Dumper texted 7 weeks post-breakup about a tote bag. What do you make of this?
An ex (36F) broke up with me (31M) about 7 weeks ago after a 2-month relationship. She ended it definitively; said she wasn't sure I was "the one" and didn't want to waste more time figuring it out. No contact since, on both ends.
Week 6, she 🔥 reacted to one of my Instagram stories. I didn't engage.
The following week, she saw I was a "maybe" on a Partiful for a mutual friend's party and texted me: "Hey! Hope all is well. I saw you're a maybe for the party tonight. If you're coming, do you mind bringing my tote bag?" (a giveaway tote bag from a comedy show she went to with her friends.)
I replied that I wasn't sure if I was going and that I didn't have the bag anymore. She responded: "Oh. Is there a way to get it back? Thought I had told you that I wanted it back when I gave it to you."
I left that on read. Went out that night and continued to live my life
For context: the bag is a basic branded tote... not something irreplaceable. She also has an ex of 8 years whose stuff she still hasn't purged from her place, so maybe she just assumed I'd still have it.
Some friends say breadcrumbing. Some say she's trying to stay cordial. Some say it was just about the bag.
I've maintained no contact, have her on mute on social media, haven't reached out. She's still watching my stuff.
What do you make of this? Is this breadcrumbing or was it genuinely just about the bag?