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Replying to a text message time frame
Former Member
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Ok, so...when you text some one how long do you expect it to take for them to reply?
Obviously if it is some one who just doesnt usually check their phone or reply to messages anyway, you would expect it to take hours, or days or never get a reply at all.
But how long do you wait when the person you text normally replies with out fail, with in an hour, like usually 5 minutes?
And what do you do then...text again? call them? Ignore them because your pissed off? Decide to ignore them because you think they are ignoring you?
I am abit peeved right now because no one is replying to texts at all, and its not like im after a long chat, just need to check something with them.
Obviously if it is some one who just doesnt usually check their phone or reply to messages anyway, you would expect it to take hours, or days or never get a reply at all.
But how long do you wait when the person you text normally replies with out fail, with in an hour, like usually 5 minutes?
And what do you do then...text again? call them? Ignore them because your pissed off? Decide to ignore them because you think they are ignoring you?
I am abit peeved right now because no one is replying to texts at all, and its not like im after a long chat, just need to check something with them.
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Sure your phone is working?
good point actually, I have had text messages back log on me!
Just ring them! if they are your mates im sure there not going to mind!
The other people i texted i saw anyway...wish i had asked them if they had got my texts now! Bugger!
I ring em if I really need them.
It's been happening to me for day's now, people not getting my texts until hours later and vice versa, i got a phonecall after *just* getting a text asking why after 5 minutes of it being sent i hadnt replied [because i reply right away when i get texts - always]
I agree, I hate having people know where I am the whole time too. I've started turning my phone off alot more now, it takes up too much of my life. ha does anyone remember 'car phones'? We had one in the middle section between the 2 front seats on a cord, it was great. Would be so illegal now!
And I expect the same sort of thing from others. People have lives and don't always have their phone at their side all the time. I respect that.
That's a bit impatient and silly.
:yes: Never understood people like that.
There could be genuine reasons why they can't respond. Or even if not, it is their prerogative when to respond to a non-urgent message.
There's times when I get really impatient, like when I'm asking them something of relative importance, but other times it's just like...meh, bit sad but whatever.
If a message isn't of importance, it can sometimes take me about 20 minutes just to type out the reply if I'm doing something else. Because I just can't be arsed.
I'm not usually arsed that much, but if I'm trying to arrange stuff then it's good if they text back soon, just for the sake of convenience.
If I'm texting somebody I like then I'll probably be checking my phone every 10 seconds or that
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Damn you, just made me check my phone again.
Now the next day she has decided me and her are through for good and can only be friends...if i want.
All i texted about was what days she was working because i was going to buy a train ticket to go see her later this week
Should be moved to relationships with that ending.
Though then I'll get a message half a day later, in a reply, and I sit there thinking to myself fo the next hour what the hell they're on about as I'd of forgotten I'd sent them a message in the first place.
When I get a message, I reply ASAP, I think it's only polite. However, if I send a message and they don't reply right away I'm not too bothered, unless it's something urgent. But if they don't reply in the same day that I sent it, I expect the reply to contain an apology and/or explanation.