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He deleted her straight away.

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Summerpetals · 05/03/2021 11:51

I'm the best part of 8 months in a dating now relationship. All is good between us. No problems. He treats me really well. He's open and I know about his past relationships as he does mine.

He's mid 40s and I'm 12 years younger. one of things I liked about him was how he has treated me. He's still got some of the old fashioned gent in him. Hes given me no reason to doubt him. He's shown me a women that's messages he's never opened and he blocked her. She made a second profile to contact him again. He showed me all that. He tells me all the time to ask if I don't know who someone is that he talks to online etc. Although 99% of his Facebook his work mates or ex school friends and family.

Last weekend I saw he had liked a profile picture of a women around my age. I had never seen her before. She was also the last friend he had added to his Facebook and it seems he added her last weekend. . I thought nothing much more of it. Even though in the picture she's in a see through white dress on holiday.

I woke up this morning after we spent last night together. He sent me a lovely message before work. I popped on Facebook and it was in my newsfeed he had been looking her photos in the night. I knew he couldn't sleep. But my heart sank. That horrible feeling you get when you can sense what's going on. He liked another holiday photo of her in a skimpy dress and then a selfie of her at home posing as you do.

So I decided to ask. I said it's ony newsfeed this morning you were liking "Sarah Smith's" photos in the night. He said he had known her years and asked if it was a problem as be was happy to delete her. I said no it's not a problem but just so we are clear If you have any interest in her based on looks and you are going to be checking her out I would appreciate you ending things with me first. Within seconds he said oh I've deleted her she's gone. I only want you.

He called me just now on his break and I said can we speak about this morning as you said you had known her years and deleted her so fast. Why did you react like that. He claimed he needs to go through his profile and have a clear out and she's one of them he might aswel delete as he doesn't speak to her.

This is absolute nonsense as she's new on his Facebook and he was checking her out in the night.

I'm feeling abit quiet today as I feel abit confused by his panic delete. As soon as I asked he was straight onto deleting her and telling me how much he's in love with me. I want to believe him. But one of the photos was from her profile 6 months ago so it wasn't a new one.

Not sure what I'm writing this for. Just hope someone can tell me how they would feel.

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OscarWildesCat · 06/03/2021 11:57

Still Hmm at “enact girl code” really?, also thinking I’m glad I’m too old to be so overly invested in SM and what people post on there, you either trust him or you don’t and that may take more than 8 months, stop worrying about his SM accounts and either build trust or move on.

Youllbeoldertoo · 06/03/2021 12:02

I don’t see any problem? It’s liking a photo, you questioned him as you were uncomfortable and he deleted her? And you’re still not happy.

You are hard work.

Bloodypunkrockers · 06/03/2021 12:32

@MizMoonshine

Follow that lead. The way he's acted sounds alarm bells. Message her and ask her how she knows him etc. Enact the girl code.

If he's being honest go forward trusting him.

If he's lying dump his arse.

Enact the girl code.

What? It's not 5th form at school Grin

MarieIVanArkleStinks · 06/03/2021 12:59

All a bit too childish for me. The only thing I'm finding real difficulty in swallowing is that these are two adults in their thirties and forties. The whole thing has a distinct aura of teenage problem page about it.

A good-faith response would be that, assuming a detailed knowledge of someone's SM (that would only possible from daily monitoring) has revealed that that someone is lying, then what's the dilemma? It's only been 8 months. That's hardly long enough to qualify as a committed relationship, which is something neither protagonist sounds mature enough or ready for right now.

Easiest solution is to walk.

MarieIVanArkleStinks · 06/03/2021 13:00

It's not 5th form at school

Could have fooled me.

KettleWentBang · 06/03/2021 13:09

If the profile is public. It will show as 'tom' liked 'Sarah's picture /post' more so on a pc on the right hand side than on the app.
Same is if someone comments on a public post or picture it would show on my feed too.

But yes I agree with pp. Sounds very intense.

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