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Confusedpapoose · 26/09/2021 20:01

Long term partner, 3 year old daughter and currently heavily pregnant with our baby.

Partner works full tome. He messaged me asking “shall I take on extra shifts, to get us more money as we might need it and work girl has texted me asking if I can do X and Y days” I thought that’s not like him to suggest that, but that’s thoughtful. However I replied no, can’t do that sadly as I’m already working and no childcare for our daughter in place so you won’t be able to work. (This has already been preplanned)

So now, I’ve seen the messages between work girl and him, and she doesn’t ask at all. He asks her “what days do you need help?” Out of the blue. Bare in mind he moans every single time they ask him to do overtime because he says they’re incompetent and should know how many staff they need blah blah, I like spending time with our daughter anyway so it’s nice to be home. So that’s why I thought his message was strange as he usually isn’t up for overtime. Am I overthinking this?

In that same conversation, she helps him out with something else workwise and he says to her “I’ll buy you a glass of wine sometime” this is crossing a bit of a boundary, isn’t it? Or am I being uptight?

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GreenClock · 28/09/2021 15:16

I think he’s waiting for her to say, “when are we having that glass of wine then?”

Sorry OP. You need to talk to him very frankly.

MasterBeth · 28/09/2021 15:50

Personally, I wouldn’t be the slightest bit concerned about a fictional glass of wine. If these messages are flirtatious, then I am a total flirt, it seems, and yet I have managed nearly 30 years of marriage without cheating.

It all comes down to whether you trust your partner, I guess…

mewkins · 28/09/2021 16:04

Weird that they work together but he couldn't just say thanks for helping me out in person....he moved it to text so that he could flirt and probably strike up more of a conversation. I would keep an eye out for anything else that sounds a bit off.

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