Ignore and pretend you never got it?

[sarahbear]

I'd totally ignore, but save the text.

[lucky513]

I'd just ignore

[Chib]

Was he drinking too? Could be the alcohol talking, ignore and save.

[angelaa73]

Ewwwwee

[Deleted]

I'd tell myself a drunk coworker found the phone unlocked and sent embarrassing messages to everyone thinking they were funny. And I'd never ever mention it to anyone.

[thejen626]

I'd screenshot it and send it to my personal phone. Save it forever and never mention it, unless hot need to.

[angelaa73]

I'd tell myself to walk over to him at the breakfast meeting tomorrow and say

Fun talking to you too!

[sequins]

I would pretend like I never got it. It sounds like an opener to something. But I'm a bit paranoid about this.

[koopa17]

Oh Lord, that is super fucking awkward.

Also, maybe don't take my advice, but I would totally try to ease the awkwardness by replying with something stupidly innocent/oblivious..."thanks, I love talking about [kid and husband], it was good catching up with you!"

[sequins]

I don't know. Some people take any response as a sign of interest. Is he normally weird?

[motzie]

Yikes, ignore and hopefully he will forget by morning or be deeply regretful and too ashamed to mention it.

[ralphlauren]

Ignore it

[FastHands]

Eeesh. Super weird. Ignore and save.

[Champagne Supernova]

Ignore and save. Sounds like he's trying to start something.

[10nille]

I'm in the ignore camp.

[elleblue]

I think ignoring is a fairly safe tactic to take. Or you could do the whole "I had fun talking to you too - we should totally do a couples night out; me, my H and you and your wife/significant other/whatever" type of thing. Is it possible he's awkwardly interested in promoting you in some way? I only ask because you mention he's your boss' boss and it's so common now for people to be completely awkward in face to face interactions.  

[Deleted]

Save the text and ignore.

Hopefully he is just drunk


I don't blame him. You are super hot

[carifly]

I'd save it, screen shot and copy it, and definitely not respond to it.

Then I'd make sure I was never alone with him, and today I'd make sure to talk a lot about significant others if I were interacting with him.

I'm pretty jaded and in the guys are generally creeps camp at the moment, though. I find it hard to see how texting a subordinate anything at midnight is appropriate. I feel like by ignoring it, you don't encourage anything (if there were bad intentions) and you also don't have any risk if it were something like an OP mentioned about being work advancement related, because this morning he will realize that texting you after midnight was the wrong way to go about things.

Good luck & I'm sorry you got stuck with this awkward situation.

[birdistheword]

Eeeek. I would ignore, but save it like everyone else said. If you respond, who knows what he will come back with? Hopefully, he was drunk, had a momentary lapse in judgment, and is mortified right now.

[jenna]

Oct 2, 2014 2:13:56 GMT -5 elleblue said:

I think ignoring is a fairly safe tactic to take. Or you could do the whole "I had fun talking to you too - we should totally do a couples night out; me, my H and you and your wife/significant other/whatever" type of thing. Is it possible he's awkwardly interested in promoting you in some way? I only ask because you mention he's your boss' boss and it's so common now for people to be completely awkward in face to face interactions.  

It's a text at midnight, on a work trip, after people have been drinking.

Ignore. Perhaps screen shot & save if you think this will pop up again in the future. *I* would probably tell my H.

[notoriousmeg]

Ignore.

[RoxMonster]

Ignore, but save.

Yes, I do find it weird. Hopefully it was a momentary lapse in judgment due to drunkenness (if he was drunk). See how he acts today.

[lilafowler]

Weird. Definitely ignore

[bab]

I agree with those who said you should ignore it but save it.
I also want to just say I'm sorry you are dealing with this on your trip. How fucking awkward. I'm actually pissed that you have to put up with this bullshit. Your boss is so completely out of line, and now you have to walk around with that nervous energy every time you deal with him. Yuck.

[ECB]

Good lord - IGNORE. Don't reply. He was probably drunk and this is just better left alone. Even replying and mentioning your DH... no. Just IGNORE.

[whitemerlot]

Ignore. I have no doubt that he's hitting on you.

[hisno1girl]

The calls for you to save this text! avoid this person! Should I tell my husband? seem very over the top.

Just because a man said he likes talking to you doesn't mean he is flirting with you, is acting inappropriately, or is drunk.

If a female boss texted you, everyone would be all, "oh, you made a new friend!!!!"

If you don't want to have a conversation with him...then don't.

[Booze Raccoon]

Ignore and pray it was meant for someone else.

[Captain Serious]

This is why I am thankful my boss was a dinosaur who only had an old flip-phone. When he made an off-color remark, or was clear and unambiguous.

[jlt19]

Oct 2, 2014 6:35:28 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

The calls for you to save this text! avoid this person! Should I tell my husband? seem very over the top.

Just because a man said he likes talking to you doesn't mean he is flirting with you, is acting inappropriately, or is drunk.

If a female boss texted you, everyone would be all, "oh, you made a new friend!!!!"

If you don't want to have a conversation with him...then don't.

It was at midnight.