To wish you could retract whatapp messages?

[Sharkyfan]

I’m cringing a bit.
I finished work today before Christmas. I’ve got a few good friends at work mostly female but one male friend/one level up from me who we’ve been working together quite a lot lately and got better friends. We also had a lot of fun at the Xmas do. He had gone out when I was going as I finish early and he’s there til 5 so later in the afternoon I texted to say bye and I hoped he had a good Christmas. We don’t really text, I had his number as another colleague gave it to me for a specific purpose recently which we then exchanged one message about.
I can now see he’s read the message but hasn’t replied and I’m suddenly feeling cringey about it and wishing I could take it back! Was it weird? I didn’t mean anything by it it’s something I would do with my other (female) work friends.

What do you mean when you say we had "fun"??? If you just mean had a laugh I don't see what there is to cringe about?? Was it the sort of message that required a response?

Blimey. You hardly sent him a message asking to see his cock! If you just sent 'have a great Xmas , nice to see you earlier' then you haven't got anything to worry about.

I suspect you fancy him and that's what's bringing on the cringe factor

Just forget about it, but delete the number so you can’t text again!

At the end of the day you wished him a good Christmas, you didn’t ask him to finger you

Not weird at all - you have nothing to panic about here!

I can't see what you've done wrong? Do you have the hots for him?

Nothing to panic about at all.
He might have read it and plans to reply later

At the end of the day you wished him a good Christmas, you didn’t ask him to finger you

Thank you. No it’s not weird is it. It’s just weird if he thinks it’s weird....
I just mean we had a laugh at the Xmas do and have been better friends since then as it was a bit of a bonding experience! That’s true of a few colleagues.

Meh don't worry about it. Men in general aren't too fussed about replying to messages I've found...they may read it, like it, even be pleased about the message and so on. But wouldn't necessarily take the time to reply unless it was really important. Doesn't mean there is any sinister or ulterior motive...

Oh OP it's very tame and I don't think warrants a second thought really, it was such a generic message. Do you fancy him?

Just to say in case anyone didn't know WhatsApp does let you delete messages, the 'delete for everyone's pops up if you select a message and delete it, it works for up to 7 minutes after you send it so you do get a bit of a window if you've got regrets!

Enjoy the banter but don’t fancy him and would not want him to think that.

Ahhh it sounds fine! Tbh I am often so busy especially if out and about that I quickly read messages and then totally forget to reply, I sometimes even forget I've actually read them, I bet that's what he's done. Christmas is such a busy time!

What you said is fine. I would delete his number though in case you have a few drinks over Xmas and decide to text him again!!!

He's probably wondering how you got his number