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I'm going to hell aren't I? What the fuck

767 replies

BlackFriYay · 15/11/2023 16:54

9 ish months ago I was seeing somebody I really liked but was being messed around terribly by. I'm talking ghosting after sex repeatedly, blatantly using me for sex but claiming otherwise.. I suspected he had a girlfriend towards the end but didn't have any proof as he "doesn't do social media". (Lies). Champions league wanker behaviour basically.

I thought I was in love with him at the time and it took me months to get over once I finally decided to cut my losses and move on.

I did some work on my self esteem and when he came crawling back months later (a few weeks ago) and text me asking to see me realised I wasn't into him at all so I cheerily replied no thank you, I'm not interested. Yay for me. He said he was gutted bla bla bla. I didn't reply. Forgot all about him.

The other day it was my DD's birthday and I changed my Instagram picture to one of her when she was born. Unbeknownst to me he has been looking at my social media (which I don't have him as a friend on) and he's sent me an inbox this afternoon saying he has seen that picture and is having a meltdown because he thinks I've had a baby recently and wants to know if it's his!

Now obviously I'm not going to let the silly git think he has an actual child but AIBU to blank his message for a few days and let him see how he likes it 😂

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Catza · 15/11/2023 17:05

I am not sure it warrants a response. He ghosted you multiple times after sex so I see no reason not to do the same to him. What is he going to do exactly? Show up on your doorstep? If he does, you make big eyes and say since you don't have him as a connection on IG, the message got filtered into a "waiting for approval" which you never check.

Zanatdy · 15/11/2023 17:06

Haha do this for all us jilted women. Karma

Plisco · 15/11/2023 17:06

I think it would make him sweat even more if he DOES know you've read it, but you're not replying. So I would actually go ahead and open it in the app, then leave it on read for a few days.

TropDrôle · 15/11/2023 17:06

I’d never reply. I’d read it and just not reply.

Silly bugger deserves a reality check and to realise there are consequences.

Fulshaw · 15/11/2023 17:07

Maybe reply with something non- committal like ‘oh, I’m really sorry about that, I didn’t know you were on instagram. You must’ve been shocked to see the photo’

Just to drag it out a bit

MerryMidwinter · 15/11/2023 17:07

I love these suggestions 😂

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 15/11/2023 17:07

I'd just block. Fuck him.

Dweetfidilove · 15/11/2023 17:07

Moneyjealousy · 15/11/2023 17:01

I'd upload a new pic with some passive aggressive twatty #dont need no man just me and my child hashtag.
I'll join you in hell.

This is the one🤣🤣🤣.

You owe him no other response!

MinnieL · 15/11/2023 17:09

quitefranklyabsurd · 15/11/2023 17:01

I’m not sure I’d ever reply. - apart from maybe with something along the lines of the below in a couple of days -

“this is all to hard to talk about at the moment”

and then block.

🤣

Cheepcheepcheep · 15/11/2023 17:10

This is amazing!

I would go with the ‘I thought you didn’t have social media’ reply, followed by a block. Justice and karma, all rolled into one.

Citygirlrurallife · 15/11/2023 17:11

Plisco · 15/11/2023 17:06

I think it would make him sweat even more if he DOES know you've read it, but you're not replying. So I would actually go ahead and open it in the app, then leave it on read for a few days.

Definitely this except never reply. Fuck him

Whataretheodds · 15/11/2023 17:11

Just block him

riron · 15/11/2023 17:13

this is brilliant. Id leave it a few days and then reply with a "I'm sorry, I don't know what to say" and then give it a few more days

Eddielizzard · 15/11/2023 17:14

I'd reply

SHIT Shock

Eddielizzard · 15/11/2023 17:15

Then let him try work out what you mean

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 15/11/2023 17:15

Excellent. Definitely make hm sweat Grin

Blueeyedmale · 15/11/2023 17:16

Don't reply at all for a few days let his head spin a little

Mycatmax · 15/11/2023 17:16

Hilarious! Block him.

With any luck, he’ll waste some of his money on a solicitor trying to find out if “the baby” is his 😂

menopausalmare · 15/11/2023 17:17

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Hannah4850 · 15/11/2023 17:17

I live for this kind of drama haha love it!💖

SerenityNowInsanityLater · 15/11/2023 17:19

Never reply!
Make him sweat bullets!

Mangledrake · 15/11/2023 17:20

I feel differently about this. He's doing the responsible thing, asking. The message is polite. It's not an off-the-wall response nine months after your relationship.

Just tell him the truth and then block away if you want to. But I wouldn't mess around with this sort of question. You'd want a man to take responsibility for his child. And it's pretty cruel to play with this if he's childless and wants kids.

Understand completely about feeling messed about after a relationship like that, but in my experience you get people out of your head faster if you don't play games or think about revenge. Just no, old photo, move on. Don't give him headspace.

I'm sure he's already had enough of a shock anyway!

Thehonestybox · 15/11/2023 17:21

Thanks s is amazing! I would do a few "is typing..." moments of tapping random keyboard letter and then deleting it all to make him think you're writing a really long reply!

BlackFriYay · 15/11/2023 17:22

"The baby" my daughter is sitting at the table eating stir fry demanding to know what's so funny

And my son is just looking at me like I have two heads. 😁

These responses are killing me.

So this is what they call karma. I love it.

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Nanny0gg · 15/11/2023 17:22

Totaly · 15/11/2023 17:01

Tell him you’ll let him k ow when the first DNA results come through as you are going in alphabetical order.

^^This one!!
😂😂

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