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[Mj12]

@gidgetghthank you for the tech help!!  

[Krimpette]

@I am still oxox   I'm curious....how can you tell that someone has read your text?  I don't know how to do that.  Didn't know it was possible.  Thanks!

[kaydee50]

@I am still oxox  I LOVE email, rarely text.  I don't/wouldn't expect an immediate reply to either.  Yes, you are too senstivie.

[I am still oxox]

@Krimpette 

I explained above 

[SunValley]

I like texting...It has its advantages. I can communicate with my kids quickly and their phones don't ring at work. It's also a good way to confirm plans with the information readily available to refer to later. If the person is busy they can send one of those can't talk now replies. I don't always expect immediate replies. 

My siblings and I live in different states. We use a group text message to communicate on a regular basis. It's very informal...someone will recall something funny, give us a status on the family or their travel plans, make a comment on a current event, or just "hi, what's happening." That gets the ball rolling. It might occur during a football game, a quiet Sunday night, or on someone's birthday. The comments are a mixed bag depending on the subject...serious, kind, funny, teasing, supportive. It's another way to stay connected. We all enjoy it. It works!

[KingstonsMom]

@Krimpette 

See post #17 by @gidgetgh.

[Spurt]

I'm not overly attached to my cell phone. I leave my cell on an end table and I dont really check my cell for texts....texts are just not a priority with me.....family/friends know to CALL me if something is important or urgent.....to me its faster and quicker to make a call instead of all the typing back and forth....and some people go on and on and on and on with these group texts.

[Krimpette]

I prefer e-mail, but do use texting.  Sometimes I get quick responses, but more often than not, there's a delay, sometimes hours or more.  My friends don't always have their phones nearby, or they're driving, or out and about.  So I understand the lack of an immediate response. I'm the same way.

Now, if I knew they read my text and chose not to answer, I'm not sure what I would think, other than they felt that a response could wait a bit.

For emergencies, I call.

[BlueFinch]

I text a lot, but my phone isn't glued to my hand, like a lot of the younger folks. I'll have it in another room charging, or maybe I forgot it in my handbag and I don't hear an incoming text.  I would likely hear the phone ringing though.  If it's an emergency, that's how they need to contact me.  

So, if I don't hear it, or I'm not expecting a text, I just check in the evening for what I might have missed, or, of course, when I'm texting.

If I send a text, and I never get a response, that bothers me.  I've no way of knowing if they read it, or if they accidentally deleted it, etc.  That's not cool!  

[reiki604]

I like to text for simple messages or info, but just as with the phone, I am not at anyone's beck and call. I will answer the text or return a phone call when it's convenient for me, unless it is an emergency.