Did I mention how much I disliked \”ending\” statements in an instant message?

Statements such as:
i see
ok
yeah
k

Statements that obviously don\’t deserve a response. It makes me want to respond, ok, i hate you too!

Of course, I do the same sometimes when I can\’t think of anything else to say. My own versions come out as that\’s good or how interesting.

But the fact is, being the person I am, I tend to look for an underlying meaning. Does she not want to talk to me anymore? Is she busy and am I taking up her time? Is it meant to be a short conversation? Is he just not interested in talking to me?

Obviously, there are times when I mean the conversation to end. However, it bothers me when people do it when I don\’t know their intention. Back to my desire to read people\’s minds. Back in the day when IM was new, I was heavily insulted when people would disappear without saying bye. Nowadays, it\’s the norm to just im some small idea and then that\’s it.

Many couples I know had their relationship cultivated through AIM. If AIM never existed, they never would have gotten to a comfort level thta would have propelled them in a relationship. But what happens if we are moving into a habit of sproadic ims, what happens then? Are instant messaging conversations just based around needs and wants? Maybe it\’s me that\’s changing, but I dislike really random ims. Then again, I dislike talking to certain people. I mean a certain someone (HI CERTAIN SOMEONE!) But what of our culture? What will kind of IM culture will be like in 10 years?