A few weeks ago, TikToker Christie (@chris__tie) received a random text from her ex-fiancé’s new girlfriend at four in the morning.
For context, she was with her ex-fiancé for six years. They broke up two years ago and have not spoken to each other ever since the death of their shared dog in October.
However, Christie and his mother naturally developed a friendship, so they still continue to get dinner together about three times a year, and his mother sometimes texts her for fashion advice. Other than that, they do not communicate regularly.
But somehow, the girlfriend must have found out that they still talk and didn’t like it at all. So, she decided to take it up with Christie instead of her boyfriend.
Christie did not text her back because she thought the whole situation was weird. Instead, she sent a screenshot of the text to her ex’s mother.
“It was an absolute novel of a text, so I know that’s just been marinating in her notes app for weeks, and she maybe just waited until she was not in her right mind to send it, and she was probably waiting for him to be asleep so she could grab my number from his phone, but obviously, those are both just speculations,” said Christie.
In the text, the girlfriend made fun of her, threatened her, and accused her of crossing boundaries. Now, Christie is confused over how someone in their thirties can still play such petty games.
In the comments section, many TikTok users had differing opinions on staying in touch with an ex’s family. Some didn’t see anything wrong with it, while others thought it was strange to do.
“I’ve kept in contact with my ex’s mom for almost 17 years, but that’s because she’s my kids’ grandma. If y’all don’t have kids together, it’s strange. It sucks to have to close all ties, but that’s part of moving forward after a breakup,” commented one user.
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“Maybe it’s just me, but when I leave a guy, I leave the whole family. I was with my ex for 22 years. When I left him, I no longer went around his family, and we have sons. I don’t hate them, but it’s no longer a part of my life. I see them out and about, I’m polite and speak, but I didn’t leave that man just to stick around his family,” shared another.
“I’m still friends with my ex’s mom, too. I would have 100% done the same as you and sent her a screenshot! The friendship I cultivated with her outgrew the relation between her son and I. Past a certain point, it really didn’t have anything to do with him, and I love that for us,” added a third.
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