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People-I am not talking about a romantic situation. I am talking about just friends hanging out!
First of all you said it was an important text. It's not.
Second, hanging out is something you do when you have no plans. Why would you make plans to hang out? If you are going to bother making plans at least have something lined up to do.
If you text a friend one night asking if he/she wants to hang out sometime next week, how long should you wait for him/her to reply before texting him/her again? If it helps, this person always takes about 1-2 hours to text back, but it's the morning after you sent the text and you still haven't heard back. The person also has a relative visiting from far away, and you know that he/she is spending a lot of time with that relative, so might not be near the phone as much. I am in this situation, and I'm not worried about it, but I just want to know how long I should wait before sending another text.
You know they're busy....wait a day or so...then just say "hey, still planning to xyz at abc, if you get a sec, let me know if you're gonna make it" ...then drop it.
There is nothing wrong with texting....geez. Next your gonna be screaming 'get off my lawn'. Phone calls are only for telemarketers, customer service and bad news.
There is actually quite a lot wrong with it, as OP perfectly demonstrates.
He hasn't got his reply in his own private timeframe, so he's getting edgy about it.
He's posting online.
He wouldn't have to feel this way if he used his fingers to dial the number which takes LESS effort than typing out something the other end may/may not understand fully.
So it's not just manners, its plain old common sense.
There is actually quite a lot wrong with it, as OP perfectly demonstrates.
He hasn't got his reply in his own private timeframe, so he's getting edgy about it.
He's posting online.
He wouldn't have to feel this way if he used his fingers to dial the number which takes LESS effort than typing out something the other end may/may not understand fully.
So it's not just manners, its plain old common sense.
If someone doesn't return a text, 9 times out of 10 it's because they don't want to.
If they don't return a text they probably won't answer your call.
A phone call does not say anything more than a text. If the OP called, he'd probably be asking how long to wait to call back.
If you pick up the phone and call, you'll have the answer in seconds. Or you could waste time starting a thread about a situation that could be resolved in less time than it takes to write the initial post. *shrug*
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Originally Posted by cindersslipper
There is actually quite a lot wrong with it, as OP perfectly demonstrates.
He hasn't got his reply in his own private timeframe, so he's getting edgy about it.
He's posting online.
He wouldn't have to feel this way if he used his fingers to dial the number which takes LESS effort than typing out something the other end may/may not understand fully.
So it's not just manners, its plain old common sense.
^^^ Hahaha... all of the above!
Call and stop wondering about texting!
There is actually quite a lot wrong with it, as OP perfectly demonstrates.
He hasn't got his reply in his own private timeframe, so he's getting edgy about it.
He's posting online.
He wouldn't have to feel this way if he used his fingers to dial the number which takes LESS effort than typing out something the other end may/may not understand fully.
So it's not just manners, its plain old common sense.
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Originally Posted by elnina
^^^ Hahaha... all of the above!
Call and stop wondering about texting!
What happens when the OP's friend or whoever doesn't answer the phone call and he comes online asking when to call again?
Your first mistake is thinking that there is such a thing as an important text.
Your second mistake is thinking that asking if someone wants to "hang out" is an example of one.
This site really makes me wonder about people.
However, if you thought people in the "relationships" forum were absolutely ridiculous.. you should see the type of questions in the "non-romantic relationships"
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