How to tell a guy off for slow replies, without sounding rude or desperate?

[tilly09]

[Oliverlogan263]

Ah man, telling a guy off is never fun. But I get why slow replies would be annoying. Here are some suggestions that might help without coming across as rude:

-Bring it up casually in a lighthearted way. "Hey, you're slow on those replies lately!" With a smile so he knows you're not too bothered.

-Give him the benefit of the doubt first. "Just making sure everything's good - you seem busy." Give him a chance to explain before complaining.

-Focus on how it makes you feel rather than attacking him. "I feel like we're not connecting when you don't reply." Make it about your feelings, not accusing him.

-Suggest doing something together instead of texting. "Let's grab coffee, I'm tired of waiting around for your texts!" Fun and gets your point across.

-Pull back a little yourself if he's slow. Don't be as available. Then he'll notice and either pick it up or you'll know he's not that interested.

-As a last resort, just be direct but nice about it. "I need better communication if we're gonna keep talking." But do it with kindness so he's more likely to listen.

Hope some of those help! Tricky situation but if he's good guy he'll understand where you're coming from.

[bowenw]

I would simply do the same to him. If he's your boyfriend, start looking for a new one.

[HelpfulWoman]

slow how though? as in you know for a fact they're deliberately not answering, or that they have a life?

[EmmaMary]

Try using the tongue in your head for once... It's called Talking.

[EmmaMary]

Thank you for the MHO.

[spartan55]

You don't, you'll just prove that women don't understand guys because they don't try to.

[ChicoFromThe305]

Use this picture

[Nikki1989]

Try real communication for once.

[LaurenM1997]

If he slow replies then you aren’t important to them I’m sorry to break it to you

[Iron_Man]

Be rude he deserves a wake up call