Stop tolerating it. It is one of the lowest forms of communications that has become common place. A real person has the maturity to carry on conversation, message back when they can etc etc. All Rights Reserved. What is appropriate for one person may NOT be for someone else. My relatives will text me during the day, and I enjoy the brief interruption. And by doing it – what does it say about you? They don’t know what to say back, because texting is simply not enough. What I get upset at is a lack of honesty. 1, messages are non sense and unnecessary, others are unimportant that it can wait the day after. You could be in the no contact phase of the narsisitic cycle, or being emotionally abused by selective response only when it suits there needs. And 5. leads some to being emotional or even erratic when they don’t get a reply. . Silence is rude. She’s encroaching on my personal space by assuming a level of closeness that isn’t there in a medium that’s easy to do that. and remember the most IMPORTANT THING IS to not f&!king care, treat people like shit, care about who cares and f&!k the others man. We’re all busy and taking the time to send a quick text, even if it says “super busy, text u later” is better than blowing people off. I like to subtly ask them if my texts annoy them, and tell them that because i work nights, i dont have a social life, so i dont really see people, so it makes me feel like i annoy them since physical communication isnt even always an option because of swapped days for nights. We would have a text week and have so many laughs. “I will drop the story.” I had the last words. I think many people give trust more easily than others, offering a wide spectrum of barriers of connection dependant on their live experiences. [6] Very rarely, but some times, their battery dies. I know this is off subject however I simply wanted to ask. Rule number 3 = shooting fish in a barrel !! Merry Christmas! And the worst texting offenders are the ones who become most impatient and even angry (all caps, multiple exclamation points) when they text me and I don’t reply within literally a few minutes. I prefer texts for transmitting information, for coordinating plans. Yes. Thanks. I would text hey every now and then but finally gave up.. . Both of them do it deliberately for whatever reason, be it playing hard to get/stoned/telling me to fuck off in a passive-aggressive way, whatever. Now, for those who aren’t in a close relationship with the person, things aren’t always so straightforward. Unless you are in a coma, these reasons are just excuses. !” They’re inconsiderate. I’d give the lolipop to that laddy instead of the person prosecuting and flipping out. Before I have them shut off texting, I’m emailing and calling my friends to let them know, so they won’t take it personal. She only doesn’t reply me. rule 1 keep it short rule 2 never text twice rule3 for faster reply add the word MONEY rule4 expect long response delays people are lazy,ignorant rule 5 when they do txt back 4 hours later tell them you have spent their share of the winnings. My job is too demanding and being pissed off Is not healthy for you. Thanks. My advice: change your contact strategy, and don’t call it a strategy either lol. You are glancing at your reflection in the bathroom mirror, and one thought preoccupies your mind: what to text her? Kudos! The same should apply to texts and personal phone calls. I’m not a rude or inconsiderate person because I don’t respond to my texts messages within a time frame that is good for the other person. I think it depends on how often it happens. I counter that it’s about being in the present and paying respect to the people in front of you. much better than the selfish drivel from others. But if you call, I can press the button on my headset and converse. Maybe this guy just doesn’t stay consistent with his texting. I wish it was the old days and people would just use the freakin landline. – They are too lazy to text back (not that it’s hard, but some people…) She had an os trip coming up and needed some more cashflow and I was calling to invite her to a focus group that was on that evening. When people use all the excuses listed above, what they’re essentially saying is “yes, I know people are probably trying to get a hold of me but I don’t give a duck and frankly I don’t want to be bothered with it.” There’s a difference between a considerate, reliable person who fails to respond once in a while (which is unlike them so naturally you can assume there’s a good reason why) and someone who is chronic with leaving you hanging, forces you to track them down and if you DARE utter a word of disappointment at their lack of consideration they go in the attack defense! Can you imagine an insecure spouse constantly pinging their mate (the surgeon) while it’s your grandmother on the operating table? agree… cause lots of misunderstanding and rude because people cannot read ‘silence’. I have deleted friends phone numbers from my phone for not txting me.. its not like they called me eithet. F&!KING SIMPLE. If you were talking to a stranger irl, would you even wait 5 mins to respond to a question? Inject passion into your texts now! This shows that this society have literally taken the basic