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Boyfriend ignoring texts

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Atlas2022 · 15/05/2025 14:44

Completely happy to be told I'm being unreasonable but would this bother you..
Been with new DP for several months and we talk almost every lunchtime, which is fine. Today I hadn't heard from him 30 mins into his break so I gave him a call. He didn't answer. Fine, I assume he's doing his hobby which he sometimes does at lunch. I text him saying nothing important, hope he's having a lovely day and I love him and I'll see him tonight. (We don't live together)
Anyway, he calls me for 10 mins before his break ends and he has been doing the hobby so all good. We speak and say see you tonight etc. After, I notice that he has read the 'nothing important ' text but not reacted to it at all. I just feel like I would never do that! I would never not acknowledge a message he sent me or anything, even silly memes I respond to.
OK, after writing this down I realise it sounds crazy! 😅 but would it upset you having the text ignored??

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Cel119 · 17/05/2025 08:40

TheyFuckYouUpYourMamAndDad · 15/05/2025 19:25

It’s unbelievable isn’t it, the angst that some posters allegedly feel over something as ridiculous as this?? 🤯

Me and my mates carried around a little note with the telephone number of our nearest (red) phone box. We would share this with friends and boyfriends, and arrange a time for them to call (Thursday at 6.30pm 🤣) to arrange the weekends entertainment ✊

It was a real ‘social event’ queuing outside that box…one person answering the calls and then yelling out the door, “It’s Billy, for Tracy…hurry up Tracy, he says he’s only got one 2p!!’ (Yep…2p per call, which lasted about 2 minutes before the beeps!!)

Ahhh, I’m feeling quite nostalgic now 😆

My mum told me that this is how her and my dad used to communicate when they were dating. Waiting by the phone box or vice versa. She died a year ago and it makes me feel quite sad to read this. My dad still remembers it. I think it must have made things more special in a way. Not constantly contactable.

TheyFuckYouUpYourMamAndDad · 17/05/2025 09:21

@Cel119ahh sorry to hear about your mum and that my reply on here made you sad. Your mum and dad would have cherished those phone calls…I know I did 💖

LoveWine123 · 17/05/2025 09:25

Are you 12?

Cel119 · 17/05/2025 09:30

TheyFuckYouUpYourMamAndDad · 17/05/2025 09:21

@Cel119ahh sorry to hear about your mum and that my reply on here made you sad. Your mum and dad would have cherished those phone calls…I know I did 💖

The post didn't make me sad, sorry. Wrote that wrong. I guess i meant more of a bittersweet sadness.

HandsFaceTeeth · 17/05/2025 09:48

I want to know what his hobby is

SALaw · 17/05/2025 09:57

JFC

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