Swipe This! I blocked my ex on social media, so why is he still haunting me?
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Dear Swipe This!
I’ve been having an issue with my ex-boyfriend (we broke up more than two years ago) and was hoping you could offer some advice. He hasn’t engaged in behavior that could be legally defined as stalking per se, but I can’t get rid of his presence in my life. His behavior isn’t violent; I just feel “watched.”
After we broke up, I told him that I needed time but maybe we could be friends eventually. I told him if I reached that point that I would contact him, but he should not contact me first.
He didn’t listen and kept contacting me with seemingly innocuous messages, ...