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[quote=Anonymous]+1 that within 24 hours is totally ok unless you are talking about something that is happening immediately or is urgent. People sometimes need to check with a spouse to sort a weekend schedule, for instance.

Also sometimes there's this dance with the timing of texts. I have learned not to assume that people put their phone's on silent at night, so I try to avoid sending texts after 9pm or before 8am unless it's a close friend where I know I won't be bothering them. Additionally, I sometimes go to bed incredibly early and might not see a text at 8:15pm, and then in the morning I might see it at 5am but don't like sending texts that early so I'll wait, and I might not remember to get back to them until 10am depending on my morning.

Also anyone with small kids I am never phased when it takes them a while to reply because we've all had this days/nights where you are dealing with a sick kid, or trying to juggle both kids while your spouse is traveling for work, or volunteered to help at the school that day, and you barely have time to think much less check or messages and process a suggested meet up for a playdate.

The only texts I reply to in close to real time are the ones in the WhatsApp group with my husband and our four closest friends. And even that I might go radio silent in if I'm just really slammed at work or worn out from parenting stuff. I put my own well being first, so there are lots of times where I just plug my phone into the charger and walk away for anywhere from an hour to four hours to overnight, just to give myself a break. Zero guilt. It's good for me.[/quote]

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