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Facebook etiquette - do you get in touch with ex-boyfriends?

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JoshandJamie · 08/10/2007 12:41

So I am happily married. But many moons before DH, I had a boyfriend who was my first real love. We were together 5 years and he completely broke my heart by dumping me in a fairly underhand way. It took me years and years to stop thinking about him.

I know he'd probably annoy the living hell out of me now. But some kind of perverse curiously really wants to find out what he's up to - and if I'm honest, I want to show him that I now run my own successful business, have two lovely boys, a great husband etc. Basically I want to say: see I survived despite you.

I know I shouldn't care and that if I'd truly moved on he wouldn't even enter my head. But he's turned up on Facebook (through another friend). He hasn't asked me to be his friend, but I don't think he'd know my surname and I look completely different now. Even if he did know it was me, I'd be gobsmacked if he got in touch as I think he moved on pretty much instantly.

I don't want to ask him to be my
'friend'', particularly as it feels disloyal to my DH. But I really want a sneaky peak at his profile. And I do think it's sad that people who were so close for so long can't now as adults have a quick catch up just to say 'how ya doin?'

But is it wrong to get in touch with exes? Is it just opening up a can of worms? Is it disloyal? Or do you do it?

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jmkd · 08/10/2007 12:47

think it depends on your reasons for doing so.

if its just to catch up as mates then great go for it.

if you suspeact you may have feelings still then it probably would open up a can of worms and would be best to leave alone.

i have a couple of exes who are good friends but they were never real loves and didnt break my heart the one guy that did i would never contact as it would stir up too much in my opinion.

NannyL · 08/10/2007 13:16

Im in touch with my ex through face book...

infact we have started meeting up again... but he is now engaed to his new GF (the one he left me for ).... though i know its a good thing... i could never marry him now, no way!

LadySnotAlot · 08/10/2007 13:32

I had same thing happen to me about 3 months ago...my advice. Don't bother.

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