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Email protocol
| Wed, 06-29-2005 - 9:02am |
I should know this by now but just curious what others do....How soon do you return an email? I don't want to seem too eager all the time. (Like I'm sitting at my computer watching every minute to see if he emails me!...okay I really am...LOL, just kidding!)
Anyway, do you wait a couple of hours, a day or two or send one right away?
Motorcycle guy emailed me at work this morning and I haven't emailed back yet. I just want to wait alittle while.

Did he ask you out in his email (reply promptly) or was he just chatting (tonight should be fine)? In any case, same day replies are not a sign of desperation. Everybody seems to have constant access to their mail these days.
BTW, you're analyzing again. Just so you are aware.
amjay
Edited 6/29/2005 10:18 am ET ET by amjay45
I agree with Amjay Donna. Same day replies do not make you seem desperate. IMHO waiting more than a day (unless your unable to answer) could send the message that you're not all that interested. Waiting a couple of hours or until this evening is fine.
Good Luck!
Libra
I have found that there is no set rule of thumb with anything.
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Do what your instincts tell you to do. Besides, when you send an email don't you prefer to receive an answer sooner rather than later?
Question though: I thought I remembered you posting the other day that you thought things were just "platonic" with this guy. Are you getting excited and "overanalyzing" because it's a guy whose possibly interested or because it's THIS guy? Just a question I ask myself when I find myself overanalyzing. :)
Hi Donna,
I wouldn't answer the email as soon as it comes in, but maybe wait a few hours or later in the day as others have said. I know it's hard in the beginning to be patient, but you have to some. Good luck!
Sunshine
Gee is there email protocol?? Well it depends on the situation:
I tend to mirror a man's response time. Let's say, if I initiate an email (or phone call) and he takes a week to return the call and then I call again and he takes another week; well whenever he writes or call I will wait a week and then respond. Usually this type of guy I lose interest in REAL QUICK!!!
Well since I've been doing this for so long, emailing (like telephone calls) I keep to a mimimum. If someone emails/calls me say Monday, then I write/call them back on Monday. Of course, I don't do the 2-3 hour phone conversations; or emailing for hours. Once we have met, then I may converse for longer periods of time but not before the meeting. Not into creating the fantasy/illusion.
It's okay to wait a while but I would write motorcycle guy back today.