Will online cheating go off the charts now ...

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With the self Isolation and cv/19?

Quite possibly. If you're stuck indoors with a spouse you are likely to be glued to your phone a lot anyway so perfect opportunity.

I can also see a lot of single blokes who are stuck indoors ramping up their activity on tinder/POF knowing full well they won't actually be able to follow through dating anyone they message. It allows a certain kind of timewasting twat a golden opportunity to bombard people with messages saying "you're really hot I can't wait to meet you when I'm out of isolation". And then ghost them when they are out of isolation.

‘Text’ cheating will increase too with the excuse of I’m just texting Dave from football/my colleague/the WhatsApp group that I’ve been added to. When really they are sexting/text flirting because it will be easier to get away with it

Yeah. Every relationship I've had since mobile phones came out has been a deceptive one centred around their phones . I might have just been very unlucky but every story I hear irl or here involves a large degree of electronic contact

So fucking glad I dumped when I did. I could not cope with the anxiety provoking relationship on top of this.

Funnily I've thought about an ex a few times whilst in isolation, hes either fucking anyone he can with no regard for the consequences (as he always has) or hes stuck in a right pickle not being able to do what he does naturally.

I think it's the same for most men. They all be dying to "walk the dog" or pick up essentials

I'm single and a married "friend" has been sending me extremely questionable messages over the last few days since starting WFH. He is an ex and I was mad about him but I am very about it and have ignored so far. Another married "friend" has sent me a very long, chatty, catch up message out of the blue as well. So I'd say that yes on line cheating is definitely going to increase.

if someone is sending dodgy messages, they must think you are receptive to them... maybe at one time you were open to those messages in which case you are just as dodgy, but just not dodgy with that person anymore.

it could be that people who are sending long chatty messages out of the blue are actually looking for a bit of companionship. its lonely times and people are reaching out. not every bloke who gets in contact wants to shag you on the sly..

if someone is sending dodgy messages, they must think you are receptive to them... maybe at one time you were open to those messages in which case you are just as dodgy, but just not dodgy with that person anymore.

So you're saying it must be my own fault that I am receiving sexually explicit from a long term married man that I haven't spoken to in years?

Right

Sexually explicit messages that should say.

not saying it is your fault, but he obviously feels you welcome them for some reason. why would he think that?

I've ignored him.

Stop trying to make this my fault. It's disgusting to do so.

not saying it is your fault, but he obviously feels you welcome them for some reason. why would he think that?

That's exactly what you're doing @CyberNan and you did it again in your subsequent post. And I have no intention of going into any details on my last interactions with him before he was married so that you can feel justified in what you've said to me.

Some vile posters on MN tonight to be sure. Worried about your own DH are you?

I did no such thing. I see you're now trying to make me take responsibility for your bad behaviour too . Maybe I wasn't too far of the mark at all...

Good night

not saying it is your fault, but he obviously feels you welcome them for some reason

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That statement is fucking awful.

Sorry Ygritte that you’re having to put up with the above crap as well as the unwanted attention of a married man.

Phew. Thought I was losing the plot a bit there. Thank you @Beerincomechampagnetastes!

Funny that,only 3 days ago I had a totally out of the blue text message from an ex of mine. Took me a minute to realise it was him as I'd changed my phone since we'd finished 2 and half years ago,(but kept the same number) and hadn't put his number in my new phone book. I only realised it was him by the style of the text. Said he had 2 weeks off work,had meant to be going abroad but had had to cancel with the CV crisis going on. Could he come round and 'see me',he asked. It took me all of 2 seconds to realise his game. We were on the brink of 'lockdown' and he obviously had ideas about where he was going to be locked down,and with who. Cheeky fucker. I didn't even answer him.

Ygritte, who cares about blame and fault... i certainly don't... i just wondered why two people feel it ok to send you dodgy messages...

name calling and hostility is not the way forward and does not show you in a good light.

It’s not you Ygritte - just step away from this thread, you really don’t need to tolerate the above behaviour.