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Why is BD partner obsessed with me

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Level3HotSauce · 29/11/2025 03:34

Just looking for some outside opinions because this whole situation feels a bit weird to me now.

I split with my ex 10 years ago, the relationship ended for a lot of reasons, including some very serious things he did that I’ve had to overcome with therapy. We co-parent very minimally — communication is pretty much only about our child and even that is infrequent. I have fully moved on with my life and haven’t had personal contact or conflict with him in years. He’s been with his current partner for 9 years, they’ve got kids together, and I even make sure my child buys Christmas and birthday presents for their kids.

The problem is his partner keeps posting indirect stuff about me on social media. I don’t follow her but people send it to me, and it’s always things about “bitter babymammas,” “bad bio mums,” “women who lie about being abused,” or random digs that are very obviously aimed at me. We haven’t had any arguments, I don’t post anything about her or him, and I genuinely just get on with my life. I posted one thing years ago about surviving a toxic abusive relationship but didnt name anyone, it was a self empowering post rather than to name and shame - so that's the only thing i can think of that she's potentially seen?

It’s been going on for years but recently its got more intense and direct. I don’t know if she’s insecure, if my ex has told her some weird version of events, or if she’s just decided I’m her enemy for no reason.

Is this normal behaviour? Should I be concerned or just keep ignoring it?

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MissDoubleU · 30/11/2025 17:35

I’d just laugh it off to the people who show you. Nice to see you have fans. Mean girls: “why are you so obsessed with me” - or perhaps elude to the fact she has to go so hard to convince herself her DP is a good person. If she isn’t attacking you she needs to see how shite he is for herself.

Level3HotSauce · 30/11/2025 13:43

Thank you for your replies.

I'm not actually sure why people show me her posts, maybe they're offended for me who knows but yes I will ask them to stop. I have blocked her and him on all socials, years ago.

As far as I'm aware my DC hasn't had any issues at their house and is happy to visit which is all I care about.

Just to add that the posts are definitely about me (she names me in some of them) so I know it's not about anyone else lol

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fatphalange · 29/11/2025 11:17

You’re surrounded by some very strange people. Each time, reply to these troublemakers, ‘why have you sent me this? There are no issues between us, please don’t try to cause any. I’m not interested in other people’s social media posts’.
The posts could be about anyone. Maybe one of her brothers has a child with one of the women she’s referring to? Or maybe bad mothers irk her in general? Or she’s trying to work through problems with her own mother? Other people meddling have made you paranoid she is hung up on you, even though it’s been a decade and your children all have good relationships with each other.
Be more selective about what you look at on social media, and about other ‘friends’ who seek to expose you to it for their own entertainment.

Lurkingandlearning · 29/11/2025 11:05

She clearly has issues that go way beyond you and instead of acknowledging and dealing with them she is kind of transposing them onto you.

Shitty as that is, I don’t think that’s the problem here or it needn’t be a problem for you. The only reason it is, is people who are supposed to care about you keep telling you about her bullshit. Why do they do that? There is nothing to be gained by you knowing about that woman’s barely concealed insults. All it does is make you feel bad when you have no way of dealing with it. Why are they even checking out her social media?

Just tell them that, although you understand that they are interested in what she has to say, you aren’t and you don’t want to hear it. Tell them you are serious about that and if they keep passing on her shitty comments it will make it very difficult for you to continue being friends with them.

BerryTwister · 29/11/2025 10:10

My Dad has been married 4 times. My Mum was wife number 1. Wife number 3 (who he met 20 years after leaving my Mum) would regularly phone our house and yell at my Mum for her former “crimes”. I was an adult by this time, so my Mum and Dad had literally no contact at all with each other. I think wife 3 did the same to wife 2.

I always assumed my Dad told his wife that all his failings were basically down to the abuse that he’d suffered at the hands of his former wives. So every now and then, when wife 3 was pissed off with him for something, she’d decide to blame the people she saw as the ultimate cause of it.

Luckily Wife 4 is very chilled and never gives anyone any grief!

twilightermummy · 29/11/2025 09:40

Whilst they're hating on you, she's looking the other way in regards to his behaviour.
My abusive ex, who was also terrible to his mum, used to have us against each other so all of his behaviour was because of one of us so we'd inevitably blame the other. Hope that makes sense! These type of men are masters of manipulation.

Orangine · 29/11/2025 09:38

Could be bio dad which is less cringe.

OP, block and ignore. You don’t need to be snooping on her social media. It might not even be about you.

MissDoubleU · 29/11/2025 09:35

As all men do in his (guilty) situation he will be emphasising how crazy you were to her. It’s just what they do.

toomuchfaff · 29/11/2025 09:12

Velveletteslonleylonelygirlami · 29/11/2025 06:04

What's a BD partner?

