Why do people not respond to texts?

[Anonymous]

My phone is always in my purse in the kitchen. I only use it out of the house. If I am home for 2 days I may notice it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If someone texts me instead of emailing for something not time sensitive, I'll delay response. I don't want to encourage non-urgent texting.

Yup, this. I absolutely do not get why people text non-urgent matters. Why not email me a dinner invitation for 2 weeks from now? Or better yet, call, since all of the details are not in the text.

To me, texting is what you do for urgent/semi-urgent stuff. But I generally hate texting, so I'm weird.

[Anonymous]

I never check my phone messages so if someone calls me and leaves one it could be a long time for me to respond. I respond to texts pretty quickly.

[Anonymous]

Because I am not your servant. I do not have any responsibility to immediately respond to a ping on my phone. I may read it but not have time to respond. I may not have a response. And honestly, I may forget. Or not see the text for days. I know some people live as though thier phones rule thier world, but I do not.

[Anonymous]

Some people don't text. Many people in my family don't. Not everyone does it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm talking about people who never respond. I don't expect people to respond immediately.

In some instances, I know the person keeps the phone on and has read the text.

I think people are just rude. I agree with the PP about shedding these people.

Two strikes and their out. That's my new philosophy, especially with people who expect me to respond to their texts, emails, et cetera, but can't return that same courtesy.

How old are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If someone texts me instead of emailing for something not time sensitive, I'll delay response. I don't want to encourage non-urgent texting.

Yup, this. I absolutely do not get why people text non-urgent matters. Why not email me a dinner invitation for 2 weeks from now? Or better yet, call, since all of the details are not in the text.

To me, texting is what you do for urgent/semi-urgent stuff. But I generally hate texting, so I'm weird.

I agree with you, but I'm told people rarely use email these days so I hesitate to email dinner invitations, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My phone is always in my purse in the kitchen. I only use it out of the house. If I am home for 2 days I may notice it.

+1

Also, I only read texts/answer phone after work, so nothing gets answered until at least 5:00 (of course, school/family have my work number if they really need me).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If someone texts me instead of emailing for something not time sensitive, I'll delay response. I don't want to encourage non-urgent texting.

+1
I find texts to be very intrusive so they better be necessary. Otherwise I take my time replying, if ever. Feel free to dump me as a friend over it, especially if you send a ridiculous amount of unnecessary texts.

+2

[Anonymous]

I'm an introvert and sometimes can get anxious over how/what to reply. So, if I'm not sure how I want to reply immediately... then I won't. Most of the time I'm thinking about my answer, but then sometimes I will forget entirely. If you're close to me and this happens, I apologize when I do reply b/c I get that you might not get it. If you're not a close friend and it's been a couple of days... I might just let it go/never reply. It might not be worth the effort to me, in which case, feel free to not text me going forward.

Or, you could say something if it bothers you. You clearly have very specific expectations that (according to this message board) are not universally shared and doesn't sound like you have communicated that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When people don't respond, and it bothers you, don't text them anymore. Shed these people from your life. Life is too short to keep involvements w/inconsiderate people.

You assume that people keep their phone on. I have gone weeks without my cellphone on.

And how is life at the retirement home?

[Anonymous]

LOLing at "you assume people have their phone on." Why are you just assuming people live in 2017?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOLing at "you assume people have their phone on." Why are you just assuming people live in 2017?

I don't think that "live in 2017" = "have your phone on and with you at all times", although I know that there are people who do think this (mostly middle-schoolers).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOLing at "you assume people have their phone on." Why are you just assuming people live in 2017?

I don't think that "live in 2017" = "have your phone on and with you at all times", although I know that there are people who do think this (mostly middle-schoolers).

It does mean you don't go weeks without looking at it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOLing at "you assume people have their phone on." Why are you just assuming people live in 2017?

I don't think that "live in 2017" = "have your phone on and with you at all times", although I know that there are people who do think this (mostly middle-schoolers).

With you at all times? No, of course not. On? I wasn't aware that there was a good reason to turn a phone off.