Smart move blocking him on social media. That will help you not spin with his updates and allow you to focus on you moving forward. Let your friends know you don't want updates for the same reason..
Enjoy your conference. Sounds like perfect GAL. Learn, have fun, network...etc.
Thank you both for replying. You're correct in that it sends me into a spin. One i'm pretty upset about because I'm still spinning this morning in this beautiful resort! Any tips on breaking that spin? Like last night I blamed myself again for spending time away from home to moonlight which ex said seriously harmed the relationship (to be honest, that monetary focus didn't start until he put us unto bad debt - don't worry, I am working on myself as well and no longer focus like I used to) and then also wondered how many hobbies he had compared to mine (unfair comparison, since he abandoned his child basically).
Originally Posted by kml
Deep people don’t tell others how deep they are. Insecure narcissists don’t.
And yep, good point KML. He kind of does long rambling posts about important things: such as indigenous rights, or BLM, and although I think the power of social media is important to shed light on topics ignored he doesn't go around changing policy around it. He became angry with me when I spent some of our (accidentally double scheduled) vacation with my conference to bring important topics in healthcare to the government. As the medical society we wanted to bring disparities in healthcare to the forefront to enact change. Our advocacy leads to things like increased clinic funding in underfunded areas etc. You'd think the ex would be thrilled to have a partner fighting for what he does!
But as you said: How much of this is just narcissism? How much of this is showboating?
