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AIBU to not like being followed online?

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Lemonsandlimes · 03/03/2012 22:27

My DP is aware that I've been reading Mumsnet recently.

I posted a question about an argument we had, but didn't talk to him about the post. When I was using his computer, I put something into the address bar and a mumsnet address came up. Being a bit surprised, I pressed 'down' so it'd show all the pages within mumsnet he'd looked at. When I looked at the pages he'd been on, I realised that he'd been trawling the relationship forum, and had found my post.

In general conversation, I asked him directly if he ever looked at Mumsnet, and he wouldn't make eye contact then came over and kissed my head. I pushed for an actual answer, and he made a non-committal response about having browsed in the past.

I would have happily told him about the post. It wasn't anything I hadn't already said. It just feels really intrusive for him to be searching me out.

Maybe he'll read this... sigh.

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WorraLiberty · 03/03/2012 22:29

I think it's up to him to be honest

It is a public forum afterall

MissVerinder · 03/03/2012 22:29

Maybe he saw a few things he needed to see?

YANBU though, I wouldn't like it very much.

AgentZigzag · 03/03/2012 22:33

Would you have told him about the post? If he didn't know it was there why would he have asked?

I wouldn't be fussed if DH trawled around after me on MN, I can think of lots of jobs around the house much more constructive things he prefer doing though.

But then turning it round, if I thought he was posting about me on a forum I'd probably want to see what was being said. Wouldn't you?

BigGirlInASmallWorld · 03/03/2012 22:47

Might help you both to communicate better, if he does read your posts. MN isn't very private.

blushingcrow · 03/03/2012 22:51

You need to use private browsing from now on then.

I wouldn't ever tell my dp my username on here not that he would care , and nor would I ever look at his posting history.

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