How good are you at replying back to people in a timely manner?

[Muse98]

I suck at it so much that most of my family thinks I hate them and that I don't want to communicate with them. I've lost a couple of friends because of it as well. If a text or voicemail doesn't include something important that needs to be taken care of immediately I won't respond to it until days later sometimes even weeks.

I see no point in pointless phone calls just to stay in touch. They seem like a waste of time to me.

 

[DrScruffleton]

I respond to any text immediately. If I get a call, unless its an absolute emergency with a voicemail, I dont answer it or call back. Ur getting a text back way later saying "sorry I missed your call, what did you need?" Hate talking on the phone.

 

[Whitemex]

Damn near instantly. With my watch notification I'm always on top of it including an pms i get here

 

[jph139]

Yeah I'm also pretty terrible at this. If something doesn't seem pressing I'll reply to it, eh, sooner or later, when I get a chance. Most of my friends/family are used to it but it makes dating a pain.

In general I'm a pretty "one track" person, so like, if I'm in the middle of something - even something frivolous like watching a movie - I'm not even going to look at my messages. But on the flipside, when I am talking to someone, I put all my attention on that, so there's a tradeoff.

 

[HiLife]

I'm not. I'm inconsistent. Sometimes I reply an hour later. Sometimes a day later. Sometimes not at all. And then sometimes I'll reply and chat someone's ear off.

Unless it's an emergency I don't really enjoy socializing unless I feel like putting myself out there.

 

[Rickyrozay2o9]

I'm definitely not great at it in terms of consistency but it usually depends on what its about. I never go days without responding in most cases but hours yes, even if I read it right away.

 

[Ultima_5]

Pretty quick. Worst case scenario is the next day. If they reach out to you it's cuz they care and that's worth holding on to.

 

[Rickyrozay2o9]

Yeah I'm also pretty terrible at this. If something doesn't seem pressing I'll reply to it, eh, sooner or later, when I get a chance. Most of my friends/family are used to it but it makes dating a pain.

In general I'm a pretty "one track" person, so like, if I'm in the middle of something - even something frivolous like watching a movie - I'm not even going to look at my messages. But on the flipside, when I am talking to someone, I put all my attention on that, so there's a tradeoff.

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More or less this is me as well.

 

[Doomg0d]

I guess I was taught that not acknowledging someone is considered rude so ill always respond back. If I'm watching something or playing a game I can always pause it. That being said when I'm going to sleep my phone sound is off. Ain't nobody gonna disturb me at the crack of dawn.

 

[Saad]

immediately or not at all depends on the person lol :P

 

[echoshifting]

Really terrible. I'm trying to be better about it but I've been in a responsive communication slump for about a month

An FWB of mine asked me how I would feel if he moved to Seattle a week ago and I still haven't replied

 

[Couleurs]

Personal: I respond as soon as possible to everyone, except for my Aunt that drives me insane texting me daily so I put off responding to her ramblings until she's probably sleeping

Work: depends on how busy I am and who it is. I'll respond right away to my bosses, but it might be a few days for other people if I'm swamped. I respond as soon as I can though

 

[Rendering...]

Let me get back to you on that.

 

[Walter White Walker]

Depends. My kids right away. Everyone else it could be soon, later that day, tomorrow or never. Depends on the urgency and whether I care enough about them and whatever it is to respond.

 

[Faenix1]

Depends who it is, really. I make time for those I care about. Otherwise.. when ever I get to it.

 

[Ensoul]

I have complete OCD when it comes to replying to people. So yeah it's almost always immediately.

 

[Kyoufu]

Depends on the person and the kind of message they sent me and how preoccupied I am at the time.

 

[ChrisD]

Depends on anxiety level at the time

 

[StarStorm]

Most of the time, its within a few minutes to a few hours. I leave my phone on silent all the time, so I do miss a lot of calls or text. People think I block them. I don't. Sometimes I actually forget to respond and its been a few days so I'll either call or text back. It happens.

 

[Zomba13]

If I get a message and see it, provided I'm not doing anything else (like in the middle of work) then I'll reply to it. Unless it's just a general group thing where I'll check the message and if it's something that affects me then I'll reply, if it's another shitty joke or my friend getting outraged yet again that corporations suck then I just leave it.

 

[BubbaKrumpz]

I respond to any text immediately. If I get a call, unless its an absolute emergency with a voicemail, I dont answer it or call back. Ur getting a text back way later saying "sorry I missed your call, what did you need?" Hate talking on the phone.

Click to shrink...

Exactly the same unless I don't like you But even then the most I'll leave you on read is 15 minutes.

 

[Burt]

literally the worst on planet earth

 

[OhSatan]

Pretty good but the world does not appreciate this...

 

[NCR Ranger]

If I notice it usually immediately, but sometimes I can go days without even thinking about my phone and miss things. If someone really needs to talk to me they need to call because I can tune out a text notification noise much easier than a ring. My job also doesn't allow us to have phones in the building so if they hit me up during work hours it can be a whole shift before I get back to them. Mostly because I am much to lazy to walk to my car.

 

[MonadL]

I usually respond as soon as I see a text or else I'll completely forget.

 

[MarvelousIntent]

God awful. I don't really communicate with anyone without a good reason. I won't call or text just to see how they're doing. And I don't really respond to texts in a timely manner. My uncle, father, and sisters have all expressed their disdain for my lack of communication.

 

[scottbeowulf]

I reply almost instantly unless I don't see it at the time. It drives me crazy to let things just sit there.

 

[sph3re]

If I don't reply right away, I'm never replying.

 

[Eugene's Axe]

I think I've lost almost all my friends because I never stay in touch and people kind of lose interest in contacting me anymore.

