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Unsure if he's lying about What's app web how does it work ?

22 replies

Helpadviseme · 27/10/2022 09:00

So I'm dating a foreign man and he has two different numbers one for the uk and one for his country .. Anyway.. since I was away on holiday I noticed he was regularly active what's app on his country's number.. and would take ages to reply to me on Snapchat: and it's not a case of spying on him but I did think he was being rude .. so I told him how I felt and he went on the defensive saying he runs what's app web on his works computer and that's why he appears online alot. Is how what's app web works ? Please don't be harsh on me but I just need to know if he's lying to me or not. He said he was driving all morning one day and that's why he couldn't reply yet he was still active on what's app a lot ... so he wasn't at his work then .. I suspect he may be trying to cover it up but what do you guys think

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dontputitthere · 27/10/2022 09:02

This is at least your third thread on this guy and messaging

Just block and move on

This is not a normal reaction.

JuneOsborne · 27/10/2022 09:03

It kind of doesn't matter does it? You don't trust him and that's an auspicious start to a relationship.

Why don't you trust him?

Spareline · 27/10/2022 09:11

How many more times are you going to post the same question?

SpookyMcGhoul · 27/10/2022 09:12

I really don't think an apps status of "online" is always that accurate. Mine says online sometimes when my phone is at home and I'm nowhere near it!

GreyCarpet · 27/10/2022 09:36

I think this is at least your third thread on this subject.

I think that, if I were him, I'd be dumping you.

I think that, if I were you, I'd be dumping him and seeking therapy.

No one here has any idea whether he doing anything wrong but you are not coming across well at all!

Watchkeys · 27/10/2022 10:00

Please don't be harsh on me but I just need to know if he's lying to me or not

Why do you think a forum can tell you whether you can trust your partner or not, and why do you think it's a good idea to stay with someone you're suspicious of?

You need to study yourself in forensic detail, not him. He's expandable to you; you're not.

doggodilemma · 27/10/2022 10:01

He’s lying
WhatsApp web does keep you online slightly longer but whenever you aren’t on the tab it goes offline.

Helpadviseme · 27/10/2022 10:02

doggodilemma · 27/10/2022 10:01

He’s lying
WhatsApp web does keep you online slightly longer but whenever you aren’t on the tab it goes offline.

Thanks

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ChaosDemon · 27/10/2022 10:03

Omg you're obsessive. STOP.

Helpadviseme · 27/10/2022 10:24

doggodilemma · 27/10/2022 10:01

He’s lying
WhatsApp web does keep you online slightly longer but whenever you aren’t on the tab it goes offline.

So are you telling me when he's last active every 15 mins he's actually doing something on what's app? He said that when he has his computer on it will run what's app and appear as if he's there even if he's away from the computer

OP posts:
YoSofi · 27/10/2022 10:26

OP why are you ignoring the other advice about how unhealthy this is?

LuckyLil · 27/10/2022 10:30

YoSofi · 27/10/2022 10:26

OP why are you ignoring the other advice about how unhealthy this is?

Because it isn't telling her what she wants to hear...

ChaosDemon · 27/10/2022 10:30

Fatal Attraction vibes...

LuckyLil · 27/10/2022 10:31

ChaosDemon · 27/10/2022 10:30

Fatal Attraction vibes...

Let's hope he doesn't have any pets.

MrsMontyD · 27/10/2022 10:41

You have to be extremely trusting to make a long distance relationship work, especially an international one where you effectively have completely separate lives. It doesn't sound like this is working for you.

I don't live with my DP, he lives a reasonable distance away, I couldn't keep track of him if I wanted to, if I did want to it would drive me crazy. I trust him (as much as is possible) so it's fine.

Jellycatspyjamas · 27/10/2022 10:48

He said that when he has his computer on it will run what's app and appear as if he's there even if he's away from the computer

If my computer is on WhatsApp/messenger etc will show me as being online, because my machine is connected. It can’t tell you whether I’m actually sat at the machine at the time. OP this has been explained to you countless times on your other threads.

If you don’t trust him the relationship is doomed, I’d suggest it’s doomed anyway given your behaviour with this.

neighboursmustliveon · 27/10/2022 10:50

So you ignore all messages except the one whose telling you, you are right?

I've not seen your other threads but if it's true you have asked 3 times then this clearly isn't a healthy relationship to you.

I don't ever trust these 'online notifications on any app as I know it's not accurate.

I'm currently using my phone to be on here. I might be using it to look up a phone number for work yet an app might show me as active.

I don't know what your partner does for a living but he might well be using his phone and even whats app for work. So just because he is using it, doesn't me he can respond to your message's. He is working.

It doesn't sound like you trust him at all so are looking for evidence, any evidence to support your feelings. This isn't a good sign of a healthy relationship so maybe the time has come to find someone who doesn't make you feel this way.

Melonapplepear · 27/10/2022 10:55

Honestly why do you want to be involved with someone who makes you feel like this? I really don't get it. This isn't normal behaviour and I'm sorry to blunt here, but it isn't. I would advise blocking him and taking some time out for yourself.

LIZS · 27/10/2022 11:03

He's gaslighting you. Probably has several gf in different places abd a family back home. Block and run.

Igglepiggleslittletoe · 27/10/2022 11:35

So you are sitting there on a constant basis monitoring his online usage?

Never mind you running for the hills, I think he should.

GreyCarpet · 27/10/2022 12:04

Helpadviseme · 27/10/2022 10:24

So are you telling me when he's last active every 15 mins he's actually doing something on what's app? He said that when he has his computer on it will run what's app and appear as if he's there even if he's away from the computer

When I've had WhatsApp Web open, it's shown me as being online pretty much constantly whether I'm active on it or just got it open in the background and even when my laptop has gone into sleep mode.

If it's showing someone going off and online, that's because someone is going off and online.

Why don't you just dump him if you don't trust him? What bmefot can you possibly be getting from this situation? Because, from experience, even of you got definitive conclusive proof that he wasn't up to no good on WhatsApp, there would just be something else.

Because you don't trust him.

No one here knows ows whether you're eight to not trust him or whether you're doing him a great disservice but this current situation is not meeting your needs. So remove yourself from it.

LooneyToon · 27/10/2022 20:45

Where is he from, why he has two phones? Could he have a wife

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