Dear Prudence,
In September, I reached out to my ex-boyfriend and messaged him to say I hope he was doing well. The conversation started really well, and he acted like his normal self. He suggested meeting him at a park just to hang out, which I was OK with. When I got to the park, I tried to let him know I was there, but I couldn’t message him because he blocked me. My mind went through an emotional rollercoaster. I contacted him on my other Facebook account, but he didn’t respond. I messaged his parents, but still nothing.
I didn’t understand why he blew me off and blocked me at the last minute. So I went to his house, which was probably a bad mistake. His car was home, so I rang the doorbell to see why he didn’t show up. His mom opened the door and wasn’t happy to see me. She asked why I was there. I told her he’d been messaging me, and she informed me that he didn’t want to see me. She brought up that I cheated on him, which I didn’t. All I did was reach out to my guy friends that I used to date or met through a dating app, saying, “Hey, hope you’re doing well.” I tried to defend myself, but she refused to accept my answer. I didn’t want to make the situation worse, and I wanted to get out of there, so I left. Was it my fault for just wanting to be friendly? I don’t understand why he did those things.
—Frustrated Woman