Omfg how to delete retract text?

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Just sent the plumber a bossy yet personal text for my husband (they have same first name) saying ‘love you 💕 please email Mary again to do xyz sorry for being so bossy LOVE YOU xxx etc’

MORTIFICATION.

Aargh! Have deleted entire conversation but will plumber still have got it do i need to send a apologetic message?!

AIBU to think someone here can give me high speed advice?!

Ok, I can understand if you have lots of convos going at the same time. Mine are pretty separate as I’m an unresponsive and unsociable texter 😂

Yes definitely glad it wasn’t that kind of text but it literally started with love you etc and I am in NI where people aren’t really lovey dovey in public! Also VERY dry sense of humour. I have texted him telling him he definitely does not have to email Mary, that I have a very high respect for his professional work, but if he could call me about the stop cock repair that’d be great. That’ll be fine won’t it?

@SmidgenofaPigeon I think there are just points of moving house/renovating where you literally contacting tons of contractors/services at the same time!

@MrsElijahMikaelson1

I shouldn’t worry-I sent DS’s rugby coach (instead of DH) that DS had done such a massive shit in the upstairs toilet that it was like a baby’s arm waving and could he come sort it out?!!! DS had a whole load of rugby lads taking the piss out of him after that and the coach thought it hilarious so I shouldn’t worry!

OMG!!!

Is your name Julia and are you in Motherland?

Before iPhones were invented I had a Motorola Pebl. I texted my boss something about work. Then texted my bf a hello.

A little later I texted my bf a photo of my nether regions. Close up, my hand in the photo also. 😩

I had a text back from my boss immediately saying 'not sure this was for me'.

Don't know how it happened but it's pretty much the worst thing that's ever happened to me in my whole life.

Luckily boss was young and female but ffs it was awful.

My DH sent a message, he thought to me;

‘Having a really testing day here. What would help, most of all, would be a massive hug from you’

And then sent it to his stern female boss who was sitting just the other side of the room.

@FlorenceNightshade

Just own it! Text him and say sorry obviously that was meant for my husband with the same name! Then change his name in your phone to Plumber Pete instead of Pete and that will avoid mixups in future

This. It will be beyond obvious it was for your husband not him. Just say so and move on.

It could have been a LOT worse, OP, in terms of content 😂

Just send a ‘oops. Sent to wrong person 😂😂’

Don’t worry OP, thus has happened to me more than once. Not with the plumber, but at one point my boss and two assistants had the same names as DH and my DC! Easily done when your brain is busy!

You may have to move house though 🤣

@robotcollision

Is your name Julia and are you in Motherland?

No but I did the quiz recommended on here and surprise! I come up as Julia. Also given up work to freelance so all becoming a bit too close for comfort.

Don't forget to actually send your DH his message or he won't be emailing Mary!

Oh, I have def texted him the ‘oops sorry’ message now btw!

I don't see what all the drama is about, as soon as he sees the words 'please email Mary', he would know the message wasn't for him.

Yes I called DH to tell him of mortification but did sneak in BUT BTW YOU WILL DEF EMAIL MARY won’t you?!

I wouldn't worry. We all do it. I once texted our gardener on Boxing Day inviting him over for turkey sandwiches, champagne and a debrief about our very dysfunctional family Christmas. He thought it was very funny. He said he'd love to come if the proper invitee couldn't make it!

@SmidgenofaPigeon

How? Even with the same first name I don’t see how this happened.

eh?

To answer one part of your question, I think if you delete text messages like that from your phone, it just removes them from being visible and the recipient can still see them. With WhatsApp you can actually delete the messages either for you or for everyone. They would still see that a message had been sent and deleted (which is always intriguing), but couldn’t see what it said.

So yes, I think you were right to send an oops message! At least it was obviously not for him from its content.

I have texted my Mother that the Head Teacher was 'as much use as a chocolate teapot' but then sent it to the Head Teacher (catsbumface).

Also texted the (ex) H that, if he didnt' have the money to pay the builder as agreed then he would have to let the builder know before any more money committed that he couldn't pay'. But sent it to the builder (who was nice, but knocked on the door an hour later).

I also called my exH before our wedding rehearsal to say if he was going to be this late perhaps he wasn't committed to the marriage after all (but slightly more strongly put). I dialled someone else;s number. Never found out who.

Your text was not so bad

Is he called Garry

Ha!

I once text my best friend ‘guess who I just saw’ after I had bumped into my ex but that I pretended I hadn’t seen him.

Except I didn’t text my best friend. I texted my ex and he responded ‘me. you just ignored me’ and to this day, I go all hot thinking about it.

Sympathy OP, it’s awful! I would text him saying oops sorry that was for my husband 😂

A friend once accidentally sent her MIL a text (meant for her husband) whats she planned on doing to him on the dining table later

She text back saying 'I'm glad you have a healthy sex life but please don't invite me for dinner in the future'

He's obviously going to know it's not for him so just leave it. Why the drama?

I'm 50% certain that I accidentally ended a phone call with my boss with, "ok, bye, love you!".