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AIBU?

Correct time to text someone

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mummy2oneandtwo · 24/03/2017 09:40

So last Saturday I text my friend at around 7am...I was up with my 2 young boys and it was the Next sale, which she usually goes to, so I was asking if she was going. She text back saying I text her too early and wake her up....

I said I was sorry but asked why does she not have her phone on silent at night to avoid this. She said it's on silent but vibrate. We left it at that.

This morning I took a snapchat video of my boys playing on the bed and sent it to a bunch of friends. It was about 7:20. She has now put her profile picture as a black screen saying "no snapchats before 8am" with an angry face....I am in shock at how laughable this is!!

Firstly it's a weekday and she has 2 young children, 1 school age, so would assume she was up, but also Snapchat doesn't send noise alerts from what I know, and also pretty passive aggressive!

I took on board not messaging before 8 on a weekend but didn't think about a snapchat at 7:20 on a weekday.

When her kids were little she would message at all random times of night...I had no problem with this...my phone just goes on silent when I sleep.

AIBU to think this is a bit of a crazy thing to have an issue with? Do I message and apologies or just ignore the not so subtle message directed at me?

OP posts:
EdithWeston · 24/03/2017 09:45

yes, I think that's early. and she certainly does - as she's told you.

I thought notifications (sounds/vibrations) were set on the device according to what the perseon needs/wants.

So if there are people who she may need to wake for, then they'll be left on - and that's up to her, not, you to decide.

I try to make all calls between 9am-9pm, unless there is a particular reason to do otherwise. 7:20 would be early for me too for just sharing a vid.

Wishiwasmoiradingle2017 · 24/03/2017 09:47

First thing on a morning most people are busy dealing with the goings on in their own home to be interested in texts /snap chats etc I would imagine!!

CatsRidingRollercoasters · 24/03/2017 09:49

It's too early and yabu. Personally I would be up, but she's told you it's too early for her. Why is it your business to question that?

I leave my phone on vibrate overnight so that friends and family can still get hold of me in an emergency. We don't have a landline.

Mulberry72 · 24/03/2017 09:50

If she has an IPhone then she can use the Do Not Disturb setting, I have it set for between 9pm - 7.45am, so any texts, WhatsApp messages arrive but I don't get the beep to announce its arrival. I have 4 numbers (immediate family) that I will receive calls from, anything else just goes right to answerphone.

I did this because I was fed up with early messages/calls.

Universitychallenging · 24/03/2017 09:50

Too early for sure.

CatsRidingRollercoasters · 24/03/2017 09:52

And yes, as a pp said, at that time in the morning most of us are far too busy with kids, breakfast, commute etc to be checking and responding to snapchat! whatever that is

Universitychallenging · 24/03/2017 09:52

Sorry. Posted too soon.

Even when mine were young and I was getting them out to school we didn't get up until 7.45.

7am on a Saturday is far far too early. You could have asked the day before.

FumBluff1 · 24/03/2017 09:55

I would find it weird. I don't see why she can't leave phone on silent, or away from her bedside. And she is being very passive aggressive putting it on FB - how childish!

I'd just stop texting her if it were me but then I can be quite petty!

HermioneJeanGranger · 24/03/2017 09:56

People need to put their phones on silent if they don't want to be woken up.

user1486562272 · 24/03/2017 09:56

My phone stays downstairs off or on silent at night. In emergencies family can use the landline.

Even when I am awake in the mornings I'd find snapchats or random unimportant texts annoying until I've got all the busy "morning stuff" out of the way and everything is calm.

I leave texting to later, 9.30am until 9pm.

floraeasy · 24/03/2017 09:57

She should set her phone to Do Not Disturb and switch off vibrate.

You never know when you'll get a message - my service provider O2 are always texting me promotion stuff for instance.

Also, I have email notifications on my iPhone and family on the other side of the world. I could receive an email at 3am my time.

It's her responsibility to turn her phone off. She's also a bit cheeky if she used to send you stuff all through the night herself!

