Wife asked why I DIDN'T put an X on end of message...

[User33236]

... to her friend!

One of Mrs SG's friends was taking part it a triathlon and I posted a message of support. Mrs SG then asked why I didn't put an x on the end?!

I know women do this in messages to each other all the time but I've always understood that you shouldn't in a message from a man to a woman (unless of course it's a wife / daughter / mistress (lol)) as its easily taken the wrong way.

Am as just being old fashioned?

 

[User33236]

I am wondering, too, its a double bluff so can have a go at me if I do!

 

[LocalLad]

Next time you see the friend, give her a big kiss and see what your missus says

 

[User33236]

Next time you see the friend, give her a big kiss and see what your missus says

I'd expect to get a swift slap..... from both or them!

 

[Fnaar]

Don't ask me, I'm still figuring out when to greet someone with a kiss and which side to kiss them.....oh, and should it be one kiss, two or three?

Tongues, I reckon.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Out an X? Didn't Renate Blauel do that to Elton John?

 

[User33236]

Out an X? Didn't Renate Blauel do that to Elton John?

1st prize on spotting the typo

EDIT: Corrected now.

 

[midlife]

I'd expect to get a swift slap..... from both or them!

What's the friend like? Might be worth the pain

Shaun

 

[stephec]

Don't ask me, I'm still figuring out when to greet someone with a kiss and which side to kiss them.....oh, and should it be one kiss, two or three?

You know what you can kiss.

 

[simon.r]

I get confused as to when to add an X to a text sent from a straight man to a straight man. Occasionally I get texts from mates with an added X, which just doesn't seem right to me.

Maybe I'm just old fashioned?!

 

[User33236]

I get confused as to when to add an X to a text sent from a straight man to a straight man. Occasionally I get texts from mates with an added X, which just doesn't seem right to me.

Maybe I'm just old fashioned?!

Or possibly force of habit as their wifes have got them adding an x most of the time?

 

[User33236]

[QUOTE 4318029, member: 259"]I always get confused about whether I should put yours faithfully or yours sincerely at the end of mine.[/QUOTE]
I understand that to be it depends on whether I know the person or not. Of course as usual that may be well wide of the mark!

 

[Profpointy]

I did send a message to a work colleage saying "home soon, xx"

 

[winjim]

I understand that to be it depends on whether I know the person or not. Of course as usual that may be well wide of the mark!

Why would you text someone you didn't know?

Edit: Just realised it doesn't specifically say text, but I'm assuming either that or some form of social media. An informal method of communication anyway, so the joke still works

 

[Crackle]

I did send a message to a work colleage saying "home soon, xx"

I sent "Do you want some fish and chips?" to every single emergency bleeper in the company. Turns out the dicksplat in charge of DR had given me the master bleeper. I got some irate messages in return from some fairly senior people. Still, everyone knew who I was after that.