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Is sleep texting a real thing?

83 replies

confusedinmyrelationship · 04/06/2023 09:48

I received the following texts from my partner yesterday afternoon, he said he has no idea how they were sent. Saying it must have been sent when he was asleep. Do you think this could be true or do I need to accept that he is talking to someone else and sent it to me by accident?? Clearly there is a typo in the first message but I can’t get my head around the ‘show me how good 😅❤️’
Please can I have your advice 😢

Is sleep texting a real thing?
OP posts:
TappingTed · 04/06/2023 09:50

No I don’t think that’s a “sleep text”. It’s him asking someone or a group to cover for him or lie for him regarding some incident they were witness to.

intothegreek · 04/06/2023 09:50

That was not sent asleep and was not for you. Sorry but he's full of shit, not even vaguely believable from an outside perspective

TappingTed · 04/06/2023 09:51

Oh and ask for his phone and access to his passwords- if he’s innocent he might be annoyed but will let you snoop.

scrantonelectriccity · 04/06/2023 09:52

What a load of bollocks, sleep texting 😅

Sorry OP it doesn't look good

Oldermum84 · 04/06/2023 09:53

Is it plausible he was asleep at that time? I once sleep texted the word "fish" to someone.

Denise82 · 04/06/2023 09:54

Never heard of sleep texting, drunk texting, yes. Was he even asleep at 12pm noon assuming that's a 24 hour clock?

viques · 04/06/2023 09:54

Correct spelling of witnesses and two emoji? I am impressed, some people couldn’t manage that fully awake. I think ‘sleep ‘ texting would be a random list of words and letters, like pocket texting. He was awake.Wide awake. And you need to wake up too.

ChrisTrepidation · 04/06/2023 09:56

Your boyfriend is full of shit...

Denise82 · 04/06/2023 09:57

Just realised you said it was ent yesterday afternoon in your op.
I agree with another pp it sounds like he's asking a group to cover him or explain whatever happened, like asking "your good witnesses let's see how good, what do you remember" something like that but no not a sleep text

overitunderit · 04/06/2023 09:58

I don't think my first thought would be an affair. Could it be to a mate?

FormerlyPathologicallyHappy · 04/06/2023 09:58

He thinks your spectacularly thick 🤦🏻‍♀️

CoffeeAndFagToStartTheDay · 04/06/2023 09:59

sleep texting? heard it all now 😆

if IF sleep texting is eve a thing, it would a random jumble of misspelt word/words

sorry op he's taking you for a mug.get.rid.

GreyCarpet · 04/06/2023 09:59

I've sent a text I had no recollection of sending when I was 'asleep'. I'd obviously been roused from my slumber amd it made perfect sense to send it at the time.

Of course, it made no sense. Wasn't spelt correctly, had random letters inserted, had spaces missing/inserted in the wrong places and was ridiculous. It certainly didn't have emojis. Because I was half asleep.

I don't think he's being honest with you

Denise82 · 04/06/2023 10:00

If it was to a group chat of his guy friends would he be sending a ❤️ emoji. It doesn't make sense really

catsnhats11 · 04/06/2023 10:01

What's the typo? just sounds like "Are you all good witnesses?" The fact he denied it makes it more sus, if it was a joke between mates why not just admit he sent it to you by mistake.

Managing to send two correctly spelled messages and two emojis while asleep seems highly unlikely...

Paperlate · 04/06/2023 10:02

Sleep texting? How stupid does he think you are?

Marineboy67 · 04/06/2023 10:03

Please don't be so naive your being gaslighted.
Truth of it he's bullshitting you!

Original poster
confusedinmyrelationship · 04/06/2023 10:04

Thanks for everyone’s posts. I’m not usually naive or stupid but just thought I’d ask! I’m in denial I guess, never nice to accept something is going on!

OP posts:
CoffeeAndFagToStartTheDay · 04/06/2023 10:09

Honestly it doesn't matter if it was a text to another woman or just some banter to friends in chat.

The problem is he's fed you some Bullshit and expects smile whilst you swallow it.

tailinthejam · 04/06/2023 10:15

Just text back:

Wasn't born yesterday 🙄

samestyle · 04/06/2023 10:16

Two messages and adding emojis is quite a bit of effort for being asleep, it's for someone else, although it doesn't read anything sinister or make sense to you, the excuse of being asleep is ridiculous.

Thesunwillcomeoutverysoon · 04/06/2023 10:18

2 of my dc sleep text! I is 16. One 33!! Text absolute rubbish usually to other siblings - ones near the top of text message list... One also used to find money and hide it. Once in a pan. Once in a magazine I nearly threw out! Younger one used to leave voice messages whilst asleep too. Don't be quick to point the finger op.

BitOutOfPractice · 04/06/2023 10:20

Just when you think you’ve read every ridiculous excuse going, some chancer comes up with another.

sorry op it doesn’t sound good

Desiree88 · 04/06/2023 10:24

I would also assume he's looking for confirmation that other people there would cover for him doing something you wouldn't be happy about. If not an affair, then drugs?

Pixiedust1234 · 04/06/2023 10:24

No, I wouldn't believe him either. It's like he wants them to say he was elsewhere or with someone else and they "saw" him.