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To have not told my partner

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wondering133 · 25/11/2025 13:22

I recently joined back onto Facebook to use Facebook marketplace. I don't use it for anything else but when I went back on I found I message from my ex from when I was 17 that he sent 6 months ago. The message said he saw me in a dream and so was saying hi... I ignored it and didn't reply..

Just now I left my phone out on the table and my partner saw that someone's story had come up on my notifications ... the picture was of a different guy and my partner questioned me about it.. I explained why I was on facebook but he said he wanted to see my messages.. so I showed him and he saw the message and is now fuming..

He said it's shady that I didn't tell him and it shows the kind of person I am... maybe I should have told him about the message but my partner is quite jealous and I saw no good in it.... he thinks I now might be having some kind of affair ... should I be apologising for not telling him?

OP posts:
CheeseIsMyIdol · 27/11/2025 15:41

Get rid of this nasty arsehole.
How dare he demand to see your private messages. You don’t need an immature, insecure, controlling little creep in your life.

dh280125 · 27/11/2025 15:48

This is very aggressive and controlling behaviour. You are well to be out of it. No way will he get custody.

Comtesse · 27/11/2025 16:28

He doesn’t get to unilaterally pick the nursery. It needs to work for you as well obviously.

Partypants83 · 27/11/2025 21:55

God! He sounds like an abusive, controlling arse.
You take control!
Safeguard yourself and your child.
You're nearly there.
Good luck x

askmenow · 28/11/2025 01:12

wondering133 · 25/11/2025 19:30

You think he's abusive and it's damaging for the children just by reading that one thing? X

When he tells you who he is, believe him!

You have evidence of his nature. This will not get better with the passage of time.

You will become a shadow of yourself if you stay and allow him to belittle you.

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