I’m 27 now and work in tech sales. It’s one of those jobs where the barrier to entry is low, but the money’s really good if you can talk and hustle. No degree needed. I make good money now over six figures and honestly got lucky breaking in when I did.

Anyway, when I was 22 I was dating this girl I was serious about. My cousin Jake (26M) and I were super close growing up. Like, best friends. We gamed together, spent weekends at each other’s houses, all of that. He knew everything about me even my passwords since we used to share accounts and devices.

During that relationship, I started noticing he’d act weird around my girl. Not outright disrespectful, just too friendly. He’d try to be funny around her, text her random stuff, be overly charming. I brought it up once and he played dumb, so I dropped it. I wish I didn’t.

Out of nowhere, my girl blocks me. I check socials…locked out of Discord, Instagram, everything. Eventually I get screenshots from her showing disgusting DMs from my accounts hitting up other girls, trashing her, saying I was bored, etc.

I didn’t send any of that.

Long story short, Jake had saved my logins and used my accounts to send all those messages, frame me, and break us up. Then TWO days later he tells her he’s “always had feelings for her” and they should talk. She exposed him. She literally messaged me and told me everything.

That was the last time I ever spoke to him. I cut him off completely. My family knew what happened, and they all basically told me to “let it go.” No one held him accountable. Typical.

Now fast forward to last week. He texts me out of nowhere saying he’s trying to break into tech sales but can’t get a referral anywhere and asks if I can help him get hired at my company. I ignored him.

Then his mom calls me saying I’m being selfish and “ruining his chance at a better life.” My mom gets involved too saying “he was just a kid back then” and I should be the bigger person. Now he’s texting me saying I’m holding a grudge over a girl I don’t even date anymore, and that I’m sabotaging his future.

Like no bro. You pretended to be me. You literally impersonated me, destroyed my relationship, and tried to take my girl. You think I’m gonna help you get a six-figure job at my company? Are you dumb?

Now half my family thinks I’m being petty and I’m hearing things like “family’s all you got” and “don’t burn bridges.”

I don’t feel bad at all. But with all this pressure, it’s making me wonder… AITA?