DoIDareDisturbTheUniverse · 24/03/2017 09:58

YANBU and I never understand why other people get upset about this. Just turn your phone off, ffs. I keep mine on silent all the time and return texts/calls in my own time.

mummy2oneandtwo · 24/03/2017 09:59

Thanks for the feedback, it will help when I talk to her later.

Totally agree about it being a time when we are all busy. It's just the sort of friends we are, she sends me random videos of her cooking dinner, going out for dessert, quite often I don't watch these until the next morning, so it's not like I expected a response from her, we just send snap shots of our lives to each other.

I'll be sure to be more careful when contacting her.

I have also asked my other friends I sent it to if they were ok with the time, they were, said it's nice to wake up to, so it really does depend on the individual.

Thanks again!

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TheDowagerCuntess · 24/03/2017 09:59

She's being ridiculous. If she doesn't want to receive notifications before a certain time, then the power lies with her.

If I were you, I wouldn't be contacting her anymore at all but seriously, what a bore. Confused

Allthebestnamesareused · 24/03/2017 10:01

Personally do it when you want and when its convenient for you. If I text at unsociable hours I don't expect a reply but I feel better knowing I have sent whatever it was I needed to inform someone or ask them? They can then reply at their convenience.

More fool them if they don't switch phones off/to silent or non-vibrate. surely they get pesky sales stuff as they seem to come through overnight anyway.

Universitychallenging · 24/03/2017 10:01

Did she tell you not to message before 8?

GoodyGoodyGumdrops · 24/03/2017 10:02

What's the big deal? No-one has to respond to a text straight away.

I pick my phone up, it shows me who has texted/messaged/Whatsapped/whatevered me since I last looked, and I choose there and then whether to actually view the post or ignore it until I'm ready to respond. Whether it's midnight, midday, or anywhen in between.

Phone is on silent overnight. Text or data me whenever you want. Just don't expect an instant reply.

StillaChocoholic · 24/03/2017 10:03

I think you might be messaging a bit early but if I get woken up by a message I tend to have a quick look at it and then roll over and go back to sleep. She doesn't have to even look at the messages really.

lalaloopyhead · 24/03/2017 10:05

I think she is being a bit daft, just because you send something doesn't mean she has to respond.

I sometimes text a particular friend early, say 7-7.30am, its usually about arrangements to meet up and I know if I don't do it then I might not have chance once I am at work - I've never had any objection to this.

If she is getting disturbed she needs to put her notifications on silent.
Also I have a friend who sometimes texts quite late at night (10.30pm onwards) and I am assuming as that is when she sits down and thinks about whatever she is contacting me about. I however am in bed and don't see the text until the morning - again no issue all round.

soundsystem · 24/03/2017 10:09

I figure that nowadays it's ok to message at whatever time, and the recipient will look at it at a time convenient to them. Up to her to set her phone so she isn't disturbed!

Lucked · 24/03/2017 10:11

I never put my phone on silent, there is work who might need me in an emergency but also we both have elderly parents and would hate to be uncontactable. I have no friends who text or post in the middle of the night so it isn't a problem.

One friend is an early riser and texts really early. She has been asked repeatedly not before 8 (although I would prefer later!) but the odd one still happens. Pisses me off,I never respond to those in a timely manner.

It feels like an intrusion into family life.

TheNaze73 · 24/03/2017 10:11

You can't argue a feeling & if that's how she feels, then so be it.

Totally with you though, I don't think you've done anything wrong.

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Treaclespongeandcustard · 24/03/2017 10:12

I think it's too early. I have two small children and am usually up way before then, but, if by some miracle they both slept I would not be pleased to be woken by a text. We also don't have a landline and so I leave my phone on vibrate in case there is a family emergency. Sorry OP, I think you were being unreasonable.

Pinkheart5915 · 24/03/2017 10:13

I think a text is fine anytime of day, surely if people don't want to hear the phone they put it on silent.

Nancy91 · 24/03/2017 10:16

I think it's too early, I always leave my phone on vibrate overnight so that if there is an emergency I can be contacted but I don't generally want to chat at that time in the morning.

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