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What do I make of this co worker's messages?

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Monkeybusiness2 · 23/03/2019 14:59

I'm a divorcee mum with three children and work in the education sector. I've been happily on my own since I left h nearly 4 years ago and am not interested in meeting anyone etc...
Anyway, I work in a lovely team and we get on well. There is one guy who I 'thought' was a really nice, genuine guy but definitely nothing else nor have I ever done/said anything to indicate this.
He's on my FB (which I don't go on much tbh) as are my other co workers and has never really messaged me.
So night before last he messaged me asking how I was etc, I replied and asked about work as I thought maybe there had been a problem. This is about 11pm and I am just getting off to bed. He ended up saying he couldn't sleep so I asked if he was OK etc..then he went on to say 'the only thing that is bothering me is that I can't sleep, I'm too warm and I only have shorts on'. I nearly died and swiftly ended the convo!
I thought tbh he was probably drunk and didn't know what he was on about but yesterday evening about the same time he texted again 'Hi, how are you?'. I ignored it and replied this morning with an 'ok thanks'.

What should I make of this? I feel pretty awkward going in to work now Monday and trying to totally ignore it all. I'm not going to say anything to anyone as I don't want to start any gossip. One part of me thinks I'm just reading into it too much and he's probably drunk/trying to be friendly, the other part of me thinks quite literally (ewww).

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Palominoo · 23/03/2019 18:57

You could have put him in his place with with a simple, 'I really don't want to know what you're wearing in bed! Goodnight. ' followed by a grimace emoji to end the chat.

If he had persisted then you would have the option to use stronger language but most people would get the hint and leave it at that if they were attempting a rather crude chat up.

Monkeybusiness2 · 23/03/2019 19:05

I won't be escalating to HR or telling anyone else at this point. It'll just make it more difficult to work with him now. I also have less respect for him as he obviously has none for me.

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MashedSpud · 23/03/2019 19:08

Tell him to buy a fan before the prices go up for summer then say “Night.”

Smellbellina · 23/03/2019 19:40

What a load of nonsense over nothing!

Monkeybusiness2 · 23/03/2019 21:12

Smell, you might be used to blokes texting from work late at night but I'm not. Worse things have happened (much) but fgs I'm nearly 40 with 3 young kids. Not some 19 year old randy kid!

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