This Teen Sent His Dad’s Girlfriend’s Daughter A Message On Instagram And He’s Telling The Internet His Dad Is Mad At Him For Doing That
A 19-year-old guy has a dad who has been dating a woman for the past 6 months. Recently, he went to dinner with his dad and his dad’s girlfriend.
During dinner, his dad’s girlfriend’s 19-year-old daughter Mary showed up, and he had never met her before then.
“I tried to be polite with Mary and we mostly talk about books and movies,” he explained.
“I don’t really have a lot of friends at the moment and was nice talking to her. She told me that she was going to see a specific movie that week. I have already seen that movie and really liked it. The night ended and I thought everything was fine.”
A few days later, he discovered Mary’s Instagram account and decided to send her a message to say hello.
In his message, he also asked Mary if she had a chance to see the movie she had been talking about dinner with his dad and her mom.
“She answered me coldly saying that it was invasive of me to contact her like that and that there was no reason for us to talk outside of our parents’ events,” he said.
“I was really surprised by that. My father also thinks I shouldn’t have done that and he is mad because he says this will hurt his relationship. My mom is on my side.”
He pointed out that he wasn’t trying to be weird, and he only had the best of intentions. He thought messaging Mary would be a great way for him to make some new friends, but now he’s upset that his dad told him this is a problem for him.
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Here’s what the internet had to say.
“That’s why Instagram is a public platform. So you can search for people you met. It’s not like he stalked her, or did shady things to get her phone number… he simply searched in a public database for her name, which she willingly and knowingly saved in this public database. She can delete her IG if it is such a problem that she can be found there.”
“Your intentions were nice, I hope. But also, consider she may not like that her mom is dating and you’re just a reminder of that to her.”
“Also, you might have come across like you were trying to hit on her. Your Dad shouldn’t have been upset though.”
“…You did nothing wrong. A couple questions though, is she upset about your parents dating? Does she think that you were trying to hit on her in some “what are you doing step sister” kinda way or did you explain that you were just looking to make a friend and nothing more than that?”
“Her reaction seems way over the top for just asking her if she had seen the movie yet.”
“I also don’t understand your dad’s reaction, why would he not want you two to get along? I’d think he would support that if he is in a relationship with her mother.”
“Yeah, it’s so weird. I’m a single father of a 16-year-old and if my new girlfriend had a daughter that was the same age as my son I’d be elated if they became friends. I see no benefit in my kid and my SO’s kid hating each other.”
“As for the daughter acting strange, the only thing I can think of is maybe she just doesn’t approve of the relationship, like you said.”
“I can see both sides. If she had said “I’m on Instagram” that would be one thing, but I could see how actively looking her up might be off-putting. Especially since she clearly has no desire to have any relationship outside of the parental events.”
“I also totally understand you had no ill intention and were just being friendly. I doubt this will hurt your dad’s relationship. Especially if you let it go and don’t contact her again.”
You can read the rest of the advice the internet had here.
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