Texting, emails…

[Archangel]

Before anyone pisses themselves, this isn’t about escorts although it can apply…

I know people whose phones or tablets seem to be surgically attached to their wrists. I might be one such person in some people’s eyes. I get texts to my computer and have WhatsApp on it too. My email for personal and work comes to my phone. Many people are like that. But back to the opener: there are people whose phones or tablets seem to be surgically attached to their wrists.

But then you message them or email them, and they take forever to reply. And sometimes you end up seeing them before they even do. You remark that you texted or you emailed and they’ll say they didn’t see it or didn’t have a chance to reply yet.

I struggle with that—especially when I know someone is device-dependent. It just seems courtesy to reply if someone reaches out. Even a tapback or acknowledgement that it’s been received and you will deal with it when you have time.

Read receipts are also dumb if you don’t plan to respond in a timely manner. I can see you opened the message…

If it were in person, such silence would be extremely rude…