I’ve been trying to set up a hangout with a friend, and we’ve been communicating by text.
I’ve realized that there are things about texting that stress me out, so I figured I’d say them here, partly as a rant and partly so other people can share their experiences if they want.
What stresses me:
It feels like texting is rapid enough to get stressed if someone doesn’t respond quickly (are they upset, did their power go out, are they ok, etc), but not rapid enough to not have the stress of wondering “is it just taking them a bit or is something up?”. It’s in a gray zone between the instant response (at least in some sort) of calling or talking in person and the slowness of email.
Also, I know absolutely nothing about what’s going on for the person I’m texting. It’s not like a call where it can disconnect and I know something happened, it’s just “oh well, they haven’t responded in 5 minutes, I guess they aren’t gonna respond “, but they also might still respond, so I feel like I’m on my toes.
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I’m wondering what other people’s experiences of texting are, and whether people have ideas for making it less stressful.
- AQ