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Got a message from ex’s ex on FB messenger tonight.

93 replies

Namechangeforspring2021 · 26/03/2021 23:34

So I’m going to guess she also messaged his other ex, who has much more of an axe to grind with him and she probably replied so he will probably be giving me the sob story about that soon enough.

I’m ignoring it, I don’t want to get involved in anything, why does his drama come back to involve me years later argh 😠

That’s it really just want to moan 🙈

OP posts:
Blueskytoday06 · 27/03/2021 06:24

Open the message !

SnuggyBuggy · 27/03/2021 06:25

Could you just block them completely?

IndecentFeminist · 27/03/2021 06:26

Support with what?! A message appearing in your inbox that you have no intention of reading?!

KatherineJaneway · 27/03/2021 06:27

@Namechangeforspring2021

I was just looking for a bit of support obviously that is too much to ask. Some of you seam more invested in it than me Hmm
Support for what? You don't even know what the message is even about.
Gizlotsmum · 27/03/2021 06:28

Is she a recent ex of your ex? How does she even know you? If you ignore it will it just go away? I read it as you will be dragged into the drama anyway? Are you still in contact with your ex?

Groovee · 27/03/2021 06:30

My friend met a new partner last year. Before meeting him, he'd been in a relationship which ended before they met, but regularly this ex messages her. She doesn't read them now.

They used to cause so much upset which wasn't called. Quite how she tracked her down too when she wasn't friends with him on fb and she's pretty hard to find and only has a handful of friends on it.

JeffTheOracle · 27/03/2021 06:30

One of the most attention seeking threads I've ever seen. What could you possibly need support with when you haven't even read it

I've had a message like that before by the way, I responded and she thanked me - nothing else ever came of it

ZombeaArthur · 27/03/2021 06:32

I get what you mean. A few years ago something happened with an ex of mine (we’d broken up a number of years prior to this) and I ended up receiving messages from numerous people asking about it. Like you, I’d hoped all his drama was behind me, only to be confronted with it again on Facebook. I’m not surprised you don’t want to open the message.

ShesMadeATwatOfMePam · 27/03/2021 06:35

What do you need support with though? Someone wants to send you a message. Ok so you've already decided not to engage. What do you really want people to say?

GillBiggeloesHair · 27/03/2021 06:42

Is this a thing now? Wanting support for a non event?
Open it or decline it and block.

JeanClaudeVanDammit · 27/03/2021 06:45

You don’t even know if it’s drama yet, so I’m not sure what you need support for. She might have started selling body shop at home or one of the other MLMs that bring people out of the woodwork. It might be a phishing scam. It might be nothing, so who cares?

LittleBirdBlu · 27/03/2021 07:02

She wouldn't even know you've read it if it's a new contact as messenger only shows those messages as read if you reply. But you've decided not to read it, and start a pointless thread.

NiceTwin · 27/03/2021 07:06

If somebody messaged me out of the blue, I would think it was important, they have gone out the way to track me down after all.

Is your ex okay? Have you heard from him? Would you want to know if he wasn't okay?

Namechangegardens · 27/03/2021 07:13

This post is click bait. Thanks for wasting my time.

WildfirePonie · 27/03/2021 07:15

Ugh. Drama much.

HercwasanEnemyofEducation · 27/03/2021 07:16

Drama Llama

Tinacollada · 27/03/2021 07:16

Support for not opening a message 😂

tellytakeout · 27/03/2021 07:19

Okay you got the attention you craved. Could you now read the message? Lol

Northernsoullover · 27/03/2021 07:22

This is incredibly dramatic. Like others said what could you possibly need support for?

Teardrop2021 · 27/03/2021 07:24

What a pointless thread

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 27/03/2021 07:28

I assume the OP wants us to guess, I’m going with an STI

Fourstonesmash · 27/03/2021 07:29

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

NotSorry · 27/03/2021 07:32

Sounds like you’ve made a sensible decision. No support needed.

CornishTiger · 27/03/2021 07:35

You can preview it without accepting it by going into message requests.

Then you can decide whether to respond to it or not.

I would suggest if someone has reached out to you it’s worthwhile reading.

Febo24 · 27/03/2021 07:37

@Namechangeforspring2021

I’m not going to read it, there’s bound to be something annoying in it and I want no part of their drama.
But now we're part of your drama!