Am I the only one?
I don't know what it is, but I have this paranoia. I get online, I IM someone. They don't respond, even though there is no away message. So I figure, hey, they are just away from the computer for now. So then, an away message pops up on this person's IM. So I figure they're idling. No problem. Well then, the away message is removed. So I IM again. No reply. Nada. I'm figuring by this point I'm annoying the hell out of whomever I'm trying to get in contact with.
I'm wondering if and when I might have made them mad. I wonder if everything is okay with them. My mind starts worrying. It's a really annoying thing. And it seems to happen to me quite a bit.
Am I the only one who starts worrying at frequent "no replies" on IMs??? Just wondering.
I'm wondering if and when I might have made them mad. I wonder if everything is okay with them. My mind starts worrying. It's a really annoying thing. And it seems to happen to me quite a bit.
Am I the only one who starts worrying at frequent "no replies" on IMs??? Just wondering.
posted by StargazerGirl at 2:27 AM
4 Comments:
hey dreamer, tis used to happen to me too..try n' take it in stride..
yes, you are the only one, in fact, unless its from a certain someone, i routinely ignore IM's
Sorry, I don't find that funny.
I have an entire monitor dedicated to communication (*IM progs, Teamspeak and IRC), but there are still a few situations in which I don't answer IMs. Among them: gaming with hubby, writing/working from home, slamming the HDD with memory-intensive programs.
I wouldn't get too worked up about non-answered IMs, as I seriously doubt you're being ignored on principle.
There's always the, "Hey, this is an emergency" option if you need to get somebody's attention. (Or better yet, e-mail or phone them??)
Hugs, K
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