Dear T,
Your boundaries confuse me so much...you texted me asking if I wanted you to reply to my email (from this morning) this evening (which you said you tend not to do for me, for fear it will set a precedent). And I gave a response that I immediately realized was passive-aggressive, then said we could just talk tomorrow, that you didn't have to reply. Then...in response, you texted what was basically been a reply to my email? I mean, maybe you'd have said more in an official response, but it's not like you just said "OK, talk tomorrow!"

I also feel like, if in your initial text, you'd just said, "OK if we just talk tomorrow?" I'd have immediately said, "Sure, that's fine." But your saying, "Do you want me to reply?" opened up the door. And I *did* want you to reply. But then I wasn't sure if I *needed* that, or if it even made a difference if it was need vs. want (or what the level of need was). So...hm, perhaps we need to discuss that briefly tomorrow along with the election stuff. Because I'm pretty sure this isn't just a thing with you, but with other people, too. Both in reacting to how they phrase the question and in not being sure if my wants are enough/whether my level of need is enough vs. potentially inconveniencing/annoying the person.

But...thanks for texting me about the email. I really didn't expect to see anything about it until tomorrow morning.
Love,
LT