<human>: Hey everyone,

This is something I was just hoping to get a bit more insight on. After we broke up, I really had no interest in hearing from him again and moved on relatively quickly. A few months ago, he texted me with a picture of us with a message along the lines of "Hope you're doing well I miss you a lot" which I obviously ignored hoping he would get the message that I don't want contact. Then a few days ago, I got another message from him saying he hoped I was doing well. I asked him why he continued to contact me and he replied saying that even though we ended badly, he still cared about me as a person and wanted to check how I was doing. I stated this time firmly that I didn't want contact hoping he would get the message loud and clear. His response: "I understand, it would be great if I could reach out once in a while to see how you're doing though. Outside of strictly seeing how you're doing, I have no ulterior intentions and currently have a girlfriend." Honestly, I find this response rather shady and don't think it makes much sense that he would continue to check up on me despite claiming he has a girlfriend.

What do you guys think of the situation? Also, did I handle the situation properly? When I asked my coworker for advice (who I discuss personal details with quite frequently), she advised for me to just ignore him because communicating him would give him false hope. However, I figured it'd be best for me to directly tell him I didn't want contact instead of ignoring and having him contact me again within another month or two.

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<bot>: Ex continues to contact me every few months to check up and I don't like it. Wanted advice on what his response my reveal.