values away. Someone, who is important enough that you gave them your phone number, and who took the time to message you, isn’t important enough for you to reply. You pushing again without addressing those feelings (through positive emotion, see below) will often yield another silent response or no commitment. I got way more important things to do than to worry about carrying on a virtual conversation. They don’t know your struggle unless you put yourself out there. I tried to test someone out by sharing something positive about myself and he still ignored my message and not replied. It made me wonder if she didn’t want others to know she communicates with me, lol. (Consider that a text back!). That’s the red flag right there, when you’ve given their silence a pass because of their schedule, then when you know they are free they don’t respond. Ooops! Not responding degrades a relationship over time. Or if I did anything? WE DO NOT! They may simply want to be acquaintances, you know like that type who make chit chat when they run into you in the street or at a party. The only people I text often with are people I see as being good friends. Just like certain face to face situations, starting a text conversation…. You are insanly intelligent and we all need to do this. They don’t recognize your number and are worried that your text might be from that person they gave their number to the night before. You will be answering texts the customer service agent who is fixing your cable-modem sends you because you are missing an important sporting event you have paid a lot of money for. if they can’t do it, they shouldn’t take that job). I’ll first text them again, asking them for a very small nonexistent favor – a ride to the bank or the store. How about., “YOU are lazy because you can’t be bothered calling me to actually talk to me, or for long-distance communication and non-urgent things, to write a letter (remember those??? I ended a 7 year friendship with a person who would disappear for months. If its occurring often, they have a bf or gf, and are playing you, I asked a girl out who liked me and she thought it was my friend in the message, I told her it was me but she hasn’t replied since (it’s driving me crazy). Nothing will kill a vibe more than being bombarded when you tell someone you’re going to bed and they continue to text you after you’ve talked to them. Much appreciated you stopped by and expressed yourself. Ask yourself how you’d like it happening to you. Learn how your comment data is processed. Maybe you could share an example with our community Gabriel. No one should be expected to be “powered on” 24/7 unless it’s part of their job…and laws help them if it is. I ought to start a blog as per @growthguided suggestion, to channel my urge to ‘chat’ with someone out there, and spare those whom were not at all interested in what I want to tell them. OK. Being busy is the lamest excuse in the world because I am as busy as anyone else…7 days a week and I still manage to check my phone and answer people. 4. I just got sick of it and told her that I had enough. Is that such a nerve-wracking process? All the people complaining here, need to learn to be more autonomous and to pursue people who are genuinely interested, not obligate them because they have their phone on them at all times. over the last decades my relationships did not contain one text message. There is nothing worse than sending a caring text message to a friend and not getting a response. Wow…..these reasons are not very true at all, to me. Self-centeredness is the route of many evils! Blog updates to keep you pumping out passion. Kathleen (Meg Ryan) and Joe (Tom Hanks) start a complex relationship online without knowing each other's true identities. They are WORKING… smarten up, the world doesn’t revolve around you. I totally agree. If you have already tried conracting them and they ignore you. Ugh, this guy is so not worth texting anymore because he’s not even making an effort! I don’t agree. Sometimes people call to say hey, do you hang up on these people? You bring forth some very valid points. i don’t like using text and email for communication because it feels so cold. He can’t even be bothered to respond, “ok.”. Okay so the guy I like said he was sick and the day after I did not see him at school so I texted him hey are u still sick I hope ur okay and he seen but never replayed and after that I was like well he is sick so I brushed it off and than he got on twenty minutes ago but did not say any thing so what does it mean. Wow. I was helping with a food drive that day and I immediately had to put my phone down. Thanks for any input. None of the reasons you gave fit me and my sparse texting habits. ugh. It shows respect and it shows you follow through. I just feel like there never really is a valid excuse. Texting had already started slowing down. Yjen a couple days later,same thing. Maybe she doesn’t want to hurt my feelings. Is it possible that ‘read’ was there and now is not? I always have time to text. Those that are closest to me know how I feel about text and they respect it, just as I respect them. And then he forgave me for what happened but he didn’t call me to apologize about the way he talked to me. You