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to think that my fiance is being stalked on Facebook and the girl concerned has a crush on him

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Kibokothepurplehippo · 10/04/2012 01:43

Hi everybody,

I would really appreciate your feedback on this. My fiance works full time and is taking a part time degree. He goes to college for one day every other week. A woman he works with is doing the same thing and although they don't see much of each other at work, they spend all day together at college. Since he joined Facebook last September, she 'likes' all his statuses pretty much instantaneously (in one case within 6 seconds), before I even get a chance to. If he puts he has a headache, she 'likes' it immediately, no joke. The only time there is a delay is if he puts something nice or romantic about me and 6 or 7 other people like it first. She put how wonderful his presentation was at college even though he was ill, 'bless ya' and how she went to his desk at work and he wasn't there. She gets him to double check all her coursework. She added him as a friend on messenger when her other friends on there are only her brother and step dad and his other friends are me and a guy who likes bikes. She added no one else from college or work. They met on a Saturday once to study and he was already in the city. She wanted to park at ours and have him walk back to walk her in, even though it is a straight line to walk in. She thought I was at work. The one time I saw them together, she was looking at him with big cow eyes. I know he won't cheat on me, so that's not the issue. It's the fact that he won't acknowledge her crush that annoys me. He's only been on Facebook 6 months, but insists that people put 'like' when someone's status says they're ill to show they've read it. I said it was more usual to put dislike in the comments box. He said it was only my friends who did that and there is no unspoken Facebook etiquette. Am I being unreasonable in thinking she has a crush or is he in denial? Thank you.

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LeQueen · 10/04/2012 10:01

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hathorinareddress · 10/04/2012 10:06

You all need to grow up imho.

Pancakeflipper · 10/04/2012 10:18

I think he likes the attention. The girl for showing him attention and you running behind checking on what's happening.

fedupofnamechanging · 10/04/2012 10:25

You'll have to take my word for it, that it isn't about insecurity - it's about manners.

It's not about cheating and I can't see what being laid back and fun has to do with anything. I, personally would find it rude, if another woman was making her interest in my partner very clear, even though she knew he was in a serious relationship and I would think my partner was being disrespectful if he didn't distance himself a bit.

Bucharest · 10/04/2012 11:42

Yes, but Karma, that still makes it his problem, should he decide to see it as one, and not the OP's. Whatever the moral code, the woman in question is perfectly within her "rights" to have male friends.

I have loads of men on my FB. I am on loads of men's FBs. One of them is even my ex-friend's husband. She and I haven't spoken in years. I have other friends who have commented "ooh, so that's what keeps you in Italy" when they see photos of dp. But that doesn'tsend me all-hand-that-rocks-the-cradle. (might suggest they visit the optician,but hey..)

Dp couldn't give a toss who my friends are male or female, and I'm the same with him. Because we are not insecure.

solidgoldbrass · 10/04/2012 11:49

Have you always been this clingy and demanding, OP? You seem to have an awful lot of your self-esteem invested in chasing other women away from Your Man, and that is terribly wearing to live with.
Mind you, a man who likes having a stalky, whining, constantly-stressing partner is not good news, either.

ChickensHaveNoLips · 10/04/2012 11:54

This is all very immature. Why aren't you just laughing it off? Dignity, OP.

nenevomito · 10/04/2012 11:59

If you have access to his FB then accidently delete and block her.

Thats the only sensible, mature and grown up thing to do.

FashionEaster · 10/04/2012 12:12

I'm going to go against the grain, and say that many ppl would feel uneasy if a woman was making it overt she was interested in your OH and OH was refusing to see it. Imo, and that's all it is, it suits OH to pretend not to see it as then he can go on enjoying the flattering attention.

sausagesandmarmelade · 10/04/2012 12:29

Are you sure that you don't also have low self esteem?

You have no reason to feel threatened by this friendship.

sausagesandmarmelade · 10/04/2012 12:32

Don't advise you to betray your OHs trust by going into his facebook and blocking her...

The first person she will tell is him...and he will no doubt suspect you.

