"I broke up with "Josh" quickly because it felt like he was intentionally trying to make me feel jealous or insecure about his own ex, "Jessica." (She came out as a lesbian when they broke up.) Jessica always kept her distance from him, treated me normally, and seemed in love with her own girlfriend. The way Josh pushed jealousy was so clumsy that it was more bizarre than anything else."
"I went out to the bar on my own. I ran into Jessica and her girlfriend, and they were at the bar the whole time I was. I got home 10 minutes before he arrived. He apologized by saying "I lost track of time because I ran into Jessica and we just have such a deep connection." He went on to imply that he'd slept with her. It was weird ... because I knew it didn't happen."
A woman ended a relationship after a partner seemed intent on provoking jealousy by referencing his ex. The ex behaved neutrally, while the partner used clumsy jealousy tactics and implied infidelity. After the breakup, the partner publicly acted overfamiliar with the woman in front of his new girlfriend, prompting acquaintances to ask if they had reunited and causing the woman to fear a damaged reputation. The woman remains polite to the new girlfriend and distant with the partner but lacks evidence to accuse him. A two-pronged approach is advised, beginning with accepting that one cannot control others' perceptions.
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