have hit upon the evil of text messages. If someone’s not returning your text–especially the people who are ALWAYS on their phones, even checking every Facebook notification during a movie or in the middle of an in-person conversation with you–it means you’re not a priority to them. Like it’s always in their hand, they’re quick to take it out evey time it makes a sound. another, i found out he was getting married, and i text him congrats and i was happy for him. There is never a good excuse to ignore someone. I live in pain 24/7. I’ve tried ignoring her texts, responding short responses, waiting a long time between texts to respond. In the past we just got voice messages and decided who to answer. It’s not the medium, it’s the person. If you want me to pick up a bag of milk, text away but if we need to have “the talk” or something, pick up the phone (after work) and we’ll talk or better yet , let’s meet up. People need to stop these annoying bad habits&be nice&kind to each other! I guess it what it is and will be, the first one made me feel worst about it now:(. When it’s your best friends and all you’ll do is razz each other about it that to me isn’t even a blip on my radar. That could work. If someone ignores my messages I will usually give them 1 or 2 chances depending on how much I like said person. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; Yep, she went there…. Here are 3 reasons why people ignore messages: There are … I sent him a whole bunch of messages to see if he responded and he still hasnt responded so i think that irritated him. I think everyone should blog, because we all of something to share and offer the world and it serves as a great form of self expression. I once told my brother once (he is my only sibling). Don’t fight fire with fire it just comes back to bite you in the butt. GuitarMatt73 – You got it! Either way just don’t respond to them and when they finally do drop u a line just wait a few days and be simply uninterested in whatever it is.so they know how it feels to not matter.. A handful of times I have hung out with someone who is in my field. I know how you feel. We didn’t choose to be in the same space or happen upon one another on a random day. I put in my name and email like it required. How to Make Someone Text You Back. Just push a button and send them to the stratosphere. I texted my son to see if he would be angry if I went to his graduation 3 days ago, no reply. In this day and age, it is sad that can be misunderstood. I think you need to wise up, and see if this what they do in general, or are selective who they reply to, and who they do not. Read on for seven tips on how to turn…, The male population, generally speaking, is quite adept at aggressively seeking women they’re interested in. The reason I ask is because your layout seeems different then most blogs andd I’mlooking for something unique. Point is you’re not special and neither am I or anyone else. If I sound anti-social, truly I’m not…. The truth is, the text he sent was generic. amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; I texted her to apologize the following morning and she seemed okay. It was pointed out on another blog that these folks just don’t value you very much. Especially if you don’t see them every week. Still, despite that, I told him, “Your text was fine. Not acknowledging or responding within 48 hours at the most in some way, even if it is to say, got your message will reply later conveys a message that they are not important and that you are not dependable. Simply because: 1. Honestly I don’t respond to repeat msgs that everyone sends..like hi.. hey..what’s up..wyd? My job requires me to be “on call” 24/7 with one weekend off per month. If you haven't seen the 1998 romantic comedy You've Got Mail, you really should. she wouldnt ignore me, shes not like that. Especially, if they are not a close family member or friend and its not a work related message. I mostly use my cellphone just for car emergencies but for other people itks their life. Every man and woman has certain hard-wired behavior patterns. Wants his cake and to eat it too. Tired of self-centered asses. I don’t have any time to feel pissed off lol. Very creative (: Thank you. If someone HAS the time of day to read your message it literally takes 10 seconds to send a response. All messages are sort of an obligation for me to do and to give to someone. The fact that a person does not respond is a message, the sub-text is, I am not interested, leave me alone! Also, I could’ve sworn it said ‘read’ under my text to them, but now that word is not there! You’re in denial, Robin. When you suggest people don’t bring it up but act perfectly friendly to people who never respond, guess what, that’s called ENABLING. If I’m dating/friends with someone and I observe that they are very attached to their phone. I don’t have kids, and I have noticed that women friends of mine with kids, some of them keep their phones IN THEIR HAND, or at least in their pocket every waking hour. the article… The people that make the most, and most effective excuses? I’ve tried calling her to see if I can get a hold of her that way but it’s the same thing. Per chance, you could be asking for it. