Ghoster getting back in touch

[MsCoffee]

I was ghosted by a friend about 8 or 9 years ago, not a relative but close ish friend and was a bridesmaid at my wedding 15 years ago. I was pretty upset at the time of being ghosted, I never really knew why, but coincided with a new relationship for her (and I think her partner suspected me of fancying my friend - I'm a lesbian - and I also suspect my friend may have told her new partner some fanciful things about me).
I moved on, although very occasionally hear about her, she moved a long way away a few years back and I drew a line.
I had a message from a new number on Christmas Eve wishing me Happy Christmas. I haven't replied.
Has anyone here been unghosted or experienced similar? What happened? I don't plan on responding but I occasionally waver.

Hmm that's strange. I hate ghosting, but then I do sometimes wonder if being told up front would be harder to take.

Are you absolutely sure it was her?

Was it a personal message? I got one from a friend I wasn't expecting to hear from and I suspect she just sent it to all her contacts.

Sort of
I got an email invite to a party from someone who had vanished

There were no hard feelings on my part but I also didn't want to revive the friendship so I didn't reply.

Good point @TrophyWinner it wasn't personalised, it was on WhatsApp and she also sent a photo of herself and her partner (the same one). I'm not sure if sending to all is possible to do on WhatsApp.

Assuming you've lived a full and happy life in the intervening years, I'd ignore.

OP are you sure it wasn't simply a broadcast NY message to all her contacts on WhatsApp?

I’ve been ghosted after many years of friendship.

I was later told the reason by a mutual friend (I wouldn’t fit in with the ghoster any more because I couldn’t have children).

She was once stood with a group of people (including the mutual friend who spoke to me) and she looked through me as if I wasn’t there.

Beyond hurtful.

So if she ever sent a generic hello or a personal one, I’m afraid I wouldn’t respond.

It wasn't a broadcast, it didn't have the little megaphone symbol.
It's also from a number I don't have... So they've presumably seen that I'm still in their contacts?

OP, they'd have had to add you to a new phone?

Numbers I'm stunned by that. Any chance the mutual friend wasn't telling the truth?

No emma

I’d already had quite a few quiet little comments along the lines of ‘you wouldn’t understand’, ‘but you won’t know that’ and similar.

It rang true to me.

number, that's honestly one of the shittiest things I've ever heard! What a horrible person!

Op, I'd ignore it. A generic happy Christmas wouldn't make up for ghosting for me.