My Ex’s New Wife Found My Facebook Account to Ask Me One Question – I Was Baffled When I Read It

My stomach dropped so hard I actually pressed my palm against it, as if that would stop the feeling from spreading.

I stared at the screen for far too long before reopening the woman’s original message. Like, if I didn’t click on it, it couldn’t be real.

As if the universe needed my permission to ruin my evening.

The message was short, polite, and almost rehearsed.

But it was anything but innocent.

My stomach dropped so hard I actually pressed my palm against it…

“Hi. I’m sorry to bother you. I’m Elliot’s new wife. I know this is strange, but I need to ask you something. Elliot asked me to reach out. He said it would sound better coming from me. I didn’t want to, but… I’ve been feeling weird about how he’s acting. It’s just one question. Can I?”

I stopped cold, wondering what to do.

I considered trying to get a hold of Elliot, but remembered we’d blocked each other.

Then I worried about what Claire, or rather my ex, might ask. That is his new wife’s name, Claire.

“I’m Elliot’s new wife.”

I read the message three more times. Not because it was confusing, but because I was stunned.

I imagined her compiling the message, probably while sitting next to the man it was about and who’d instigated this whole thing.

The message itself was inoffensive, neutral, and kind.

I felt a strange pressure behind my eyes, not tears exactly, but the effort it took not to laugh.

I didn’t answer right away. I knew that whatever I sent back would become part of something bigger than a late-night Facebook exchange.

I read the message three more times.

When I couldn’t sleep because Claire’s looming question kept playing in my mind, I whipped out my phone and texted back tentatively.