Expectations

some people presume that when i contact them, i expect an immediate response from them, and if they are unable to respond immediately, they never respond.

they forget to respond. they marked the conversation as read, and filed the information away.

so sometimes i ask again, or contact you again, since i hadn’t heard from you. this is just meant to be a gentle reminder that i’m still around, and hoping you’ll respond when you have a moment.

life happens, and sometimes you just can’t be bothered to look at a phone and see a text message from me.

or the google chat window blinking, or the update in your facebook feed, or the latest blog post.

that’s fine. it’ll be there tomorrow, when you have the time. or in 10 minutes, when you’re bored and looking for something to do.

i’m not being impatient by reminding you i exist, i’m just reminding you.

if a matter is urgent and i need to speak to you immediately, i will find other ways to communicate with you.

so, when i say hi to you sometime, don’t forget to say hi, when you have the time to.

i’ll keep bugging you, if i suspect you have interest in knowing me and hanging out with me.

if you never respond to me, you send me the message that you want nothing to do with me.

and i will eventually leave you alone.

if you want me to get the message quicker, just tell me to fuck off.