Examples:
A. "Sorry for the late text, I had to do this (etc.). Saturday works!"
B. "Sorry for the late text. Saturday works!"
C. "Saturday works, where should we meet?"
I vote "D". To be polite you can or should reply. Explain yourself to a 'date' versus a wife/husband/fiance? No.
That is the thing with younger aged people anymore. What ever happened to using the phone to talk? Young people think that everyone lives on their phone and via text or Facebook. I use all these convenience granted, but if someone does not reply or answer they are probably doing something else, in the middle of something or God forbid, actually working without their phone in their hands...
With-in 24 hour is acceptable. If someone asked me by text out on a date I would tell them if they were serious they could call me. What are they going to do breakup with you via Facebook or text. Yes computers are great but they should not replace normal conversation.
I'm with you in wishing most people used phones to talk too... But my generation goes by the rules of if you receive via text, you respond via text.
Hmm. There's a lot of trepidation there, especially if you haven't talked vocally with the person for more than a week... I've tried it before, and most people of my generation find it to be odd I've noticed, though those were mostly friends that were girls. Haven't done so with a guy. Any way to convince me that the benefits outweigh the risks that will come from doing so?
Yes you should defenetly apologize IF YOU WANT TO DATE THIS GUY. if you don't then he will understand you don't want to date him because you did not answer. So yea tell the truth I guess, if you where actually busy cause of work, tell him that. Don't lie, if you care. Just tell him why you actually couldn't answer if you like him and wanna go out with him, he will understand. But if you do it too many times he will pull away, so if it happens again text him hey I'm at work ill text you later ok? don't wait until the next day to apologize (THIS IS IF IT HAPPENS TOO MANY TIMES) THE FIRST TIME ITS OK TO APOLOGIZE LATER.
Really good answer. In your opinion, should reasons be specific or can they be general?
, I mean just tell him the truth, hey sorry I was at work and I had a lot to do for tomorrow. I mean or I was with my family and couldn't answer, maybe you didn't see the text, or I mean nothing specific really just the truth. Why the truth? because it happened to me, she sai to be at her cousins birthday, I believed, next week I learned she went to a party and I was like she could have just told me the truth I would not have gotten mad. so be truthful and show you wanna go on that date with him.
So if she said, oh sorry, I was at a party and couldn't respond, wouldn't that look ridiculously lame on her part? And for me, my true excuse is that I end up trying to think of the perfect response (newbie at dating) and then I procrastinate and never send it til later! So, what shall I say without lying... It is true that my phone died. But I charged it this morning... So I don't know.
What if a girl called you to explain and respond instead? The guy above says that is the best thing to do, but I don't know about our generation, if it would just be looked at as weird.
yes that is OK, I mean call him and tell hime yea I'm sorry this is what happened but when are we meeting the? somithing like that, people think about what "he or she is going to think if I do this or that", dont, of course if you are doing something obviosly wrong the do think about it ha ha you know what I mean? but anyways you are not gonna look weird for calling and explaining, he will know you care this way and that you actually wanna go out.
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If you want to date the guy, of course. Apparently common courtesy doesn't exist anymore..
If you weren't getting some incredibly embarassing surgey or something a reason shouldn't kill you to send. Unless you want him to feel or think you don't want to date him, give him a reason, apologize and say something like; can't wait... not 'oh Saturday is OK I guess'.
"Can't wait" should be said even if it's a first or second date? And secondly, should reasons be specific or can general reasons be used, such as "been swamped all day..."? Because really, sometime newbies in dating like me just don't text back asap because they are thinking of the "perfect response"... and by no means should that be said haha!
Well half truth for me would be that my phone died and I couldn't charge it until this morning. And then I overanalyzed what to say with GAG help for the rest of the day lol. What if I just said this, that my phone had died and couldn't respond til today (which is true) followed by a genuine smiley emoticon? E.g.: Hey ___ :) sorry for the late text, my phone died (etc.).. I'm free anytime after x... :)
Does that work?
Thanks so much for responding. Haha, yes I admit, the phone thing is a bit iffy... Was secretly hoping I could get away with that...lol
either A or B.
While I would like it if she just said if she told me why exactly, It is not manditory. If it is something I should know, she would tell me.
it's courteous to explain why and apologize, so yes.
I think it'd be normal to apologize but it's not important, I wouldn't be angry or anything if she didnt
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