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raq

daft question i know but,,, with mobile communications these days does anybody ignore messages and not get back to that person.?? If you don,t get back to them, what are the reasons??

anderson8

I constantly don't get back to people. I usually read messages and mean to reply but with a15 month old, usually forget

rachbc

Often, and for lots of reasons - I forget, the message doesn't require a response, I don't have a response, I've left my phone somewhere, my battery is dead, I'm ignoring them, I need to check sometihng before getting back to them.....

System

I dont respond to joke type texts but i always respond to texts other than that.

I think its rude not to but i dont have a 15month old to run round after so i never forget.

newcook

Im also a scatterbrain and if I don’t reply as soon as I read the message I forget (or think Ive already replied when I haven’t!!) if ever I see I have a text but know I don’t have the time to reply, I have to refrain from reading it which then can drive me barmy like an itch you cant quite scratch!!!

surveyqueenuk

Sometimes I can't reply because I'm out of credit!

Sambucus_Nigra

raq wrote: »

daft question i know but,,, with mobile communications these days does anybody ignore messages and not get back to that person.?? If you don,t get back to them, what are the reasons??

Depends on the message.

Why are you asking?

newcook

Sometimes I don’t reply because there is no need to – such as if I have said to my friend ‘will meet you at 8pm’ and they reply ‘ok see you later’ there is no reason for me to reply – unless I feel like having the last word!!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Largely they're just meaningless drivel or attention seeking.


If it's a coherent message that I actually need to reply to, I will - but most the time, texts aren't like that - they're brain farts that require no response. Especially if you only saw them this morning and they've sent fifteen pointless texts by lunchtime. They get me thinking;


Just bog off and leave me alone!!!!!!

bluenoseam

Often times I won't reply as it can potentially end up in endless back & forth if you feel compelled to reply to EVERY text! But this is a situation where we have no context - for example, if I had been on a date with a woman who turned out to be devoid of personality then I probably would just ignore the text!

For the record, I'm also notorious for doing that in conversations - if it's going nowhere or I feel it's taking too long I'll either say "get to the point" or simply walk away. Life's too short to be hanging round listening to pointless drivel!

pinkshoes

Because I have a life?

Because I often read texts when I don't have time to reply?

Because I read the text when I shouldn't have been looking at my phone, so can't reply?

Because your job doesn't allow you to use a phone whilst working?

Unless the text message is regarding meeting someone in the next hour, then I think it's perfectly reasonable to give someone 8 to 12 hours to reply.