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Old Jun 07, 2021, 11:42 PM
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I started seeing this guy very recently, and we decided to delete our dating apps together and just focus on the relationship by not dating others.

My friend asked me where he worked, and I told her what town it was. I did not think anything of it. Well, she texted me, "What is your boyfriend's last name?" I was really take aback, gave her a name that sounded like his last name (I shouldn't have), and she said she was trying to look him up.

I told her that I really did not appreciate her looking up his information and that I want to keep things private and keep it slow. Plus, I'm fully capable of looking up information by myself IF I choose to. She proceeded him up by that last name without my permission and said "I can't find him." So she violated my privacy for the second time. I was nice about it and reiterated that I would appreciate if she would not look him up and added that if she finds him on social media, I do not want her friending him or contacting him.

I'm not sure if I was assertive enough? I feel like my privacy was violated and so was his. I feel she was just being nosy and did not do this out of concern. I have learned that I really can't trust her. What should I do moving forward when it comes to this friendship? I hope she does not continue to overstep my boundaries and hope she gets the point.

In cases like this I think you just need to be blunt, direct, and straightforward. Tell her “I don’t want you to involve yourself in my relationship. I did not ask you to look anything up, and I certainly don’t want you looking things up about my new relationship. If I have concerns I can look things up myself. Do not do this again. If you do our friendship will forever be fractured and I will not maintain contact with you.” I know that’s harsh but at the same time you have to set a firm boundary or this will just keep happening. God for bid you end up in a very strong intimate and long-term relationship with this person and she continues to be nosy.

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