This is all rather silly and getting out of hand.....perhaps neither of you are mature enough to use facebook.

Pandemoniaa · 10/04/2012 13:31

Block her. Then you don't have to spend half your life on Facebook pondering the deeper meaning behind whatever she likes.

Pandemoniaa · 10/04/2012 13:32

PS. I mean block her from your Facebook. Tinkering with your OH's Facebook account is a Very Bad Idea indeed.

MordecaiAndTheRigbys · 10/04/2012 13:33

But how is it unacceptable to 'like' someone's Facebook status??? How?? HOW???!!!!

solidgoldbrass · 10/04/2012 14:30

Well some women who simply don't have enough going on in their lives think (or perhaps, to be kind, were socialised to think that women exist only in relation to men) that the purpose of life is to 'catch' a man and keep other women away from him. It's an exhausting and rather self-defeating way to live, because men who are mentally healthy and reasonable get sick of being policed and controlled, and run away; the sort of man who puts up with and enjoys having an obsessed screech owl running his life is not healthy or reasonable. Either he gets off on watching women quarrel over his wonderfulness, or he is a deranged monogamy-obsessive who wants life to be a constant war against the Threat Of Infidelity as well.

CurrySpice · 10/04/2012 14:34

My guess is the OP's fiance is playing the whole thing down because he knows what an OTT reaction it would get from the OP

FizzyLaces · 10/04/2012 14:37

She might just be one of those sad folk who is on fb 24/7.

fedupofnamechanging · 10/04/2012 17:03

There is a difference though, between a friend and a woman who is making it clear that she wants to be more than friends.

I wouldn't object to the former. I'm not sure why objecting to the latter, is seen as being an obsessed screechy, controlling woman.

I think it's rude to pursue someone who is in a relationship - it's behaving as though the partner doesn't exist, which is just bad manners in my opinion. Of course the 'friend' owes the OP nothing, beyond common courtesy, but the fiance is being disrespectful in allowing it to continue.

Agree that he is probably enjoying the attention. I would think badly of my fiance if he didn't see that thsi wasn't respectful of our relationship.

It's rally not about guarding against the 'Threat Of Infidelity'.

TheSockPuppet · 10/04/2012 17:10

If that's what she puts on facebook, just think about all the private conversations they have together that one day a fortnight when you are not there to check up...Wink...

FashionEaster · 10/04/2012 17:21

The FB thing seems a red herring (and yes childish)

More pertinent is "She wanted to park at ours and have him walk back to walk her in, even though it is a straight line to walk in. She thought I was at work. The one time I saw them together, she was looking at him with big cow eyes."

Assuming that the DF has other female friends, and Kiboko hasn't chased them all off Grin often women's reading of other women is spot on. DF's wilful blindness is the cause of her worry and cause tension in their relationship. For someone who should be insignificant in their lives, she isn't to Kiboko. Options are to a|) ignore her (as she trusts DF) or b) ?

manticlimactic · 10/04/2012 17:25

How do you know how many friends she has on Messenger?

TheSockPuppet · 10/04/2012 17:26

or b) continue to stalk her DF on facebook and obsess over who talks to him and let this issue with DF's classmate consume their relationship?

EllenJaneisnotmyname · 10/04/2012 17:42

Hmm, I have a slightly jaundiced view on this. My (46 yo) STBex dickhead joined Facebook so he could 'keep in touch with the young people in his office.' The main one being the 45 yo recent divorcee who commented on his every post. I wasn't at all bothered, I trusted him completely, but he's now living with her and my divorce comes through in a few weeks. Not because of Facebook, obviously, but it does seem to be the new way to flirt for the young things (and those having a mid-life crisis Grin )

fuzzpig · 10/04/2012 17:43

DH, while not conventionally attractive/heartthrobbish, has had a few admirers at work before. One bordering on obsessive.

Most of the time he knew but there were a couple of times I pointed it out. He didn't like the fact somebody fancied him, it's no more true to say that 'all men would like the attention' than it is to say that all women would like it. He also has very low self esteem.

I just laughed it all off anyway. 100% trust = no problem.

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