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Please don’t judge me to hard

233 replies

SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 02:11

This is gonna sound really silly but my anxiety is through the roof.

a man who has been asking me to take me out since 2018 is taking part in a celebrity charity football match (celebrity side) and has asked me to go. It’s a family event so thought it would be something fun to do with my boy for the day as it’s a 2 hour drive each way.

Well now I’m panicking!! The whole influencer life really isn’t my circle so I was hoping to slide in, watch, see him briefly after and then disappear. He has other ideas! He wants me to get there a bit early and take me and my boy in to meet everyone!’

Its gonna be cold and even raining so it’s not exactly a look my best event and I don’t wanna look like a fan girl!!

can someone help me stop overthinking this?!

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MissCooCooMcgoo · 28/02/2026 15:25

Obviously, this has now been made a guessing game. I wonder if Googles got it.

31, friends with callum best, playing tomorrow. D list celeb

https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fjoe_jacko89%2F&is_from_rle Joe Jackson?

If so, I will just say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder 😂😂

Please don’t judge me to hard
SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:26

MissCooCooMcgoo · 28/02/2026 15:25

Obviously, this has now been made a guessing game. I wonder if Googles got it.

31, friends with callum best, playing tomorrow. D list celeb

https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fjoe_jacko89%2F&is_from_rle Joe Jackson?

If so, I will just say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder 😂😂

I don’t even know who that is

plus I’ve already said it’s no one who is actually named on the list of players

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LIZS · 28/02/2026 15:27

SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 14:56

See this is what I’m nervous about! Being seen with him and then people trying to work out who I am, etc etc

I’m sure he’s invited all his followers(after all that is the purpose of them attending charity events) so you might well get lost in the crowd if you get anywhere near! One to one conversation, other than perhaps an autograph/snapshot opportunity, is unlikely and even then the event will hardly make a byline.

SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:29

LIZS · 28/02/2026 15:27

I’m sure he’s invited all his followers(after all that is the purpose of them attending charity events) so you might well get lost in the crowd if you get anywhere near! One to one conversation, other than perhaps an autograph/snapshot opportunity, is unlikely and even then the event will hardly make a byline.

Autograph? From who? Tbh I wanna go and just blend in, it’s him that’s asked me to call him when I’m there etc 🤣🤣

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MissCooCooMcgoo · 28/02/2026 15:29

SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:26

I don’t even know who that is

plus I’ve already said it’s no one who is actually named on the list of players

Edited

Then why is he there if he's not meant to attract ticket sales?

illbetheresunorrain · 28/02/2026 15:29

SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 03:08

My girls will play buffer if they see me struggling. I suffer with severe depression and anxiety but I think it’ll be a good chance to slowly get back socialising. i think I’ve got to a place where i don’t know who i am outside of being mum.

we’re actually never been in each others company in this 8 years, it’s been social media and on the phone.

Edited

what a lot of tosh

good for the ones reading and posting on your non thread

SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:31

MissCooCooMcgoo · 28/02/2026 15:29

Then why is he there if he's not meant to attract ticket sales?

Of course he’s meant to be attracting ticket sales but it was me who made a joke about just turning up without telling him and the convo went from there

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SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:32

illbetheresunorrain · 28/02/2026 15:29

what a lot of tosh

good for the ones reading and posting on your non thread

What’s a load of tosh?

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Dozer · 28/02/2026 15:32

4 hour round trip and paying to watch, refreshments etc sounds expensive and not even that much fun for DC.

You mention your confidence issues and that dating is likely to be tricky for you due to your circumstances.

There is a performative element to his invitation.

If he wanted to get to know you better, in person, he could invite you to something 1:1.

Speaking to and thinking about him seems a waste of your resources.

MissCooCooMcgoo · 28/02/2026 15:33

Jordan Millward

31
Tee total
Lost his brother
Friends with callum
Playing tomorrow.

😂 This is keeping me entertained this afternoon

LIZS · 28/02/2026 15:34

But you are somehow expecting him to know you are there? Will you not naturally gravitate towards those may who recognise you? Otherwise I doubt you would be pictured together, so why such a concern?

SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:35

Dozer · 28/02/2026 15:32

4 hour round trip and paying to watch, refreshments etc sounds expensive and not even that much fun for DC.

You mention your confidence issues and that dating is likely to be tricky for you due to your circumstances.

There is a performative element to his invitation.

If he wanted to get to know you better, in person, he could invite you to something 1:1.

Speaking to and thinking about him seems a waste of your resources.

It was my choice to pay for the tickets but I wanted to pay for them, they’re only £13, £20 petrol and I’m also catching up with a friend who actually lives where the match is being held.

He has asked to take me out previously 1:1

🤣🤣

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SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:38

LIZS · 28/02/2026 15:34

But you are somehow expecting him to know you are there? Will you not naturally gravitate towards those may who recognise you? Otherwise I doubt you would be pictured together, so why such a concern?

Noooo! I made a joke about just turning up to him and then my mates said why don’t we go. He knows I’m going now 🤣🤣

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SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:38

MissCooCooMcgoo · 28/02/2026 15:33

Jordan Millward

31
Tee total
Lost his brother
Friends with callum
Playing tomorrow.

😂 This is keeping me entertained this afternoon

Edited

Nope. Again don’t know who he is 🤣🤣

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MissCooCooMcgoo · 28/02/2026 15:45

SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:38

Nope. Again don’t know who he is 🤣🤣

Gwon, give us another clue 😂

SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:45

MissCooCooMcgoo · 28/02/2026 15:45

Gwon, give us another clue 😂

Absolutely not! Sorry 🤣🤣

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MissCooCooMcgoo · 28/02/2026 15:48

I also, do not k ow who any of these people are. The only ones I recognise from the publicised list re jake wood, Dean gaffney and callum best

NobodysGirl · 28/02/2026 15:48

Go with just the girls and not the DC for this time? as he has suggested potentially getting a drink afterward.......

SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:49

MissCooCooMcgoo · 28/02/2026 15:48

I also, do not k ow who any of these people are. The only ones I recognise from the publicised list re jake wood, Dean gaffney and callum best

Same! I had to do a insta search to see who they were 🤣🤣

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SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:50

NobodysGirl · 28/02/2026 15:48

Go with just the girls and not the DC for this time? as he has suggested potentially getting a drink afterward.......

I’m going because my boy said he wanted to go. He’s also tee total and I’m leaving with my mates, all at the same time

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Dozer · 28/02/2026 15:52

So probably under £100 for the day but that’s still £100 you could have spent on something else.

what are you hoping will happen? If you’ve decided it’d be best not to get involved with him romantically, for whatever reasons, why go? If you would like the romance, or to flirt a bit in person, why involve your DC?

I like the MN advice for ‘social media’ type interactions to arrange to meet up quickly, and not invest time/energy in weeks/months/years of interactions without meeting up.

Getridofcelebrities · 28/02/2026 15:54

Dan Osbourne

NobodysGirl · 28/02/2026 15:56

SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:50

I’m going because my boy said he wanted to go. He’s also tee total and I’m leaving with my mates, all at the same time

Oops my bad, I thought the guy had suggested hanging out afterward.....

SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:57

Dozer · 28/02/2026 15:52

So probably under £100 for the day but that’s still £100 you could have spent on something else.

what are you hoping will happen? If you’ve decided it’d be best not to get involved with him romantically, for whatever reasons, why go? If you would like the romance, or to flirt a bit in person, why involve your DC?

I like the MN advice for ‘social media’ type interactions to arrange to meet up quickly, and not invest time/energy in weeks/months/years of interactions without meeting up.

It gets my boy out, I catching up with a friend I haven’t seen in 4/5 years and it get me out of the house.

a pair of trainers for my boy can cost me over £100. I’m not neglecting something else to pay to go to this game 🤣🤣

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SENDChaos · 28/02/2026 15:58

NobodysGirl · 28/02/2026 15:56

Oops my bad, I thought the guy had suggested hanging out afterward.....

Yeah he has, with our mates all together

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