Mistaken WhatsApp

[mumofteens12]

I received a WhatsApp from an ex last night which said "miss you love you" . This morning he's apologised and said it was meant for someone else. How likely is it that it was meant for someone else - I don't think I've ever done that?

Yeah I’ve done it if it was the last conversation I’d had but unlikely if it’s been ages as he’d have to go scrolling for your name.

I did it just this morning if any consolation!

I've done it a couple of times when moving between groups so it is possible. It's also possible he's just looking for a reaction! I'd ignore it or block if it's annoying you.

I've sent WhatsApp messages to the wrong person too, but if he's not chatted in a long time then maybe he was drunk and did mean to send it to you?

I send messages to the wrong recipient all the time.

My ex hubby is notorious for sending messages to the wrong people.
It had caused no end of issues.en are just thoughtless

Sorry should say men are just thoughtless

I was sending myself some pictures via WhatsApp from my husband's phone and managed to send one to one of his colleagues. No harm done, his colleague guessed it was sent in error and found it quite amusing. It's easily done. I would just ignore and forget about it. Chances are it was an error or he was trying to get a reaction

Unless you’ve spoken to him recently I don’t understand how it would be a mistake? If I ever accidentally text someone else it’s usually someone I’ve had a recent conversation with at least.

Depends how long you haven’t whatsapped for ? I think if it’s been a long time he did it on purpose or if you would have still had each other’s conversations open then could be a mistake. I personally think it was to get a reaction though x

Hmmm.....are you hoping it isn't a mistake?

If you’ve not been in contact, I’d say he was fishing.

I'd say he's an ex for a reason, he's said it was a mistake so clearly whether it was a genuine mistake or a pissed-up stupid act he doesn't want to pursue it, so let it go. It's irrelevant.

The only chance of that is if your name is similar to his other contacts. My best friend, sister and PT all have the first same four letters. I have to concentrate every time I search for one of them.

I don't use WhatsApp so don't know how it easy it would be to make a mistake, but 10 years on I still get the occasional loving text from my ex husband. I either ignore or text back "wrong wife!"

It's possible but it's equally possible that he did it on purpose under the guise of a mistake to spark contact with you.

You know him so you're in the best position to know

I’ve sent the occasional WhatsApp to the wrong person when I have never ever sent the wrong text to someone.

I think if he apologised and said it wasn’t for you then you have to take him at his word.

Spidey senses say no because if it was someone he’d say ‘miss you, love you’ to then it’s presumably someone he knows well and is in regular contact with so he’d just have to scroll down recent chats rather than search.

i probably get about one a year. Always sent at drink o’clock when people are hit by those nostalgic waves of ‘whatever happened to x?’

On some phones it’s possible to Whatsapp directly from the contact list. It’s possible the new partner’s name begins with the same letter as you or his / her name is close to yours.