My ex text me last night ...why?

[pooddb]

We split 3 months ago and it ended pretty bad (a lot of cross words )
Last week I messaged him on fb telling him his gig tickets have arrived and I would post him them and he responded "thanks for that "
Then later that night (9 hours later ) he sent me another message...a screenshot of a song from a band we both love (and been to gigs together )saying "least you discovered the band before we broke up anyway "

I thought it was a bit random and he is dating someone knew (and think he was with her that night )

Why text me that ?

Presumably to irritate you

It doesnt matter. You did something kind that's all. Ignore his message.

To fuck with you. Presumably an ex for a reason. Delete and forget.

Does it matter? Ignore him

He was drunk

He'd probably been drinking.

Don't overthink this. Ignore him.

He'd been drinking and was feeling maudlin. Do NOT read anything more into it.

I assumed he would have probably had a drink.

He probably had. Don’t reply.

When relationships end in anger as oppose to a calm decision to seperate, after a cooling off period, people sometimes gain perspective and feel less negative about the other person and start to feel some sense of 'it wasn't all bad...'
When this is fueled by a couple of reminders of the good times, like the tickets, then the song, a bit of nostalgia can creep in. Throw in a few drinks...and here we are.
Its most likely its a one off, but not beyond the realms of possibility that it may be the start of more contact from him, so be warned.

Any time and ex has messaged me it’s because they want a shag and think they’re more likely to get one off an ex.
Don’t fall for it.

You're still in his head.

The question is, why is he getting in your head?

Remember: silence is dignity.

You can respond any time. Wait until you've stopped with the '??????!' response before you say anything, and you'll probably find you've nothing to say that would be beneficial to you, anyway.

To make you respond positively so he can reject or ghost you and get the upper hand.

Messaged you because guys always do the "circuit". They almost always return for attention, a little ego boost to see if you are still a bit desperate to get into bed with him and if so you can be his new Feb on the side while he dates someone new and exciting.

Not Feb (FWB)

He thinks you're stupid enough to hope he's still intrested in you. He wants an easy shag.

Because he's a knob. Move on xx

Because he's a trouble maker. Mail him the tickets and block. Don't overthink it.

Sex, I would say.

Without knowing him it is impossible to know.

He said that he's happy you got to discover the band before you broke up. He still wants to maintain a friendship?

He's feeling nostalgic.

He was drunk and it popped into his mind because you had messaged him about the tickets and just sent you it out of habit?

He misses you?

Why did you break up? What are you hoping for?