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; I also find it hard to believe that she doesn’t have access to her phone at lunch, where she can catch up on texts, or later at night when the kids are in bed and she doesn’t have her boyfriend over. I do feel like people dont want to talk to me most times. Permanently. Just call… you can glean much more from the hearing your friends/loved ones’ voice, that a text can’t relay. 2. He says he loves me but I can’t be the one to keep this relationship alive. It hurts me because i though they were a good friend, but then over time they are never available, im talking about weeks to months. It’s not just about being too busy to text someone back. I’m sure many of the readers will relate to the link your provided. The other person may want to keep going. Meredith, I am in total agreement with you and yours is the most intelligent and well thought out reply on this entire post. That being said, if they really are just busy, and you really do need a response ASAP, sending a follow-up text can act as an easy reminder. I understand my friends are working and have families. If I am busy say… just driving (illegal to txt and drive btw) your txt can wait until I am finished. I think it’s arrogance. Most of this comes down to a lack of respect, care and our consumer society. Any more than that is a blatant signal that my relationship to them is irrelevant. Reading this comment, it is now obvious that I should drop the matter. Be curteous and polite. Opinions – what if they say they never got the message? nothing back. [9] They are upset with you and decide to be passive aggressive with you instead of facing the problem head on up in a mature forward thinking fashion. I think some people hesitate to cell call because they don’t want a person to pick up if they are driving. Maybe it’s a generational thing. I think everyone has genuinely looked at a text message and decided do I need or want to reply it. Fine. to be fair, I would rather someone call me than text me. Plan your journey to accomplish your goal. I blocked her. We live in a dumbed down world and this is the fall out from people growing backwards. And I prefer it when people return that favor because what I find even more annoying then people not responding immediately is when people answer the phone/text back and say “I can’t talk right now”. You are supposed to answer and ask back. Whereas someone you barely know will not know you and many don’t respect you right off the bat.. I’m trying to establish boundaries with people who I don’t want constant contact with. Most people make silly rules like “wait for 24 hours” or “no longer than 3 days”. There is no response to this question in the report. Facebook was easier to get through to her but only if I sent message to inbox. So you never send a text to your friends to say hello, how was their weekend? If someone asks, how are you? If my friends have kids I will text or call between 7 and 9. Honestly, who does not pick up their phone to check messages at some point in the day, even when friends are visiting? honestly i am not sure what to think and could use some incite.My husband took a job out of state and things were going great and still are as far as he says. #neverhappening. Frouber head on. The other person will pick up that you are not that invested in them from the shallowness of your conversations! Then when I reply they won’t respond back for over 2 years. so from that point on they are dead to me. This includes treating friends as a ‘consumer’ product. . ‘I’ll get back to you later!’ will suffice! Be independent, stop expecting! A bold, brave person, should totally call them out on it. I’ve been texting people who know me well and think I’m pretty nice… then I text them and they don’t respond… the thing that makes it worse is that is says “read” under the text message… It drives me CRAZY!!! Noah wrote Allie 365 messages, so I think you can answer my text message. Make sure they know why you’re getting rid of them, so they know de facto, is because they were being and inconsiderate, selfish, self-centered douche. I have stuff to do like multiple HW assignments, cross country running, internship, seeing my girlfriend who I only see once a week for 1-2 hours, cleaning up the house (if I think of it). I don’t feel the need to be at the beck and of my phone whenever someone sends me a message and I don’t expect people to be at my beck and call either and jump every time I contact them. People close to me usually text or leave a voicemail to ask when we can get together or chat by phone. I have disowned people if they have a habit of not returning texts. What a joke. BUT it isn’t always because they don’t care or don’t like you. You summed it up right here: “if someone really wants to talk to you practically nothing stands in their way” PERIOD. Thank you for stopping by . ”. A few minutes later, I saw her passive-aggressively posting a meme about being broken-hearted on Facebook and gaining sympathy from her FB “friends.” I immediately unfriended her and texted her to officially call things off. I would do the same to them. If you’ve texted twice in the past 3-4 days and have received no response, put the phone down. And poof! Ain’t gonna lie: I take full advantage