Why Myspace Stalking Is the Best Stalking
Re-Boyfriend’s Evil Ex-girlfriend is not moving here.
Or, at least she is not moving here in late October/early November as previously announced by Re-Boyfriend.
I have found this out, not through Re-Boyfriend, but through Myspace, an institution I will never mock again.
Background Information: I occasionally check Evil Ex-Girlfriend's Myspace profile. I know. But at least I admit it—to myself, to you and to Re-Boyfriend. (Actually I think Re-Boyfriend is secretly flattered by my occasionally psychotic behavior but he could just be acting that way so as not to push me over the edge).
My suspicions about the moving situation began when a comment appeared on EEG’s profile. The comment read, “I’m so happy you’re coming to see me!”
A quick peek at the commenter’s page told me that the place Evil Ex-Girlfriend was visiting was New York.
Curious. Why, I wondered, would someone ostensibly moving here, visit here?
Naturally I checked EEG’s profile, and the New York visitee’s profile quite frequently (some might say obsessively) over the next few days.
Under my watchful eyes, EEG posted a comment on her friend’s page, telling her that she would be in New York the first week of November. Coincidentally, this was when Re-Boyfriend would be away on business.
I couldn’t quite let myself believe it at first. Maybe his trip would be canceled, maybe her trip would be canceled—I mean, who actually gets that lucky? And who has a boyfriend so stupid that not only would he misinterpret someone coming for a visit as coming to live, he would also neglect to realize that he would be gone for the entire length of the visit?
Apparently the answers to those questions are “Me”, and again, “Me.”
Which raises the point—does Re-Boyfriend now know EEG is not moving here? It is possible he knows but has neglected to tell me since the mentioning of her name prompted the following conversation:
CB: Can you not say her name?
Re-B: Huh?
CB: I’m jealous. Okay? I’m jealous and I don’t want to hear her name.
Re-B: But you have no reason to be. I mean, being jealous of her is kind of ridiculous.
CB: Look, I get one person to be jealous of. You get jealous every time someone asks me for a cigarette, I am totally allowed to be jealous of someone you actually dated.
Re-B (mumbling): I wasn’t jealous of that guy. I was just…..worried.
CB: Ha. Right. (Pause). Seriously, don’t say her name.
Or does Re-Boyfriend, due to his aversion to Myspace and his limited interaction with her, still think she is moving here? In which case, I suppose I should tell him so he doesn’t find out by checking my blog.
And in other news, I have become a total fatty since Re-B has been gone. Phase Defattify was supposed to go into effect Saturday, but I got very drunk and stayed out until 6am with S., which is not conducive to weight loss. Neither is the Chipotle near me.
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OMG... I can totally relate to this. The only way I even found out my ex was seeing someone else was by checking his MySpace page and then checking hers. He denied he was dating someone a million times until I told him I'd read their mooshy little comments to each other.
I prefer not to call this kind of activity stalking... I like the term fact-checking. Sometimes you just need to do a little digging so you can understand the full story. Or at least that's what I keep telling myself.
I guess I'm just gonna have to break down and visit this MySpace and see what is so happenin on it.
As for the jealousy, last week my BF and I were watching Gilmore Girls together and Rory totally got green eyed jealous over her BF's leggy British co-worker. I completely understood, and agreed with her. My BF was completely baffled: "They're just co-workers!"
Um, yeah, and this from the guy who DATED his 'just a' co-worker.
I now refer to it as :
SitOnMyFaceSpace
You are doing the right thing by lightly stalking your man's exes online. I do it all the time and it makes me feel better when there is nothing to report.
I think I might be more paranoid than even you. Here's my take... He isn't really out of town. They have plans to meet up and he wants you to think he's out of town so that he doesn't have to make excuses about where he is/ what he's doing. I might officially be the most untrusting person alive.
I have my My Space on private settings so people can't stalk me. But can see when the last time I was on line. And see my pic.
I tried to stalk someone once, but then they set theirs to private mode too.
Ah stalking. It's all fun and games until somebody takes out a restraining order.
Interesting note: as a law student, our schools have advised us to be discrete in our myspace or facebook postings as many law firms now cyberstalk potential new associates. I'm sure the same is true in other professions.
Cyberstalking: no longer just for the jealous!
It sounds mysterious and so intriquing. Just say the name? Curious minds want to know.
The answer is simple:
EGG was never gonna move to NY
Re-B has no business trip planned
They both will meet secretly somewhere and have a week in a hotel room only disturbed by the odd room service call!
End of dirty mind message
Oh whatever. Stalking is totally normal these days. My cheating ex stole my passwords and read my emails, only to discover all I did was tell all my friends he's a bastard for lying and cheating, which is true. Even the girl he cheated on me with didn't understand why he did it.
I say go ahead -- keep tabs on him.