 

[Zombine]

I reply back almost instantly unless if I'm truly busy or in a situation where it would be considered rude. I value my friends and family and have no intention of keeping anyone hanging.

 

[Vincent Grayson]

The thing I've learned for myself over the years is that if I see a message and don't reply immediately, I'm going to fail hard at replying in a reasonable time. This happens even with literally my favorite people who I love most in the world. ADHD is annoying as fuck, and this is just one of the fun ways.

So yeah, I tend to reply back either immediately because my phone just happened to be in my hand, or I forget and do it hours/days later. If it gets to weeks...I just kind of never go back until something reminds me to reconnect with said person.

 

[Nabbit]

I'm ready at it sometimes, I stretch myself too thin and then try to wait for the right time to properly reply...and this happens with people I really want to correspond with, too...sorry RatskyWatsky =(

 

[Nida]

Really terrible. I'm trying to be better about it but I've been in a responsive communication slump for about a month

An FWB of mine asked me how I would feel if he moved to Seattle a week ago and I still haven't replied

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Would this be bad?

 

[Cipherr]

I either respond to stuff immediately (because I'm not occupied) or I leave shit on read for an eternity.

 

[echoshifting]

Would this be bad?

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We're not really that close and I'm happy for him if it means a promotion. He's mentioned the possibility during pillow talk more than once.

So I didn't really know what to say over text that couldn't be misinterpreted. I don't want him to think "good riddance" but I don't want him to think "please don't go" either. I'm completely overthinking it

 

[Juraash]

I typically respond immediately to text unless I'm on a date or dedicating my focus to a person/group. This has created the problem where if I don't respond in a minute or so I'll get follow ups or calls from people going "are you okay???" My dad is especially guilty and I'd wind up with multiple missed calls over the course of a dinner date lol.

 

[Ouroboros]

I'll get back to you on that soon.

 

[HardRojo]

Used to be quick, but now I don't give a shit lol because there's people texting me on WhatsApp and IG and I'd waste too much time if I had to reply to everyone immediately. I'd rather be doing things than spend too much time on my phone, it's why I also don't use dating apps anymore.

 

[Blairbat]

It depends on the person, but I hate the fact I am the way I am with this. Generally, I am pretty anti social and I never really feel like having a live text conversation with someone. In this regard, it dose not matter who it is. so many times I'll wait it out a bit until I know the person is either busy or sleeping before replying, so I can avoid a live conversation with them. When I do reply, it is often a long message, so I do put effort into my replies. I just do not have the energy to sit there and chat back and fourth, and I am not the type to end a conversation when I get in one, as I don't want to be rude, so I just wait until they do not want to text anymore. I don't know why I am this way really, but it is nothing against the other person. I want to be better though. I want to be a better text replier person.

 

[Muse98]

Really terrible. I'm trying to be better about it but I've been in a responsive communication slump for about a month

An FWB of mine asked me how I would feel if he moved to Seattle a week ago and I still haven't replied

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lmao sorry I find this funny only because I've done the exact same thing to a fwb as well…in the end I guess he got fed up and un added me and blocked me

 

[dejay]

Really tempted to bump this in 6 months time.....

I'm bad. I should be replying to an email RIGHT NOW, but here I am.

 

[Mesoian]

Professionally? Extremely good, within minutes everytime.

Personally? Eh, unless you're bleeding or something, it can wait.

 

[Stranger Things]

I reply to most friends/family either right away or I'll give it a few minutes to think of an actual response to their question or whatever. Sometimes people text me stupid things and I just ignore it and don't reply. I don't mind chatting about music, movies, etc with friends, but I don't want to discuss personal issues or legit life problems over text. Just meet me in person for that.

I don't like talking on the phone, but I force myself to pick up incoming calls from work/job, family and most friends. Never scam likely or randoms. Sometimes I'm not in the mood and don't pick up calls from distant relatives who I don't even like lol.

 

[tadaima]

Read, 11:55

 

[J_ToSaveTheDay]

I have a tendency to check a message on my Apple Watch, think I'll get back to it in a bit, and then completely space it. I maybe do that to one in ten or so messages. But generally I think I'm pretty good at remembering to get back to people.

 

[Seesaw15]

Either instantly or months later. No in between.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I'm ready at it sometimes, I stretch myself too thin and then try to wait for the right time to properly reply...and this happens with people I really want to correspond with, too...sorry RatskyWatsky =(

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It's all love my dude 🤗

(I'm horrible at replying in a timely manner too ;___;)

 

[FinalArcadia]

Absolutely horrible. If a message is long especially, I just get overwhelmed and am like "I'll do this when I'm in the right frame of mind" but turns out I'm pretty much never in the right frame of mind. Then I take so long to get back to it that it feels awkward to do so and then disappear in guilt. I feel bad about it because it's totally on me and not the other person, but god, I just have an extremely hard time with keeping up with a conversation of any size.

 

[BasilZero]

Depends on who they are.

Wife and/or parents = instantly

Cousins/aunt/uncles = varies between 1 to 7 days

Boss = instantly

Co-Worker = few min if not instant if its work related - within a day or two if its not work related

Acquaintances irl or online = varies on the acquaintance , could be between 1 day to 1 month

Stranger on a group FB/whatsapp chat = varies on the subject, etc = matter of minutes or never.


Too busy most of the time (and a bit of I dont really care or dont see it as important for non-work/non-immediate family people).

Its also one of the reasons why I never have discord on my phone (or anywhere to be honest lol) and I only use Whatsapp/Nextdoor/etc just to see people posting news and info - I never respond or actively post unless I am asking for something.

Kinda like what I do here when making threads - almost all of my threads are questions about something I am interested in getting, etc.

 

[HiLife]

This is why I keep my read receipts off. I read your message, I'm probably just busy thinking about dumb shit I did in middle school and don't feel like replying.