Am I my Sister’s Keeper? –
The Blog“Text Message? Seriously?!!!”
Ok
I’m having a little issue with text messaging.
I know it is the wave of the future and everybody and their Momma text
instead of talking but damn are we loosing the art of talking to each
other. The following text exchange really
got my panties in a bunch:
Initial
Text: Hey
Ok it came earlier in the day. I didn’t think much of it because I hadn’t
heard from this guy in 5 or 6 months. So
there was no rush getting back to him. I
know what all you guys are thinking but a sister’s busy and if you don’t want
to take the time to keep in touch you get placed low on the totem pole.
However,
I’m not a total hard ass. I wanted to at least give him the courtesy of a
response. I responded:
Text
from me: Hello how are you?
Response
text: Wow I text you yesterday
Text
from me: I know it was a hectic day but
I’m responding now. What’s up? (trying
to keep my temper in check.)
Response
text: I wanted to take you out yesterday but you didn’t respond.
Text
from me: Surely you would have been a
little more courteous and would give me a little more advanced notice for a
date instead of expecting I would be available at the last minute.
Response
text: I was just trying to be
spontaneous
I
looked at my phone and said spontaneous?
I scratched my head because I didn’t understand that comment. You are spontaneous with your girlfriend, not
someone you haven’t spoken too in 6 months.
And, you had the nerve to text me.
What about picking up the phone and saying hello, how have you been?
Let’s get together? I can see if we were in our twenties. I can see a twenty-year-old boy asking a girl
out like that but someone damn near 50!!! Give me a break.
Call me old fashioned. I want to be asked out properly. I don’t want a text message saying “Hey” That’s
not an invitation. That’s someone who
just wanted to say hello. I believe he
got stood up and he was going through his phone to see who would bite and
respond to him.
Ok all, it’s time for you to chime
in:
- Is the art of actually talking to one another
dead?
- Is it proper to ask someone out via text message
or am I just too old fashioned?
- Do real men ask real women out via text message?