It can't just be me

[thalia9]

I take email very seriously. If I write you a decent email I'll expect a response, and if it contains a direct question you had better fucking respond or else it's a blatant disregard for the time I dedicated to making said email a little more courteous, funny, or interesting for your pleasure.

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[tedliwinks]

most of this is over my head in my current state, but all i know is that when i email peopke, i expect a response, and when people email me, i give a response. is that the jist?

[freud_chicken]

When I'm mad at someone I'll write down what I want to say to them. This serves two functions: (1) sometimes the act of writing is enough to deal with my anger and, if it isn't, (2) I can remember all the points I wanted to make and have a cutting one-liner ready to finish the conversation.

[fletch22]

I've got a two sided view on this. I'm the same way with emotional responses. Most of the time, unless I have put a lot of thought into what I want or need to say, I do not express myself well and leave out things I want to say. I used email a lot when I was breaking up with Melissa. Whenever we talked it was not productive.

I do think that people often misuse written communication (especially email, texts, twitter, etc.) by saying things that they wouldn't say to a person's face. That really bugs me. Some things are better worked out through two way communication.