There's a bloke who lives about three doors up from me. We chat on the street occasionally when we bump into each other. He's alright to chat to, never had weird vibes from him or anything.
A few months ago I took in a parcel for him and we kept missing each other so when I eventually caught him, we agreed it'd have been good if we'd have each others numbers. Nothing weird at all.
The other day I mentioned I wanted some work doing in the house. Yesterday he dropped round his mate's (joiner) business card and also his number (he can do odd jobs).
I messaged him on WhatsApp to say "Here's my number in case of other post-related mix-ups"
We had a bit of a chat about the weather, all fine. Then he said that he sends 'some daft stuff' over WhatsApp. I ignored that.
Then today's he's sent me a really long, lame joke. Not totally 'inappropriate' but the punchline is "You're a wanker".
I'm not a prude at all. I'm not opposed to dirty jokes when they're from a friend and when they're actually funny rather than schoolboy humour. But I don't really know this guy. It feels intrusive. I'm also wondering if he's pushing boundaries, seeing what he can get away with.
It feels too early to tell him to stop. Blocking feels very disproportionate. So what do I do? I don't know WhatsApp etiquette - I've only been on WhatsApp for a couple of months.
I also have to put up with DP's inevitable "I told you so"