I tried having a discussion with him on the wedding planning but he told me to hold off booking anything else "for 2-3 months".

He seems a bit off with me the past couple of days.

I have been cheated on before, and I found out through messages etc, so I dont know if I am being super paranoid or if there is something here amiss.

Am I being unreasonable and being too paranoid about this situation?

If i am not, what do I do next to approach this?

Note: he is very tech savvy so phones are locked well, he stores all his passwords on an app that are random generated etc, so I dont have access to these myself.

OP posts:
OurDreamLife · 01/01/2025 23:16

He’s putting you on hold because she’s got his attention. Get rid.

ellie09 · 01/01/2025 23:05

WigglyVonWaggly · 01/01/2025 22:59

I’d say, “I can’t help noticing you seem to putting the brakes on wedding planning a bit and seeming a bit more distant. Shall we have a chat?”

He seemed keen a couple of months back to get up and going in the new year

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WigglyVonWaggly · 01/01/2025 22:59

I’d say, “I can’t help noticing you seem to putting the brakes on wedding planning a bit and seeming a bit more distant. Shall we have a chat?”

ellie09 · 01/01/2025 22:55

DaisyChain505 · 01/01/2025 22:43

Surely this is a joke post?

this sounds like a relationship between two teenagers.

why are you engaged to someone you can’t openly communicate with?

No not a joke

We do communicate, but tell me how youd approach this and how you would word it without sounding accusing?

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DaisyChain505 · 01/01/2025 22:43

Surely this is a joke post?

this sounds like a relationship between two teenagers.

why are you engaged to someone you can’t openly communicate with?

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