Seeing Your Partner Browsing The FB Account of His Former Partner

Philippines
March 28, 2012 10:39pm CST
I know that this issue is an interesting one because everyone knows FB and almost all people are really familiar with the so-called "love and faithfulness". There are some peers who excitedly view their former lovers FB account and I feel so amazed to see them that way when they are already with lovedone, respectively. I just really wonder and actually I used to tell them, "how do you supposed about the feelings and thought of your loved ones if they will find out that you are still searching those accounts?
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14 responses
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
Mainly that is out of curiosity. The person was once a part of their lives and they are curious to know what's going on with that person.Not everyone who search for their past loves means something is not over- or that person still cannot get over with the past.
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
Oh, to answer the topic, well, for me it won't matter if my partner will search for his past affairs. I might sit beside him and help him search for them :p
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
Hmmm..that is a brave act. Sitting beside him while browsing and how do you feel if a joy exudes out of him while doing that? Or is this a time to test him if he really had been gotten over with his past?
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
hmmm this is really very interesting. let's say that happens to me, maybe i would also be curious how she looks like hehehe
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
luckily my boyfriend doesn't have an ex girlfriend because we are each others' first girlfriend and boyfriend. but if that was the case and i see him do that, i would probably be so mad at him and it is really going to be a big deal for me heheh.
• Philippines
30 Mar 12
Hi Cherish, good to hear your case. I am hoping that you two would stay til the end because it is really better to make your first to be your last. Besides, only few relationship survive until the end. So, keep up and let your relationship be one of the few not of the common.
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
30 Mar 12
i hope so too. we have a lot of ups and downs too but we are trying to work it out. it is even more tough because we are in a long distance relationship. but we are trying to be strong. anyway we have been together for almost 8 years now and are planning to get married in 2 years maybe but we are not sure. a lot of things can happen in two years right? but we are just hoping for the best.
@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
30 Mar 12
Hi Kesh, i guess that kind of partner is not over yet with his or her ex.. if you want to forget about your past then you should be ready to forget everything about him/her. erase all the memories that might help you remember him/her (pictures, text messages, etc), cut all the communication lines with him/her, etc.. there are so many ways to get over your ex! if i caught my partner checking out her ex's facebook account then i would be very upset.. i would ask her why she's still doing that then i would tell her: past is past. forget about the past and start building your future with me. if you want this relationship to work then stop doing things that would really hurt my feelings.
• Philippines
30 Mar 12
You guys and gals here are all clever. Your comments are actually more interesting than the one I started. Yes to all of your ideas. I actually plan to show all these comments to peers who had caused me to raise this idea in our community MyLot.
@Mashnn (4501)
29 Mar 12
That is just a sign that someone has not yet gotten over the breakup. One stage in healing after a breakup, is to erase anything that reminds you of your former partner, in order to be able to move on but if you find yourself still stuck in the past, that means that he needs sometimes to accept that the relationship is over and he has not yet started the healing process.
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
Thanks Mashnn for the opinion. Maybe you are right they have not yet fully accepted the ending of their relationship. Those who are still peeking at their former love's account might have not yet started getting into healing process..
@vertu007 (683)
• Romania
29 Mar 12
This really is a delicate thing. A friend of mine had a girlfriend who started talking about her ex's account when we went out for a drink and than she didn't understand why he was upset. Talk about being dense, you know ? In my relationship I took care of that problem very efficiently. I took her out of my friend list. We didn't really end things that well, and we didn't really talk more after that so it wasn't a big deal. For some maybe feelings still crawl inside their heart and that's why they keep peeking at the ex's personal life. As I said a delicate thing, and it can ruin the ongoing relationship. That's what happened to my friend's relationship.
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
Alright, so are you suggesting it is better to take the ex account out of the friend's list. Aha, and maybe you are right a certain feeling still crawls within them. Well, thanks to your ideas. I count on them.
