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november90 · 12/02/2021 08:02

Hi everyone I just wondered if somebody might be able to give me some advice. It's a little bit off topic but I just thought that someone on this thread might have been through something similar.
My ex has been emotionally abusive and controlling towards me particularly regarding our childcare. I communicate with him via WhatsApp. We used to communicate via email, however I do actually prefer the communication to be via WhatsApp as then I can see when he's read my message and know when he's ignoring me. Anyway, I have his chat muted because I don't want to be bothered so when he is contacting me, it just makes me feel a little bit more in control. However it does bother me that when I'm opening WhatsApp to message friends etc I can see when he sent me a message. Is there any way that I can hide his conversation or put it in some sort of folder on WhatsApp so that I don't have to see this and can open it at my own discretion and when I'm ready to read messages from him?
I hope this makes sense!

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Cleverpolly3 · 12/02/2021 08:06

Archive it

unicornsarereal72 · 12/02/2021 12:30

I always swipe left and Archive the kids dads messages. So I don't see it day to day until a new message comes in. I also have my read receipt off. As he does not need to know if I have seen the messages and vice versa. I've sent the info. It's up to him if he wants to respond. Etc.

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