Have you ever wondered why your love interest hasn’t responded to your text message right away? In the video below I talk about what is and isn’t a reasonable TEXTpectation. After you watch it Iād love to hear from you.
How long do you think is a reasonable amount of time to return a text? When you’ve taken longer than that amount of time what was the reason? What do you think it means when someone takes longer than you think is a reasonable amount of time? We want to open up the conversation and hear all of your thoughts in the comments section below. Also, if you like this video please share it with your friends!
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Love this video! It’s so easy with technology to expect to be in constant communication. I agree with you that I think you should allow at least a few hours before getting upset. A lot of times when I forget to respond to a text message it’s because I’m just be busy when I read the text message and forget about it when I do finally have time to respond!
Stacy, I think that a lot of people think the way you do. Thanks for sharing your insight, it is great for others to read!
Great Video, Tracey! I have been guilty of getting upset about my boyfriend not texting me back right away before. But I patience is key… even with technology!
Angela, your feelings are so common and thanks for sharing them. I’m sure other people are reading your comment and agreeing!
First, so funny. “They might be in the bathroom.” Yes. LOL!
Second – and there seems to be a lot of … mental and media activity around this of late. It feels like the whole texting (and emailing, for that matter, if you’re doing a lot of online communication) thing has really skewed a ton of expectations, on both sides. And then of course you have the people who like to manipulate those little interstices.
*gives those people side-eye*
I also found myself amused because I’ve been both — I’ve been the woman saying “I can’t *believe* he expects an instant response! We women work too! We have lives!” and I’ve also been the one sending the text, and then looking, looking, LOOKING at the phone, waiting for the response .. and then going “Humph – well, I guess he doesn’t like me as much as he kept saying anyway, the liar …” and then looking shamefacedly down at the phone to see the header of the text I’d been chewing through my lip for right there in boldface since I’d skipped over it. LOL!
At any rate, thank you so much for your gentleness & clarity in framing an issue that is apparently driving us all a little bit cray. š
Thank you so much for your awesome comment. I smiled my way through reading it and your insight is very much appreciated!!! May dating and texting bring you peace from here on out š