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Email from my ex husband...

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Arlanymor · 09/04/2025 17:12

Dear Arlanymor, sincerely hope you are well. I need to know the date of our wedding because I have to fill in an X form. Are you able to remember please? Best regards, Ex Wanker.

Sent to my WORK email. Which means he had to look it up online.

I divorced him for adultery nearly two decades ago now. Also the clue is in 'our wedding' isn't it? You were there on the day dickhead. We haven't been in contact since 2019 when he kept coming up as having looked at my profile on LinkedIn and I got in touch via their messenger to ask him not to.

This has got me so angry. "Oh Arlanymor - do me a favour please? Even though I am a cheating arsehole and should be able to fill in forms without bothering/the assistance of my ex-wife." The date is on the decree absolute you absolute toilet goblin.

FUMING. FUMING. FUMING.

OP posts:
nomas · 09/04/2025 19:12

He’s trying to kill two birds with one stone - try to
force you to acknowledge / remember him and also let you know that he doesn’t deem
you important enough to remember your wedding date.

Men like this would take you giving him the information as proof you still care about him.

Vaxtable · 09/04/2025 19:11

I would go back with sorry no idea. Don’t contact be again

StrangerThings1 · 09/04/2025 19:09

Arlanymor · 09/04/2025 17:12

Dear Arlanymor, sincerely hope you are well. I need to know the date of our wedding because I have to fill in an X form. Are you able to remember please? Best regards, Ex Wanker.

Sent to my WORK email. Which means he had to look it up online.

I divorced him for adultery nearly two decades ago now. Also the clue is in 'our wedding' isn't it? You were there on the day dickhead. We haven't been in contact since 2019 when he kept coming up as having looked at my profile on LinkedIn and I got in touch via their messenger to ask him not to.

This has got me so angry. "Oh Arlanymor - do me a favour please? Even though I am a cheating arsehole and should be able to fill in forms without bothering/the assistance of my ex-wife." The date is on the decree absolute you absolute toilet goblin.

FUMING. FUMING. FUMING.

Wait until next week to reply and then just say:

’The date is on the decree absolute which you should already have, please don’t use this e-mail address to contact me again’

He has probably lost the decree absolute so will have to come grovelling back or else he is too lazy to look for it and it’s easier to just ask you

let us know what you end up doing

MilkyBarsAreOnMee · 09/04/2025 19:08

Compash · 09/04/2025 18:44

Say '23rd or 24th of month/year.' He'll still have to look it up and you clearly won't have bothered to do that or remember.

This is perfect.

carlmotl · 09/04/2025 19:06

Did he say what it was for or was he trying to make you curious as to what it was for so you'd ask him and he could then have the pleasure of telling you?

I'd just delete it to be honest. I'm sure he can find out the date of his marriage.

Bethany83 · 09/04/2025 19:05

Yes as one previous poster said either reply, I can't remember or I would send a pretend automatic response reply like "this email account is no longer in use" or a bounced back email response etc!

lovemycbf · 09/04/2025 19:05

grumpygrape · 09/04/2025 19:00

OP, if you quoted the exact wording my reply would be…..

Dear Toilet Goblin.

Yes, I’m very well thanks and, yes, I am able to remember the date. I’m not surprised you can’t as you didn’t remember the vows either.

Please do not contact me again.

Arlanymor.

He didn’t actually ask you to tell him the date did he ? Just said he needed to know and asked if you were able to remember.

Love this reply 🤣

CoraPirbright · 09/04/2025 19:04

“The date is on the decree absolute, you absolute toilet goblin.”

That about covers it, no?!

lovemycbf · 09/04/2025 19:03

I’d say he’s getting remarried and I’d reply sorry I can’t remember and block him

JustMyView13 · 09/04/2025 19:03

grumpygrape · 09/04/2025 19:00

OP, if you quoted the exact wording my reply would be…..

Dear Toilet Goblin.

Yes, I’m very well thanks and, yes, I am able to remember the date. I’m not surprised you can’t as you didn’t remember the vows either.

Please do not contact me again.

Arlanymor.

He didn’t actually ask you to tell him the date did he ? Just said he needed to know and asked if you were able to remember.

Elite response.
😂😂😂

Ticktockwatchclock · 09/04/2025 19:01

He is just expecting you to pick up where you left off being the holder of all important information that he is entitled to.
There is no way I would provide this information, if he needs it let him get off his lazy arse and find it. It is a continuation of self entitlement to demand that you service his needs. He needs to fuck right off!!

JustMyView13 · 09/04/2025 19:01

I would reply as I do to all cold emails from strangers at work selling me stuff I don’t want:

Please remove me from your distribution list.

No hi / thank you for your email / kind regards or email signature.
Sometimes even put the font to times new Roman so it looks like a server send 😂

And then, I would block his email address.

Agree it must’ve been a shock. I’d also block him on LI, and any other SM account I had.

NotmeMother · 09/04/2025 19:00

Beware - he's trying to get back in touch! Either ignore completely or tell him to look at Decree Nisi.

researchers3 · 09/04/2025 19:00

diddl · 09/04/2025 17:47

It's been 20 years, why hold on to all the bitterness,

It's not necessarily bitterness is it?

He has access to the info via the decree absolute just as easily as Op.

For some reason he cba to look even though it's info that he needs & Op doesn't!

Exactly 💯

grumpygrape · 09/04/2025 19:00

OP, if you quoted the exact wording my reply would be…..

Dear Toilet Goblin.

Yes, I’m very well thanks and, yes, I am able to remember the date. I’m not surprised you can’t as you didn’t remember the vows either.

Please do not contact me again.

Arlanymor.

He didn’t actually ask you to tell him the date did he ? Just said he needed to know and asked if you were able to remember.

Espresso25 · 09/04/2025 18:54

He’ll have to figure it out himself. 🤐

HollyBerryz · 09/04/2025 18:54

I'd say I don't remember either. Would anyone official ever actually check the date anyway if you made one up?

EffortlesslyInelegant · 09/04/2025 18:54

" Toilet Goblin" though Grin Grin I'm dying! Grin

HiRen · 09/04/2025 18:53

I'd reply in a few weeks' time with a "I think it was 22 May, wasn't it?", no greeting or sign off.

ColourlessGreenIdeasSleepFuriously · 09/04/2025 18:53

Golden opportunity to rickroll then block him

GinToBegin · 09/04/2025 18:53

“Good morning xxx

It was such a long time ago, I can’t tell you the date now, but the information will be out there somewhere. I trust you’ll be able to find it without contacting me again.

Unfortunately, I can’t be more helpful, but I’m sure you’ll work it out.

Regards

xxx”

EilishMcCandlish · 09/04/2025 18:52

"I don’t remember. Suggest you check the decree absolute."

No apology, no explanation.

That or 'ask your wife'.

Pinkissmart · 09/04/2025 18:51

It's been 2 decades. Let it go. What benefit is there to holding on the rage?

MoreChocPls · 09/04/2025 18:50

1 April xxxx! Ignore him.

TeeBee · 09/04/2025 18:49

Arlanymor · 09/04/2025 17:51

Ironically I don't have mine any more, it got lost in a house move.

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I think that's probably your answer (although I would personally just delete and forget):
No idea, lost the decree absolute.