Elenamary

I am enjoying a smidgen of Schadenfreude and while I do feel a bit guilty the pleasure outweighs the guilt.

I used to get malicious messages posted to different online accounts I had.   Usually the insults were about my physical appearance.  I was never able to imagine who had so much anger towards me.  Recently, it was all clarified.   I was having an enjoyable conversation with an ex-boyfriend, when for some reason I mentioned the online attacks.  He then explained they were from his ex-wife.  I didn’t understand, was he sure they were from his ex-wife?  But they were sent while the two of them were happily married, why would she do that?  Was she jealous of me?  Why?

She was jealous.  For some reason, I guess she thought, he still felt something for me and it bothered her.  Despite the fact that he and I hadn’t spoken in years.  But now, that I know it was her, I am feeling some Schadenfreude.  Her marriage to him failed.  And although we never spoke during their courtship, marriage or divorce, it is I who still talks to him.  I have a wonderful friendship with him, better than we had when we were dating.  Despite her craziness and venomous ways, I am the one who talks to the man she loves…

Aren’t I an awful person?