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to think he may have sent text to wrong person

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Girlwhowearsglasses · 27/08/2014 11:19

Sent message to DS1s friend's Dad (he does the drop-offs at school and is a SAHD)

something like " hope you had a lovely summer - DS1s mum here, wondering if ___ would like to come and play next Mon or Tues?"

reply came back at 18.40 "what about 2 night Hun"

I did not reply
then
about 10 mins later "hello r U there?"..

Have not replied and pretty sure he has the sort of phone where you can see what the previous message was - ie that I was arranging a playdate....

shall I ignore and text later in week with same message?

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NickNackNooToYou · 27/08/2014 15:45

He thought you meant 'play' rather than play Wink

Text him back, tonight isn't good for DS but he would love to get together with your DS, let me know when is besr for him.

If you get any further dodgy texts, ignore ignore ignore

101handbags · 27/08/2014 16:00

Mu hairdresser texts me like this when he wants to change an appointment, it doesn't mean anything, it's just the way he talks/texts. Don't embarrass yourself by reading way way more into this!

juneybean · 27/08/2014 16:05

It's bad enough when women use the word Hun but when a man uses it... ugh

curiousgeorgie · 27/08/2014 16:08

Definitely just text 'tonight is too late for DS.' Or something else completely innocent... And report back Wink

x2boys · 27/08/2014 16:08

Are you concerned about the ' Hon' bit ? I use to work with a colleague who called every female 'darling' he is Turkish ,not sure if that had anything to do with it! He didn't mean anything by it it was just what he said! We worked in dementia care at the time and he would say something like ' do you want a cup of tea darling ' he said it to our ward manager and modern matron ,!

GarlicAugustus · 27/08/2014 16:12

This is completely mad Grin

The obvious thing is to reply on the basis that he meant DS. Whether he did or not, everything gets straight again.

How egotistical of him that the only reason you could possibly have to text him is to arrange a shag - or how egotistical to assume that's what he meant Wink

On second thoughts, Girl, I think you should reply "Just us 2? I'll bring vodka

Tipsykisses · 27/08/2014 16:17

Ooohh yes vodka !
It's not too early is it ?

ChampagneTastes · 27/08/2014 16:38

I accidentally added three kisses to a message to the chap doing my patio. He's the DH of a work colleague so I'm hoping he didn't notice/read anything into it.

Take the kinder view that it was an accident on his part and continue the conversation about the DS having a playdate. He may well be sitting at home now in agonies of embarrassment. Alternatively he may just be a seedy letch.

Pagwatch · 27/08/2014 16:43

101handbags

Does your hairdresser suggest night time appointments too?

It's not the tone I would have thought, more that the question was about a child's playdate

wildfig · 27/08/2014 17:33

My electrician put an X at the end of a text to me once. I don't think he meant to, but then I was faced with the dilemma of not Xing him back and looking rude (he was offering an opinion on a paint colour), or Xing and making him think I was flirting with him.

Minefield.

PuppyMonkey · 27/08/2014 17:39

See there was none of this intrigue and excitement in the days when people used to pick up the phone and talk to each other .Grin

squoosh · 27/08/2014 17:46

It's the heavy breathers I feel sorry for. They've been made redundant with all this texting business.

GilbertBlytheWouldGetIt · 27/08/2014 17:46

wildfig, what did you do? Did you X the electrician or not? The last time I bought a car, the garage owner put an "xx" on the end of a text. Gulp.

wildfig · 27/08/2014 17:49

I Xed him. Not only is he a very good electrician, he's also quite cute and was right about the paint colour.

That was the end of the conv, though, so I don't know if I was right to or not. And now I'm worried that any future emergency at my house is going to send panicky thoughts of housewives in negligees waiting with a large spanner running through his head.

I wouldn't X the plumber. Definitely not.

squoosh · 27/08/2014 17:50

I X'd my plasterer, he was very cute. The window fitter got a terse full stop.

landrover · 27/08/2014 17:51

Have you thought that it could have been his wife, using his phone? I do this all the bloody time, text on my husbands behalf and i am so used to leaving kisses etc!!!!! If I realise then I usually say its me (but not always!!!)

JeanSeberg · 27/08/2014 18:34

Alternatively he may just be a seedy letch

Based on what?

XiCi · 27/08/2014 18:36

Haha this has really made me laugh. Is he taking the piss? Do you have the sort of relationship where you could joke around like this. If not, he is definitely trying it on. Don't think for a minute he doesn't know what he's doing. I would just text back 'have you misunderstood, I'm texting about a playmate for x and x'

BuzzardBird · 27/08/2014 18:39

Move house and change schools immediately. 'Hun' is never acceptable.

Waltermittythesequel · 27/08/2014 18:39

Just text:

I think you've send your previous texts to the wrong number. Let me know if Monday or Tuesday suits for Billy to come over.

StillStayingClassySanDiego · 27/08/2014 18:42

If you haven't already, play it straight.

'Why are you calling me Hun, is your ds free next week or not?

moldingsunbeams · 27/08/2014 20:25

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MrsWinnibago · 27/08/2014 20:30

Hun is hideous no matter HOW many people say it.

Hun.

The Huns are coming!

squoosh · 27/08/2014 20:41

People who call others 'hun' always have Winnie the Pooh tattoos*

*Scientific fact.

MrsWinnibago · 27/08/2014 20:50

Tis' truth she speaks.

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