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Originally Posted by Koko2
Someone used to email me on a regular basis, but suddenly stopped doing so after my latest reply to her. It came months after their last message, and I explained that I didn't check my email very often and apologized. Part of the reason I don't check email all the time is because I get swamped with mostly junk mail and it gives me a brain ache to have to delete it all. The other reason is that I don't keep my passwords near my computer since the person I live with has a tendency to misplace things. The irony is that I now frequently check my email after switching over to a browser that provides a password memory option. Anyhow, I think my friend took it personally like I was ignoring her, but that wasn't the case.
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This reminds me of a conversation I had yesterday. I had lunch with one of my most level headed friends, Bill. He told me that he had invited a mutual friend, Joe, out to lunch. All of us worked together years ago and it's been a while since either of us caught up with Joe. Joe replied via email and cracked a joke that fell 100% flat. Bill told me that he decided that he just didn't want to talk to Joe anymore, and that was that!
I was so shocked that such a small thing could trigger that kind of reaction in someone as laid back as Bill. It made me wonder if something like that was why Bill called me less often!