People not texting back

Nina J wrote: It really annoys me when people don't reply to text messages I send. Not always, obviously. If I send a message that doesn't require a reply or to someone I know well like one of my best friends, it doesn't bother me.

But if I send a message asking a specific question and don't get a reply, it irritates me.

I got someone's phone number last week. I gave them mine and they gave me theirs, aswell. We were talking about a mountain this person hiked up last year. I will be in that area this month, so I messaged the person asking what the name of the mountain was and they never replied.

I was saying to dh it annoys me because I never find out what I want to know, and at the same time I wonder if they haven't replied because they don't like me or something He said that is stupid, because no one would give you their number if they disliked you and were just going to ignore you. But still, it grinds my gears and makes me never want to text them again for fear of further rejection

msoulz replied: Are you sure they have texting plans? Beleive it or not, some of us do not. And if you don't folks can still send messages and you get charged. I have gotten junk texts to my phone and I have to pay for them.

And some folks just don't like to text on a phone, it is a pain, especially w/o a qwerty keypad.

And finally, like voicemails, I would bet that some text messages don't make it on time or don't make it at all to the intended phone.

And really finally, some folks are just plain rude.

Just some thoughts!

momofone replied: I would be annoyed to they should have responded.

A&A'smommy replied: I have never had that problem usually when I text someone the usually text me back right away or a little bit later. I agree they may not have a texting plan OR they might not have gotten the text. One time I texted my best friend she called me immediately after and then an hour later while we were still talking she got the text turnes out she called me because she figured I wanted to talk to her when I sent the very first text

~Roo'sMama~ replied: Dh doesn't reply when he gets texts because he doesn't want to pay for them. We don't have a text plan so we just pay individually for every text we get or send. I text back, but if they send another one then I usually call back because we have more than enough minutes on our plan, but the texts really add up!

jcc64 replied: Texting comes with our phones, so $'s not the issue, but it does drive me nuts when dh doesn't text right back b/c we live in an area with spotty service. I know he sees the text, and thinks, I'll get back to her in a few minutes, and then spaces out. what's the point of texting, then?

Kaitlin'smom replied: the times I have not gotten a responce its cause they dont get them, I had texted my boss and he will usually respond even if no question was asked just to let us know he got them, well that day nothing I really did not think much of it until I asked did you get my text? He said no, reset his phone got the second one and then about 2 hours later got the first one. It was weird. I will call if I am driving and I get a text, cant drive and text but I always try and answer the person.

Calimama replied:
Yep.

I bet there's a far more reasonable answer than they are just ignoring you.

moped replied: It really doesn't bother me when people don't text back........never thought much about it really...........

Cece00 replied: I hate that too.

I know a couple of ppl who do that a lot, and its not that they are being rude or ignoring, they are just sort of spacey people Sometimes I will get a reply like much much later

I reply back to ppl ASAP bc I know I would forget a lot of the time if I did the whole "I'll get to that in a min", so I usually will just reply then so I dont forget...

I wouldnt take it too personally, I really doubt its you.

redchief replied: <-- Guilty of not texting back.
I'll get messages while I'm busy and just plain forget to text back. I consider text messages to be like notes on the fridge. They contain information but it's rarely critical to my or the writer's day. I've forgotten how many phone calls have started with, "Didn't you get my text message?"

Danalana replied: Aaaah....I definitely know what you mean. I have gotten to the point where I don't try to reach people for anything--ever. I mean, so many people don't answer when you call. And it's like people forget to text back or just don't want to. I honestly don't know why a lot of people have phones. And these are people who I know have texting. If I text anybody now, it's usually because somebody else wants me to find something out

Danalana replied: Ha, I just remembered why lost people have phones...games and internet access when away from their computers

stella6979 replied: I too am guilty of not texting back, but that's only when I'm busy. Also, if I'm at a friend's house or out to eat or something, I will not text back right away as I just feel that's rude. Jeff's Sister is constantly texting and it drives me crazy. I mean, if you can't have family over for a couple hours to visit without having that dang phone in your hand, I think you may have a problem.

Boo&BugsMom replied: I can count on one hand how many times I have texted/text (??) someone. I am not a "texter". Mostly because we pay for each individual text we send AND recieve. I would not like it if someone continually sent me a text knowing I had to pay for it...that's just me. If someone did send me a text, I'd call them back when it was convenient for me. If for some reason I DID text (which I probably wont ever have the need to, but...), I would just think the person was busy and didn't have time to get back to me at that moment. I also agree with the above, if I was out to eat with someone or visiting someone I would find it rude if they started texting. I would rather them answer a phone call than to text, to be honest.