Has anyone been brave enough to leave a WhatsApp group

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No one has done anything to upset me or anything, I just feel I don't have much in common with these people any more. They're all older than me and it was set up with the intention of meeting up, but only happens a few times a year, and I haven't attended the last couple because I've no real interest, otherwise there's the usual chitchat goes on in the group chat which I don't really contribute to.

I'm only in three WhatsApp groups. My immediate family (dh and two dc) and one for work (12 employees) and one for mutual friends (3 of us who occasionally meet up together maybe 4 times a year). I just couldn't be doing with any more than that. And often I mute the notifications from the work one because I actually only need to look at it about 4 times in the week.

I'm surprised to hear this would be an issue for anyone?! I've left a few groups and declined to join others, no issue at all.

I left the managers one at work. They added me on my personal phone (got number from HR), so I left it.

My manager asked in the next management meeting why I left, so was honest and told them I didn't want to talk to them outside of work, as they are just people I work with.

They acted all offended, who cares.

I left my DP's family WhatsApp because his mum and sister are horrible to each other constantly on it and I don't have the energy for it. It was very freeing to leave it.

The DH muted the notifications and then turned them off because his siblings post too much and the pop ups are quite annoying even when mute. He still checks in once a day though

Agree the OP should leave but it does come up in the chat with a notification if someone leaves / is removed

Yes I did. It was friends from uni, so like 20 year friendship but I really wasn't feeling the love anymore for various reasons. I texted the group and said I was leaving the group and said that they all had my contact details or other social media links if they wanted to keep in touch but that I wasn't going to be using WhatsApp.

Perhaps unsurprisingly no one has in fact been in touch since.

It hurt for a bit and it pissed me off for a bit to see pictures on them all together doing stuff on instagram but I've blocked them all now. Much happier. They were really seriously doing my head in.

Do it. You won't regret it.

I did. The group posted so many messages I couldn't find time to read them all and my phone (ancient android) kept sending me alerts that the messages were slowing my phone down. They were nice people and it wasn't personal, just practical.

You do realise there is more than one person on Mumsnet, right? And those people live their lives differently, have different personalities and different views?

Love this 😂😂😂

Go if you're not interested, the others will probably thank you for it

Yup most group chats 😁 🤫
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It’s not the air port you don’t need to announce your departures

I did exactly the same around a month ago, let them know they could still contact me other ways, but wasn't going to be on WhatsApp for a while. Surprise surprise, nobody has got in touch.