Did I mention how much I disliked \\”ending\\” statements in an instant message?<\/p>\n
Statements such as:
\ni see
\nok
\nyeah
\nk<\/i><\/p>\n
Statements that obviously don\\’t deserve a response. It makes me want to respond, ok, i hate you too!<\/i><\/p>\n
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<\/i> or how interesting<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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?<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … Continue reading