Does anyone know how to save text messages from someone on the I phone ? My sisters have been sending intimidating e - mails for a couple of years now. They never text , unless they want or need something. I want to save all of their texts to me. We moved one time and didn’t tell them because they never visit or write letters, and frankly they were part of the reason we moved cross country. A year later, they sent a Christmas card to that address, something they never do, and haven’t done since. I got chest pains and couldn’t sleep for days after getting it. It was just their way of telling us that they knew where we live. She’s a “ you can’t keep anything from us “kind of person. Recently, we moved again and she found us, same thing, except she sent a text to let us know that she has our new address. She also wrote that sisters should have each other’s addresses and not keep secrets from each other. My question is( I hear different stuff from different people):If they delete the texts that they sent us ,from their end,would it disappear also on my end too?(like a saved You Tube video , that disappears on your end if the person deleted their you tube video? I’d also like to put them on another device to prevent from accidental erasing on my end.
Thanks for the advice. I have a new( to me) I phone 10 R. I don’t have that button at the bottom. I hate this new swiping thing. The button was super easy. I miss the fingerprint thing too. Now I have to remember all my passwords because it doesn’t have the fingerprint thing. I don’t understand really what screen shooting is. I’m talking about tons of messages, since 2014 on up. If I want to store the saved texts on another device , to keep at home, do I have to buy another I phone to transfer it to? How long does it take to screen shoot, ballpark figure?
Honestly, I would block their texts and emails. If they send you something via the mail, don't open it, but instead put "Declined -- return to sender" and drop it back in the mailbox. They may know where you live, but there's no reason why you should have to interact with them at all.
If you want to "Refuse(d)--Return to Sender," take a Sharpie and 1) run a thick diagonal line across YOUR name and address, then 2) use the Sharpie to obscure the bar code which the Postal Service inkjets on the envelope bottom, to make sure that both humans and machines don't inadvertently send it back to you a second time.
“ Return to sender” is what set off my one sister. I didn’t send it , the P.O did. Proof, that she didn’t contact me until after the mail forwarding time. They just want to show power that they can always find me. We don’t interact much anyway, that’s why I was upset that she and my other sister just like to keep tabs where I’m at. My other sister never really talks to anyone. They’re all three ,bible thumpers, but never go to church. ( Non LDS)
If you have any presence on the internet they can find you. There are several search sites online to find people including their current address. You would have to completely scrub your online presence.
Thanks guys ,those are good ideas. It seems that everyone is computer savvy, but me. I’ll have my husband look at all those ideas. We never used those functions before.
We have had to deal with very similar circumstances. The only thing that worked for us is to ignore it. Best advice that I received on how to handle this type of behavior. I'd also recommend reading this incredibly amazing book:
The ignoring tactic works very well. We were getting almost daily unwanted family contact until I read this book. Years later no one is "inappropriately" bothering us anymore and we feel like we can handle it.