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Feeling a bit violated and annoyed at myself.

98 replies

dullhouse · 31/05/2021 17:49

I feel like a bloody idiot. I had a boyfriend during my teens - we were friends before and after - but we have not spoken in at least a decade ('dated' nearly 20 years ago).
He'd recently made a social media post about being an uncle for the first time etc. So I messaged to say congratulations, I was friendly with his sister in my teens too. A simple conversation about what are lives are like now, during this exchange he did make a few odd comments and asked if I was divorced, which I am not, and replied as such - happily married two kids etc.

Said he was off to the pub. The conversation ended there, I wasn't expecting any further contact, just a polite, normal exchange between two people who once knew each other.

Then late that night, I get a stream of 'the one that will always have my heart' messages followed by a dick pic.

I don't consider myself a prude, but I dated and married way before tinder and the equivalent, so have never actually experienced an unsolicited picture, but it has really bothered me. I just blocked straight away, but feel really stupid for having the conversation in the first place, and a bit violated opening my messages to that.
(I told DH and he was disgusted, especially as we're all a similar age, and not youngsters!)
I just wanted to vent about how it made me feel like an idiot and I don't really want to mention it to anyone in RL because it feels so juvenile. I know this post sound positively Pearl-clutchy and I'm prepared to be told to get over myself, but a looking at a middle aged mans penis over the bank holiday weekend wasn't what I had planned.
We'd had sausages on the barbecue for dinner as well Envy(not envy)

OP posts:
RoseRedRoseBlue · 31/05/2021 17:52

It’s not pearl-clutchy at all, it’s gross and a total invasion of your personal space and privacy. I had this exact same experience with an old neighbour/friend from school who I reconnected with over FB. I instantly blocked him. Such entitlement and arrogance.

SisterMonicaJoansHabit · 31/05/2021 17:53

It's not nice at all and I'm sorry it happened to you. What am idiot he is. I hope he feels as ashamed as he should do.

Fromneverland · 31/05/2021 17:55

Eurgh he obviously thought you would go weak and the knees at the mere sight of his wang.
What a twat; he will be feeling so stupid now!

I would have been so tempted to reply “oh christ , much smaller than I remember , no thanks”

ScottishNewbie · 31/05/2021 17:57

Gross. Is he married?
I would be tempted to forward that picture on.
What an immature idiot.

dullhouse · 31/05/2021 17:59

Thank you, I wasn't sure if I was being a bit silly in my response. I brushed it off to my DH, as I was quite surprised how violated I felt.
I should have got a good reply in before I blocked! Oh well.

OP posts:
Charlieiscool · 31/05/2021 18:00

You dodged a bullet all those years ago.

TheQueef · 31/05/2021 18:00

YANBU
It'd spoil anyones weekend.
Eurgh.

StealthChange · 31/05/2021 18:01

My god, this is hideous. I am truly the product of the tinder generation (though I am married to my one and only Tinder date 😳) and I would have been absolutely disgusted. Didn’t get sent may dick pics in my time (admittedly about 10 years ago so maybe it’s worse now) but the one or two times I did I was thoroughly disturbed. It’s absolutely not ok.

MarkRuffaloCrumble · 31/05/2021 18:12

This is the problem with *men - if you’re polite to them and show an interest they assume you must be after them because they would never bother to talk to or interact with a woman unless they wanted to shag her. Pathetic. I’d be tempted to unblock and post something on his social media about the exchange - “nice to catch up with you after all these years, although I could have done without the unsolicited dick pic thanks.” Name and shame!

*not all men of course Hmm

IdblowJonSnow · 31/05/2021 18:15

Yuk. What an idiot. Don't let him put you off your sausages OP!

CharlotteRose90 · 31/05/2021 18:35

Oh Christ I’ve had men like him message me like this. It’s disgusting and I will never get the thrill of a grown man sending pictures of his bits. Hahah enjoy your sausages and be glad you’ve dodged his .

SaintVal · 31/05/2021 18:36

That's so horrible OP, I would be bothered by that too. Hopefully you can try and put that image out of your mind. Why do men let themselves down like this? I am 50 and have been on dating sites for a couple of years and have received a few unsolicited dick pics - I am not really sure what they hope to achieve. "Oooh yes!! That's lovely! Do send me some more!" 🙄

Veryverycalmnow · 31/05/2021 18:49

Such a strange thing to do when you think about it- are women supposed to feel flattered by this? It's absolutely awful.

underneaththeash · 31/05/2021 18:51

Same thing happened to me recently. I texted an old fiance to wish him a happy 50th. A couple of text responses later I received a full frontal.

He’d clearly had too many, but I did ask him why on earth he thought that was appropriate to send it, and did he realise that I could just put it on some dodgy porn site. He really apologised.

AuntieDolly · 31/05/2021 18:57

Is that not illegal? Bloody well should be

wildseas · 31/05/2021 19:00

Un block him, down load the picture, put it ob Facebook with the caption “guess which tosser sent me a dick pick”.

.... only half joking!

BIWI · 31/05/2021 19:03

I can't believe you didn't reply to him - making it clear just how unacceptable that was, what does he think he's doing, etc! Men who do that kind of thing shouldn't be allowed to think it's OK.

colouringcrayons · 31/05/2021 19:04

You feel violated because it is a violation.

What a horrible person.

So glad you can tell your DH, that is really fortunate. I think you can also tell him you feel upset about it.

Goodweatherforsnails · 31/05/2021 19:08

If a man had flashed you in person on the street or park, you’d feel violated. This is not actually any different. It’s absolutely grim. But there’s no point engaging with such an idiot, I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of a response.

FlyNow · 31/05/2021 19:08

This is the type of thing where you are not sure whether to laugh or cry. Cry about the hideousness of so many people. Or laugh at the idea he had that after 20 years you'd recieve one cutesy message and one dick pic and then... What? Send pics back? Track him down and blow him?

Sorry about this weird guy but at least you made us laugh here, with the image of you sitting down to your sausages like Envy (not envy). Maybe leaving them on the grill a bit long so they burn a little.

Feelinghothothottoday · 31/05/2021 19:13

That’s disgusting OP and I would have felt the same. I would unblock and send him a message telling him what a horrible person he is and how inappropriate that is. Then block him again

TillyTopper · 31/05/2021 19:14

He sounds a twat - you had a lucky escape!!

Arbadacarba · 31/05/2021 19:14

Disgusting. Really hope he woke up this morning feeling mortified.

nothingcanhurtmewithmyeyesshut · 31/05/2021 19:15

Isn't it funny that when you remember things from your youth, you always remember them as being much bigger.

Joeblack066 · 31/05/2021 19:17

Totally his bad OP. He and his ilk are why I don’t bother dating any more, having been single for many years. No wonder you felt 🤮

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