Baby Daddy?

sanityisamyth · 29/11/2025 09:10

ThankULord · 29/11/2025 06:10

Yes, this.

Also confused!

arethereanyleftatall · 29/11/2025 08:45

I think your take on this is quite strange.
you know your ex is abusive.
she doesn’t sound obsessed with you whatsoever, but rather struggling with either lies from him or being abused herself and burying head in the sand.
I would take absolutely no notice of this, other than thoughts of whether she needs any help.

PrizedPickledPopcorn · 29/11/2025 08:35

You don’t know it’s about you, though. For all you know, her brother has a toxic ex and it’s all about her nephews and nieces.

I mean, if I wasn’t toxic, I’d assume it wasn’t about me.

GeorgeEdwardsMum · 29/11/2025 08:33

When you use descriptors like BD/BM, what do you expect?

user1492757084 · 29/11/2025 08:11

Ignore.

Her nasty posts reflect more about her own self than you or anyone else. Everyone can see that. Your friends know it.
Next time your friends show you something, tell them that you'd rather not see it.

Soon your child will be grown up and spending less time in that household.

Keep taking the high road, the dignified road, for the sake of showing your child a good example.

Lemonysnickety · 29/11/2025 07:51

TrippingOverMyAssets · 29/11/2025 07:16

Well yes she only has his side of things but surely by posting what you did years ago which essentially matches the same description of what she’s doing - indirect, veiled, not naming any names but could only have been for the benefit of one person - that wasn’t really any different to what she’s doing? It sounds like she was only matching your energy initially but has kept it going longer.

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They are not the same behaviours. Calling out an abuser is not the same as trying to undermine someone who was the victim of abuse. Nope just no not the same. Have a look at the current case of the Dr in Scotland who has been slagging off his son’s victim of rape. He is currently up in court for his behaviour. The victim who has written many times about her experiences after being raped is not. See not the same behaviour.

CrowMate · 29/11/2025 07:48

I’d want to know my child isn’t experiencing any issues with her when staying there. In that sense, I’d have some concern.

HouseofDreams · 29/11/2025 07:47

Tell your friends to stop sending it to you and forget about her.

BatshitOutofHell · 29/11/2025 07:44

He may be doing to her whatever it was that he did to you. She may be blindsided by it and is refusing to accept it is happening. She can’t control him but she feels she can project onto you. I would ignore it and ask people not to send you such evidence of her obvious unhappiness

Endofyear · 29/11/2025 07:44

He's obviously telling her all sorts of crap about you. Whoever is telling you what she's posting on social media, tell them to stop and that you're not interested. Don't give it any more headspace and get on with your life.

opencecilgee · 29/11/2025 07:40

I bet he compares you both. He tries to make her jealous . He’s the enemy, not her

LAMPS1 · 29/11/2025 07:40

The main priority is your child and his/her well being when with their dad, half siblings and step mum at their home. Is your dc happy to have contact at his dad’s?

If so, continue to keep it as sweet as possible for your child by ignoring all unreliable second hand information from your friends. When they bring stuff to your attention, tell them …’thanks, but as long as my child isn’t suffering when with her and as long as my name isn’t actually mentioned, it’s best for me to ignore what she writes, poor woman.’

You can’t control what she writes unless your name is actually mentioned.
She’s obviously very unhappy and trying to cover up what a terrible time she’s having by making underhand jibes. Not an attractive image she’s creating for herself at all. That’s her problem, not yours.

MikeRafone · 29/11/2025 07:38

You can’t change what your ex and his partner do or how they behave

you can change how you react to it

stop your friends sending you stuff - tell them unless it could harm your dc then you don’t need that negativity in your lufe

Sartre · 29/11/2025 07:35

Ask your friends to stop sending you her posts. You’re not interested, you don’t need to know how warped and obsessive she is. He’ll have done the classic thing many men do and given her a big sob story about you being the issue. Shocking so many women still fall for it.

Newnamehiwhodis · 29/11/2025 07:33

She’s fawning. Currying favor with him by echoing what she’s been fed. He’s likely got her walking on eggshells and she’s trying to win back that love-bombing stage by “defending” him.

I’ve seen it so many times, and been there myself before I gained enough distance (and therapy!) to see my relationship was with an abusive man, and the way he treated me was not my fault.

just keep going and ignore her. Poor thing… I hope she gets free.

gamerchick · 29/11/2025 07:32

Velveletteslonleylonelygirlami · 29/11/2025 06:04

What's a BD partner?

Baby daddy I think.

OP tell your mates that you're not interested in what she posts. Block her socials and just ignore her.

You can guarantee that life isn't roses and she's trying to convince herself that you're the problem. You've got a better life and it's too short to be thinking about people who don't matter much.