Outrageous!
CB. . . what if she is Evil enough to know you would be stalking her myspace. . . what if she's set you up. . . keep watching. . . you'll never know what myspace info you find.
Ciao
my exhubby's new wife is a relentless myspace stalker. She's even creates new profiles as 'old & lost' friends to gain access to my private profile. Thats on the verge of psychotic if you ask me.....
stopped checking for a while and it was a treat having so many posts to read at once! be careful- myspace stalking can backfire, i say this through experience.
Chipotle!!!! YUM!
that's all I have to say about that.
yeah. you know she's probably reading your blog and validating herself from the neuroticism that exists herein.
I know, I know, your name isn't associated with it, but ... are you *sure* re-bf didn't give her the URL?
I assure you, if you're stalking her, she's doing the inverse.
PS I totally cyberstalk an ex of my ex-bf's who I broke up with four years ago. I don't even cyberstalk HIM that much, that's how insecure she makes me (still).
Girl - I've never commented before - but I read you all the time - you are hysterical. You seriously are an extremely talented writer! Anyways - fight the stress, forget about what the conspiracy theorists have to say, and trust REB... men aren't all always bad (is that actually a compliment or an insult...) and he sounds pretty good from everything else mentioned before!
Chipotle is a dangerous friend. But not as bad as a Cold Stone.
I miss staying up til 6am.
smoke more, eat less.
I love that you have admitted to stalking ReB's ex on myspace. It makes is easier for me to admit to the same thing! Cyber stalking is, by far, the best. It allows you to indulge your inner psycho without actually putting your face and business out in public. Therefore, no one else has to know just how crazy psychotic you actually can be.
i could not love this blog any more.
Over-eating, whilst e-stalking, makes for a day's work done.
Oh CB,
Not only can I relate but I understand.
I am so grateful I'm not the only one who thinks, feels and does these things.
Irrational jealousy is my middle name and fair game when it comes to the Ex's. No matter how much your bf doesn't associate, like, talk about, anymore.
Carry on!
~Lusty
"fatty" my ass. Bet this is going to turn out the same as when your friend S. called you on actually having LOST weight.
... at least that's what I thought till I read the chipotle comment... ^^
Myspace scares me because it makes you so accessible. It also practically begs people to stalk you. I would love to know how many relationships have ended due to a randy comment on someone's myspace page.
i'm so glad someone else does this!!! apart from i check her blog and her my space and there's usually evil things about me.
and when i mention it to the man.... he's all laid back and 'forget it'
oh NO!!! i can't do that
i check my b/f's stuff all the time and he knows it. and it's not that i don't trust him, i just don't trust the little sluts he used to be with. especiall his baby momma
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Awesome!! I stalked my husband's ex-fiancee only after she sent him a friend request and when he respectfully turned her down, she posted a nasty blog about how my husband used to beat her! This, of course, sent my into a tailspin because it was all a huge lie. She was just upset that he still didn't want to have anything else to do with her. Also, and I guess because she was trying to save face at the time started to date women!! And then ended up marrying some 19 year old kid and she's pushing 30! Aw, myspace drama. It let's the psychos fly their psycho flags!!
You people have no idea what actually constitutes real stalking do you? STALKING is NOT viewing someones PUBLIC myspace page. Stalking is when you are physically being followed, spied on, harrassed, photographed, wiretapped etc etc etc
Actual stalking usually results in major trauma issues for the victim.
If looking at public myspace pages is now "stalking" then maybe it really is the end of the world!
Awesome!!! You are hilarious, and rather smart as well. Please post more - I need to learn some of these sneaky ways to "fact check." Thanks for the smile this morning.
I think that you're a complete and utter tool. Enjoy making excuses for your odd behavior.
i can understand this to an extent, but some people take it WAY too far. I learned my ex was cheating on me with his ex thru myspace... but him and i split up over a year ago... i have no attachment to him. he moved back in with the one he cheated on me wth and HER sister, mother and sisters friend stalk me on myspace. at first it was just petty crap, but now they're harassing me about the fact that one of my boyfriends beat me up, stole my car and left, came backwith a gun to kill my daughter and me, but got cornered in the hallway by the cops and took his life. They even made a profile for him saying he killd himself because of me and "i love you come back to me (my name)" I deleted my profile and made a new one. it doesn't matter if you're private or not... they take ll my stinkin' status' and headlines and run with them. they found the new profile by the way... its that important for them o know where i am and what i'm doing with myself.
so if you're on the stalked end... it can get pretty scary and seem really childish. i'm 24 - they're 40+ years old.
the myspace games are just stupid anymore
to one of the comments up there... "cyberstalking" is actually a real thing now...
I love this. I actually have a fake myspace page that I use to see the other girls page. I knowit soumds crazy but I cant help it
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