Why do singles email and text so much? Whatever happened to face-to-face conversations?
930866
Don't waist your money on a ticket to Costa Rica just come to South Africa, here we still like the face to face conversations better!!
894035
But of course on line friendship survives!! You just gotta keep it alive. If you keep in touch, then the friendship stays alive. If you stop communicating, then the friendship dies. I know this from a few times of experience. Dude, I am not kidding when I say this, either, you are the longest I have kept in touch with solely over the computer. A little over 2 months already!! My longest before this was only for about 2 weeks. They stopped communication for some reason. Guess things got tiresome and they were starting to do other things for themselves.... You can stick to someone off the internet just like you do in real life. I have heard from several that some people they know personally actually married each other because they got along so well on the internet. Just like the dating sites. You find someone that you get along with over the computer. And then they meet each other after talking over the computer for quite some time.
723657
Ok i have MSN but not my space i am on hi5 though and that is bad enough!!!\n\nMy space for me does nothing i dont want the world looking at my picture and deciding if i am "nice" or "not" this is a very sad thing especially for the younger girls i see putting pictures of themselves on there. \n\nI dont call my friends anymore because there really isnt enough hours in the day for me to speak to them so i speak with them on MSN or via email or text. i text ALOT and this for me is easier than speaking to someone but i used to have the beliefs that i should speak to people face-to-face and over the phone and having an hours conversation with a friend is better than a text! But now in the life and times we live in - a text is enough and MSN is even better.. but what can we do to change it?\n\nOn the plus side MSN is good to communicate with friends and family you have abroad use a webcam and you can talk to them cheaper then it would cost to call them!!!!
708062
Well.. It also happens to me.. I'm a person who talks to guys a lot online.. When I'm talking to someone for hours and getting to know him better, I feel like there's a connection between the two of us and that he's worth talking to. On the other hand, when I'm talking to other guys on here, I feel that I'm just wasting my time talking to them and that they're not worth talking to.. But yeah, Its hard when you meet people on the net because of the time difference and it's really hard to catch up with 'em when you're busy.. I am not really sure if my answer will help but yeah, I'm just sharing y'know.. =)
470078
Hmmm...do you mean why it takes so long for someone to respond, or why does it take so long for their email to reach you once they have responded??\n\nWith the first one, it's because people are just busy and they can't answer you immediately always.  If the second one, then it's probably because they are on dial up or just have a crappy ISP provider.\n\nNow, if you meant neither of these, please take some English lessons and come back and ask your question correctly!  LOL
27111
Some people are just plain stupid that they are browsing through other people's profiles they just go ahead and add them w/ no intention to maintain some kind of relationship, not even the one where they just send comments to you every now and then.  The obvious answer to My Space's purpose is to just have fun and "meet" other people, but it sometimes doesn't seem like it.  But I've found so many people that I lost contact with, so some cases the purpose can be to get back in touch w/ old friends.
226658
It's because your email has alot of activity. It's a security thing. Sometimes it's just checking your capabilities or trying to minimize spam. who knows? Have you asked Yahoo?
1054012
I will, Email me or Im me.  I love to talk.  Trust me.  I will talk for hours.  Actually, maybe I am not the right candidate for a buddy.  I am really annoying.  lol.
524903
Noooo. Its more than that. As a matter of fact, I JUST deleted a email sent to me from a guy that wanted to chat. I keep my email on ONLY in case someone that needs to talk can. I am happily married and hate creeps emailing me. I also don't want anyone emailing me just cause my opinion differs from theirs. I've had some really nice people email me to ask more about what I wrote, and so I'm glad I keep my email on. But there are times I turn it off, just to get rid of people I'd not want spamming my inbox.
643779
Internet friendship is not at all wise, nothing but a waste of time, i mean whats the point in chatting with a guy/gal (you dont even know), with whom you have no common ties, like geographic location (he/she cud be lying) common topics of interest (if sex yes, its common to everyone!!)\n\nI have made friends, they still r present on my IM, but we rarely chat these days, bored . . .nuthing to talk bout. . .trying to ignore each other for reasons numero\n\nFrom my own experience, no internet friendship. cuz, you will be wasting your time and resources on nothing concrete. If you do want to have internet friends, take it to the next level, phone, sms, email or even meeting. . .but while meeting dont go alone or to a uninhabited island to meet. . .you know why. . .\n\n\nTrust is the key, and reading the pages of history, I cant find much glorious events of trust and belief between mankind!!!!\n\ntake care. . . .
150253
I would rather chat with people because yahoo answers is too much like email.
24064
I have two levels of email... this yahoo one, which I use for business transactions, listservs, and "just met" folks, and a personal one for people I consider friends. \n\nIt's not that I don't trust people w/ my personal email, so much as it is that I want to go into that email box reasonably assured that the messages will be from someone I want to respond to quickly.  (I check my personal account constantly, whereas I only access the yahoo one once a day, if that.)\n\nI'm not sure there are "general" rules of etiquette about exchanging email addresses yet, because people are still figuring out the best way to use the technology for them.  Some people don't like exchanging emails because they check their email infrequently and don't want to feel that they "should" be checking it more often, for example.  So... I can't really speak to current trends, just my own experience.  I ask people I know relatively well for their email addresses; w/ relative strangers I still usually use phone numbers.  Because I think the barrier is lower with email... any idiot or spambot can fire off multiple emails, but people will rarely continue to call you if you've made it clear that you're not interested in talking to them.\n\nThis is an interesting question, and it'll be cool to see what others think.
453885
its just that these days, people are trying to be more productive and care less for chatting. chatting is limited to ones community...too much weirdos out there.
162897
i noticed that when i was homeless, i had more intimate friendships and romantic relationships because of the constant face-to-face communication. instead of emailing and telephoning and textmessaging and whatever, we would be communicating in person. this adds body language, facial expressions, and a general warmth to the communication. with romantic partners, we would share food, clothing, blankets, campfire, money, cigarettes, etc and often be together 24/7. a two-week relationship on the streets is almost the equivalent of a 1-year marriage in today's technobabble society. i don't know if this is what you're looking for, but it's an interesting subject i've been outlining for a book.\n\nsome other topics could include active vs passive listening, reflective listening (where you repeat back and paraphrase to clarify and ensure understanding), how to disagree without being disagreeable, etc.
464648
No. Not worth your time. There's so many guys you can meet, face-to-face, right now, that aren't so socially averse that they can only communicate via SMS. Move on.
1004560
It has become one of the most popular forms of communication. Over the last ten years, I know personally that my phone use has gone down while my e-mailing has gone up. I could write an e-mail in five minutes and send it to 20 people instead of calling 20 people and spending at least 10 minutes on the phone with them. It is also a huge tool for gathering information. You can get statistics of trivial information on almost anything. I have noticed fewer kids at the library over the years. It has improves our lives in some ways and hurt in other ways. I do believe that many people spend too much time on their computers.
445538
Way too many!!\n\nWhen you consider work emails, home emails, and misc emails on two other sites to keep track of, it's just too much.\n\nBut hey, every now and then, you get one, maybe from a friend, maybe a joke of the day, etc., that really makes it all worth while!