A. Do you think itÂ’s rude not to respond to a text message?

B. Some people are a bit demanding and expect me to respond to their texts yet they donÂ’t respond very often to mine.


a. Yes. I do it all the time, especially to declarations of love and requests to hang out.

b. They're rude. Whenever they demand a response to a text message, text back about 20 minutes later with, "Sorry, I was in the shower." Every single time. If they text you four times per day, text back every time with, "Sorry, I was in the shower."


Do you think itÂ’s rude if people text you but rarely or never have time for a phone conversation with you?


It depends. They could be in a position where they're unable to talk over the phone, like at work or in a class. It does irritate me, however, when people try to have lengthy conversations or try to plan something complicated over a text message. We could cut this conversation time down to three minutes if they would just call, especially if the other person is a poor writer and their texts are never clear.


Do you think itÂ’s rude if people want to talk by text but never invite you to do anything while they have groups of friends they often get together with?


Yes.


I don’t want to have “conversations” by text and if people don’t want to spend time with me I have started to ignore their texts. I feel rude when I blow off texts though...


Rudeness begets rudeness.