Ex boyfriend hoovering? help please?

[Anonymous]

My ex (31) and I (29) broke up over a year ago, we had an on again off again relationship for over 15 years with some long gaps in between. He always was the type of person to ghost and then randomly reach out to resume that bond and romantic relationship months to a few years after disappearing. After we broke up this last time, he was in a relationship less than a week later and got her pregnant/married her within a few short months. We’ve been in no contact since Oct 2021 but he started following me on ALL my socials in June 2022 and has since randomly been trying to interact with me by liking some stuff and then commenting on funny things…almost acting like we’re super great friends and joking around. I never engage back with him, I’ve just stayed in no contact and I am trying to move on and live my life happily. The rebound is due any day now with his first child, he posts on his socials about how she’s his world, she’s his everything, how happy he is etc etc. I know he knows the pain and trauma he caused me and I don’t understand why he randomly will like/comment on my stuff and act like nothing happened/be funny. Can someone please explain this to me? We’re not friends, haven’t spoken since the break up/ghosting and I don’t follow him on anything. He follows me and sometimes I’ll look at his profiles to just see how life is treating him.

[Guy13]

Control issues. It is that simple. Living definition of Toxic in behaviors. Everything about him screams train wreck and stay out of his way. Tell him to go talk to his baby in belly... or go change a diaper... TEASING !!! No contact is by far the best. They can't deal with that so their attention will increase as these types are seeking one little reaction then they are good for awhile...