Unintentional eavesdropping

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This boy I've been talking to online accidently sent me an email that is obviously written to his ex-girlfriend. I was almost embarrassed reading it-but couldn't stop myself. It was in my inbox after all. . .

Should I tell him about the mistake or just delete it and forget about it?

― That Girl (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 February 2003 12:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Depends: what does it say?

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 18 February 2003 12:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Just stuff that I think might embarrass him. Telling her how it was hard to see her with another guy at the peace protest, how he doesn't really have anything going on with anyone new, etc. And he asks her if she would like to go out of town with him. Ouch.

This guy and I just started being friendly and it doesn't matter to me, his remenant feelings. But it might be a little sad for him to admit them to me. you know?

― That Girl (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 February 2003 12:53 (twenty-three years ago)

I would tell him, at least in the future he'll be more careful of sending you emails meant for her and vice versa.

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 18 February 2003 13:01 (twenty-three years ago)

I'd tell him too. In a slightly embarrassed "er, I don't think this was for me" kind of way, not in a "HA HA, you mailed me a post intended for your ex-girlfriend you loser" way.

there is another person in Dublin with the same name and similar hotmail address to me ([email protected]), and his Canadian girlfriend kept sending me e-mails meant for him. The best bit was when she posted to him about his having to strip down to his kecks for a visit to the doctor about some unspecified complaint. I forwarded the mails on with a terse "I believe these are yours" comment.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Tuesday, 18 February 2003 13:12 (twenty-three years ago)

I would tell him and try and make light of it (Like DV just said as I was typing this), at least then he knows she didn't get the mail and he's not awaiting her response.
If you delete it, it would always be on your mind should anything develop between the two of you.

― Simeon (Simeon), Tuesday, 18 February 2003 13:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Send him a link to this thread. It would explain everything.

― Tim (Tim), Tuesday, 18 February 2003 13:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Post it up here so we can we can gauge how seriously you should be taking the situation.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 18 February 2003 13:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah we can do some eavesdropping ourselves

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 18 February 2003 13:46 (twenty-three years ago)

And give advice, of course

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 18 February 2003 13:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Let's read it first.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Tuesday, 18 February 2003 17:08 (twenty-three years ago)

well, you've read it, so you might as well delete it now.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 18 February 2003 18:32 (twenty-three years ago)

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