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27F Back in Dec, we went out to dinner and talked for 3 hrs. We were in contact via Instagram messages. Later in wk we talked on the phone to buy tickets & see the Spider-Man movie. Eventually I asked he could stop sending those IG video reels politely, it was a bit overboard. I was not as bubbly at movies compared to when we first met up, I was very quiet (not against him). He was annoying me during the movie, he’s the type to laugh and make noises when something exciting came on. He nudged me during the movie and asked if I was ok because I was quiet and I said yes. At the end I told him thanks, he said you’re welcome and he said drive safe. When we first met, we ended with a hug. When we spoke on phone, he told me that he talked about me with his friends but at movies it was odd, he sent a message after saying that he wasn’t really feeling it from me and it’s not going to work for him. Flash fwd to yesterday, he sends a message on IG with a reference to Xbox exclusives, we used to be back & forth about console wars. He continued to follow me on IG but I removed him when he called it quits, why is he reaching out again?

TL;DR: Am I reading into it too much? Just friendly banter?

Met this guy on Bumble, easy to say we hit things off very well. Had a lot in common, very very similar interests, joking, flirting. All that jazz. I noticed too he would respond very quickly to me. Even when I responded to our previous conversation the day before he responded right away. We finally met up and he was shy and didn't say much. But then later he would text me and then give me so much personality... I then met up with him a 2nd time and he was just being really rude to me and again shy. I'm confused. What is going on here?

I’m 27F, I was pretty much raised by my grandmother age 10+ because my parents divorced when I was 8. I didn’t like my moms boyfriend/was resentful & would prefer to not live with my dad. My grandmother seemed like a “safe place” only to find out she was very judgmental. My mom is the oldest of her two other kids and my mom has always been the black sheep. My mom confessed years later that my grandmother used to talk down to her & made it known that her other daughter was always the favorite. My mom always found it offensive that my grandmother took my dads side amidst the divorce, even though the divorce was my moms fault, my grandmothers friend even admitted that she should have sided with my mom because that’s her daughter.

I can’t stand my moms siblings/my aunt/uncle/godparents. While my grandmother made a lot of sacrifices for me, it came with a price. The terrible things she and her other kids have said about my mom to me. When I explained to my friend about my mom and grandmothers dynamic, she said my grandmother doesn’t like my mom. My mom has questioned their relationship too, my mom still chooses to be the bigger person hence my grandmother is getting older & the only alive parent. Because of this, my mother is not a firm believer in favoritism. I always question how my life would have turned out if I chose to stay with my parents for HS, versus moving with my grandmother to FL for her retirement years. Because of my grandmother, some of her traits have rubbed off on me: being particular, judgmental, negative, cynical, hard on myself etc.

While I am no where nearly as condescending as she is, my mom even jokes and calls me “nana 2.0”.