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
17 Jul 12
Oooohhh if I ever catch my husband browsing his exes' FB account he better have a good explanation for it, and he better start explaining now! :) (Good thing the hub doesn't have Facebook) I mean, why, why would he still bother to view her account? to see how she's doing? to see how she looks now? to see what's the latest on her? and why again? That for me is definitely a strong indication that he' still partial to his ex that he would even take the trouble of searching her out.
@lowyder (282)
• Canada
30 Mar 12
i can say my girlfreind does not allow this she blocks and deleted all former girls she kknew i had any flings with even if we kissed when we were 13 lol ..any girls ii reallly talked to which i understand because me being a (dumb PIG) lol i cheated once (NOT)lol.. but ya we.ve worked through this and lets say i am more then willing to prove i love and care have respect in order to earn respect you must intend give respect ..if you feel it is important enough bring it up just explain i dont feel like you should be still having anything to do with this person let alone searching there profiles why would you feel the need .. i mean you can try the freak out block and delete it did at first make me want to leave her but as i understood she felt like was her fault over what happended even tho i re assured it wasnt so now i just dont fight it and agree because i was stupid (drinking alot at the time it happend) and regret it and appreciate getting a secong chance ...sorry for life story lol just seen topic and can relate TOTAALLY and as a male i would say just ask him nicely with a puppy dog face guys cant turn it down :( suxxx... LOW~~!P.s Best of luckk
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
29 Mar 12
Thank God my husband doent have Facebook account so I dont need to worry if he will search or still have contact with his ex via Facebook. but I do. lol. I still have contact with my ex via Facebook. my husband knows about this but he allows me cos he knows that i wont do something bad with my ex. and I prove to him that i just make a friend with my ex. so i think it's ok if our spouse makes friend with his/her ex as long as our spouse can be trusted. but if you're really jeaous with this you may ask to your spouse to unfriend with his/her ex, but say it wisely..:D
@bhonti (1246)
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
There are plenty reason why a person views his/her ex's profile. For me, its mainly because to see what been up with the life of your ex partner lately. It can be anything, it can be just plain curiosity, or it can be longing or nostalgia. In any case, the partner should be talking to his/her partner about this. Communication is the key.
@cearn25 (3456)
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
I would definitely be burst out of anger if ever I will see my boyfriend or partner viewing her ex-girlfriend's Facebook account. By that, he is just showing to me he is still not over with their past. If a person truly done with the past, he must not intrude anymore with the life of his ex. On the other hand, I don't view my ex-boyfriend's Facebook profiles. We are not friends in Facebook. Though we have settled our past already and I have moved on. Thus, there is no reason for me to do it.
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
29 Mar 12
I wonder what your question is. The title is different from what you are discussing. Do you like to know how I would respond if my partner is looking at his ex's fb profile? I think this will not happen but if I would find it weird if it would happen frequently. I don't like men who check out their exes. I don't mean he does still love her but I do mean he can't let go and want the control. This is exactly what both of my exes did and one is still doing after 6 years. You need to know when it's over/exit and how to start your new life. Not being obsessed by the passed or trying to make your ex's life miserable because you can't stand the idea to be dumped.
• Canada
30 Mar 12
Being faithful to someone you love doesn't mean you have to forget the past. Past happenings and people are still part of you. Looking back is not a sin but rather a reminder that if those people were still the one that you are with today, then your present partner wouldn't be the one you have now. Unless his looking at the account with bitterness, then that would be another story. I have this ex of mine who have hurt me so bad but we were friends in FB. Now his married and i was tagged with one of the photos. Whats with it anyway? Me, myself have already a family of my own so it wouldn't matter much.
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
It will irritate me for sure. Why would he bother to check his ex if he is not interested right?? If I caught him doing that, I will fight him for sure! BIG TIME
• India
17 Jul 12
When one breaks up with their ex-lover, it’s only fair if they get in to another relationship that they sever all ties with their ex-lover. This means that they do away with all their contacts including emails and all social site addresses. Ties that aren’t severed only cause temptations whenever there is a problem in ones current relationship. Doing away with such temptation; means severing any kind of constant communication.