of the fact I have T-nobile; but I do it because I really didn’t feel like responding at the time. I use WordPress with a custom design theme. Show you. Itwould literally be like walking away from a person in mid-convo. Don’t worry. i know they are glued to their phone because for some reason they do. I find that reason is a piggy back of, “You’re too clingy”, aka–I don’t want to talk to you, but I don’t want to be honest about it either. Do whatever it takes in the meantime to make yourself happy and get your mind off him. Could you contact me as soon as you have time? I am not one to get angry at being ignored. Our signals are reaching the planet but there is no response. SITTING IN PARKING LOT WAITING FOR…”. Anyone who chooses not to respond isn’t worth the time. You will be answering texts after you report a discrimination event to your company, because your company has made it clear that any employee can text into a help line that accepts text evidence. I know of dogs, I mean gutter scum humans that will rudely interrupt conversations in person to get to non-important text messages on their phones, yet when you need them they are no where to be found on the mobile. They are not getting paid to respond to me. When you take action to keep busy and not focus or wait on that text reply, you are putting the power into your hand, where it should be. I think you bring up a lot of valid points here my friend! I am having issues with a “Friend” and this made me laugh and think! Now if you get no date confirmation from her, or no response text at all, chances are pretty high she won’t show up. No opens can mean a totally different thing from opening and not replying.) They’ll respond if it’s in their best interest. When somebody leaves you hanging, you can be subtle or you can get straight to the point like in these 15 perfect text responses when people don’t … #7 doesn’t apply if you know they saw your message and they just posted something on fb “a few minutes ago.” lol. Nice comeback. Some people prefer texts, some phones, some email, some social media, some IM, some Skype, some What’s App, etc., etc. “text like you would talk to them in person, dont just stop, because its like a person walking away from physical conversation”. If they call you on it, and in all honesty – this could be true, they are bots. If they come back let them know that their previous behaviour is not acceptable. No response is actually a pretty powerful response. You will therefore message them back, so as not to potentially sour the relationship. And in my defence, I do have friends and I do text them back within a 1 – 3 day timeline and received no complaints whatsoever. How likely is it that someone would not receive a message, and wouldn’t they get it eventually? I think that is a great example. It also saves you from hearing about her new bf later in a status update. As other people have mentioned most people have their phones in plain view of them. You know you suck at getting back to friends and family but you’ll work on it??? Whether you like them or not has nothing to do with it. But then we see their Facebook posts out and about drinking and having fun. I can here texts through my bluetooth, but cannot respond. Respect them and you’ll be in their arms. But text messaging while driving is inexplicably stupid. After finishing one of my fave books I received tons of angry ,degrading curses from my bestfriend(who is actually my neighbor) just because I didn’t replied to her right away.And I told her sorry and that I was actually using my time on other things not just being online 24/7. They are respectful, interesting, brief, and kind. Angry degrading curses? Thank you for the stress relief. vompliant thank you so much .I have decided if so called friends vant take the to invest the same enrgy in me that i invest in them i have. One day I knew she was going to be busy, as was I, so all I sent her was a text to say “good morning.” The next day, she texted me asking why she hadn’t heard anything from me and if everything was okay. Im a heavy texter. I think I found the only valid reason why people don’t return texts: They are inconsiderate humans. I posted a response to someone and I can’t find it on this thread. A person can’t take a second to reply?! .I am new. I know someone who point blank refuses to pick up their phone when it rings. Go out with your friends. Blog updates to keep you pumping out passion. 6. Get over yourselves. Tell me about patience. “hey, did you get my message?”. I have a neighbor that is a neurotic housewife, she would text me at all hours, run on paragraphs, because each segment would have multiple subjects within them. And now I feel manipulated and obliged to reply to her after all those hurtful words that she said to me just because of a text. Why doesn’t she ever respond to me anymore? It is what it is but its amateur hour if you feel the need to defend yourself to the point of taking the time to weave a (in your mind), a creatively deceptive foolproof lie… “Girl, my phone has been actin crazy all day”. He never got in touch at all through out the 30 days. She agreed to let me talk to her on the phone but it was only briefly. 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