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To wonder why his facebook is so well hidden from me

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suspiciousgf · 28/09/2013 13:44

I've been dating a guy for a few months, and things seem to be progressing well.

He has a facebook account, but has it very well hidden, (as in I cannot find him at all) and says I don't need to be a friend because it is for professional networking only and that he doesn't use it much anyway.

Should I be a bit suspicious, or is this normal and I should relax and trust him.

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Punkatheart · 29/09/2013 09:37

There is no absolute that those were his parents. Did he just say they were? That is not a proper meeting.

Very suspicious.

Find someone better and more open.

Sallyingforth · 29/09/2013 10:15

I couldn't date a man for months unless we were entirely open with each other.
You are obviously different OP.

BiscuitsAreMyDownfall · 29/09/2013 10:27

Trust your instincts here and run. There is something dodgy about this man as you have figured out. It can only end badly if you let it run IMHO.

Mawgatron · 29/09/2013 10:37

I have a psuedonym ( sp?) on fb as I am a teacher and I don't want students finding me. Could this be the case with him?

fourbythree · 29/09/2013 10:51

I also don't use my real
Name on fb so you can't search for me by putting my real name in. Do you have an email address for him? Try putting that into the search engine- it works sometimes...
I met a guy once through online dating - fell hook line and sinker for him and his crazy pack of lies... Until then I just didn't believe that people could be so devious, duplicit and carefree about another persons feelings ... It really opened my eyes

34DD · 29/09/2013 11:31

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kmc1111 · 29/09/2013 12:05

I use Facebook for I guess you could call it casual networking-more like chatting with peers. It's common in my industry, and most people would have a very private account under a false name for it. For lots of reasons eg. some of us might mention job openings, being headhunted etc., and we don't necessarily want our employer or our clients seeing being privy to those convo's.

So that part doesn't strike me as odd in and of itself. The school thing may not be an out an out lie. Perhaps he attended both, and thinks the school on his CV/Linked In looks better to employers, but in his personal life thinks the other one makes a better impression?

I think the real issue is that you're a few months into a relationship and you don't seem to know very much about each other at all. You don't seem to know what he does beyond the title, haven't met his friends, neither have you have set foot in the others home...I think instead of googling him, you need to talk to him, ask him questions, try to get to know him better, and if you get nowhere with that, then ditch.

NicknameIncomplete · 29/09/2013 12:58

I agree with kmc

You need to talk to each other & find out more about each other instead of trying to piece things together using the internet.

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