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Original: Anthony Vincent
Apr 28, 2025 12:48 PM
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Original: Anthony Vincent
ScottyDoesDev
Zyiadem
Sakera
Lycanthian
Psychostick vibes
HamFicus
Audio is Anthony Vincent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CADjAc62Hi4
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
and that's when you can start reading about attachment styles
quietwalker
Just call if you need to talk to someone asap.
throwaway12345432
I have massive anxiety talking to people on the phone. I will take literally any option that doesn't involve talking to someone on the phone
quietwalker
Then, like the creator of the song above, you can wait.
Like2Fox
That's how you get blocked
albaboss
Yeah I have a friend who will text “???” If I don’t respond fast enough and I fucking hate it
Like2Fox
Sorry to hear that your friend sucks
albaboss
She’s good in almost every single other regard so I forgive her
TyRy13
Gonna send this to my friend who is never online
CD35
Sheldonian
But but I don't wanna https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1YjVkZ3owZHpjMWFoNnlhbGM5YXltdHJ0cWs0eXpwZWd4dzF5Mnh3cCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/Q8ZKKD5YOFtLbUhXGb/200w.webp
Zalure17
lonelyrangerofthedreams
Ghost these people, please
ThrockmortonTheSkateboarder
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1dnZwZmExMWxzZXV0bW8yYmY2bTgwcGttdWthbWExOGY2Ymlydm1vaiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/13Zh9drdSWAeSQ/200w.webp
Frustaz
No
Gingrish
mikeatike
sgnight13
KainLamond
Isn't the whole point of texting is that it's a whenever kind of affair?
jbrightmans
Yes and I thought if it was more urgent, then call.
CeoHuntingSeason
Yeah, just take a couple of years to answer my question about meeting next weekend, you know, answer whenever.
DarkRedCape
I do loft boarding for a living, which means I have to wear a fully enclosed suit and respirator mask, which means that accessing my phone quickly, or at all, is pretty much impossible. Even though people know what I do and know I can’t always answer the phone or text back, I still get shitty passive aggressive messages about it. It’s like, I’m at work, I’m working, you know I can’t always get to my phone, why act like a brat when I don’t instantly answer or text back?
VodkaReindeer
You could put in some airpods so Siri can read the messages to you
DarkRedCape
Tried this, gets a bit hot and sweaty in my suit and the buds slip out of my ears and end up in my shoes.
ineedausernamerightmeow
In general I agree. And this gif feels a bit cringe.
Though... There are special cases I have experienced...
Such as, "I'm at the store, about to check out. What else do you need?" And they were JUST answering every text right away. But now that I need an answer, they're not. These are the times it's annoying.
NKato
YES! The only time it's *not* a whenever affair is when you're on TTY/RTT with another person in an active, ongoing conversation.
90's kids who grew up with deaf people know what the hell I'm talking about.
arumunus
With local friends I'd absolutely agree. We'll go a hot minute before slinking back into the other's vicinity.
With online or long distance, when texting is one of the few means of communication, there's more expectation to carry on conversation or maintain a routine of "I'm doing alright".
emu314159127001
Exactly. Sometimes i like to let them mature before i read the whole thing
Poopoopeepeevagina
Texts get better with age
emu314159127001
you know, right?
drduffer
Not to me!
It’s a conversation with a beginning, middle, and end that are clearly defined.
The first text is the decider: if you don’t respond to the initial one, then there’s no discussion.
It’s against the rules to respond to the first, and then ghost. Finally, an emoji 👍 or ❤️ on the other’s last text ends the conversation.
So it is written. This is the way.
crasemana
It’s just polite! -but only
For me. My friends and family are not held at the same standard I made up for myself but apparently other people also subscribe. That’s neat :)
blzrdphoto
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlNXE3a3Q3ZW96c3U1OGpwczdtdzI2eWhoODVyeGo2MmJ0ZW03NG5wbiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/Uqj3pYhSgS7eTspLUw/giphy.mp4
blubberingbastard
I hate that it's treated more and more like instant messaging. FFS, the phone is right in your hand, call me if it's that important.
NKato
What if I can't call? (Am deaf, derp!)
VodkaReindeer
how would I remember what was said if I did that
KainLamond
Whoa whoa whoa call is such a strong word, just leave a voice mail that's how I know it's important
blubberingbastard
Still need to call to get to that stage (never said I wanted to talk back) https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ZW5tbGc1NHluZXFuemlhNWNqMHVjc2tyb3Q5anAzeGw0Z3J6cnVrcCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY/200w.webp
nation543
I don't want to use my voice, and I don't want to hear your voice. Just take five seconds and text me back. You can still do what you're doing while you're texting - just press send, it's not that hard >.<
3andAHalfLivesAgo
Alternatively, if what you need to communicate about is so urgent that you feel the need for a response within seconds/minutes maybe it should have been a phone call. I can see the arguments for both sides of it but texting has always been the “not urgent enough to require an immediate response” line of communication. Even if I was firing off a text every 6 seconds (I was walking to class) for a few moments, that shouldn’t be the assumed response time.