Okay I'll try to keep this short. I've been dating my boyfriend for a little less than a year. He is an amazing person, would give the shirt off his back for someone else, and is also a great boyfriend for the most part. We're not always on the same page but we're working on it. The other day, though, an ex texted him while he was sitting next to me. I saw her name, and that she had sent the last several texts, but didn't read what she wrote. It was odd that she'd texted him so later I asked about it. He said that she'd asked "who's number is this?" which doesn't make sense to me since he would have had to have texted her first in order for her to say that, right? He claims that he has no idea why she said that, but later that day he deleted their entire conversation, which I find to be SO shady. I don't think he's seen this woman recently, but now I feel like the trust has been shaken. Am I over-reacting? I love him but I've been cheated on in the past and I know if I can't trust him I should move on. I'm getting older and so is he so I don't want to drag him around if it's just going to end. 

Anyway sorry that was longer than I wanted it to be. Do you guys think he was being shady? Should I give him the benefit of the doubt? Also, he's cheated on women in the past but claims that he's moved past that stage and has not until this point given me a reason to doubt him.
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boyfriend got a text from an ex then deleted the entire text conversation. Is this shady?
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Okay I'll try to keep this short. I've been dating my boyfriend for a little less than a year. He is an amazing person, would give the shirt off his back for someone else, and is also a great boyfriend for the most part. We're not always on the same page but we're working on it. The other day, though, an ex texted him while he was sitting next to me. I saw her name, and that she had sent the last several texts, but didn't read what she wrote. It was odd that she'd texted him so later I asked about it. He said that she'd asked "who's number is this?" which doesn't make sense to me since he would have had to have texted her first in order for her to say that, right? He claims that he has no idea why she said that, but later that day he deleted their entire conversation, which I find to be SO shady. I don't think he's seen this woman recently, but now I feel like the trust has been shaken. Am I over-reacting? I love him but I've been cheated on in the past and I know if I can't trust him I should move on. I'm getting older and so is he so I don't want to drag him around if it's just going to end. 

Anyway sorry that was longer than I wanted it to be. Do you guys think he was being shady? Should I give him the benefit of the doubt? Also, he's cheated on women in the past but claims that he's moved past that stage and has not until this point given me a reason to doubt him.
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Boyfriend may have been in a shady text convo with an ex. Should I give him the benefit of the doubt or is this
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