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Anonymous asked in Society & CultureEtiquette · 1 decade ago

Is this a form of bullying?

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A relationship between my ex and I didnt work out. He left me during my 6th month of pregnancy. We agreed to stick together through it with support etc and that he would support me through at least until a few months after the child is born since I am far from my family and don't have a strong support network here. We agreed not to sleep with or date other people during this process.

He called me and told me that he started to date someone else and that he moved on. THis was about 1 week after the agreement.. only about 3 weeks after we last had intercourse.

I became very upset and posted that I am upset on my facebook status. Someone replied asking me what is wrong. I replied that I am upset because the father of my child has started dating someone else. No one else knows of the agreement he broke. Of course a lot of people replied that he is immature, irresponsible etc. He told me to remove the status because it is 'embarrassing' and I told him that I have nothing to be embarrassed about as this is the truth.

He may have just said this to me to intentionally hurt my feelings, which I concider to be mental abuse. However, is the fact that I posted this a form of bullying?

http://teenadvice.about.com/od/violencebullying/a/...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    No it is not. bullying is when you hurt someone who has not done anything to you. but instead it is the father of your child who is bullying not only you, but also your child.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You posting personal information, traceable to another person, is bullying, and could even be illegal. You two broke up, and it seems broke up with the idea that you under no circumstances are getting back together. Your agreement was that he would support you, which YOU need, he didn't/ doesn't. The part of the agreement that no one would date anyone else was certainly not well thought out, and really served no purpose to him; you were the pregnant one, not likely to be running around all over town.

    Generally a break up is exactly that. The agreement made he has decided to break. Hopefully you and sue for financial support, but that is all you really should expect from this guy. Perhaps it's time you get back to your family and your own support system. Remove whatever you have on FB, it's childish, and could be vindictive. And if it is really bad, it might even be used against you.

  • g
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I'm sorry he started seeing someone else so soon. You are broken up and both of you are entitled to be with other people; if you were not pregnant more than likely you'd see someone fairly quickly as well. But the fact is he broke the agreement you had made.

    I personally would not have posted it for everyone to see. For me it would have been a private matter and there's no purpose to be served by telling everyone else, other than to raise a lot of questions which it obviously has. It's brought a lot of other people into a private situation where they do not belong, although I'm sure you appreciate the support. This is a subject on which the two of you are not going to agree, pure and simple. And honestly, he may have done you a huge favor by moving on so quickly - you see him for who he really is.

    I don't know of a nicer way to say this, but get prepared for him to not be as available for your child as you had perhaps hoped. It sounds like he's trying to bow out of his responsibilities and may even make accusations that the child is not his in order to delay the inevitable. I think you should prepare yourself for the very real possibility of raising your child by yourself.

    As for your post being bullying ... yes, it is. Of course he didn't like it! You knew he wouldn't like it - as you would not have if the situation were reversed. It looks like a passive aggressive way to force his hand and for him to do what you want.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Even if he's a lot better than you that doesn't mean he shouldn't be able to play. I'm really good at hockey and at school my friends wouldn't let me be on their hockey team in gym because they thought I would hog the puck. I played it off like it didn't bother me but it really hurt. I think it IS a form of bullying because even if it's not intentional you could be hurting someone. I think you should let him play. It doesn't matter if he's good or not.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I think posting all that on facebook was wrong of you. This was personal stuff between you and your ex and if you wanted to talk to friends about your feelings you should have had a private conversation (phone or email) not on your public facebook where everyone can read it. Also since you two did break up there was no reason for the agreement to not date other people...he was perfectly free to do so. Remove the post and talk to your ex about how you feel instead of airing your private matters in public.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's a form of slander, even though it may be the truth.

    I'd remove it due to the negative dialouge you'll end up being in as a result of airing your "dirty laundry ' on the web.

    If you wouldn't want that done to you, don't do it to him.

    I know that sounds simple after the emotional turmoil he put you through, (or, rather, what you decided to put yourself through), and you feel vinicated by letting others know he's a man not of his word, untrustworthy, , immature etc, but let it be.

    Don't allow his azzholish behaviour to affect your life and say "good riddance azzhole".

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Why exactly did you post that you were upset on facebook?

    Please explain in precise details.

    Did you want some sort of vindication for this person, or was it just about the pity-party?

  • 1 decade ago

    It's not bullying, per se.

    But never mind all that.

    Change your password IMMEDIATELY so he can't change your status, remove it, or in any way mess with your Facebook account!

  • 1 decade ago

    But you did humiliate him..

    And the comments, true or not, must've hurt him as well...

    Mental abuse to you, as you say; emotional abuse to him

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