Text from colleague

[Breadmaker0001]

Long time lurker, first time poster but have no where to turn.

Quick backstory, been with DH for 13 years, two children, quite happy family life. Talk lots, generally very open with one another. He is moving to a different office, same firm, and a woman who used to work in the old office is at the new one. She sent him a text when she found out he was moving and it said that she was so happy to get to see him every day again, she ended the text with "I love you"

I've had issue with her in the past over stepping the mark and to be honest it had become something of a joke between DH and me. He showed me the message today, but only after I asked if he had heard from her. TBH I am pretty shell shocked at her choice of words. I am confident nothing has gone on, but the to write I love you at the end of a message isn't normal, is it?

I am not at home right now, but will check all of this when I get back and report back to you all. Thanks!

He needs to tell her that's inappropriate and that he doesn't love her. Put her in her place. If he has only been friendly then he needs to stop immediately because she's the type where anything will lead her on. That's assuming that he's never crossed the line.

She's overstepped the mark in the past? It's become a joke between you and your DH?

Nah, he could (and should have) shut this down (ages ago) with one simple text.

He's very clever, he's encouraging her, in plain sight right in your face, and it's all ok as he's showing you her messages.

What a creep, bet he loves the ego massage.

Okaay, so why didn't he immediately message back and tell her that he presumed she'd made a mistake? Why not respond? Quite easy to send a text back along the lines of "Nice to hear from you but stop mixing me up with otherwise Mrs Breadmaker will have something to say!"

We had a long chat today and he said it's just exuberance. She is excited it's him and not someone else. I've got my eye on it though.