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inept attempt at deriving information without providing any  

wickedeasy 74F
11077 posts
2/5/2018 10:34 am
inept attempt at deriving information without providing any

never done one so this will not work like a normal poll with an instant tally since i will have to count it up. sighs.

here's the thing. i was sort of in a way kind of hoping that i could get feedback on an issue without having to really be too precise about the need for the feedback or the issue itself.........snork. so

section one:

how long between communications is too long?
does it matter what type of communication you utilize?
how many words are too few?

essay:
you may now comment freely on what you think i'm doing or not doing and make me feel small.



You cannot conceive the many without the one.


wickedeasy 74F
32404 posts
2/5/2018 10:35 am

buggah

You cannot conceive the many without the one.


christylovesfun 51F  
16880 posts
2/5/2018 10:46 am

I struggle with knowing how much to communicate at first. This is true at the beginning of a promising new friendship or "friendship." Once a friendship is established, I can go long stretches of time without losing any feeling of closeness.

I guess I'm just weird.

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale
Her infinite variety. Other women cloy
The appetites they feed, but she makes hungry
Where most she satisfies. For vilest things
Become themselves in her, that the holy priests
Bless her when she is riggish. ~~ from Antony & Cleopatra


wickedeasy replies on 2/7/2018 12:10 pm:
with friends i can go months. they know me.

how about a lover and how about a special occasion?

SeaGirlFL 60F
9220 posts
2/5/2018 10:51 am

Ah, complicated questions on a Monday?! You're asking a great deal, here, we, lol.

I'm making some assumptions, and I might be totally off the mark...I think that depends upon who is doing the waiting.

I know what I would expect/want/need, but others will likely think differently. I don't care the kind of communication (text, FB message, email, phone call), just that they reached out tells me I was in their thoughts. And that is what I want, confirmation they are thinking of me. One word...too short. Two words can definitely get the point across, so I can't say that would be too few...(because who wouldn't want to hear "you're amazing" )

As for the time between communications...it depends upon the "seriousness" of the relationship...and the level of commitment. And how much time feels "okay" for the person waiting. For me, romantic relationship...every day. And I'd want to hear their voice.

"Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax." – Mark Black


wickedeasy replies on 2/7/2018 12:11 pm:
i agree that texting can be ambiguous since one can infer a tone when another tone may have been meant. and one word answers are conversation stoppers imho.

Tmptrzz 61F  
107039 posts
2/5/2018 10:53 am

I think it depends on who your communicating with family a few days is too long, friends it just depends as were all busy people. I would much rather talk to each other on the phone or in person. Actually I would be okay with texting disappearing lol..

Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on..


wickedeasy replies on 2/7/2018 12:12 pm:
i would too except to business stuff. texting is too harsh

seems6666 53F  
4838 posts
2/5/2018 10:54 am

I would say a week is too long without any form of communication, what form should it take?... well in the "modern" age, I guess anyway is ok... how many words... That's a tough one because it depends what you want to convey... "I love you" is pretty short... "I've been thinking and I'm afraid we aren't working out.. I'm going back to my ex" is pretty long and both communicate different things and result in very different emotions...
Go with your gut feeling... of it feels right.. do it


wickedeasy replies on 2/7/2018 12:13 pm:
grins. if i go with my gut, i over react

Cum_Happy 110M
2824 posts
2/5/2018 10:54 am

1. Depends on the relationship, the kind/type of relationship, the intensity, and the length of time in the relationship. Once a year might do for an old school buddy, But to use a soon to come Holiday, you sweetheart, Valentine should be a little more frequent.

Think I covered #2. in #1?

3. One. One is definitely a problem. Two. Two is just as bad. Three is also bad, unless they are comprised of these three in particular. I love you! On the other hand, a thousands words can be too many when they do not say the things we wish to hear. Therefore, thereby, your question is foolish. Goodbye!

PS. I've got the shovel ready

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wickedeasy replies on 2/7/2018 12:14 pm:
keep it handy..........we may need it

lindoboy100 61M
23969 posts
2/5/2018 11:11 am

Ye're just gonie end up wi more questions this way McWickster........more info required!!

In the absence of said info, does it not depend entirely on the individual? Is there a normal, or a minimum, or even a maximum??

See!


wickedeasy replies on 2/7/2018 12:15 pm:
no, of course there isn't and being this oblique is just making it ridiculous. so as Gilda Radner would say - never mind.

smartasswoman 66F  
35813 posts
2/5/2018 12:16 pm

More info required, like is it a friend, family member, significant other? How long since you've heard from the person?

For what's it's worth - the dating site I'm on, OKCupid, has match questions to answer and one of them is: ' When in a relationship, should one be required to be in touch every day?' Almost everyone answers yes to that question.

I'm a weirdo, I answered no, with the following additional comments:
If living together, it would be very odd if you weren't having some kind of communication every day. But if not living together, I don't necessarily need a text, email, or call every day. My s.o. should be getting in touch because he wants to, not because it's REQUIRED.

I'm guessing that you're talking about a lapse longer than one day, though.

And in terms of method, if I had my druthers I'd pick email because you can say something a little more substantive than a text message and you can read it when it's convenient (I don't always have my phone on me and miss calls all the time).


wickedeasy replies on 2/7/2018 12:16 pm:
thanks............that was soothing

TicklePlease 56F  
13851 posts
2/5/2018 12:30 pm

how long between communications is too long? If it's longer than an established "norm" it's too long. Some I talk to daily, some a few times a week and some monthlyish. Whichever it is, there's a regularity to each relationship and THAT'S what determines how long is too long.

does it matter what type of communication you utilize? I have a personal preference for the written word but that's something that's to be hashed out at the beginning stages. If I were to meet someone who wants to talk on the phone more than text/email, I'd not be a very good fit for them.

how many words are too few? When it reads like information is being withheld. You can tell the difference between someone not having much to say and someone not telling you the whole story.


wickedeasy replies on 2/7/2018 12:17 pm:
once again - i found this helping because it mirrored my feelings. boy am i just wanting affirmation or real input. HA

HamburgDave2 80M
16526 posts
2/6/2018 2:47 am

I have the Shovel ready

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wickedeasy replies on 2/7/2018 12:21 pm:
aw................tight hugs

sweet_VM 65F
81699 posts
2/6/2018 8:25 pm

All the above. What a great post loved it. HugsV

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wickedeasy replies on 2/7/2018 12:22 pm:
we're all still 14, aren't we?

KItkat1415 61F  
20051 posts
2/7/2018 10:33 pm

(see your meme above)
Well? This body isn't going to bury itself, now is it?
(shovel over shoulder)
Where are we going to do it?
kk

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27112 posts
5/2/2018 11:05 pm

In my opinion, and experience - silence says so much.

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