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Is this a bit inappropriate?

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RedWhite · 03/05/2025 01:27

So there was a post on SM about a woman and her DH loving sports and all tongue in cheek. She said her husband wants to watch every screen in the house, is it normal?! Tongue in cheek really but her DH found it funny as did a few others. All comments were made by women having a giggle etc.. aside from her BIL and DB who commented.

Then another male who she hardly knows posts a jokey comment with Xxx at the end.

What would people think of that with the 3 x’s? Imo it’s not normal to put that many ‘X’s as a male acquaintance at best

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BumbleBeegu · 03/05/2025 14:39

Erm…🤷‍♀️

Sahara123 · 03/05/2025 14:28

I accidentally put a kiss at the end of an email to our new headmaster once. Does that count ?

JHound · 03/05/2025 14:25

RedWhite · 03/05/2025 01:27

So there was a post on SM about a woman and her DH loving sports and all tongue in cheek. She said her husband wants to watch every screen in the house, is it normal?! Tongue in cheek really but her DH found it funny as did a few others. All comments were made by women having a giggle etc.. aside from her BIL and DB who commented.

Then another male who she hardly knows posts a jokey comment with Xxx at the end.

What would people think of that with the 3 x’s? Imo it’s not normal to put that many ‘X’s as a male acquaintance at best

I did not understand a word of this.

Boreded · 03/05/2025 14:23

Boreded · 03/05/2025 02:21

OP is not coming back in the morning. Once she sobers up she will realise it was a fully random post

@RedWhite how is the hangover?

CurlewKate · 03/05/2025 07:27

I don’t think that’s what “tongue in cheek” means.

ParmaVioletTea · 03/05/2025 07:24

MissyPants · 03/05/2025 01:40

Go and have yourself a glass of wine!
Xxxx

I think the OP’s already had several ….

EllasNonny · 03/05/2025 05:49

If you're inferring something from three xs on a SM post, you really need to step away from it. This is batshit and makes you sound like a teenager, actually it doesn't because my teen DD would have more sense.

BeanQuisine · 03/05/2025 05:43

It does seem mighty suspicious. Why was the first kiss a capital, then two little pecks?

Sounds like a job for a private investigator, or maybe MI5.

ColinOfficeTrolley · 03/05/2025 05:17

Was there a dead wasp. Anywhere. And did he throw. Wine up the wall?

DeathStare · 03/05/2025 05:14

You think the number of kisses someone puts on social media has a hidden meaning? And that this needs to be policed? Are you 12? xxx

nomas · 03/05/2025 05:04

RedWhite · 03/05/2025 02:13

I’ve just read it back and through WTF have I written - no wonder folk can’t make head nor tail of it. 🤪😂 going to sleep now but l be back in the morning to make it much more clear - night night love ya all 😘xxx

I wouldn’t bother, 3 xxx on a Facebook post is never going to be riveting, whatever time of day. 🥱

LSTMS30555 · 03/05/2025 04:52

Not inappropriate loads of people do it.
Telling your boss you love him at the end of a phone call highly inappropriate (red face embarrassment galore) 😳😬 never ever to be spoken of again!

FeministUnderTheCatriarchy · 03/05/2025 04:22

I grew up in NZ. I only really saw people put xxs to loved ones and very close friends. In my experience it is totally different in the UK. I had a window washer who did it lol.

I personally still don't do it, but I've got used to getting them from people I barely know (men and women).

So unless there's a wider context, it's not inappropriate (just a bit weird in my personal opinion).

SnowyPetals · 03/05/2025 04:17

Mash the potatoes before chopping the carrots. Makes as much sense as your post......

Whatahardlife · 03/05/2025 03:19

I thought this was going to be an AIBU about it bring inappropriate for the woman's H to watch sport on "every screen in the house".

I can't get my head round living like that.
I've got one tv. - a small one - and I'm.envisaging someone living in a house that's akin to.a Sports bar with massive screens in every room , all showing sport if some description. Sounds like hell on earth.

Asking a question about that would be much more to the point than about kisses on a social media post.

ItGhoul · 03/05/2025 02:53

RedWhite · 03/05/2025 02:11

I wouldn’t say it’s normal for a man to put Xxx to a woman he doesn’t know well no

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If that’s what you’ve already decided, why are you asking for opinions?

Boreded · 03/05/2025 02:21

OP is not coming back in the morning. Once she sobers up she will realise it was a fully random post

Velmy · 03/05/2025 02:14

RedWhite · 03/05/2025 02:11

I wouldn’t say it’s normal for a man to put Xxx to a woman he doesn’t know well no

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Some people do it to everyone. Or through force of habit.

I've done it to colleagues before when I've been messaging my other half/friends at the same time.

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RedWhite · 03/05/2025 02:13

I’ve just read it back and through WTF have I written - no wonder folk can’t make head nor tail of it. 🤪😂 going to sleep now but l be back in the morning to make it much more clear - night night love ya all 😘xxx

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RedWhite · 03/05/2025 02:11

ItGhoul · 03/05/2025 01:41

Some people put loads of kisses after messages and some don’t. It means nothing. Grow up.

I wouldn’t say it’s normal for a man to put Xxx to a woman he doesn’t know well no

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nocoolnamesleft · 03/05/2025 02:06

I think if there were anything inappropriate going on, they'd have to be incredibly stupid to put kisses on an open message. So it's probably innocent.

steff13 · 03/05/2025 02:05

I don't interpret the x's literally, I think people just use them when they sign messages sometimes, especially if the message is a little snarky.

Boreded · 03/05/2025 01:51

Profhilodisaster · 03/05/2025 01:39

So a male who you don't know commented on your partner's facebook and put kisses on it . You want to know if something is going on between them.

I think it’s the other way around…OP’s partner has kissed a colleague or friend of a friend’s SM and now she is panicking that she is being cheated on

Velmy · 03/05/2025 01:50

U ok hun? Xxx

bookworm1982 · 03/05/2025 01:42

WTF are you on about OP? Are you bored?

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