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question: IM
| Mon, 12-18-2006 - 3:09pm |
So... I'm trying to move on a do this online dating thing. I signed up and I get SO many random e-mails. I found one guy that I liked and I sent him a message. I asked some questions and included my e-mail address and the only response I received back was an invitation as an IM friend -- what does that mean? shouldn't the person also send me some sort of e-mail response? Is that weird? Doesn't that sound realtively uninterested in me?
I'm confused...

No, I wouldn't necessarily take it that he's not interested. But me personally, I HATE IM except in cases where I am at my desk and need to get a quick answer from someone or something. I despise using it as a form of communication. It's as bad as texting and maybe worse. IMO, it should be used as minimally as possible and definitely NOT as a method to get to know someone but it seems to be growing in popularity as a form of communication.
Yes, the polite thing would have been to send you an email response back, but because he didn't isn't to say he's not polite or not a decent person or not interested in you. It just means he likes IM. If you don't, there's no harm in sending an email saying, "I'm not a big fan of IM - I don't think you can really communicate or get to know someone that way. I like to exchange a few emails and then move to the phone."