...to think this woman is a bit weird?

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I met a woman who had been at university with my ex boyfriend. I split up with ex about 7 years ago and haven't seen him since. This woman, who I had met once before years ago when with ex and knows I split up with ex, decided to complain to me quite forcefully that at university my ex had borrowed her thesis to read and it came back creased and covered with fingerprints.

I just stood there like a lemon. What was I supposed to say or do?! It was as if she was talking about my child and I was supposed to reprimand him! I don't even know where he lives or whether he is alive!

She knew that I had split up with ex... I was there with my husband.

Just realised, she has carried a grudge for 8 or 9 years about this!

YANBU that is weird. Having dropped out of uni myself I'm unsure - how big of a deal is a rumpled, fingerprinted thesis? Regardless it's obviously nothing to do with you. I would have been astonished too. What did you end up saying to her?

I think it's a big deal, especially if it were yet to be handed in. Or maybe she just wanted to keep a nice copy. Perhaps it was bound, that's expensive.

But, as you say, nothing to do with me!

I didn't say anything. I just stood there stupidly and when she'd finished joined in another conversation (there was a group of us).

DriggleDraggle Ah yes. The anger was palpable still. I am quite shocked that my face triggered such a reaction!