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I'm spitting !! Juvenile I know but I want a little revenge .. AIBU

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salpelly · 20/08/2023 15:52

So long story short I was dating a man (47) r a few months at the beginning of summer. He had only left a volatile relationship. Incompatibility by the sounds of it .

Anyway, he unceremoniously announced after we slept together a few times after a dates over that period that he wasn't in the right space for anything despite a few plans discussed.

It took my heart a while to accept what my head was telling me so having pushed it, I realised he was still tolerating crying and begging texts and phone calls from his ex. I posted about this.
He was feeling guilty and upset that he had hurt her.
Not so much me by all accounts, clearly.

He suggested we catch up in a few months to see if his life had settled down and we were both in the right place for something. He does have a lot of other stuff going on that would not be conducive to a relationship at the moment.

So fast forward to now, the relationship remains over and she is still terribly upset and regularly blocks/ unblocks , leaves nasty messages etc . She is however still a friend in his social media, as am I.

I was very much a secret bar his friends and a brother knowing. He is very enmeshed with his family and appears afraid of their disapproval about nearly everything.
He watches my social media but doesn't like any posts etc.

His ex comes up as a suggested friend on mine nearly every day so I reckon she has cottoned on to him having had a fling and she is having a look . We literally got together the weekend they finished which I'm sure she is curious about.
So, he is on holidays with his kids and has posted some beautiful photos of the resort I went to earlier in the year.

The bitchy part of me wants to like his post, possibly comment on it but he would be mortified as I am persona non grata, a dirty secret . HIS EX would probably go nuts. He may be annoyed with me for letting the cat out of the bag so to speak.
The nice person in me says not to stir the pot.
WWYD ... kind of light hearted here btw ...
So please don't attack me ! I'm
Still human !

And I know that living your best life is the best revenge but I'm really fucked off that I was essentially used and discarded under false pretences.

Thanks for reading if you got this far ..

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Purditnin · 21/08/2023 13:08

salpelly · 21/08/2023 10:45

Tbh I've no idea how it works anymore . I've blocked her too. I'm done with this whole circus.
He has sent some photos from his holidays and a light and breezy message wondering how I am and reminiscing on our chats about The resort.
I haven't replied.

Why haven’t you blocked him? Why are you dragging this out?

Flipflipmania · 21/08/2023 14:35

salpelly · 21/08/2023 09:50

Good morning
I blocked him on all social media and deleted his contact last night.
I felt relieved and thanks for your thoughts again.
I woke up this morning to a message notification from a random number. It is from him. I never blocked his number just deleted it. I just recognise the last few digits as I don't actually remember It all.
How predictable.
I think I will either delete the entire message leaving it unread and then block or else perhaps I should just say goodbye and ask him not to contact me again?

Or, you know, do bugger all and not give this another second’s thought

but if you do one of the options you state… not the “goodbye” one.

this was a handful of dates over a few weeks and was basically just sex

Rememberthebathisrunning · 24/08/2023 15:47

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Daphnis156 · 24/08/2023 15:54

I'm afraid you sound needy, and relentless.
A real bunny boiler.

Leave social media alone for a few months, and try real life.

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