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To tell him he's behaviour is annoying me?( new guy )

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resteer · 10/07/2019 08:50

4 months ago I started seeing a new guy.
The last week his been annoying me.
Half way through a conversation on WhatsApp he will read my message then not reply for a hour or more later but at the same time he is keep popping on WhatsApp.
Last night he did it,yet he was snap chatting me whilst he wasn't replying and we had a convo (yet wasn't replying to my WhatsApp)
This morning I woke up and he text me morning etc so I replied,he was replying every 2 mins then he hasn't read my last message but has been online.
It drives me up the wall.
I've seen what he does when he's with me.
He gets the message on his home screen ...puts his phone down then forgets.
Do I tell him it bugs me?
Or will he think I was crazy ?

OP posts:
Sexnotgender · 10/07/2019 08:51

You’re crazy.

HakunaRattatas · 10/07/2019 08:52

Goodness me, calm down. I really don't think you should say anything. You will come across as unhinged.

MustardScreams · 10/07/2019 08:53

Chill out! A relationship shouldn’t be based on how quickly someone replies to you

SparklyMagpie · 10/07/2019 08:53

Why are you checking him every 2 minutes, because if you keep saying he's online then you are.

Christ Hmm

Namechangeforthiscancershit · 10/07/2019 08:54

Yeah you will come across as nuts!

He can reply at any time he wants surely?

Ellabella989 · 10/07/2019 08:56

Definitely don’t mention it to him!
It sounds like he’s still in touch with you fairly regularly throughout the day. I get that it might feel a bit weird that you know he’s online and not responding to your last message, but maybe he’s not wanting your relationship to be that intense that he has to be in touch with you all day long. I know my DP enjoys texting me more when there’s a decent break between each message

Choice4567 · 10/07/2019 08:59

Yeah that’s not going to come across well...

RosaWaiting · 10/07/2019 09:00

you need to calm down.

CheddarGorgeous · 10/07/2019 09:00

I am Old so I just don't get the thing about messaging constantly when you're not together. Put your phone down for 5 minutes and interact with the real world why don't you?

resteer · 10/07/2019 09:00

Yeah I'm not going to say anything.
I never noticed till now cos I'm normally at work.
I'm off work with flu (feel better now ) maybe the fever has made me a bit nuts.
I won't say anything

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DisplayPurposesOnly · 10/07/2019 09:01

Maybe he's online having a conversation with someone else? That's perfectly fine, unless you've asked a question that needs answering quickly. (In which case, just ring him.)

CheddarGorgeous · 10/07/2019 09:02

(And yes I realise the irony of my post, made from my phone, while I'm ignoring the real world Grin)

resteer · 10/07/2019 09:03

Sometimes he reply's really fast,it's just pot luck I guess.
He has days where he is texting all the time then days when I never hear much from him.
He's hard to figure

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EnthusiasmIsDisturbed · 10/07/2019 09:05

Your phone can show online when WhatsApp is open but not being used

Regardless he doesn’t need to be in constant contact more importantly you should feel be needs to be

PurpleDaisies · 10/07/2019 09:08

You sound very high maintenance.

PooWillyBumBum · 10/07/2019 09:10

You need a hobby

dellacucina · 10/07/2019 09:12

If someone I was dating said this to me I would probably slowly fade out of the relationship

Scorpiovenus · 10/07/2019 09:14

Your not crazy you just have too different communication styles. You need to hold out for the right person and this will not be a problem

All you people saying she is crazy or wrong blah blah blah need to gain some emotional intelligence and it isn't always black and white.

Scorpiovenus · 10/07/2019 09:18

OP Word of advice to navigate the dating world with high non failure rate, got to date on rotation don't think they don't do it as they do don't you worry. Date many at once, don't sleep with them and just wait a while get to know them a few weeks, and as they do something annoying you just bin them off with no worry, as the reason most people wont get rid sooner is cos they put al their time and effort into someone. This doesn't work for 2 reasons. One you put up with bad behaviour as dating has probably already battered you down. and 2 It wastes time and effort.

So I think 3 is enough any more you get them whining that you don't text enough or get really deep. The ones out to waste time wont hang about, so they weed themselves out. Then also when this fool goes quiet then you have others to talk to and that is exactly what he is doing I bet.

pudcat · 10/07/2019 09:19

Bring back the days of love letters and waiting for the postman, and days of walking to the nearest phone box to make a call only to find someone using it. How did we cope?

Chamomileteaplease · 10/07/2019 09:21

It's not hard to figure really - don't you have times when you are just chilling out and have plenty of time to text and then other times when you are either at work or with friends or just busy and so therefore of course you can't text so much. Not rocket science!

I agree with the others that you should step away from the phone! Cut back on text contact and save it for seeing him in the flesh.

PookieDo · 10/07/2019 09:25

This is why I have no time stamp because it felt so invasive when other people would say ‘I can see you online’
Well yes but you are not the one and only person in someone’s life

Don’t be crazy over this

WomanLikeMeLM · 10/07/2019 09:36

Wow first world problems

PizzaFace12 · 10/07/2019 09:40

Wow, you sound a little intense.

IfItIsntYerManRobert · 10/07/2019 09:43

Why would you whatsapp someone and Snapchat them at the same time...?! Or is this a stupid question?

He's probably doing other things - in real life, and on his phone.

Do you really expect him to zone everything else out, and respond only to you...? Confused

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