Received a text from ex mutuals that follows me on Instagram

I got a random DM from a guy who’s loosely connected to my ex (we spoke a bit before here and there). This happened literally 10 minutes after I replied to one of his close friends stories — super weird timing.

He immediately asked, “Bro, I saw something… are you over your ex?” Then he called me and said he saw my ex holding hands with someone new at the mall.

Here’s the thing: I have never once told this guy who my ex even is. Not her name, nothing. So how the hell did he know we dated?

The whole thing feels off. Whether the story about her is true or not, I didn’t ask to hear it.