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Should I allow my brothers ex wife to give his new girlfriend my contract details

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MollyBunny154 · 28/02/2025 17:10

My brother has had many relationships over the years and has been married twice. He has had 3 partners just in the last year.

I am friends with both his ex wife's.
His second ex wife messaged me earlier today saying that my brother has a new Girlfriend and that she asked her for my phone number and address.

Said she wanted to talk to me, some thing to do with wanting to arrange a birthday suprise for my brother up where I live.

I have never met or spoken to this women before and feel a little uncomfortable allowing my brothers ex to give my contact detail to basically a stranger.

Am I being silly or over thinking it. Should I just say OK and let her give my details to this woman.

I should say that I'm always nervous of giving any one my contact details and am always careful as have had problems with a stalker in the past. To the point that I had to move to another area for my own and my family's safety.

His second ex wife knows this so appreciate her asking my permission first.

Am I being silly.

OP posts:
saveforthat · 28/02/2025 17:12

Ask her to pass on her details to you. You can then contact her anonymously if you want.

Fourpintsoffullfatplease · 28/02/2025 17:14

Knock up a quick Gmail account and give her that?

OrigamiOwls · 28/02/2025 17:16

Fourpintsoffullfatplease · 28/02/2025 17:14

Knock up a quick Gmail account and give her that?

I agree with this one, I certainly wouldn't be handing out my home address

mindutopia · 28/02/2025 17:41

I wouldn’t feel uncomfortable giving someone my phone number to WhatsApp. Home address is weird though. What’s she going to do? Write you a letter? I guess it’s to send an invite but that can be done by message. It would get to you next month at the speed of the post office. I give my number out to random kids’ parents on birthday invites so I would have no trouble giving it to brother’s girlfriend.

You could ask for hers instead, but surely the result is the same she’ll have your number when you message her. The alternative is to say you don’t want to be involved or invited if you don’t.

Cantrushart · 28/02/2025 17:56

Strange dynamics. So woman 3 asked woman 2 for your details? I would be OK giving my email. I mean, you have to hand that over to pretty much everyone anyway. No way I'd give my address.

PrincessAnne5Eva · 28/02/2025 17:59

Am I right in thinking she wants your address so she can use your house for a birthday surprise for your brother? Or have I misunderstood? Because that's a batshit thing for a total stranger to do with another person's home.

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